diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 454ea115587..4bd90644a84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ image::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/tinkerpop/master/docs/static/ima
 === TinkerPop 3.6.7 (NOT OFFICIALLY RELEASED YET)
 
 * Improved error message from `JavaTranslator` by including exception source.
+* Added missing `short` serialization (`gx:Int16`) to GraphSONV2 and GraphSONV3 in `gremlin-python`
 * Added tests for error handling for GLV's if tx.commit() is called remotely for graphs without transactions support.
 * Introduced multi-architecture AMD64/ARM64 docker images for gremlin-console.
 * Fixed bug in `JavaTranslator` where `has(String, null)` could call `has(String, Traversal)` to generate an error.
diff --git a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV2d0.py b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV2d0.py
index 2442a7c6043..d4138b6c9d3 100644
--- a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV2d0.py
+++ b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV2d0.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from isodate import parse_duration, duration_isoformat
 
 from gremlin_python import statics
-from gremlin_python.statics import FloatType, FunctionType, IntType, LongType, TypeType, SingleByte, ByteBufferType, SingleChar
+from gremlin_python.statics import FloatType, FunctionType, ShortType, IntType, LongType, TypeType, SingleByte, ByteBufferType, SingleChar
 from gremlin_python.process.traversal import Binding, Bytecode, P, TextP, Traversal, Traverser, TraversalStrategy
 from gremlin_python.structure.graph import Edge, Property, Vertex, VertexProperty, Path
 from gremlin_python.structure.io.util import SymbolUtil
@@ -498,6 +498,30 @@ def dictify(cls, n, writer):
             return GraphSONUtil.typed_value(cls.graphson_base_type, n)
 
 
+class Int16IO(Int64IO):
+    python_type = ShortType
+    graphson_type = "gx:Int16"
+    graphson_base_type = "Int16"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def dictify(cls, n, writer):
+        # if we exceed Java int range then we need a long
+        if isinstance(n, bool):
+            return n
+        elif n < -9223372036854775808 or n > 9223372036854775807:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value("BigInteger", str(n), "gx")
+        elif n < -2147483648 or n > 2147483647:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value("Int64", n)
+        elif n < -32768 or n > 32767:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value("Int32", n)
+        else:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value(cls.graphson_base_type, n, "gx")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def objectify(cls, v, _):
+        return int.__new__(ShortType, v)
+
+
 class ByteIO(_NumberIO):
     python_type = SingleByte
     graphson_type = "gx:Byte"
diff --git a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV3d0.py b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV3d0.py
index ba805bd7381..692e4d27b07 100644
--- a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV3d0.py
+++ b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/gremlin_python/structure/io/graphsonV3d0.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from isodate import parse_duration, duration_isoformat
 
 from gremlin_python import statics
-from gremlin_python.statics import FloatType, FunctionType, IntType, LongType, TypeType, DictType, ListType, SetType, SingleByte, ByteBufferType, SingleChar
+from gremlin_python.statics import FloatType, FunctionType, ShortType, IntType, LongType, TypeType, DictType, ListType, SetType, SingleByte, ByteBufferType, SingleChar
 from gremlin_python.process.traversal import Binding, Bytecode, Direction, P, TextP, Traversal, Traverser, TraversalStrategy, T
 from gremlin_python.structure.graph import Edge, Property, Vertex, VertexProperty, Path
 from gremlin_python.structure.io.util import HashableDict, SymbolUtil
@@ -597,6 +597,31 @@ def dictify(cls, n, writer):
         else:
             return GraphSONUtil.typed_value(cls.graphson_base_type, n)
 
+
+class Int16IO(Int64IO):
+    python_type = ShortType
+    graphson_type = "gx:Int16"
+    graphson_base_type = "Int16"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def dictify(cls, n, writer):
+        # if we exceed Java int range then we need a long
+        if isinstance(n, bool):
+            return n
+        elif n < -9223372036854775808 or n > 9223372036854775807:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value("BigInteger", str(n), "gx")
+        elif n < -2147483648 or n > 2147483647:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value("Int64", n)
+        elif n < -32768 or n > 32767:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value("Int32", n)
+        else:
+            return GraphSONUtil.typed_value(cls.graphson_base_type, n, "gx")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def objectify(cls, v, _):
+        return int.__new__(ShortType, v)
+
+
 class ByteIO(_NumberIO):
     python_type = SingleByte
     graphson_type = "gx:Byte"
diff --git a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/driver/test_client.py b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/driver/test_client.py
index 36782c94870..75048a647f7 100644
--- a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/driver/test_client.py
+++ b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/driver/test_client.py
@@ -297,6 +297,15 @@ def thread_run(tr, result_list):
     assert len(results[2][0]) == 6
     assert results[3][0][0].object == 6
 
+def test_client_bytecode_with_short(client):
+    g = Graph().traversal()
+    t = g.V().has('age', short(16)).count()
+    message = RequestMessage('traversal', 'bytecode', {'gremlin': t.bytecode, 'aliases': {'g': 'gmodern'}})
+    result_set = client.submit(message)
+    results = []
+    for result in result_set:
+        results += result
+    assert len(results) == 1
 
 def test_client_bytecode_with_long(client):
     g = Graph().traversal()
diff --git a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV2d0.py b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV2d0.py
index a36fbe92e6f..f89c84cc546 100644
--- a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV2d0.py
+++ b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV2d0.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ def test_number_input(self):
         }))
         assert isinstance(x, SingleByte)
         assert 1 == x
+        x = self.graphson_reader.read_object(json.dumps({
+            "@type": "gx:Int16",
+            "@value": 16
+        }))
+        assert isinstance(x, short)
+        assert 16 == x
         x = self.graphson_reader.read_object(json.dumps({
             "@type": "g:Int32",
             "@value": 31
@@ -298,6 +304,8 @@ class TestGraphSONWriter(object):
 
     def test_numbers(self):
         assert {"@type": "gx:Byte", "@value": 1} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(int.__new__(SingleByte, 1)))
+        assert {"@type": "gx:Int16", "@value": 16} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(short(16)))
+        assert {"@type": "gx:Int16", "@value": -16} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(short(-16)))
         assert {"@type": "g:Int64", "@value": 2} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(long(2)))
         assert {"@type": "g:Int64", "@value": 851401972585122} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(long(851401972585122)))
         assert {"@type": "g:Int64", "@value": -2} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(long(-2)))
diff --git a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV3d0.py b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV3d0.py
index 250c70a0e1b..6b852fbf68f 100644
--- a/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV3d0.py
+++ b/gremlin-python/src/main/python/tests/structure/io/test_graphsonV3d0.py
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ def test_number_input(self):
         }))
         assert isinstance(x, SingleByte)
         assert 1 == x
+        x = self.graphson_reader.read_object(json.dumps({
+            "@type": "gx:Int16",
+            "@value": 16
+        }))
+        assert isinstance(x, short)
+        assert 16 == x
         x = self.graphson_reader.read_object(json.dumps({
             "@type": "g:Int32",
             "@value": 31
@@ -357,6 +363,8 @@ def test_collections(self):
 
     def test_numbers(self):
         assert {"@type": "gx:Byte", "@value": 1} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(int.__new__(SingleByte, 1)))
+        assert {"@type": "gx:Int16", "@value": 16} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(short(16)))
+        assert {"@type": "gx:Int16", "@value": -16} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(short(-16)))
         assert {"@type": "g:Int64", "@value": 2} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(long(2)))
         assert {"@type": "g:Int64", "@value": 851401972585122} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(long(851401972585122)))
         assert {"@type": "g:Int64", "@value": -2} == json.loads(self.graphson_writer.write_object(long(-2)))