diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/dds.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/dds.rs
index bfedd4b102745..6f773193ab9a0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/dds.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/dds.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn dds_format_to_texture_format(
                     TextureFormat::Bc3RgbaUnorm
                 }
             }
-            D3DFormat::A16B16G16R16 => TextureFormat::Rgba16Uint,
+            D3DFormat::A16B16G16R16 => TextureFormat::Rgba16Unorm,
             D3DFormat::Q16W16V16U16 => TextureFormat::Rgba16Sint,
             D3DFormat::R16F => TextureFormat::R16Float,
             D3DFormat::G16R16F => TextureFormat::Rg16Float,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/image_texture_conversion.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/image_texture_conversion.rs
index 8a6f51852bd62..6a86887df9b71 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/image_texture_conversion.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/texture/image_texture_conversion.rs
@@ -79,34 +79,20 @@ impl Image {
 
                 data = cast_slice(&raw_data).to_owned();
             }
-            DynamicImage::ImageRgb16(image) => {
-                width = image.width();
-                height = image.height();
-                format = TextureFormat::Rgba16Uint;
-
-                let mut local_data =
-                    Vec::with_capacity(width as usize * height as usize * format.pixel_size());
-
-                for pixel in image.into_raw().chunks_exact(3) {
-                    // TODO: use the array_chunks method once stabilised
-                    // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/74985
-                    let r = pixel[0];
-                    let g = pixel[1];
-                    let b = pixel[2];
-                    let a = u16::max_value();
+            DynamicImage::ImageRgb16(i) => {
+                let i = DynamicImage::ImageRgb16(i).into_rgba16();
+                width = i.width();
+                height = i.height();
+                format = TextureFormat::Rgba16Unorm;
 
-                    local_data.extend_from_slice(&r.to_ne_bytes());
-                    local_data.extend_from_slice(&g.to_ne_bytes());
-                    local_data.extend_from_slice(&b.to_ne_bytes());
-                    local_data.extend_from_slice(&a.to_ne_bytes());
-                }
+                let raw_data = i.into_raw();
 
-                data = local_data;
+                data = cast_slice(&raw_data).to_owned();
             }
             DynamicImage::ImageRgba16(i) => {
                 width = i.width();
                 height = i.height();
-                format = TextureFormat::Rgba16Uint;
+                format = TextureFormat::Rgba16Unorm;
 
                 let raw_data = i.into_raw();