diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/benchmark/benchmark.js
index c350c78c7910..26456ad6228e 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -69,6 +69,25 @@ bench( format( '%s:dtype=float32', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.end();
 });
 
+bench( format( '%s:dtype=float16', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var x;
+	var i;
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		x = broadcastScalar( i, 'float16', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
+		if ( x.length !== 4 ) {
+			b.fail( 'should have length 4' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isndarrayLike( x ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
+
 bench( format( '%s:dtype=complex128', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var x;
 	var v;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/index.d.ts b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/index.d.ts
index d61a736c43a8..bb1a9eb41746 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/index.d.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 /// <reference types="@stdlib/types"/>
 
 import { ComplexLike } from '@stdlib/types/complex';
-import { ndarray, float64ndarray, float32ndarray, int32ndarray, int16ndarray, int8ndarray, uint32ndarray, uint16ndarray, uint8ndarray, uint8cndarray, complex128ndarray, complex64ndarray, DataType, Shape, Order } from '@stdlib/types/ndarray';
+import { ndarray, float64ndarray, float32ndarray, float16ndarray, int32ndarray, int16ndarray, int8ndarray, uint32ndarray, uint16ndarray, uint8ndarray, uint8cndarray, complex128ndarray, complex64ndarray, DataType, Shape, Order } from '@stdlib/types/ndarray';
 
 /**
 * Broadcasts a scalar value to an ndarray having a specified shape.
@@ -77,6 +77,33 @@ declare function broadcastScalar( value: number, dtype: 'float64', shape: Shape,
 */
 declare function broadcastScalar( value: number, dtype: 'float32', shape: Shape, order: Order ): float32ndarray;
 
+/**
+* Broadcasts a scalar value to an ndarray having a specified shape.
+*
+* @param value - scalar value
+* @param dtype - array data type
+* @param shape - array shape
+* @param order - array order
+* @returns ndarray
+*
+* @example
+* var getShape = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/shape' );
+* var getDType = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/dtype' );
+*
+* var x = broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'float16', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' );
+* // returns <ndarray>
+*
+* var sh = getShape( x );
+* // returns [ 2, 2 ]
+*
+* var dt = String( getDType( x ) );
+* // returns 'float16'
+*
+* var v = x.get( 0, 1 );
+* // returns 1.0
+*/
+declare function broadcastScalar( value: number, dtype: 'float16', shape: Shape, order: Order ): float16ndarray;
+
 /**
 * Broadcasts a scalar value to an ndarray having a specified shape.
 *
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/test.ts b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/test.ts
index ba14852ff709..199737397866 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/test.ts
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/docs/types/test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import broadcastScalar = require( './index' );
 {
 	broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'float64', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' ); // $ExpectType float64ndarray
 	broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'float32', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' ); // $ExpectType float32ndarray
+	broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'float16', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' ); // $ExpectType float16ndarray
 	broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'complex128', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' ); // $ExpectType complex128ndarray
 	broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'complex64', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' ); // $ExpectType complex64ndarray
 	broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'int32', [ 2, 2 ], 'row-major' ); // $ExpectType int32ndarray
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/test/test.js
index 716bbcd7ada0..d14b9d994791 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/broadcast-scalar/test/test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float32' );
+var Float16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float16' );
 var Int32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int32' );
 var Uint32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint32' );
 var Int16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int16' );
@@ -121,6 +122,24 @@ tape( 'the function returns a broadcasted ndarray (dtype=float32)', function tes
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( 'the function returns a broadcasted ndarray (dtype=float16)', function test( t ) {
+	var expected;
+	var arr;
+
+	expected = new Float16Array( [ 1.0 ] );
+	arr = broadcastScalar( 1.0, 'float16', [ 3, 3 ], 'column-major' );
+
+	t.strictEqual( instanceOf( arr, base ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	t.strictEqual( String( getDType( arr ) ), 'float16', 'returns expected value' );
+	t.deepEqual( getShape( arr ), [ 3, 3 ], 'returns expected value' );
+	t.strictEqual( instanceOf( getData( arr ), Float16Array ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	t.deepEqual( getData( arr ), expected, 'returns expected value' );
+	t.strictEqual( getOrder( arr ), 'column-major', 'returns expected value' );
+	t.strictEqual( numel( arr ), 9, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( 'the function returns a broadcasted ndarray (dtype=int32)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var arr;