diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatterND_layer.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatterND_layer.cpp
index 531d32f45b..0ab02146cb 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatterND_layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatterND_layer.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public:
         CV_TRACE_FUNCTION();
         CV_TRACE_ARG_VALUE(name, "name", name.c_str());
 
+        if (inputs_arr.depth() == CV_16S) {
+            forward_fallback(inputs_arr, outputs_arr, internals_arr);
+            return;
+        }
+
         std::vector<Mat> inputs, outputs;
         inputs_arr.getMatVector(inputs);
         outputs_arr.getMatVector(outputs);
diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatter_layer.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatter_layer.cpp
index 3b803b16c1..24e4b54bc8 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatter_layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/layers/scatter_layer.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public:
         CV_TRACE_FUNCTION();
         CV_TRACE_ARG_VALUE(name, "name", name.c_str());
 
+        if (inputs_arr.depth() == CV_16S) {
+            forward_fallback(inputs_arr, outputs_arr, internals_arr);
+            return;
+        }
+
         std::vector<Mat> inputs, outputs;
         inputs_arr.getMatVector(inputs);
         outputs_arr.getMatVector(outputs);