diff --git a/src/blitter/16bpp_anim.cpp b/src/blitter/16bpp_anim.cpp
index 115ffe9df5..f5a51cfb60 100644
--- a/src/blitter/16bpp_anim.cpp
+++ b/src/blitter/16bpp_anim.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-/** @file 16bpp_anim.cpp Implementation of the optimized 32 bpp blitter with animation support. */
+/** @file 16bpp_anim.cpp Implementation of the optimized 16 bpp blitter with animation support, currently broken. */
 
 #include "../stdafx.h"
 #include "../video/video_driver.hpp"
diff --git a/src/blitter/16bpp_base.cpp b/src/blitter/16bpp_base.cpp
index 9161ce92c4..df1ba3ccb0 100644
--- a/src/blitter/16bpp_base.cpp
+++ b/src/blitter/16bpp_base.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
  * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-/** @file 16bpp_base.cpp Implementation of base for 32 bpp blitters. */
+/** @file 16bpp_base.cpp Implementation of base for 16 bpp blitters. */
 
 #include "../stdafx.h"
 #include "16bpp_base.hpp"
+#include "common.hpp"
 
 void *Blitter_16bppBase::MoveTo(void *video, int x, int y)
 {
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ void Blitter_16bppBase::SetPixel(void *video, int x, int y, uint8 colour)
 	*((Colour16 *)video + x + y * _screen.pitch) = LookupColourInPalette(colour);
 }
 
+void Blitter_16bppBase::DrawLine(void *video, int x, int y, int x2, int y2, int screen_width, int screen_height, uint8 colour, int width, int dash)
+{
+	const Colour16 c = LookupColourInPalette(colour);
+	this->DrawLineGeneric(x, y, x2, y2, screen_width, screen_height, width, dash, [=](int x, int y) {
+		*((Colour16 *)video + x + y * _screen.pitch) = c;
+	});
+}
+
 void Blitter_16bppBase::DrawRect(void *video, int width, int height, uint8 colour)
 {
 	Colour16 target = LookupColourInPalette(colour);
diff --git a/src/blitter/16bpp_base.hpp b/src/blitter/16bpp_base.hpp
index c4d63b0bd4..a4904f428a 100644
--- a/src/blitter/16bpp_base.hpp
+++ b/src/blitter/16bpp_base.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
 	/* virtual */ uint8 GetScreenDepth() { return 16; }
 	/* virtual */ void *MoveTo(void *video, int x, int y);
 	/* virtual */ void SetPixel(void *video, int x, int y, uint8 colour);
+	/* virtual */ void DrawLine(void *video, int x, int y, int x2, int y2, int screen_width, int screen_height, uint8 colour, int width, int dash);
 	/* virtual */ void DrawRect(void *video, int width, int height, uint8 colour);
 	/* virtual */ void CopyFromBuffer(void *video, const void *src, int width, int height);
 	/* virtual */ void CopyToBuffer(const void *video, void *dst, int width, int height);
diff --git a/src/blitter/16bpp_simple.cpp b/src/blitter/16bpp_simple.cpp
index fc0e83fff3..8f4017e793 100644
--- a/src/blitter/16bpp_simple.cpp
+++ b/src/blitter/16bpp_simple.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-/** @file 32bpp_simple.cpp Implementation of the simple 32 bpp blitter. */
+/** @file 32bpp_simple.cpp Implementation of the simple 16 bpp blitter. */
 
 #include "../stdafx.h"
 #include "../zoom_func.h"