diff --git a/bochs/iodev/display/banshee.cc b/bochs/iodev/display/banshee.cc
index dd2d2b9e7..a0c3580f2 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/display/banshee.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/display/banshee.cc
@@ -941,6 +941,16 @@ void bx_banshee_c::mem_read(bx_phy_address addr, unsigned len, void *data)
     case 2:
       *((Bit16u*)data) = (Bit16u)value;
       break;
+    case 3:
+#ifdef BX_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+      *((Bit16u*)data) = (Bit16u)value;
+      *((Bit8u*)data + 2) = (Bit8u)(value >> 16);
+#else
+      for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        *((Bit8u*)data + i) = (Bit8u)(value >> ((2 - i) << 8));
+      }
+#endif
+      break;
     case 4:
       *((Bit32u*)data) = (Bit32u)value;
       break;