diff --git a/src/helper/types.h b/src/helper/types.h
index 04b005945..12b95150b 100644
--- a/src/helper/types.h
+++ b/src/helper/types.h
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ static inline uint32_t le_to_h_u32(const uint8_t* buf)
 	return (uint32_t)(buf[0] | buf[1] << 8 | buf[2] << 16 | buf[3] << 24);
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t le_to_h_u24(const uint8_t* buf)
+{
+	return (uint32_t)(buf[0] | buf[1] << 8 | buf[2] << 16);
+}
+
 static inline uint16_t le_to_h_u16(const uint8_t* buf)
 {
 	return (uint16_t)(buf[0] | buf[1] << 8);
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@ static inline uint32_t be_to_h_u32(const uint8_t* buf)
 	return (uint32_t)(buf[3] | buf[2] << 8 | buf[1] << 16 | buf[0] << 24);
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t be_to_h_u24(const uint8_t* buf)
+{
+	return (uint32_t)(buf[2] | buf[1] << 8 | buf[0] << 16);
+}
+
 static inline uint16_t be_to_h_u16(const uint8_t* buf)
 {
 	return (uint16_t)(buf[1] | buf[0] << 8);
@@ -147,6 +157,20 @@ static inline void h_u32_to_be(uint8_t* buf, int val)
 	buf[3] = (uint8_t) (val >> 0);
 }
 
+static inline void h_u24_to_le(uint8_t* buf, int val)
+{
+	buf[2] = (uint8_t) (val >> 16);
+	buf[1] = (uint8_t) (val >> 8);
+	buf[0] = (uint8_t) (val >> 0);
+}
+
+static inline void h_u24_to_be(uint8_t* buf, int val)
+{
+	buf[0] = (uint8_t) (val >> 16);
+	buf[1] = (uint8_t) (val >> 8);
+	buf[2] = (uint8_t) (val >> 0);
+}
+
 static inline void h_u16_to_le(uint8_t* buf, int val)
 {
 	buf[1] = (uint8_t) (val >> 8);
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 66aa6bf7b..3a6c6bb42 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -280,6 +280,15 @@ uint32_t target_buffer_get_u32(struct target *target, const uint8_t *buffer)
 		return be_to_h_u32(buffer);
 }
 
+/* read a uint24_t from a buffer in target memory endianness */
+uint32_t target_buffer_get_u24(struct target *target, const uint8_t *buffer)
+{
+	if (target->endianness == TARGET_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+		return le_to_h_u24(buffer);
+	else
+		return be_to_h_u24(buffer);
+}
+
 /* read a uint16_t from a buffer in target memory endianness */
 uint16_t target_buffer_get_u16(struct target *target, const uint8_t *buffer)
 {
@@ -304,6 +313,15 @@ void target_buffer_set_u32(struct target *target, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t valu
 		h_u32_to_be(buffer, value);
 }
 
+/* write a uint24_t to a buffer in target memory endianness */
+void target_buffer_set_u24(struct target *target, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t value)
+{
+	if (target->endianness == TARGET_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+		h_u24_to_le(buffer, value);
+	else
+		h_u24_to_be(buffer, value);
+}
+
 /* write a uint16_t to a buffer in target memory endianness */
 void target_buffer_set_u16(struct target *target, uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t value)
 {
diff --git a/src/target/target.h b/src/target/target.h
index 2c6f4cd50..2bf96689f 100644
--- a/src/target/target.h
+++ b/src/target/target.h
@@ -479,8 +479,10 @@ void target_free_all_working_areas(struct target *target);
 extern struct target *all_targets;
 
 uint32_t target_buffer_get_u32(struct target *target, const uint8_t *buffer);
+uint32_t target_buffer_get_u24(struct target *target, const uint8_t *buffer);
 uint16_t target_buffer_get_u16(struct target *target, const uint8_t *buffer);
 void target_buffer_set_u32(struct target *target, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t value);
+void target_buffer_set_u24(struct target *target, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t value);
 void target_buffer_set_u16(struct target *target, uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t value);
 
 int target_read_u32(struct target *target, uint32_t address, uint32_t *value);