diff --git a/slof/fs/scsi-disk.fs b/slof/fs/scsi-disk.fs
index 2f7d740..bcaa19e 100644
--- a/slof/fs/scsi-disk.fs
+++ b/slof/fs/scsi-disk.fs
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ CREATE cdb 10 allot
     >r rot r> 			                ( block# #blocks addr len )
     2swap                                       ( addr len block# #blocks )
     dup >r
-    cdb scsi-build-read-10                      ( addr len )
+    cdb                                         ( addr len block# #blocks cdb )
+    max-block-num FFFFFFFF > IF
+        scsi-build-read-16                      ( addr len )
+    ELSE
+        scsi-build-read-10                      ( addr len )
+    THEN
     r> -rot                                     ( #blocks addr len )
     scsi-dir-read cdb scsi-param-size 10
     retry-scsi-command
diff --git a/slof/fs/scsi-support.fs b/slof/fs/scsi-support.fs
index 3e65c87..adb12e3 100644
--- a/slof/fs/scsi-support.fs
+++ b/slof/fs/scsi-support.fs
@@ -524,6 +524,35 @@ CONSTANT scsi-length-read-12
    scsi-length-read-12 to scsi-param-size    \ update CDB length
 ;
 
+\ ***************************************************************************
+\ SCSI-Command: READ (16)
+\         Type: Block Command
+\ ***************************************************************************
+\ Forth Word:   scsi-build-read-16  ( block# #blocks cdb -- )
+\ ***************************************************************************
+\ command code
+88 CONSTANT scsi-cmd-read-16
+
+\ CDB structure
+STRUCT
+   /c FIELD read-16>operation-code     \ code: 88
+   /c FIELD read-16>protect            \ RDPROTECT, DPO, FUA, FUA_NV
+   /x FIELD read-16>block-address      \ lba
+   /l FIELD read-16>length             \ transfer length (32bits)
+   /c FIELD read-16>group              \ group number
+   /c FIELD read-16>control
+CONSTANT scsi-length-read-16
+
+: scsi-build-read-16                         ( block# #blocks cdb -- )
+   >r                                        ( block# #blocks )  ( R: -- cdb )
+   r@ scsi-length-read-16 erase              \ 16 bytes CDB
+   scsi-cmd-read-16 r@ read-16>operation-code c! ( block# #blocks )
+   r@ read-16>length l!                      ( block# )
+   r@ read-16>block-address x!               (  )
+   scsi-param-control r> read-16>control c!  ( R: cdb -- )
+   scsi-length-read-16 to scsi-param-size    \ update CDB length
+;
+
 \ ***************************************************************************
 \ SCSI-Command: READ with autodetection of required command
 \               read(10) or read(12) depending on parameter size