diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 99a187200997..6593b0d5e294 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ let
       NET_CLS_BPF = module;
       NET_ACT_BPF = module;
       NET_SCHED = yes;
+      NET_SCH_BPF = whenAtLeast "6.16" yes;
       L2TP_V3 = yes;
       L2TP_IP = module;
       L2TP_ETH = module;
@@ -653,6 +654,8 @@ let
       # default to dual role mode
       USB_DWC2_DUAL_ROLE = yes;
       USB_DWC3_DUAL_ROLE = yes;
+
+      USB_XHCI_SIDEBAND = whenAtLeast "6.16" yes; # needed for audio offload
     };
 
     usb-serial = {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
index 2e159ff1e971..4207dbe6b729 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
@@ -30,5 +30,9 @@
     "6.15": {
         "version": "6.15.8",
         "hash": "sha256:19i87zpq3zhpg09sdirnzys2s2yrv9xn8mpibl1a6qmr2sy94znk"
+    },
+    "6.16": {
+        "version": "6.16",
+        "hash": "sha256:10ydzfzc3g0nhns6md08gpfshhjcyd58lylqr15alijjdgzf4jqs"
     }
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 1ae05201e429..c997b2d40ca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ mapAliases {
   linuxPackages_6_13 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_13;
   linuxPackages_6_14 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_14;
   linuxPackages_6_15 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_15;
+  linuxPackages_6_16 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_16;
   linuxPackages_ham = linuxKernel.packages.linux_ham;
   linuxPackages_rpi0 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi1;
   linuxPackages_rpi02w = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi3;
@@ -1156,6 +1157,7 @@ mapAliases {
   linux_6_13 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_13;
   linux_6_14 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_14;
   linux_6_15 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_15;
+  linux_6_16 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_16;
   linux_ham = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_ham;
   linux_rpi0 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi1;
   linux_rpi02w = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi3;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 837f2d3a51bb..8eecf46610d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ in
           ];
         };
 
+        linux_6_16 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/mainline.nix {
+          branch = "6.16";
+          kernelPatches = [
+            kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
+            kernelPatches.request_key_helper
+          ];
+        };
+
         linux_testing =
           let
             testing = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/mainline.nix {
@@ -732,6 +740,7 @@ in
     linux_6_6 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_6);
     linux_6_12 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_12);
     linux_6_15 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_15);
+    linux_6_16 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_16);
   }
   // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
     linux_4_19 = throw "linux 4.19 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 24.11"; # Added 2024-09-21
@@ -801,7 +810,7 @@ in
   packageAliases = {
     linux_default = packages.linux_6_12;
     # Update this when adding the newest kernel major version!
-    linux_latest = packages.linux_6_15;
+    linux_latest = packages.linux_6_16;
     linux_rt_default = packages.linux_rt_5_15;
     linux_rt_latest = packages.linux_rt_6_6;
   }