diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_gather_nd_op.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_gather_nd_op.py
index 6c2b6d15f6f639b00b914b1bc087cc88bc750b25..8d461a2bfb5aa1fba1f94e17b4cca634212fddce 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_gather_nd_op.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_gather_nd_op.py
@@ -254,6 +254,39 @@ class TestGatherNdAPI2(unittest.TestCase):
             expected_output = np.array([[3, 4]])
         np.testing.assert_allclose(result, expected_output, rtol=1e-05)
 
+    def test_static_fp16_with_gpu(self):
+        if paddle.fluid.core.is_compiled_with_cuda():
+            place = paddle.CUDAPlace(0)
+            with paddle.static.program_guard(
+                paddle.static.Program(), paddle.static.Program()
+            ):
+                input = np.array(
+                    [[[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]], [[7, 8], [9, 10], [11, 12]]],
+                    dtype='float16',
+                )
+                index = np.array([[0, 1]], dtype='int32')
+                res_np = np.array([[3, 4]], dtype='float16')
+
+                x = paddle.static.data(
+                    name="x", shape=[2, 3, 2], dtype="float16"
+                )
+                x.desc.set_need_check_feed(False)
+                idx = paddle.static.data(
+                    name="index", shape=[1, 2], dtype="int32"
+                )
+                idx.desc.set_need_check_feed(False)
+
+                y = paddle.gather_nd(x, idx)
+
+                exe = paddle.static.Executor(place)
+                res = exe.run(
+                    paddle.static.default_main_program(),
+                    feed={"x": input, "index": index},
+                    fetch_list=[y],
+                )
+
+                np.testing.assert_allclose(res[0], res_np, rtol=1e-05)
+
     def test_imperative(self):
         paddle.disable_static()
         input_1 = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]])
diff --git a/python/paddle/tensor/manipulation.py b/python/paddle/tensor/manipulation.py
index 7d82a83e2a0a9a0aaeb59750e133a549d2397c4b..c8147b1cbe2a8981b2679aee3b3e84fba9ce9684 100644
--- a/python/paddle/tensor/manipulation.py
+++ b/python/paddle/tensor/manipulation.py
@@ -3677,7 +3677,7 @@ def gather_nd(x, index, name=None):
                          = [23]
 
     Args:
-        x (Tensor): The input Tensor which it's data type should be bool, float32, float64, int32, int64.
+        x (Tensor): The input Tensor which it's data type should be bool, float16, float32, float64, int32, int64.
         index (Tensor): The index input with rank > 1, index.shape[-1] <= input.rank.
                         Its dtype should be int32, int64.
         name (str, optional): Name for the operation (optional, default is None). For more information, please refer to :ref:`api_guide_Name`.
@@ -3704,7 +3704,15 @@ def gather_nd(x, index, name=None):
         check_variable_and_dtype(
             x,
             'x',
-            ['bool', 'float32', 'float64', 'int16', 'int32', 'int64'],
+            [
+                'bool',
+                'float16',
+                'float32',
+                'float64',
+                'int16',
+                'int32',
+                'int64',
+            ],
             'gather_np',
         )
         check_variable_and_dtype(