In this paper, the [Formula: see text] control problem for a class of two-dimensional (2-D) linear discrete-time systems with fading measurements is investigated, where the 2-D systems are described by a Roesser model. The Rice fading model is applied to describe the fading phenomenon and the coefficients of the model satisfy the independent identical Gaussian distributions. The main objective of this paper is to design a controller such that both the 2-D closed-loop system is exponentially mean-square stable and the prescribed [Formula: see text] performance is guaranteed under the condition of applying the attenuation signals. By utilizing the Lyapunov stability theory and the linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) techniques, sufficient conditions are conducted to guarantee the desired tracking performance. Based on such conditions, the gain matrix of the proposed controller is obtained. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed control schemes is illustrated with a numerical example and a Darboux equation example.