diff --git a/src/modules/color/index.ts b/src/modules/color/index.ts
index d64b7750545..faa898d4c97 100644
--- a/src/modules/color/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/color/index.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,10 @@ export class Color {
     let color: string | number[];
     let cssFunction: CSSFunction = 'rgb';
     if (format === 'hex') {
-      color = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: includeAlpha ? 8 : 6 });
+      color = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
+        length: includeAlpha ? 8 : 6,
+        prefix: '',
+      });
       color = formatHexColor(color, options);
       return color;
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/database/index.ts b/src/modules/database/index.ts
index 5887ab097e5..69e073159f0 100644
--- a/src/modules/database/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/database/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ export class Database {
    * faker.database.mongodbObjectId() // 'e175cac316a79afdd0ad3afb'
    */
   mongodbObjectId(): string {
-    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 24, case: 'lower' });
+    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
+      length: 24,
+      case: 'lower',
+      prefix: '',
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
index 671e8c6c53d..57399450870 100644
--- a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
@@ -190,17 +190,17 @@ export class Datatype {
    *
    * @param options The optional options object.
    * @param options.length Length of the generated number. Defaults to `1`.
-   * @param options.prefix Prefix for the generated number. Defaults to `''`.
+   * @param options.prefix Prefix for the generated number. Defaults to `'0x'`.
    * @param options.case Case of the generated number. Defaults to `'mixed'`.
    *
    * @example
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal() // 'B'
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10 }) // 'aE13d044cB'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal() // '0xB'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10 }) // '0xaE13d044cB'
    * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ prefix: '0x' }) // '0xE'
    * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ case: 'lower' }) // 'f'
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10, prefix: '0x' }) // '0xf12a974eB1'
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10, case: 'upper' }) // 'E3F38014FB'
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ prefix: '0x', case: 'lower' }) // '0xd'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10, prefix: '#' }) // '#f12a974eB1'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10, case: 'upper' }) // '0xE3F38014FB'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ prefix: '', case: 'lower' }) // 'd'
    * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10, prefix: '0x', case: 'mixed' }) // '0xAdE330a4D1'
    */
   hexadecimal(
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export class Datatype {
       };
     }
 
-    const { length = 1, prefix = '', case: letterCase = 'mixed' } = options;
+    const { length = 1, prefix = '0x', case: letterCase = 'mixed' } = options;
 
     let wholeString = '';
 
diff --git a/src/modules/finance/index.ts b/src/modules/finance/index.ts
index f1b089e320c..c6f799764a5 100644
--- a/src/modules/finance/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/finance/index.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ export class Finance {
   ethereumAddress(): string {
     const address = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
       length: 40,
-      prefix: '0x',
       case: 'lower',
     });
     return address;
diff --git a/src/modules/git/index.ts b/src/modules/git/index.ts
index 215962731d0..be8d02f172e 100644
--- a/src/modules/git/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/git/index.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ export class Git {
    * faker.git.commitSha() // '2c6e3880fd94ddb7ef72d34e683cdc0c47bec6e6'
    */
   commitSha(): string {
-    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 40, case: 'lower' });
+    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
+      length: 40,
+      case: 'lower',
+      prefix: '',
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ export class Git {
    * faker.git.shortSha() // '6155732'
    */
   shortSha(): string {
-    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 7, case: 'lower' });
+    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
+      length: 7,
+      case: 'lower',
+      prefix: '',
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap
index 97f2d4c64e1..7980ec5c2d3 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ exports[`datatype > 42 > float > with min and max 1`] = `-0.43`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 42 > float > with min, max and precision 1`] = `-0.4261`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"0x8"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"0x8"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"8BE4ABdd39321aD7d3fe01FfCE404F4d6db0906bd8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"0x8BE4ABdd39321aD7d3fe01FfCE404F4d6db0906bd8"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length and casing 1`] = `"0x8be4abdd39321ad7d3fe"`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length, prefix, and casing 1`] = `"0x8be4abdd39321ad7d3fe"`;
 
@@ -186,11 +188,13 @@ exports[`datatype > 1211 > float > with min and max 1`] = `61.07`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 1211 > float > with min, max and precision 1`] = `61.0658`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"E"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"0xE"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"0xe"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"e"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"0xEaDB42F0e3f4A973fAB0AeefCE96DFCF49cD438dF9"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"EaDB42F0e3f4A973fAB0AeefCE96DFCF49cD438dF9"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length and casing 1`] = `"0xeadb42f0e3f4a973fab0"`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length, prefix, and casing 1`] = `"0xeadb42f0e3f4a973fab0"`;
 
@@ -302,11 +306,13 @@ exports[`datatype > 1337 > float > with min and max 1`] = `-12.92`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 1337 > float > with min, max and precision 1`] = `-12.9153`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"5"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"0x5"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"0x5"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"5"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"0x5c346ba075bd57F5A62B82d72AF39CBBB07a98cbA8"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"5c346ba075bd57F5A62B82d72AF39CBBB07a98cbA8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length and casing 1`] = `"0x5c346ba075bd57f5a62b"`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length, prefix, and casing 1`] = `"0x5c346ba075bd57f5a62b"`;
 
diff --git a/test/datatype.spec.ts b/test/datatype.spec.ts
index a57139fdd0c..25847e07415 100644
--- a/test/datatype.spec.ts
+++ b/test/datatype.spec.ts
@@ -331,14 +331,8 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
       describe('hexadecimal', () => {
         it('generates single hex character when no additional argument was provided', () => {
           const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal();
-          expect(hex).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{1}$/i);
-          expect(hex).toHaveLength(1);
-        });
-
-        it('generates a random hex string with a provided length', () => {
-          const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 5 });
-          expect(hex).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]+$/i);
-          expect(hex).toHaveLength(5);
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9a-f]{1}$/i);
+          expect(hex.substring(2)).toHaveLength(1);
         });
 
         it('generates a hex string with a provided prefix', () => {
@@ -347,10 +341,16 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
           expect(hex).toHaveLength(3);
         });
 
+        it('generates a random hex string with a provided length', () => {
+          const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 5 });
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9a-f]+$/i);
+          expect(hex.substring(2)).toHaveLength(5);
+        });
+
         it('generates a hex string with a provided casing', () => {
           const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ case: 'lower' });
-          expect(hex).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]+$/i);
-          expect(hex).toHaveLength(1);
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9a-f]+$/i);
+          expect(hex.substring(2)).toHaveLength(1);
         });
 
         it('generates a hex string with a provided prefix, length, and casing', () => {