diff --git a/src/modules/color/index.ts b/src/modules/color/index.ts
index 8b5fdba277c..d64b7750545 100644
--- a/src/modules/color/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/color/index.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export class Color {
     let color: string | number[];
     let cssFunction: CSSFunction = 'rgb';
     if (format === 'hex') {
-      color = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal(includeAlpha ? 8 : 6).slice(2);
+      color = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: includeAlpha ? 8 : 6 });
       color = formatHexColor(color, options);
       return color;
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/database/index.ts b/src/modules/database/index.ts
index 073d3f8a1dd..5887ab097e5 100644
--- a/src/modules/database/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/database/index.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ export class Database {
    * faker.database.mongodbObjectId() // 'e175cac316a79afdd0ad3afb'
    */
   mongodbObjectId(): string {
-    // strip the "0x" from the hexadecimal output
-    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal(24).replace('0x', '').toLowerCase();
+    return this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 24, case: 'lower' });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
index 347013681b5..671e8c6c53d 100644
--- a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Faker } from '../..';
 import { FakerError } from '../../errors/faker-error';
+import { deprecated } from '../../internal/deprecated';
 
 /**
  * Module to generate various primitive values and data types.
@@ -187,13 +188,40 @@ export class Datatype {
   /**
    * Returns a [hexadecimal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal) number.
    *
-   * @param length Length of the generated number. Defaults to `1`.
+   * @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.case Case of the generated number. Defaults to `'mixed'`.
    *
    * @example
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal() // '0xb'
-   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal(10) // '0xaE13F044fb'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal() // 'B'
+   * faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length: 10 }) // 'aE13d044cB'
+   * 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: '0x', case: 'mixed' }) // '0xAdE330a4D1'
    */
-  hexadecimal(length = 1): string {
+  hexadecimal(
+    options:
+      | { length?: number; prefix?: string; case?: 'lower' | 'upper' | 'mixed' }
+      | number = {}
+  ): string {
+    if (typeof options === 'number') {
+      deprecated({
+        deprecated: 'faker.datatype.hexadecimal(length)',
+        proposed: 'faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ length })',
+        since: '7.5',
+        until: '8.0',
+      });
+      options = {
+        length: options,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const { length = 1, prefix = '', case: letterCase = 'mixed' } = options;
+
     let wholeString = '';
 
     for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
@@ -223,7 +251,13 @@ export class Datatype {
       ]);
     }
 
-    return `0x${wholeString}`;
+    if (letterCase === 'upper') {
+      wholeString = wholeString.toUpperCase();
+    } else if (letterCase === 'lower') {
+      wholeString = wholeString.toLowerCase();
+    }
+
+    return `${prefix}${wholeString}`;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/modules/finance/index.ts b/src/modules/finance/index.ts
index 7085ea3654c..f1b089e320c 100644
--- a/src/modules/finance/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/finance/index.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ export class Finance {
    * faker.finance.ethereumAddress() // '0xf03dfeecbafc5147241cc4c4ca20b3c9dfd04c4a'
    */
   ethereumAddress(): string {
-    const address = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal(40).toLowerCase();
+    const address = this.faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
+      length: 40,
+      prefix: '0x',
+      case: 'lower',
+    });
     return address;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap
index e7b8e414320..97f2d4c64e1 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/datatype.spec.ts.snap
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ 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`] = `"0x8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"8"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"0x8BE4ABdd39321aD7d3fe01FfCE404F4d6db0906bd8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"8"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"8BE4ABdd39321aD7d3fe01FfCE404F4d6db0906bd8"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with length, prefix, and casing 1`] = `"0x8be4abdd39321ad7d3fe"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 42 > hexadecimal > with prefix 1`] = `"0x8"`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 42 > json 1`] = `"{\\"foo\\":79654,\\"bar\\":\\"2eiXX/J/*&\\",\\"bike\\":86617,\\"a\\":60111,\\"b\\":70807,\\"name\\":\\"\\\\\\"&{dnx4!1}\\",\\"prop\\":61748}"`;
 
@@ -180,9 +186,15 @@ 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`] = `"0xE"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"E"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"e"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"EaDB42F0e3f4A973fAB0AeefCE96DFCF49cD438dF9"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"0xEaDB42F0e3f4A973fAB0AeefCE96DFCF49cD438dF9"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with length, prefix, and casing 1`] = `"0xeadb42f0e3f4a973fab0"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1211 > hexadecimal > with prefix 1`] = `"0xE"`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 1211 > json 1`] = `"{\\"foo\\":\\"Kti5-}$_/\`\\",\\"bar\\":76408,\\"bike\\":35403,\\"a\\":69406,\\"b\\":\\"l\\\\\\"h^]dnwI<\\",\\"name\\":\\"|p|5KWu3/C\\",\\"prop\\":\\"|Jh!E=x\\\\\\"RH\\"}"`;
 
@@ -290,9 +302,15 @@ 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`] = `"0x5"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > noArgs 1`] = `"5"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with casing 1`] = `"5"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"5c346ba075bd57F5A62B82d72AF39CBBB07a98cbA8"`;
+
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length, prefix, and casing 1`] = `"0x5c346ba075bd57f5a62b"`;
 
-exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with length 1`] = `"0x5c346ba075bd57F5A62B82d72AF39CBBB07a98cbA8"`;
+exports[`datatype > 1337 > hexadecimal > with prefix 1`] = `"0x5"`;
 
 exports[`datatype > 1337 > json 1`] = `"{\\"foo\\":56052,\\"bar\\":21258,\\"bike\\":54308,\\"a\\":3397,\\"b\\":23538,\\"name\\":\\"X9@{:e=+kD\\",\\"prop\\":62850}"`;
 
diff --git a/test/datatype.spec.ts b/test/datatype.spec.ts
index 56d4ea17f27..a57139fdd0c 100644
--- a/test/datatype.spec.ts
+++ b/test/datatype.spec.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
     t.itRepeated('boolean', 5);
 
     t.describe('hexadecimal', (t) => {
-      t.it('noArgs').it('with length', 42);
+      t.it('noArgs')
+        .it('with length', { length: 42 })
+        .it('with prefix', { prefix: '0x' })
+        .it('with casing', { case: 'lower' })
+        .it('with length, prefix, and casing', {
+          length: 20,
+          prefix: '0x',
+          case: 'lower',
+        });
     });
 
     t.it('json');
@@ -323,14 +331,36 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
       describe('hexadecimal', () => {
         it('generates single hex character when no additional argument was provided', () => {
           const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal();
-          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9a-f]{1}$/i);
-          expect(hex.substring(2)).toHaveLength(1);
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{1}$/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);
         });
 
-        it('generates a random hex string', () => {
-          const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal(5);
-          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9a-f]+$/i);
-          expect(hex.substring(2)).toHaveLength(5);
+        it('generates a hex string with a provided prefix', () => {
+          const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ prefix: '0x' });
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9A-F]+$/i);
+          expect(hex).toHaveLength(3);
+        });
+
+        it('generates a hex string with a provided casing', () => {
+          const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal({ case: 'lower' });
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]+$/i);
+          expect(hex).toHaveLength(1);
+        });
+
+        it('generates a hex string with a provided prefix, length, and casing', () => {
+          const hex = faker.datatype.hexadecimal({
+            prefix: '0x',
+            length: 7,
+            case: 'upper',
+          });
+          expect(hex).toMatch(/^(0x)[0-9A-F]+$/i);
+          expect(hex.substring(2)).toHaveLength(7);
         });
       });