diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php b/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
index b385c1e4..b38ee5f5 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
@@ -361,8 +361,11 @@ final class DibiTranslator extends DibiObject
 						return 'NULL';
 					} elseif (is_string($value) && preg_match('#[+-]?\d++(?:e\d+)?\z#A', $value)) {
 						return $value; // support for long numbers - keep them unchanged
+					} elseif (is_string($value) && substr($value, 1, 1) === 'x' && is_numeric($value)) {
+						trigger_error('Support for hex strings has been deprecated.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+						return (string) hexdec($value);
 					} else {
-						return (string) (int) ($value + 0);
+						return (string) (int) $value;
 					}
 
 				case 'f':  // float
diff --git a/tests/dibi/DibiTranslator.phpt b/tests/dibi/DibiTranslator.phpt
index 659c55db..84776ae4 100644
--- a/tests/dibi/DibiTranslator.phpt
+++ b/tests/dibi/DibiTranslator.phpt
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ Assert::same(
 	$conn->translate("SELECT %f", '-.12345678912345678912345678e10')
 );
 
-// hex numbers
-Assert::same(
-	reformat('SELECT 17'),
-	$conn->translate("SELECT %i", '0x11')
-);
-
 // invalid input
 $e = Assert::exception(function() use ($conn) {
 	$conn->translate("SELECT %s", (object) array(123), ', %m', 123);