diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
index 6ccc8ab9165..14ad27c3597 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
@@ -1715,13 +1715,13 @@ cvariable:	CVARIABLE
 
 ecpg_param:	PARAM		{ $$ = make_name(); } ;
 
-ecpg_bconst:	BCONST		{ $$ = make_name(); } ;
+ecpg_bconst:	BCONST		{ $$ = $1; } ;
 
 ecpg_fconst:	FCONST		{ $$ = make_name(); } ;
 
 ecpg_sconst:	SCONST		{ $$ = $1; } ;
 
-ecpg_xconst:	XCONST		{ $$ = make_name(); } ;
+ecpg_xconst:	XCONST		{ $$ = $1; } ;
 
 ecpg_ident:	IDENT		{ $$ = $1; }
 		| CSTRING	{ $$ = make3_str(mm_strdup("\""), $1, mm_strdup("\"")); }
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type
index ffafa82af9c..eca298bdb80 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@
 %type <str> CSTRING
 %type <str> CPP_LINE
 %type <str> CVARIABLE
+%type <str> BCONST
 %type <str> SCONST
+%type <str> XCONST
 %type <str> IDENT
 
 %type  <struct_union> s_struct_union_symbol
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl
index 1a76b2d326b..52ba7dfa0cd 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/parse.pl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ my %replace_token = (
 	'BCONST' => 'ecpg_bconst',
 	'FCONST' => 'ecpg_fconst',
 	'Sconst' => 'ecpg_sconst',
+	'XCONST' => 'ecpg_xconst',
 	'IDENT'  => 'ecpg_ident',
 	'PARAM'  => 'ecpg_param',);
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l
index 91d8b635787..1aebac89cd6 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ cppline			{space}*#([^i][A-Za-z]*|{if}|{ifdef}|{ifndef}|{import})((\/\*[^*/]*\*+
 <SQL>{
 {xbstart}		{
 					token_start = yytext;
+					state_before_str_start = YYSTATE;
 					BEGIN(xb);
 					startlit();
-					addlitchar('b');
 				}
 } /* <SQL> */
 
@@ -519,9 +519,9 @@ cppline			{space}*#([^i][A-Za-z]*|{if}|{ifdef}|{ifndef}|{import})((\/\*[^*/]*\*+
 
 <SQL>{xhstart}	{
 					token_start = yytext;
+					state_before_str_start = YYSTATE;
 					BEGIN(xh);
 					startlit();
-					addlitchar('x');
 				}
 <xh><<EOF>>		{ mmfatal(PARSE_ERROR, "unterminated hexadecimal string literal"); }
 
@@ -597,12 +597,14 @@ cppline			{space}*#([^i][A-Za-z]*|{if}|{ifdef}|{ifndef}|{import})((\/\*[^*/]*\*+
 					switch (state_before_str_stop)
 					{
 						case xb:
-							if (literalbuf[strspn(literalbuf, "01") + 1] != '\0')
+							if (literalbuf[strspn(literalbuf, "01")] != '\0')
 								mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "invalid bit string literal");
-							base_yylval.str = mm_strdup(literalbuf);
+							base_yylval.str = psprintf("b'%s'", literalbuf);
 							return BCONST;
 						case xh:
-							base_yylval.str = mm_strdup(literalbuf);
+							if (literalbuf[strspn(literalbuf, "0123456789abcdefABCDEF")] != '\0')
+								mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "invalid hex string literal");
+							base_yylval.str = psprintf("x'%s'", literalbuf);
 							return XCONST;
 						case xq:
 							/* fallthrough */
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c
index 1e50cd36c38..87662e01766 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c
@@ -63,8 +63,18 @@ int main(void)
 
   printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s\n", s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6);
 
+  { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "select b'0010' , x'019ABcd'", ECPGt_EOIT, 
+	ECPGt_char,&(s1),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
+	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
+	ECPGt_char,&(s2),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
+	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EORT);}
+#line 26 "strings.pgc"
+
+
+  printf("%s %s\n", s1, s2);
+
   { ECPGdisconnect(__LINE__, "CURRENT");}
-#line 25 "strings.pgc"
+#line 30 "strings.pgc"
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr
index 4c3a8eee5aa..9f10ca0bf3a 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr
@@ -38,5 +38,15 @@
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_get_data on line 15: RESULT: abc$def offset: -1; array: no
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 25: query: select b'0010' , x'019ABcd'; with 0 parameter(s) on connection ecpg1_regression
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 25: using PQexec
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_process_output on line 25: correctly got 1 tuples with 2 fields
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_get_data on line 25: RESULT: 0010 offset: -1; array: no
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_get_data on line 25: RESULT: 0000000110011010101111001101 offset: -1; array: no
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_finish: connection ecpg1_regression closed
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stdout b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stdout
index 1456b152d78..5abbe6928dc 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stdout
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stdout
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 abc'd\ef abc'd\ef abc'd\ef data data abc$def
+0010 0000000110011010101111001101
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc
index 25157f136c2..ab7eef6896a 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ int main(void)
 
   printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s\n", s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6);
 
+  exec sql select b'0010', X'019ABcd'
+                  into :s1, :s2;
+
+  printf("%s %s\n", s1, s2);
+
   exec sql disconnect;
   return 0;
 }