diff --git a/prototypes/base/include/console.hpp b/prototypes/base/include/console.hpp
index 12453aa..5b9879e 100644
--- a/prototypes/base/include/console.hpp
+++ b/prototypes/base/include/console.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ private:
    * Moves the hardware caret.
    */ 
   void updateCaret();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Prints the prefix for a given numeric base.
+	 */
+	void printNumericPrefix(uint32_t base);
 public:
 	Console(Screen *screen);
   
diff --git a/prototypes/base/src/console.cpp b/prototypes/base/src/console.cpp
index a27f1b0..27f8602 100644
--- a/prototypes/base/src/console.cpp
+++ b/prototypes/base/src/console.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ template<>
 Console & Console::operator << <uint32_t>(const NumericFormat<uint32_t> & fmt)
 {
   char buffer[13];
+	this->printNumericPrefix(fmt.base);
   size_t len = Numeric::toString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt.value, fmt.base);
   for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     this->put(buffer[i]);
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ template<>
 Console & Console::operator << <int32_t>(const NumericFormat<int32_t> & fmt)
 {
   char buffer[13];
+	this->printNumericPrefix(fmt.base);
   size_t len = Numeric::toString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt.value, fmt.base);
   for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     this->put(buffer[i]);
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ template<>
 Console & Console::operator << <uint64_t>(const NumericFormat<uint64_t> & fmt)
 {
   char buffer[13];
+	this->printNumericPrefix(fmt.base);
   size_t len = Numeric::toString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt.value, fmt.base);
   for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     this->put(buffer[i]);
@@ -201,9 +204,23 @@ template<>
 Console & Console::operator << <int64_t>(const NumericFormat<int64_t> & fmt)
 {
   char buffer[13];
+	this->printNumericPrefix(fmt.base);
   size_t len = Numeric::toString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt.value, fmt.base);
   for(size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     this->put(buffer[i]);
   }
   return *this;
+}
+
+void Console::printNumericPrefix(uint32_t base)
+{
+	switch(base) {
+		case 2: *this << "0b"; break;
+		case 8: *this << "0o"; break;
+		case 10: return;
+		case 16: *this << "0x"; break;
+		default:
+			*this << "[" << base << "]x";
+			break;
+	}
 }
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