diff --git a/user-scripts/README.md b/user-scripts/README.md
index f4589e98..08f7a5a4 100644
--- a/user-scripts/README.md
+++ b/user-scripts/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 | copier | Copy selection to clipboard |
 | edit | Fuzzy find a file in directory subtree with fzy and edit in vim |
 | fzy | Fuzzy find a file in directory subtree with fzy and open using xdg-open |
+| hexview | view a file in hex; needs xxd and $PAGER |
 | imgur | Upload an image file to imgur |
 | kdeconnect | Send selected files to Android device using kdeconnect-cli |
 | ndiff | File and directory diff for selection using vimdiff |
diff --git a/user-scripts/hexview b/user-scripts/hexview
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5125fa30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user-scripts/hexview
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Description: View a file in hex
+# Requires: xxd and $PAGER
+#
+# Shell: POSIX compliant
+# Author: Arun Prakash Jana
+
+if ! [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    xxd "$1" | "$PAGER"
+fi