diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 7f58ed48d..11668d901 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class Agent(object):
                 else:
                     nulledCastedField = rootQuery.isnull.query % nulledCastedField
 
-            if conf.hexConvert:
+            if conf.hexConvert or conf.binary and field in conf.binary.split(','):
                 nulledCastedField = self.hexConvertField(nulledCastedField)
 
         return nulledCastedField
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 1e5879b90..a62e2525b 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -665,6 +665,9 @@ def cmdLineParser():
         parser.add_option("--profile", dest="profile", action="store_true",
                           help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
 
+        parser.add_option("--binary", dest="binary",
+                          help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
+
         parser.add_option("--cpu-throttle", dest="cpuThrottle", type="int",
                           help=SUPPRESS_HELP)