diff --git a/common/cmd_ext2.c b/common/cmd_ext2.c
index 06d0234..7f22598 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ext2.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ext2.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int do_ext2ls (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
  */
 int do_ext2load (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT);
+	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT, 16);
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"load binary file from a Ext2 filesystem",
 	"<interface> <dev[:part]> [addr] [filename] [bytes]\n"
 	"    - load binary file 'filename' from 'dev' on 'interface'\n"
-	"      to address 'addr' from ext2 filesystem"
+	"      to address 'addr' from ext2 filesystem.\n"
+	"      All numeric parameters are assumed to be hex."
 );
diff --git a/common/cmd_ext4.c b/common/cmd_ext4.c
index b4a154f..b50bd0a 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ext4.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ext4.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 int do_ext4_load(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 						char *const argv[])
 {
-	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT);
+	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT, 16);
 }
 
 int do_ext4_ls(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
@@ -136,4 +136,5 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(ext4load, 6, 0, do_ext4_load,
 	   "load binary file from a Ext4 filesystem",
 	   "<interface> <dev[:part]> [addr] [filename] [bytes]\n"
 	   "    - load binary file 'filename' from 'dev' on 'interface'\n"
-	   "      to address 'addr' from ext4 filesystem");
+	   "      to address 'addr' from ext4 filesystem.\n"
+	   "      All numeric parameters are assumed to be hex.");
diff --git a/common/cmd_fat.c b/common/cmd_fat.c
index c865d6d..8280483 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fat.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fat.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 int do_fat_fsload (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_FAT);
+	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_FAT, 16);
 }
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"      'pos' gives the file position to start loading from.\n"
 	"      If 'pos' is omitted, 0 is used. 'pos' requires 'bytes'.\n"
 	"      'bytes' gives the size to load. If 'bytes' is 0 or omitted,\n"
-	"      the load stops on end of file."
+	"      the load stops on end of file.\n"
+	"      All numeric parameters are assumed to be hex."
 );
 
 int do_fat_ls (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
diff --git a/common/cmd_fs.c b/common/cmd_fs.c
index 296124b..46fcef7 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fs.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 int do_fsload_wrapper(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_ANY);
+	return do_fsload(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_ANY, 0);
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"      'bytes' gives the size to load in bytes.\n"
 	"      If 'bytes' is 0 or omitted, the file is read until the end.\n"
 	"      'pos' gives the file byte position to start reading from.\n"
-	"      If 'pos' is 0 or omitted, the file is read from the start."
+	"      If 'pos' is 0 or omitted, the file is read from the start.\n"
+	"      All numeric parameters are assumed to be decimal,\n"
+	"      unless specified otherwise using a leading \"0x\"."
 );
 
 int do_ls_wrapper(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index f570312..1553af5 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int fs_read(const char *filename, ulong addr, int offset, int len)
 }
 
 int do_fsload(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
-		int fstype)
+		int fstype, int cmdline_base)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	const char *addr_str;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ int do_fsload(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		return 1;
 
 	if (argc >= 4) {
-		addr = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 0);
+		addr = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, cmdline_base);
 	} else {
 		addr_str = getenv("loadaddr");
 		if (addr_str != NULL)
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ int do_fsload(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		}
 	}
 	if (argc >= 6)
-		bytes = simple_strtoul(argv[5], NULL, 0);
+		bytes = simple_strtoul(argv[5], NULL, cmdline_base);
 	else
 		bytes = 0;
 	if (argc >= 7)
-		pos = simple_strtoul(argv[6], NULL, 0);
+		pos = simple_strtoul(argv[6], NULL, cmdline_base);
 	else
 		pos = 0;
 
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index f396d84..c3ac7cc 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int fs_read(const char *filename, ulong addr, int offset, int len);
  * to a specific filesystem type via the fstype parameter.
  */
 int do_fsload(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
-		int fstype);
+		int fstype, int cmdline_base);
 int do_ls(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		int fstype);