diff --git a/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs.rs b/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs.rs
index 8c5e1f391..9736bb26d 100644
--- a/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs.rs
+++ b/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 mod unhex;
 use unhex::spark_unhex;
 
+mod hex;
+use hex::spark_hex;
+
 macro_rules! make_comet_scalar_udf {
     ($name:expr, $func:ident, $data_type:ident) => {{
         let scalar_func = CometScalarFunction::new(
@@ -108,6 +111,10 @@ pub fn create_comet_physical_fun(
         "make_decimal" => {
             make_comet_scalar_udf!("make_decimal", spark_make_decimal, data_type)
         }
+        "hex" => {
+            let func = Arc::new(spark_hex);
+            make_comet_scalar_udf!("hex", func, without data_type)
+        }
         "unhex" => {
             let func = Arc::new(spark_unhex);
             make_comet_scalar_udf!("unhex", func, without data_type)
diff --git a/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs/hex.rs b/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs/hex.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea572574a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/execution/datafusion/expressions/scalar_funcs/hex.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use arrow::{
+    array::{as_dictionary_array, as_largestring_array, as_string_array},
+    datatypes::Int32Type,
+};
+use arrow_array::StringArray;
+use arrow_schema::DataType;
+use datafusion::logical_expr::ColumnarValue;
+use datafusion_common::{
+    cast::{as_binary_array, as_fixed_size_binary_array, as_int64_array},
+    exec_err, DataFusionError,
+};
+use std::fmt::Write;
+
+fn hex_int64(num: i64) -> String {
+    format!("{:X}", num)
+}
+
+fn hex_bytes<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(bytes: T) -> Result<String, std::fmt::Error> {
+    let bytes = bytes.as_ref();
+    let length = bytes.len();
+    let mut hex_string = String::with_capacity(length * 2);
+    for &byte in bytes {
+        write!(&mut hex_string, "{:02X}", byte)?;
+    }
+    Ok(hex_string)
+}
+
+pub(super) fn spark_hex(args: &[ColumnarValue]) -> Result<ColumnarValue, DataFusionError> {
+    if args.len() != 1 {
+        return Err(DataFusionError::Internal(
+            "hex expects exactly one argument".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    match &args[0] {
+        ColumnarValue::Array(array) => match array.data_type() {
+            DataType::Int64 => {
+                let array = as_int64_array(array)?;
+
+                let hexed_array: StringArray = array.iter().map(|v| v.map(hex_int64)).collect();
+
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(hexed_array)))
+            }
+            DataType::Utf8 => {
+                let array = as_string_array(array);
+
+                let hexed: StringArray = array
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_bytes).transpose())
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(hexed)))
+            }
+            DataType::LargeUtf8 => {
+                let array = as_largestring_array(array);
+
+                let hexed: StringArray = array
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_bytes).transpose())
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(hexed)))
+            }
+            DataType::Binary => {
+                let array = as_binary_array(array)?;
+
+                let hexed: StringArray = array
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_bytes).transpose())
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(hexed)))
+            }
+            DataType::FixedSizeBinary(_) => {
+                let array = as_fixed_size_binary_array(array)?;
+
+                let hexed: StringArray = array
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_bytes).transpose())
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(hexed)))
+            }
+            DataType::Dictionary(_, value_type) if matches!(**value_type, DataType::Int64) => {
+                let dict = as_dictionary_array::<Int32Type>(&array);
+
+                let hexed_values = as_int64_array(dict.values())?;
+                let values = hexed_values
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_int64))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+                let keys = dict.keys().clone();
+                let mut new_keys = Vec::with_capacity(values.len());
+
+                for key in keys.iter() {
+                    let key = key.map(|k| values[k as usize].clone()).unwrap_or(None);
+                    new_keys.push(key);
+                }
+
+                let string_array_values = StringArray::from(new_keys);
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(string_array_values)))
+            }
+            DataType::Dictionary(_, value_type) if matches!(**value_type, DataType::Utf8) => {
+                let dict = as_dictionary_array::<Int32Type>(&array);
+
+                let hexed_values = as_string_array(dict.values());
+                let values: Vec<Option<String>> = hexed_values
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_bytes).transpose())
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+                let keys = dict.keys().clone();
+
+                let mut new_keys = Vec::with_capacity(values.len());
+
+                for key in keys.iter() {
+                    let key = key.map(|k| values[k as usize].clone()).unwrap_or(None);
+                    new_keys.push(key);
+                }
+
+                let string_array_values = StringArray::from(new_keys);
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(string_array_values)))
+            }
+            DataType::Dictionary(_, value_type) if matches!(**value_type, DataType::Binary) => {
+                let dict = as_dictionary_array::<Int32Type>(&array);
+
+                let hexed_values = as_binary_array(dict.values())?;
+                let values: Vec<Option<String>> = hexed_values
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| v.map(hex_bytes).transpose())
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
+
+                let keys = dict.keys().clone();
+                let mut new_keys = Vec::with_capacity(values.len());
+
+                for key in keys.iter() {
+                    let key = key.map(|k| values[k as usize].clone()).unwrap_or(None);
+                    new_keys.push(key);
+                }
+
+                let string_array_values = StringArray::from(new_keys);
+                Ok(ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(string_array_values)))
+            }
+            _ => exec_err!(
+                "hex got an unexpected argument type: {:?}",
+                array.data_type()
+            ),
+        },
+        _ => exec_err!("native hex does not support scalar values at this time"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use arrow::{
+        array::{
+            as_string_array, BinaryDictionaryBuilder, PrimitiveDictionaryBuilder, StringBuilder,
+            StringDictionaryBuilder,
+        },
+        datatypes::{Int32Type, Int64Type},
+    };
+    use arrow_array::{Int64Array, StringArray};
+    use datafusion::logical_expr::ColumnarValue;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dictionary_hex_utf8() {
+        let mut input_builder = StringDictionaryBuilder::<Int32Type>::new();
+        input_builder.append_value("hi");
+        input_builder.append_value("bye");
+        input_builder.append_null();
+        input_builder.append_value("rust");
+        let input = input_builder.finish();
+
+        let mut string_builder = StringBuilder::new();
+        string_builder.append_value("6869");
+        string_builder.append_value("627965");
+        string_builder.append_null();
+        string_builder.append_value("72757374");
+        let expected = string_builder.finish();
+
+        let columnar_value = ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(input));
+        let result = super::spark_hex(&[columnar_value]).unwrap();
+
+        let result = match result {
+            ColumnarValue::Array(array) => array,
+            _ => panic!("Expected array"),
+        };
+
+        let result = as_string_array(&result);
+
+        assert_eq!(result, &expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dictionary_hex_int64() {
+        let mut input_builder = PrimitiveDictionaryBuilder::<Int32Type, Int64Type>::new();
+        input_builder.append_value(1);
+        input_builder.append_value(2);
+        input_builder.append_null();
+        input_builder.append_value(3);
+        let input = input_builder.finish();
+
+        let mut string_builder = StringBuilder::new();
+        string_builder.append_value("1");
+        string_builder.append_value("2");
+        string_builder.append_null();
+        string_builder.append_value("3");
+        let expected = string_builder.finish();
+
+        let columnar_value = ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(input));
+        let result = super::spark_hex(&[columnar_value]).unwrap();
+
+        let result = match result {
+            ColumnarValue::Array(array) => array,
+            _ => panic!("Expected array"),
+        };
+
+        let result = as_string_array(&result);
+
+        assert_eq!(result, &expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dictionary_hex_binary() {
+        let mut input_builder = BinaryDictionaryBuilder::<Int32Type>::new();
+        input_builder.append_value("1");
+        input_builder.append_value("1");
+        input_builder.append_null();
+        input_builder.append_value("3");
+        let input = input_builder.finish();
+
+        let mut expected_builder = StringBuilder::new();
+        expected_builder.append_value("31");
+        expected_builder.append_value("31");
+        expected_builder.append_null();
+        expected_builder.append_value("33");
+        let expected = expected_builder.finish();
+
+        let columnar_value = ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(input));
+        let result = super::spark_hex(&[columnar_value]).unwrap();
+
+        let result = match result {
+            ColumnarValue::Array(array) => array,
+            _ => panic!("Expected array"),
+        };
+
+        let result = as_string_array(&result);
+
+        assert_eq!(result, &expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_hex_int64() {
+        let num = 1234;
+        let hexed = super::hex_int64(num);
+        assert_eq!(hexed, "4D2".to_string());
+
+        let num = -1;
+        let hexed = super::hex_int64(num);
+        assert_eq!(hexed, "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF".to_string());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_spark_hex_int64() {
+        let int_array = Int64Array::from(vec![Some(1), Some(2), None, Some(3)]);
+        let columnar_value = ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(int_array));
+
+        let result = super::spark_hex(&[columnar_value]).unwrap();
+        let result = match result {
+            ColumnarValue::Array(array) => array,
+            _ => panic!("Expected array"),
+        };
+
+        let string_array = as_string_array(&result);
+        let expected_array = StringArray::from(vec![
+            Some("1".to_string()),
+            Some("2".to_string()),
+            None,
+            Some("3".to_string()),
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(string_array, &expected_array);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/comet/serde/QueryPlanSerde.scala b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/comet/serde/QueryPlanSerde.scala
index cf7c86a9f..0ca99a0c5 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/comet/serde/QueryPlanSerde.scala
+++ b/spark/src/main/scala/org/apache/comet/serde/QueryPlanSerde.scala
@@ -1483,6 +1483,13 @@ object QueryPlanSerde extends Logging with ShimQueryPlanSerde with CometExprShim
           val optExpr = scalarExprToProto("atan2", leftExpr, rightExpr)
           optExprWithInfo(optExpr, expr, left, right)
 
+        case Hex(child) =>
+          val childExpr = exprToProtoInternal(child, inputs)
+          val optExpr =
+            scalarExprToProtoWithReturnType("hex", StringType, childExpr)
+
+          optExprWithInfo(optExpr, expr, child)
+
         case e: Unhex if !isSpark32 =>
           val unHex = unhexSerde(e)
 
diff --git a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/comet/CometExpressionSuite.scala b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/comet/CometExpressionSuite.scala
index f3fd50e9e..a2c7f4197 100644
--- a/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/comet/CometExpressionSuite.scala
+++ b/spark/src/test/scala/org/apache/comet/CometExpressionSuite.scala
@@ -1038,6 +1038,22 @@ class CometExpressionSuite extends CometTestBase with AdaptiveSparkPlanHelper {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  test("hex") {
+    Seq(true, false).foreach { dictionaryEnabled =>
+      withTempDir { dir =>
+        val path = new Path(dir.toURI.toString, "hex.parquet")
+        makeParquetFileAllTypes(path, dictionaryEnabled = dictionaryEnabled, 10000)
+
+        withParquetTable(path.toString, "tbl") {
+          // _9 and _10 (uint8 and uint16) not supported
+          checkSparkAnswerAndOperator(
+            "SELECT hex(_1), hex(_2), hex(_3), hex(_4), hex(_5), hex(_6), hex(_7), hex(_8), hex(_11), hex(_12), hex(_13), hex(_14), hex(_15), hex(_16), hex(_17), hex(_18), hex(_19), hex(_20) FROM tbl")
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   test("unhex") {
     // When running against Spark 3.2, we include a bug fix for https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-40924 that
     // was added in Spark 3.3, so although Comet's behavior is more correct when running against Spark 3.2, it is not