diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index ab0bb4ce4..912a88f4e 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -1087,13 +1087,14 @@
 	"daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh\n"
 
 #define hexdump_trivial_usage \
-	"[-[bcdefnosvx]] [OPTION] FILE"
+	"[-[bcCdefnosvx]] [OPTION] FILE"
 #define hexdump_full_usage \
 	"The hexdump utility is a filter which displays the specified files,\n" \
 	"or the standard input, if no files are specified, in a user specified\n" \
 	"format\n" \
 	"\t-b\t\tOne-byte octal display\n" \
 	"\t-c\t\tOne-byte character display\n" \
+	"\t-C\t\tCanonical hex+ASCII, 16 bytes per line\n" \
 	"\t-d\t\tTwo-byte decimal display\n" \
 	"\t-e FORMAT STRING\n" \
 	"\t-f FORMAT FILE\n" \
diff --git a/util-linux/hexdump.c b/util-linux/hexdump.c
index 1858b08d4..e2cbcaf89 100644
--- a/util-linux/hexdump.c
+++ b/util-linux/hexdump.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static const char * const add_strings[] = {
 
 static const char add_first[] = "\"%07.7_Ax\n\"";
 
-static const char hexdump_opts[] = "bcdoxe:f:n:s:v";
+static const char hexdump_opts[] = "bcdoxCe:f:n:s:v";
 
 static const struct suffix_mult suffixes[] = {
 	{"b",  512 },
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ int hexdump_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			if ((p - hexdump_opts) < 5) {
 				bb_dump_add(add_first);
 				bb_dump_add(add_strings[(int)(p - hexdump_opts)]);
+			} else if (ch == 'C') {
+			        bb_dump_add("\"%08.8_Ax\n\"");
+				bb_dump_add("\"%08.8_ax  \" 8/1 \"%02x \" \"  \" 8/1 \"%02x \" ");
+			        bb_dump_add("\"  |\" 16/1 \"%_p\" \"|\\n\"");
 			} else {
 				/* Sae a little bit of space below by omitting the 'else's. */
 				if (ch == 'e') {