diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 958f449626..a4151a1cee 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4449 Mediawiki export does not produce table header row; also fix related PHP warnings
 - bug #4442 New lines are added to query every time
 - bug #4445 Fatal error on SQL Export of join query
+- bug #4448 Dump binary columns in hexadecimal notation not working
 
 4.2.3.0 (2014-06-08)
 - bug #4423 Moving fields not working
diff --git a/export.php b/export.php
index 1b14be3ea6..215d494032 100644
--- a/export.php
+++ b/export.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if (!defined('TESTSUITE')) {
             'sql_type',
             'sql_insert_syntax',
             'sql_max_query_size',
-            'sql_hex_for_blob',
+            'sql_hex_for_binary',
             'sql_utc_time',
             'sql_drop_database',
             'csv_separator',
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index d33b1fffe7..31449fa6a3 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -1920,9 +1920,9 @@ $cfg['Export']['sql_utc_time'] = true;
 /**
  *
  *
- * @global boolean $cfg['Export']['sql_hex_for_blob']
+ * @global boolean $cfg['Export']['sql_hex_for_binary']
  */
-$cfg['Export']['sql_hex_for_blob'] = true;
+$cfg['Export']['sql_hex_for_binary'] = true;
 
 /**
  * insert/update/replace
diff --git a/libraries/config/messages.inc.php b/libraries/config/messages.inc.php
index 633383d180..34dece07d3 100644
--- a/libraries/config/messages.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/config/messages.inc.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ $strConfigExport_sql_create_table_name = sprintf(__('Add %s'), 'CREATE TABLE');
 $strConfigExport_sql_create_view_name = sprintf(__('Add %s'), 'CREATE VIEW');
 $strConfigExport_sql_create_trigger_name
     = sprintf(__('Add %s'), 'CREATE TRIGGER');
-$strConfigExport_sql_hex_for_blob_name = __('Use hexadecimal for BLOB');
+$strConfigExport_sql_hex_for_binary_name = __('Use hexadecimal for BINARY & BLOB');
 $strConfigExport_sql_if_not_exists_name = sprintf(__('Add %s'), 'IF NOT EXISTS');
 $strConfigExport_sql_ignore_name = __('Use ignore inserts');
 $strConfigExport_sql_include_comments_name = __('Comments');
diff --git a/libraries/config/setup.forms.php b/libraries/config/setup.forms.php
index a2d7d3d704..354b2c14bc 100644
--- a/libraries/config/setup.forms.php
+++ b/libraries/config/setup.forms.php
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ $forms['Export']['Sql'] = array('Export' => array(
         'sql_type',
         'sql_insert_syntax',
         'sql_max_query_size',
-        'sql_hex_for_blob',
+        'sql_hex_for_binary',
         'sql_utc_time'));
 $forms['Export']['CodeGen'] = array('Export' => array(
     'codegen_format'));
diff --git a/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php b/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php
index 604a35b0c8..d2026ce487 100644
--- a/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php
+++ b/libraries/config/user_preferences.forms.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ $forms['Export']['Sql'] = array(
         'Export/sql_type',
         'Export/sql_insert_syntax',
         'Export/sql_max_query_size',
-        'Export/sql_hex_for_blob',
+        'Export/sql_hex_for_binary',
         'Export/sql_utc_time');
 $forms['Export']['CodeGen'] = array(
     'Export/codegen_format');
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/export/ExportSql.class.php b/libraries/plugins/export/ExportSql.class.php
index 14d56e5f98..42a0ac0995 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/export/ExportSql.class.php
+++ b/libraries/plugins/export/ExportSql.class.php
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class ExportSql extends ExportPlugin
 
             // Dump binary columns in hexadecimal
             $leaf = new BoolPropertyItem();
-            $leaf->setName("hex_for_blob");
+            $leaf->setName("hex_for_binary");
             $leaf->setText(
                 __(
                     'Dump binary columns in hexadecimal notation'
@@ -1989,9 +1989,8 @@ class ExportSql extends ExportPlugin
                         // timestamp is numeric on some MySQL 4.1, BLOBs are
                         // sometimes numeric
                         $values[] = $row[$j];
-                    } elseif (stristr($field_flags[$j], 'BINARY')
-                        && $fields_meta[$j]->blob
-                        && isset($GLOBALS['sql_hex_for_blob'])
+                    } elseif (stristr($field_flags[$j], 'BINARY') !== false
+                        && isset($GLOBALS['sql_hex_for_binary'])
                     ) {
                         // a true BLOB
                         // - mysqldump only generates hex data when the --hex-blob
diff --git a/test/classes/plugin/export/PMA_ExportSql_test.php b/test/classes/plugin/export/PMA_ExportSql_test.php
index b57153bc23..3a1b6966c1 100644
--- a/test/classes/plugin/export/PMA_ExportSql_test.php
+++ b/test/classes/plugin/export/PMA_ExportSql_test.php
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ class PMA_ExportSql_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $GLOBALS['sql_ignore'] = true;
         $GLOBALS['sql_truncate'] = true;
         $GLOBALS['sql_insert_syntax'] = 'both';
-        $GLOBALS['sql_hex_for_blob'] = true;
+        $GLOBALS['sql_hex_for_binary'] = true;
 
         ob_start();
         $this->object->exportData(
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ class PMA_ExportSql_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         );
 
         $this->assertContains(
-            "(NULL, test, 0x3130, b'110', " . '\'\0\n\r\Z\');',
+            '(NULL, test, 0x3130, 0x36, 0x000a0d1a);',
             $result
         );
 
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ class PMA_ExportSql_Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $GLOBALS['sql_ignore'] = true;
         $GLOBALS['sql_truncate'] = true;
         $GLOBALS['sql_insert_syntax'] = 'both';
-        $GLOBALS['sql_hex_for_blob'] = true;
+        $GLOBALS['sql_hex_for_binary'] = true;
 
         ob_start();
         $this->object->exportData(