diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0889a5ae0..d97ae7a84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Validator                               | Description
 **isHalfWidth(str)**                    | check if the string contains any half-width chars.
 **isHash(str, algorithm)**              | check if the string is a hash of type algorithm.<br/><br/>Algorithm is one of `['crc32', 'crc32b', 'md4', 'md5', 'ripemd128', 'ripemd160', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512', 'tiger128', 'tiger160', 'tiger192']`.
 **isHexadecimal(str)**                  | check if the string is a hexadecimal number.
-**isHexColor(str)**                     | check if the string is a hexadecimal color.
+**isHexColor(str [, options])**         | check if the string is a hexadecimal color. <br/><br/>`options` is an object that defaults to `{ require_hashtag: false }`.<br />Options: <br/> `require_hashtag`: Enforce # prefix, default false.
 **isHSL(str)**                          | check if the string is an HSL (hue, saturation, lightness, optional alpha) color based on [CSS Colors Level 4 specification][CSS Colors Level 4 Specification].<br/><br/>Comma-separated format supported. Space-separated format supported with the exception of a few edge cases (ex: `hsl(200grad+.1%62%/1)`).
 **isIBAN(str, [, options])**                  | check if the string is an IBAN (International Bank Account Number).<br/><br/>`options` is an object which accepts two attributes: `whitelist`: where you can restrict IBAN codes you want to receive data from and `blacklist`: where you can remove some of the countries from the current list. For both you can use an array with the following values `['AD','AE','AL','AT','AZ','BA','BE','BG','BH','BR','BY','CH','CR','CY','CZ','DE','DK','DO','EE','EG','ES','FI','FO','FR','GB','GE','GI','GL','GR','GT','HR','HU','IE','IL','IQ','IR','IS','IT','JO','KW','KZ','LB','LC','LI','LT','LU','LV','MC','MD','ME','MK','MR','MT','MU','MZ','NL','NO','PK','PL','PS','PT','QA','RO','RS','SA','SC','SE','SI','SK','SM','SV','TL','TN','TR','UA','VA','VG','XK']`.
 **isIdentityCard(str [, locale])**      | check if the string is a valid identity card code.<br/><br/>`locale` is one of `['LK', 'PL', 'ES', 'FI', 'IN', 'IT', 'IR', 'MZ', 'NO', 'TH', 'zh-TW', 'he-IL', 'ar-LY', 'ar-TN', 'zh-CN', 'zh-HK', 'PK']` OR `'any'`. If 'any' is used, function will check if any of the locales match.<br/><br/>Defaults to 'any'.
diff --git a/src/lib/isHexColor.js b/src/lib/isHexColor.js
index 21a037504..b7a2e5a23 100644
--- a/src/lib/isHexColor.js
+++ b/src/lib/isHexColor.js
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import assertString from './util/assertString';
+import merge from './util/merge';
 
 const hexcolor = /^#?([0-9A-F]{3}|[0-9A-F]{4}|[0-9A-F]{6}|[0-9A-F]{8})$/i;
+const hexcolor_with_prefix = /^#([0-9A-F]{3}|[0-9A-F]{4}|[0-9A-F]{6}|[0-9A-F]{8})$/i;
 
-export default function isHexColor(str) {
+const default_is_hexcolor_options = {
+  require_hashtag: false,
+};
+
+export default function isHexColor(str, options) {
   assertString(str);
-  return hexcolor.test(str);
+  options = merge(options, default_is_hexcolor_options);
+  const hexcolor_regex = options.require_hashtag
+    ? hexcolor_with_prefix
+    : hexcolor;
+  return hexcolor_regex.test(str);
 }
diff --git a/test/validators.test.js b/test/validators.test.js
index e85d041b6..b5b8f32db 100644
--- a/test/validators.test.js
+++ b/test/validators.test.js
@@ -4711,6 +4711,48 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
         '#ff',
         'fff0a',
         '#ff12FG',
+        '#######',
+        '',
+      ],
+    });
+    test({
+      validator: 'isHexColor',
+      args: [{ require_hashtag: false }],
+      valid: [
+        '#ff0000ff',
+        '#ff0034',
+        '#CCCCCC',
+        '0f38',
+        'fff',
+        '#f00',
+      ],
+      invalid: [
+        '#ff',
+        'fff0a',
+        '#ff12FG',
+        '#######',
+        '',
+      ],
+    });
+    test({
+      validator: 'isHexColor',
+      args: [{ require_hashtag: true }],
+      valid: [
+        '#ff0000ff',
+        '#ff0034',
+        '#CCCCCC',
+        '#0f38',
+        '#fff',
+        '#f00',
+      ],
+      invalid: [
+        '#ff',
+        'fff0a',
+        '#ff12FG',
+        '0f38',
+        'fff',
+        '#######',
+        '',
       ],
     });
   });