diff --git a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     <entry name="showSeconds" type="Bool">
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="showBcdFormat" type="Bool">
+      <default>false</default>
+    </entry>
     <entry name="useCustomColorForActive" type="Bool">
       <default>false</default>
     </entry>
diff --git a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/BinaryClock.qml b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/BinaryClock.qml
--- a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/BinaryClock.qml
+++ b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/BinaryClock.qml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 
     property bool showOffLeds: plasmoid.configuration.showOffLeds
     property bool showGrid: plasmoid.configuration.showGrid
+    
+    property int base: plasmoid.configuration.showBcdFormat? 10:16
 
     property int dots: showSeconds? 6:4
 
@@ -83,14 +85,12 @@
     DotColumn {
         x:displayLeft
         y:displayTop
-        val:hours/10
-        startbit:0
+        val:hours/base
     }
     DotColumn {
         x:displayLeft+(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)
         y:displayTop
-        val:hours%10
-        startbit:0
+        val:hours%base
     }
 
 
@@ -98,30 +98,26 @@
     DotColumn {
         x:displayLeft+(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)*2
         y:displayTop
-        val:minutes/10
-        startbit:0
+        val:minutes/base
     }
     DotColumn {
         x:displayLeft+(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)*3
         y:displayTop
-        val:minutes%10
-        startbit:0
+        val:minutes%base
     }
 
     /* seconds */
     DotColumn {
         x:displayLeft+(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)*4
         y:displayTop
-        val:seconds/10
-        startbit:0
+        val:seconds/base
         visible:showSeconds
     }
 
     DotColumn {
         x:displayLeft+(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)*5
         y:displayTop
-        val:seconds%10
-        startbit:0
+        val:seconds%base
         visible:showSeconds
     }
 
diff --git a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/DotColumn.qml b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/DotColumn.qml
--- a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/DotColumn.qml
+++ b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/DotColumn.qml
@@ -26,29 +26,28 @@
 
 Item {
     property int val
-    property int startbit
     Dot {
         x:0
         y:0
         val:parent.val
-        bit:1<<(startbit+3)
+        bit:8
     }
     Dot {
         x:0
         y:(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)
         val:parent.val
-        bit:1<<(startbit+2)
+        bit:4
     }
     Dot {
         x:0
         y:2*(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)
         val:parent.val
-        bit:1<<(startbit+1)
+        bit:2
     }
     Dot {
         x:0
         y:3*(dotSize+units.smallSpacing)
         val:parent.val
-        bit:1<<startbit
+        bit:1
     }
 }
diff --git a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
--- a/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
+++ b/applets/binary-clock/package/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     property alias cfg_showGrid: showGridCheckBox.checked
     property alias cfg_showOffLeds: showOffLedsCheckBox.checked
     property alias cfg_showSeconds: showSecondsCheckBox.checked
+    property alias cfg_showBcdFormat: showBcdFormatCheckBox.checked
     property alias cfg_useCustomColorForActive: useCustomColorForActiveCheckBox.checked
     property alias cfg_customColorForActive: customColorForActive.color
     property alias cfg_useCustomColorForInactive: useCustomColorForInactiveCheckBox.checked
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@
             id: showSecondsCheckBox
             text: i18n("Display seconds")
         }
+        QtControls.CheckBox {
+            id: showBcdFormatCheckBox
+            text: i18n("Display in BCD format (decimal)")
+        }
         QtControls.Label {
             text: i18n("Colors:")
         }