diff --git a/modules/events_stream/events_stream.go b/modules/events_stream/events_stream.go
index 58b0e00b..c9170c93 100644
--- a/modules/events_stream/events_stream.go
+++ b/modules/events_stream/events_stream.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type EventsStream struct {
 	quit          chan bool
 	dumpHttpReqs  bool
 	dumpHttpResp  bool
+	dumpFormatHex bool
 }
 
 func NewEventsStream(s *session.Session) *EventsStream {
@@ -214,6 +215,10 @@ func NewEventsStream(s *session.Session) *EventsStream {
 		"false",
 		"If true all HTTP responses will be dumped."))
 
+	mod.AddParam(session.NewBoolParameter("events.stream.http.format.hex",
+		"true",
+		"If true dumped HTTP bodies will be in hexadecimal format."))
+
 	return mod
 }
 
@@ -258,6 +263,8 @@ func (mod *EventsStream) Configure() (err error) {
 		return err
 	} else if err, mod.dumpHttpResp = mod.BoolParam("events.stream.http.response.dump"); err != nil {
 		return err
+	} else if err, mod.dumpFormatHex = mod.BoolParam("events.stream.http.format.hex"); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return err
diff --git a/modules/events_stream/events_view_http.go b/modules/events_stream/events_view_http.go
index 55c721be..af32a727 100644
--- a/modules/events_stream/events_view_http.go
+++ b/modules/events_stream/events_view_http.go
@@ -89,12 +89,21 @@ func (mod *EventsStream) dumpGZIP(body []byte) string {
 	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(body)
 	uncompressed := bytes.Buffer{}
 	reader, err := gzip.NewReader(buffer)
-	if err != nil {
-		return mod.dumpRaw(body)
-	} else if _, err = uncompressed.ReadFrom(reader); err != nil {
-		return mod.dumpRaw(body)
+	if mod.dumpFormatHex {
+		if err != nil {
+			return mod.dumpRaw(body)
+		} else if _, err = uncompressed.ReadFrom(reader); err != nil {
+			return mod.dumpRaw(body)
+		}
+		return mod.dumpRaw(uncompressed.Bytes())
+	} else {
+		if err != nil {
+			return mod.dumpText(body)
+		} else if _, err = uncompressed.ReadFrom(reader); err != nil {
+			return mod.dumpText(body)
+		}
+		return mod.dumpText(uncompressed.Bytes())
 	}
-	return mod.dumpRaw(uncompressed.Bytes())
 }
 
 func (mod *EventsStream) dumpJSON(body []byte) string {
@@ -149,7 +158,11 @@ func (mod *EventsStream) viewHttpRequest(e session.Event) {
 			} else if req.IsType("application/json") {
 				dump += mod.dumpJSON(req.Body)
 			} else {
-				dump += mod.dumpRaw(req.Body)
+				if mod.dumpFormatHex {
+					dump += mod.dumpRaw(req.Body)
+				} else {
+					dump += mod.dumpText(req.Body)
+				}
 			}
 		}