diff --git a/tests/helpers/matchers/Hex.ts b/tests/helpers/matchers/Hex.ts
index 4e513da2..7f5c3125 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/matchers/Hex.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/matchers/Hex.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { isHex } from 'viem'
+import { isSkipCompare } from './skippable'
 
 /**
  * Reference the implementation of hexEqual in hardhat-chai-matchers.
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ export function supportHexEqual(Assertion: Chai.AssertionStatic, utils: Chai.Cha
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
     const isNegated = (this as any).__flags.negate === true
 
+    if (isSkipCompare(other)) {
+      return
+    }
+
     // check that both values are proper hex strings
     for (const element of [subject, other]) {
       if (!isHex(element)) {
diff --git a/tests/helpers/matchers/index.test.ts b/tests/helpers/matchers/index.test.ts
index a0c88fdd..77a969e4 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/matchers/index.test.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/matchers/index.test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ describe('matchers', () => {
   describe('skippable ', () => {
     it('skip compare', () => {
       expect('0x3').to.eq(skipCompare)
+      expect('0x3').to.hexEqual(skipCompare)
       expect('0x4e59b44847b379578588920cA78FbF26c0B4956C').to.be.eq(skipCompare)
       expect({ a: '0x3', b: 4n }).to.be.deep.eq(skipCompare)
     })