diff --git a/bindings/python/capstone/capstone.py b/bindings/python/capstone/capstone.py
index 3995afd3..0e965e01 100644
--- a/bindings/python/capstone/capstone.py
+++ b/bindings/python/capstone/capstone.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class _cs_insn(ctypes.Structure):
         ('regs_write_count', ctypes.c_uint),
         ('groups', ctypes.c_uint * 8),
         ('groups_count', ctypes.c_uint),
+        ('hex_code', ctypes.c_ubyte * 15), 
         ('arch', _cs_arch),
     )
 
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ class cs_insn:
         self.regs_read = all_info.regs_read[:all_info.regs_read_count]
         self.regs_write = all_info.regs_write[:all_info.regs_write_count]
         self.groups = all_info.groups[:all_info.groups_count]
+        self.hex_code = bytearray(all_info.hex_code)[:self.size]
 
         if arch == CS_ARCH_ARM:
             (self.cc, self.update_flags, self.writeback, self.operands) = \
@@ -215,7 +217,6 @@ class cs_insn:
         self.raw_insn = all_info
         self.csh = csh
 
-
     def errno():
         return _cs.cs_errno(self.csh)
 
@@ -254,7 +255,6 @@ class cs_insn:
             raise ValueError("Error: Failed to initialize!")
         return _cs.cs_op_index(self.csh, self.raw_insn, op_type, position)
 
-
 class cs:
     def __init__(self, arch, mode):
         self.arch, self.mode = arch, mode
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ class cs:
         if res > 0:
             for i in xrange(res):
                 yield cs_insn(self.csh, all_insn[i], self.arch)
-
             _cs.cs_free(all_insn)
         else:
             yield []
diff --git a/bindings/python/test.py b/bindings/python/test.py
index 766619e2..d1c6438d 100755
--- a/bindings/python/test.py
+++ b/bindings/python/test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Capstone Python bindings, by Nguyen Anh Quynnh <aquynh@gmail.com>
 
 from capstone import *
+import binascii
 
 X86_CODE16 = "\x8d\x4c\x32\x08\x01\xd8\x81\xc6\x34\x12\x00\x00"
 X86_CODE32 = "\x8d\x4c\x32\x08\x01\xd8\x81\xc6\x34\x12\x00\x00"
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ def test_class():
 
             all_ins = list(md.disasm(code, 0x1000))
             for insn in all_ins:
-                print("0x%x:\t%s\t%s" %(insn.address, insn.mnemonic, insn.op_str))
+                hex_code = binascii.hexlify(insn.hex_code)
+                print("0x%x:\t%s\t%s\t%s" %(insn.address, insn.mnemonic, insn.op_str, hex_code))
 
             print("0x%x:" % (all_ins[-1].address + all_ins[-1].size))
             print
diff --git a/cs.c b/cs.c
index 8b07261d..7e070a99 100644
--- a/cs.c
+++ b/cs.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ cs_err cs_close(csh handle)
 
 // fill insn with mnemonic & operands info
 static void fill_insn(cs_struct *handle, cs_insn *insn, char *buffer, MCInst *mci,
-		PostPrinter_t printer)
+		PostPrinter_t printer, unsigned char *code)
 {
 	memcpy(insn, &mci->pub_insn, sizeof(*insn));
 
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ static void fill_insn(cs_struct *handle, cs_insn *insn, char *buffer, MCInst *mc
 
 	strncpy(insn->mnemonic, buffer, sizeof(insn->mnemonic) - 1);
 	insn->mnemonic[sizeof(insn->mnemonic) - 1] = '\0';
+  
+  // fill the instruction bytes
+  memcpy(insn->hex_code, code, MIN(sizeof(insn->hex_code), insn->size));
 }
 
 cs_err cs_option(csh ud, cs_opt_type type, size_t value)
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ size_t cs_disasm(csh ud, unsigned char *buffer, size_t size, uint64_t offset, si
 			mci.mode = handle->mode;
 			handle->printer(&mci, &ss, handle->printer_info);
 
-			fill_insn(handle, insn, ss.buffer, &mci, handle->post_printer);
+			fill_insn(handle, insn, ss.buffer, &mci, handle->post_printer, buffer);
 
 			c++;
 			insn++;
@@ -264,8 +267,9 @@ size_t cs_disasm(csh ud, unsigned char *buffer, size_t size, uint64_t offset, si
 				if (c == count)
 					return c;
 			}
-		} else	// face a broken instruction?
+		} else	{ // face a broken instruction?
 			return c;
+    }
 	}
 
 	return c;
@@ -304,7 +308,7 @@ size_t cs_disasm_dyn(csh ud, unsigned char *buffer, size_t size, uint64_t offset
 			mci.mode = handle->mode;
 			handle->printer(&mci, &ss, handle->printer_info);
 
-			fill_insn(handle, &insn_cache[f], ss.buffer, &mci, handle->post_printer);
+			fill_insn(handle, &insn_cache[f], ss.buffer, &mci, handle->post_printer, buffer);
 			f++;
 
 			if (f == ARR_SIZE(insn_cache)) {
@@ -330,8 +334,10 @@ size_t cs_disasm_dyn(csh ud, unsigned char *buffer, size_t size, uint64_t offset
 
 			if (count > 0 && c == count)
 				break;
-		} else	// encounter a broken instruction
-			break;
+		} else	{ // encounter a broken instruction
+      // XXX: TODO: JOXEAN continue here
+      break;
+    }
 	}
 
 	if (f) {
diff --git a/include/capstone.h b/include/capstone.h
index f04af712..e577ad0a 100644
--- a/include/capstone.h
+++ b/include/capstone.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#define MIN(X,Y) ((X) < (Y) ? (X) : (Y))
+
 // Handle using with all API
 typedef size_t csh;
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ typedef struct cs_insn {
 	unsigned int groups[8]; // list of group this instruction belong to
 	unsigned int groups_count; // number of groups this insn belongs to
 
+  unsigned char hex_code[15]; // bytes of the instruction
+
 	// Architecture-specific instruction info
 	union {
 		cs_x86 x86;	// X86 architecture, including 16-bit, 32-bit & 64-bit mode
diff --git a/tests/test.c b/tests/test.c
index 721ce8ff..8ea07849 100644
--- a/tests/test.c
+++ b/tests/test.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void test()
 
 int main()
 {
-	test();
+  test();
 
 #if 0
 	#define offsetof(type, member) (int)(&((type *)0)->member)