diff --git a/core/text/scanner/scanner.odin b/core/text/scanner/scanner.odin
index 24dbcc8a4..f32233396 100644
--- a/core/text/scanner/scanner.odin
+++ b/core/text/scanner/scanner.odin
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ scan_number :: proc(s: ^Scanner, ch: rune, seen_dot: bool) -> (rune, rune) {
 		case 'o': return "octal literal"
 		case 'z': return "dozenal literal"
 		case 'x': return "hexadecimal literal"
+		case 'h': return "hexadecimal literal"
 		}
 		return "decimal literal"
 	}
@@ -360,7 +361,8 @@ scan_number :: proc(s: ^Scanner, ch: rune, seen_dot: bool) -> (rune, rune) {
 					base, prefix = 12, 'z'
 				case 'h':
 					tok = Float
-					fallthrough
+					ch = advance(s)
+					base, prefix = 16, 'h'
 				case 'x':
 					ch = advance(s)
 					base, prefix = 16, 'x'