diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/implementations/mysql/hash.py b/plugins/module_utils/implementations/mysql/hash.py
index c9b515f..93125b5 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/implementations/mysql/hash.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/implementations/mysql/hash.py
@@ -113,4 +113,5 @@ def mysql_sha256_password_hash_hex(password, salt):
     iteration = 1000 * count
 
     digest = _sha256_digest(password, salt, iteration)
-    return "$A${0:>03}{1}{2}".format(count, salt, digest).encode().hex().upper()
+    generated_hash = "$A${0:>03}{1}{2}".format(count, salt, digest).encode()
+    return "0x{0}".format(generated_hash.hex().upper())
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/user.py b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
index 074ece4..89cda33 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/user.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/user.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def user_add(cursor, user, host, host_all, password, encrypted,
                 generated_hash_string = mysql_sha256_password_hash_hex(password=plugin_auth_string, salt=salt)
             else:
                 module.fail_json(msg="salt not handled for %s authentication plugin" % plugin)
-            query_with_args = "CREATE USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s AS 0x%s", (user, host, plugin, generated_hash_string)
+            query_with_args = "CREATE USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s AS %s", (user, host, plugin, generated_hash_string)
         else:
             query_with_args = "CREATE USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s BY %s", (user, host, plugin, plugin_auth_string)
     elif plugin:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def user_mod(cursor, user, host, host_all, password, encrypted,
                             generated_hash_string = mysql_sha256_password_hash_hex(password=plugin_auth_string, salt=salt)
                         else:
                             module.fail_json(msg="salt not handled for %s authentication plugin" % plugin)
-                        query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s AS 0x%s", (user, host, plugin, generated_hash_string)
+                        query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s AS %s", (user, host, plugin, generated_hash_string)
                     else:
                         query_with_args = "ALTER USER %s@%s IDENTIFIED WITH %s BY %s", (user, host, plugin, plugin_auth_string)
                 else: