diff --git a/rules-tests/Php55/Rector/FuncCall/PregReplaceEModifierRector/Fixture/call_function_variable_hex_back_reference.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php55/Rector/FuncCall/PregReplaceEModifierRector/Fixture/call_function_variable_hex_back_reference.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae1e255f260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php55/Rector/FuncCall/PregReplaceEModifierRector/Fixture/call_function_variable_hex_back_reference.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php55\Rector\FuncCall\PregReplaceEModifierRector\Fixture;
+
+class CallFunctionVariableHexBackreference
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $result = preg_replace('/%u([a-f0-9]{4,4})/ei', 'utf8_chr(0x$1)', $_REQUEST['content']);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php55\Rector\FuncCall\PregReplaceEModifierRector\Fixture;
+
+class CallFunctionVariableHexBackreference
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $result = preg_replace_callback('/%u([a-f0-9]{4,4})/i', function ($matches) {
+            return utf8_chr(hexdec($matches[1]));
+        }, $_REQUEST['content']);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/src/PhpParser/Parser/InlineCodeParser.php b/src/PhpParser/Parser/InlineCodeParser.php
index 6bc47e76d49..ca64905f5e5 100644
--- a/src/PhpParser/Parser/InlineCodeParser.php
+++ b/src/PhpParser/Parser/InlineCodeParser.php
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
      */
     private const string BACKREFERENCE_NO_DOUBLE_QUOTE_START_REGEX = '#(?<!")(?<backreference>\$\d+)#';
 
+    /**
+     * @see https://regex101.com/r/13mVVg/1
+     */
+    private const string HEX_BACKREFERENCE_REGEX = '#0x(?<backreference>\$\d+)#';
+
     public function __construct(
         private BetterStandardPrinter $betterStandardPrinter,
         private SimplePhpParser $simplePhpParser,
@@ -81,6 +86,20 @@ public function parseString(string $fileContent): array
     public function stringify(Expr $expr): string
     {
         if ($expr instanceof String_) {
+            if (! str_contains($expr->value, "'") && ! str_contains($expr->value, '"') && StringUtils::isMatch(
+                $expr->value,
+                self::HEX_BACKREFERENCE_REGEX
+            )) {
+                return Strings::replace(
+                    $expr->value,
+                    self::HEX_BACKREFERENCE_REGEX,
+                    static function (array $match): string {
+                        $number = ltrim((string) $match['backreference'], '\\$');
+                        return 'hexdec($matches[' . $number . '])';
+                    }
+                );
+            }
+
             if (! StringUtils::isMatch($expr->value, self::BACKREFERENCE_NO_QUOTE_REGEX)) {
                 return Strings::replace(
                     $expr->value,