diff --git a/libs/base/base_tests/string_utils_test.cpp b/libs/base/base_tests/string_utils_test.cpp
index 00490c447..05ef767cd 100644
--- a/libs/base/base_tests/string_utils_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/base/base_tests/string_utils_test.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ UNIT_TEST(to_uint)
   TEST(strings::to_uint("AF", i, 16), ());
   TEST_EQUAL(175, i, ());
 
+  TEST(strings::to_uint(std::string_view("C8"), i, 16), ());
+  TEST_EQUAL(200, i, ());
+
   TEST(!strings::to_uint("AXF", i, 16), ());
+  TEST(!strings::to_uint(std::string_view("AXF"), i, 16), ());
 
   uint8_t i8;
   TEST(!strings::to_uint(std::string_view("256"), i8), ());
diff --git a/libs/base/string_utils.hpp b/libs/base/string_utils.hpp
index c8d3e621c..b9ec4189f 100644
--- a/libs/base/string_utils.hpp
+++ b/libs/base/string_utils.hpp
@@ -538,19 +538,19 @@ bool ToInteger(char const * start, T & result, int base = 10)
 namespace impl
 {
 template <typename T>
-bool from_sv(std::string_view sv, T & t)
+bool from_sv(std::string_view sv, T & t, int base = 10)
 {
   auto const end = sv.data() + sv.size();
-  auto const res = std::from_chars(sv.data(), end, t);
+  auto const res = std::from_chars(sv.data(), end, t, base);
   return (res.ec != std::errc::invalid_argument && res.ec != std::errc::result_out_of_range && res.ptr == end);
 }
 }  // namespace impl
 
 template <class T>
-inline bool to_uint(std::string_view sv, T & i)
+inline bool to_uint(std::string_view sv, T & i, int base = 10)
 {
   static_assert(std::is_unsigned<T>::value, "");
-  return impl::from_sv(sv, i);
+  return impl::from_sv(sv, i, base);
 }
 
 inline bool to_double(std::string_view sv, double & d)