diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 6d4b97ebb..94a785278 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 * changes v3.00 -> v3.xx:
 
+##
+## Improvements
+##
+
+- Allow loading of bcrypt hashes with signature $2b$ (February 2014)
+
 ##
 ## Algorithms
 ##
diff --git a/include/shared.h b/include/shared.h
index f576ea3dc..5f0b61113 100644
--- a/include/shared.h
+++ b/include/shared.h
@@ -1027,8 +1027,9 @@ extern hc_thread_mutex_t mux_display;
 #define SIGNATURE_PHPASS2         "$H$"
 #define SIGNATURE_MD5CRYPT        "$1$"
 #define SIGNATURE_BCRYPT1         "$2a$"
-#define SIGNATURE_BCRYPT2         "$2x$"
-#define SIGNATURE_BCRYPT3         "$2y$"
+#define SIGNATURE_BCRYPT2         "$2b$"
+#define SIGNATURE_BCRYPT3         "$2x$"
+#define SIGNATURE_BCRYPT4         "$2y$"
 #define SIGNATURE_SHA512CRYPT     "$6$"
 #define SIGNATURE_MD5APR1         "$apr1$"
 #define SIGNATURE_MSSQL           "0x0100"
diff --git a/src/shared.c b/src/shared.c
index 7c764b1b3..9fd8d70b6 100644
--- a/src/shared.c
+++ b/src/shared.c
@@ -10106,7 +10106,7 @@ int bcrypt_parse_hash (char *input_buf, uint input_len, hash_t *hash_buf)
 {
   if ((input_len < DISPLAY_LEN_MIN_3200) || (input_len > DISPLAY_LEN_MAX_3200)) return (PARSER_GLOBAL_LENGTH);
 
-  if ((memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT1, input_buf, 4)) && (memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT2, input_buf, 4)) && (memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT3, input_buf, 4))) return (PARSER_SIGNATURE_UNMATCHED);
+  if ((memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT1, input_buf, 4)) && (memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT2, input_buf, 4)) && (memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT3, input_buf, 4)) && (memcmp (SIGNATURE_BCRYPT4, input_buf, 4))) return (PARSER_SIGNATURE_UNMATCHED);
 
   u32 *digest = (u32 *) hash_buf->digest;