diff --git a/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c b/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c
index 528d7b04..99a30acd 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static const char *hameg_scpi_dialect[] = {
 	[SCPI_CMD_GET_ANALOG_CHAN_STATE]    = ":CHAN%d:STAT?",
 	[SCPI_CMD_SET_ANALOG_CHAN_STATE]    = ":CHAN%d:STAT %d",
 	[SCPI_CMD_GET_PROBE_UNIT]	    = ":PROB%d:SET:ATT:UNIT?",
+	[SCPI_CMD_GET_BYTE_ORDER]	    = ":FORM:BORD?",
 };
 
 static const uint32_t hmo_devopts[] = {
@@ -495,6 +496,22 @@ static int analog_channel_state_get(struct sr_scpi_dev_inst *scpi,
 		g_free(tmp_str);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Determine the byte order which will be used for data blocks.
+	 * A ":FORM:BORD?" request will yield either an "MSBF" or "LSBF"
+	 * response.
+	 */
+	state->byteorder = '?';
+	if (sr_scpi_get_string(scpi,
+			       (*config->scpi_dialect)[SCPI_CMD_GET_BYTE_ORDER],
+			       &tmp_str) != SR_OK)
+		return SR_ERR;
+	if (tmp_str[0] == 'M')
+		state->byteorder = 'b';
+	else if (tmp_str[0] == 'L')
+		state->byteorder = 'l';
+	g_free(tmp_str);
+
 	return SR_OK;
 }
 
@@ -821,7 +838,8 @@ SR_PRIV int hmo_receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 		encoding.unitsize = sizeof(float);
 		encoding.is_signed = TRUE;
 		encoding.is_float = TRUE;
-		encoding.is_bigendian = FALSE;
+		/* Assume LE format when unknown for backwards compat. */
+		encoding.is_bigendian = (state->byteorder == 'b') ? TRUE : FALSE;
 		/* TODO: Use proper 'digits' value for this device (and its modes). */
 		encoding.digits = 2;
 		encoding.is_digits_decimal = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.h b/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.h
index 6219ed63..c42aa98a 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hameg-hmo/protocol.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ struct scope_state {
 	int trigger_source;
 	int trigger_slope;
 	uint64_t sample_rate;
+
+	/** SCPI data block byte order. 'l'/'b' when known, '?' otherwise. */
+	char byteorder;
 };
 
 /** Private, per-device-instance driver context. */
diff --git a/src/scpi.h b/src/scpi.h
index e9e7084b..bafdbe62 100644
--- a/src/scpi.h
+++ b/src/scpi.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ enum {
 	SCPI_CMD_SET_PROBE_UNIT,
 	SCPI_CMD_GET_ANALOG_CHAN_NAME,
 	SCPI_CMD_GET_DIG_CHAN_NAME,
+	SCPI_CMD_GET_BYTE_ORDER,
 };
 
 struct scpi_command {