diff --git a/src/compile.ml b/src/compile.ml
index 3febadc7e38..f5f688c5f81 100644
--- a/src/compile.ml
+++ b/src/compile.ml
@@ -1440,6 +1440,12 @@ module Prim = struct
   let prim_shiftToWordN b =
     prim_intToWord32 ^^
     UnboxedSmallWord.shift_leftWordNtoI32 b
+  let prim_hashInt env =
+    let (set_n, get_n) = new_local64 env "n" in
+    set_n ^^
+    get_n ^^ get_n ^^ compile_const_64 32L ^^ G.i (Binary (Wasm.Values.I64 I64Op.ShrU)) ^^
+    G.i (Binary (Wasm.Values.I64 I64Op.Xor)) ^^
+    prim_intToWord32
 end (* Prim *)
 
 module Object = struct
@@ -3782,6 +3788,11 @@ and compile_exp (env : E.t) exp =
          compile_unboxed_const 8l ^^
          G.i (Binary (Wasm.Values.I32 I32Op.Shl))
 
+       | "Int~hash" ->
+         SR.UnboxedWord32,
+         compile_exp_as env SR.UnboxedInt64 e ^^
+         Prim.prim_hashInt env
+
        | "popcnt" ->
          SR.UnboxedWord32,
          compile_exp_as env SR.UnboxedWord32 e ^^
diff --git a/src/prelude.ml b/src/prelude.ml
index 2de8f86c42a..e343f5545f2 100644
--- a/src/prelude.ml
+++ b/src/prelude.ml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class revrange(x : Nat, y : Nat) {
 func printInt(x : Int) { (prim "printInt" : Int -> ()) x };
 func print(x : Text) { (prim "print" : Text -> ()) x };
 
+// Hashing
+func hashInt(n : Int) : Word32 = (prim "Int~hash" : Int -> Word32) n;
+
+
 // Conversions
 func natToWord8(n : Nat) : Word8 = (prim "Nat->Word8" : Nat -> Word8) n;
 func word8ToNat(n : Word8) : Nat = (prim "Word8->Nat" : Word8 -> Nat) n;
@@ -138,6 +142,10 @@ end (* Conv *)
 let prim = function
   | "abs" -> fun v k -> k (Int (Nat.abs (as_int v)))
 
+  | "Int~hash" -> fun v k ->
+                  let i = Word64.of_int_s (Big_int.int_of_big_int (as_int v)) in
+                  let j = Word64.(and_ 0xFFFFFFFFL (xor (shr_u i 32L) i))
+                  in k (Word32 (Word32.of_int_u (Int64.to_int j)))
   | "Nat->Word8" -> fun v k ->
                     let i = Big_int.int_of_big_int (as_int v)
                     in k (Word8 (Word8.of_int_u i))
diff --git a/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok b/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok
index cb1f1836617..306445d241a 100644
--- a/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok
+++ b/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok
@@ -18,31 +18,31 @@ non-closed actor: (ActorE
     (FuncE
       read
       (shared  1 -> 0)
-      (params $68)
+      (params $69)
       ()
       (BlockE
         (LetD
-          (TupP (VarP $66))
-          (TupE (CallE ( 1 -> 1) (PrimE @deserialize) (VarE $68)))
+          (TupP (VarP $67))
+          (TupE (CallE ( 1 -> 1) (PrimE @deserialize) (VarE $69)))
         )
         (CallE
           ( 1 -> 0)
           (FuncE
             $lambda
             ( 1 -> 0)
-            (params $65)
+            (params $66)
             ()
-            (CallE ( 1 -> 0) (VarE $65) (VarE c))
+            (CallE ( 1 -> 0) (VarE $66) (VarE c))
           )
           (FuncE
             $lambda
             ( 1 -> 0)
-            (params $67)
+            (params $68)
             ()
             (CallE
               (shared  1 -> 0)
-              (VarE $66)
-              (CallE ( 1 -> 1) (PrimE @serialize) (VarE $67))
+              (VarE $67)
+              (CallE ( 1 -> 1) (PrimE @serialize) (VarE $68))
             )
           )
         )
diff --git a/test/run/hashes.as b/test/run/hashes.as
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eed93e35d45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/hashes.as
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+assert (hashInt (10**7) == (10000000 : Word32));
+assert (hashInt 0 == (0 : Word32));
+assert (hashInt (10**18) == (2_860_824_243 : Word32));
+
+assert (hashInt (-1) == (0 : Word32));
+assert (hashInt (-387) == (386 : Word32));
+assert (hashInt (-3876548352991) == (2_487_851_096 : Word32));