diff --git a/src/blockdata/script.rs b/src/blockdata/script.rs
index e3f5e4b7..3d42d741 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/script.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/script.rs
@@ -275,6 +275,16 @@ impl Script {
             .into_script()
     }
 
+    /// Returns 160-bit hash of the script
+    pub fn script_hash(&self) -> ScriptHash {
+        ScriptHash::hash(&self.as_bytes())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns 256-bit hash of the script for P2WSH outputs
+    pub fn wscript_hash(&self) -> WScriptHash {
+        WScriptHash::hash(&self.as_bytes())
+    }
+
     /// The length in bytes of the script
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize { self.0.len() }
 
@@ -292,13 +302,13 @@ impl Script {
 
     /// Compute the P2SH output corresponding to this redeem script
     pub fn to_p2sh(&self) -> Script {
-        Script::new_p2sh(&ScriptHash::hash(&self.0))
+        Script::new_p2sh(&self.script_hash())
     }
 
     /// Compute the P2WSH output corresponding to this witnessScript (aka the "witness redeem
     /// script")
     pub fn to_v0_p2wsh(&self) -> Script {
-        Script::new_v0_wsh(&WScriptHash::hash(&self.0))
+        Script::new_v0_wsh(&self.wscript_hash())
     }
 
     /// Checks whether a script pubkey is a p2sh output
@@ -1011,6 +1021,13 @@ mod test {
         assert!(read_scriptint(&build_scriptint(-(1 << 31))).is_err());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn script_hashes() {
+        let script = hex_script!("410446ef0102d1ec5240f0d061a4246c1bdef63fc3dbab7733052fbbf0ecd8f41fc26bf049ebb4f9527f374280259e7cfa99c48b0e3f39c51347a19a5819651503a5ac");
+        assert_eq!(script.script_hash().to_hex(), "8292bcfbef1884f73c813dfe9c82fd7e814291ea");
+        assert_eq!(script.wscript_hash().to_hex(), "3e1525eb183ad4f9b3c5fa3175bdca2a52e947b135bbb90383bf9f6408e2c324");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn provably_unspendable_test() {
         // p2pk
diff --git a/src/hash_types.rs b/src/hash_types.rs
index 3eefe39a..fea1166a 100644
--- a/src/hash_types.rs
+++ b/src/hash_types.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use consensus::encode::{Encodable, Decodable, Error};
 use hashes::{Hash, sha256, sha256d, ripemd160, hash160};
 use hashes::hex::{FromHex, ToHex};
+use util::key::PublicKey;
 
 macro_rules! impl_hashencode {
     ($hashtype:ident) => {
diff --git a/src/util/key.rs b/src/util/key.rs
index 89946be7..f36c206d 100644
--- a/src/util/key.rs
+++ b/src/util/key.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use secp256k1::{self, Secp256k1};
 use network::constants::Network;
+use hashes::{Hash, hash160};
+use hash_types::{PubkeyHash, WPubkeyHash};
 use util::base58;
 
 /// A key-related error.
@@ -80,6 +82,28 @@ pub struct PublicKey {
 }
 
 impl PublicKey {
+    /// Returns bitcoin 160-bit hash of the public key
+    pub fn pubkey_hash(&self) -> PubkeyHash {
+        if self.compressed {
+            PubkeyHash::hash(&self.key.serialize())
+        } else {
+            PubkeyHash::hash(&self.key.serialize_uncompressed())
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns bitcoin 160-bit hash of the public key for witness program
+    pub fn wpubkey_hash(&self) -> Option<WPubkeyHash> {
+        if self.compressed {
+            Some(WPubkeyHash::from_inner(
+                hash160::Hash::hash(&self.key.serialize()).into_inner()
+            ))
+        } else {
+            // We can't create witness pubkey hashes for an uncompressed
+            // public keys
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Write the public key into a writer
     pub fn write_into<W: io::Write>(&self, mut writer: W) {
         let write_res: io::Result<()> = if self.compressed {
@@ -360,6 +384,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::{PrivateKey, PublicKey};
     use secp256k1::Secp256k1;
     use std::str::FromStr;
+    use hashes::hex::ToHex;
     use network::constants::Network::Testnet;
     use network::constants::Network::Bitcoin;
     use util::address::Address;
@@ -400,6 +425,22 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(pk, PublicKey::from_str("032e58afe51f9ed8ad3cc7897f634d881fdbe49a81564629ded8156bebd2ffd1af").unwrap());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pubkey_hash() {
+        let pk = PublicKey::from_str("032e58afe51f9ed8ad3cc7897f634d881fdbe49a81564629ded8156bebd2ffd1af").unwrap();
+        let upk = PublicKey::from_str("042e58afe51f9ed8ad3cc7897f634d881fdbe49a81564629ded8156bebd2ffd1af191923a2964c177f5b5923ae500fca49e99492d534aa3759d6b25a8bc971b133").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pk.pubkey_hash().to_hex(), "9511aa27ef39bbfa4e4f3dd15f4d66ea57f475b4");
+        assert_eq!(upk.pubkey_hash().to_hex(), "ac2e7daf42d2c97418fd9f78af2de552bb9c6a7a");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_wpubkey_hash() {
+        let pk = PublicKey::from_str("032e58afe51f9ed8ad3cc7897f634d881fdbe49a81564629ded8156bebd2ffd1af").unwrap();
+        let upk = PublicKey::from_str("042e58afe51f9ed8ad3cc7897f634d881fdbe49a81564629ded8156bebd2ffd1af191923a2964c177f5b5923ae500fca49e99492d534aa3759d6b25a8bc971b133").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pk.wpubkey_hash().unwrap().to_hex(), "9511aa27ef39bbfa4e4f3dd15f4d66ea57f475b4");
+        assert_eq!(upk.wpubkey_hash(), None);
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
     #[test]
     fn test_key_serde() {