diff --git a/hashes/src/internal_macros.rs b/hashes/src/internal_macros.rs
index 72ac69bca..5bf196161 100644
--- a/hashes/src/internal_macros.rs
+++ b/hashes/src/internal_macros.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ macro_rules! hash_type {
                 Self::from_engine(engine)
             }
 
+
+            /// Hashes the entire contents of the `reader`.
+            #[cfg(feature = "bitcoin-io")]
+            pub fn hash_reader<R: io::BufRead>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
+                <Self as crate::GeneralHash>::hash_reader(reader)
+            }
+
             /// Returns the underlying byte array.
             pub const fn to_byte_array(self) -> [u8; $bits / 8] { self.0 }
 
diff --git a/hashes/src/lib.rs b/hashes/src/lib.rs
index 09e115a21..3994cf649 100644
--- a/hashes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hashes/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ extern crate alloc;
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "std"))]
 extern crate core;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "bitcoin-io")]
+extern crate bitcoin_io as io;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 /// A generic serialization/deserialization framework.
 pub extern crate serde;
@@ -232,6 +235,27 @@ pub trait GeneralHash: Hash {
         }
         Self::from_engine(engine)
     }
+
+    /// Hashes the entire contents of the `reader`.
+    #[cfg(feature = "bitcoin-io")]
+    fn hash_reader<R: io::BufRead>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, io::Error>
+    where
+        Self::Engine: Default,
+    {
+        let mut engine = Self::engine();
+        loop {
+            let bytes = reader.fill_buf()?;
+
+            let read = bytes.len();
+            if read == 0 {      // Empty slice means EOF.
+                break
+            }
+
+            engine.input(bytes);
+            reader.consume(read);
+        }
+        Ok(Self::from_engine(engine))
+    }
 }
 
 /// Trait which applies to hashes of all types.
@@ -298,7 +322,8 @@ impl std::error::Error for FromSliceError {}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use crate::sha256d;
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{sha256, sha256d};
 
     hash_newtype! {
         /// A test newtype
@@ -323,4 +348,13 @@ mod tests {
         let rinsed = hex.parse::<TestNewtype>().expect("failed to parse hex");
         assert_eq!(rinsed, orig)
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hash_reader() {
+        let mut reader: &[u8] = b"hello";
+        assert_eq!(
+            sha256::Hash::hash_reader(&mut reader).unwrap(),
+            sha256::Hash::hash(b"hello"),
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hashes/src/sha256t.rs b/hashes/src/sha256t.rs
index edc3169f7..411897cba 100644
--- a/hashes/src/sha256t.rs
+++ b/hashes/src/sha256t.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,24 @@ where
         Self::from_engine(engine)
     }
 
+    /// Hashes the entire contents of the `reader`.
+    #[cfg(feature = "bitcoin-io")]
+    pub fn hash_reader<R: io::BufRead>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
+        let mut engine = Self::engine();
+        loop {
+            let bytes = reader.fill_buf()?;
+
+            let read = bytes.len();
+            if read == 0 {      // Empty slice means EOF.
+                break
+            }
+
+            engine.input(bytes);
+            reader.consume(read);
+        }
+        Ok(Self::from_engine(engine))
+    }
+
     /// Returns the underlying byte array.
     pub const fn to_byte_array(self) -> [u8; 32] { self.0 }
 
@@ -231,6 +249,13 @@ macro_rules! sha256t_hash_newtype {
                 }
                 Self::from_engine(engine)
             }
+
+            /// Hashes the entire contents of the `reader`.
+            #[cfg(feature = "bitcoin-io")]
+            #[allow(unused)] // the user of macro may not need this
+            fn hash_reader<R: io::BufRead>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Self, io::Error> {
+                <$hash_name as $crate::GeneralHash>::hash_reader(reader)
+            }
         }
 
         impl $crate::GeneralHash for $hash_name {