diff --git a/include/xo/object2/DString.hpp b/include/xo/object2/DString.hpp
index da891e7..fb23672 100644
--- a/include/xo/object2/DString.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/object2/DString.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <xo/facet/obj.hpp>
 #include <xo/indentlog/print/ppindentinfo.hpp>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <functional>
 #include <cstdint>
 //#include <cstdio>
 
@@ -169,6 +170,11 @@ namespace xo {
              **/
             static int compare(const DString & lhs, const DString & rhs) noexcept;
 
+            /** compute hash of string contents **/
+            std::size_t hash() const noexcept {
+                return std::hash<std::string_view>{}(std::string_view(chars_, size_));
+            }
+
             // TODO - behave like std::string, to the extent feasible
             //   insert
             //   insert_range
@@ -273,4 +279,13 @@ namespace xo {
     } /*namespace scm*/
 } /*namespace xo*/
 
+namespace std {
+    template <>
+    struct hash<xo::scm::DString> {
+        std::size_t operator()(const xo::scm::DString & x) const noexcept {
+            return x.hash();
+        }
+    };
+} /*namespace std*/
+
 /* end DString.hpp */
diff --git a/utest/DString.test.cpp b/utest/DString.test.cpp
index 19ade04..21f33bd 100644
--- a/utest/DString.test.cpp
+++ b/utest/DString.test.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,35 @@ namespace xo {
             REQUIRE(*apple1 >= *apple2);
             REQUIRE_FALSE(*apple1 >= *banana);
         }
+
+        TEST_CASE("DString-hash", "[object2][DString]")
+        {
+            ArenaConfig cfg { .name_ = "testarena",
+                              .size_ = 4*1024 };
+            DArena arena = DArena::map(cfg);
+            auto alloc = with_facet<AAllocator>::mkobj(&arena);
+
+            DString * s1 = DString::from_cstr(alloc, "hello");
+            DString * s2 = DString::from_cstr(alloc, "hello");
+            DString * s3 = DString::from_cstr(alloc, "world");
+            DString * empty1 = DString::empty(alloc, 16);
+            DString * empty2 = DString::empty(alloc, 32);
+
+            // same content produces same hash
+            REQUIRE(s1->hash() == s2->hash());
+
+            // empty strings have same hash
+            REQUIRE(empty1->hash() == empty2->hash());
+
+            // different content produces different hash (not guaranteed, but highly likely)
+            REQUIRE(s1->hash() != s3->hash());
+
+            // std::hash specialization works
+            std::hash<DString> hasher;
+            REQUIRE(hasher(*s1) == s1->hash());
+            REQUIRE(hasher(*s2) == s2->hash());
+            REQUIRE(hasher(*s1) == hasher(*s2));
+        }
     } /*namespace ut*/
 } /*namespace xo*/