diff --git a/include/ircd/js/string.h b/include/ircd/js/string.h
index 137a301be..abe292c33 100644
--- a/include/ircd/js/string.h
+++ b/include/ircd/js/string.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct string
 template<class T> constexpr bool is_string();
 template<class A, class B> constexpr bool string_argument();
 
+template<lifetime L> auto hash(const string<L> &s);
+
 template<lifetime A, lifetime B> int cmp(const string<A> &a, const string<B> &b);
 template<lifetime L> int cmp(const char *const &a, const string<L> &b);
 template<lifetime L> int cmp(const string<L> &a, const char *const &b);
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ using string = basic::string<lifetime::stack>;
 using heap_string = basic::string<lifetime::heap>;
 using persist_string = basic::string<lifetime::persist>;
 
+using basic::hash;
+
 //
 // Implementation
 //
@@ -519,6 +523,14 @@ cmp(const string<A> &a,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+template<lifetime L>
+auto
+hash(const string<L> &s)
+{
+	//TODO: optimize
+	return ircd::util::hash(std::u16string(s));
+}
+
 template<class A,
          class B>
 constexpr bool