diff --git a/src/hashes/hasher.ts b/src/hashes/hasher.ts
index 5202a176..b711da2b 100644
--- a/src/hashes/hasher.ts
+++ b/src/hashes/hasher.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,43 @@ import type { MultihashHasher } from './interface.js'
 
 type Await<T> = Promise<T> | T
 
-export function from <Name extends string, Code extends number> ({ name, code, encode }: { name: Name, code: Code, encode(input: Uint8Array): Await<Uint8Array> }): Hasher<Name, Code> {
-  return new Hasher(name, code, encode)
+const DEFAULT_MIN_DIGEST_LENGTH = 20
+
+export interface HasherInit <Name extends string, Code extends number> {
+  name: Name
+  code: Code
+  encode(input: Uint8Array): Await<Uint8Array>
+
+  /**
+   * The minimum length a hash is allowed to be truncated to in bytes
+   *
+   * @default 20
+   */
+  minDigestLength?: number
+
+  /**
+   * The maximum length a hash is allowed to be truncated to in bytes. If not
+   * specified it will be inferred from the length of the digest.
+   */
+  maxDigestLength?: number
+}
+
+export function from <Name extends string, Code extends number> ({ name, code, encode, minDigestLength, maxDigestLength }: HasherInit<Name, Code>): Hasher<Name, Code> {
+  return new Hasher(name, code, encode, minDigestLength, maxDigestLength)
+}
+
+export interface DigestOptions {
+  /**
+   * Truncate the returned digest to this number of bytes.
+   *
+   * This may cause the digest method to throw/reject if the passed value is
+   * greater than the digest length or below a threshold under which the risk of
+   * hash collisions is significant.
+   *
+   * The actual value of this threshold can depend on the hashing algorithm in
+   * use.
+   */
+  truncate?: number
 }
 
 /**
@@ -15,23 +50,55 @@ export class Hasher<Name extends string, Code extends number> implements Multiha
   readonly name: Name
   readonly code: Code
   readonly encode: (input: Uint8Array) => Await<Uint8Array>
+  readonly minDigestLength: number
+  readonly maxDigestLength?: number
 
-  constructor (name: Name, code: Code, encode: (input: Uint8Array) => Await<Uint8Array>) {
+  constructor (name: Name, code: Code, encode: (input: Uint8Array) => Await<Uint8Array>, minDigestLength?: number, maxDigestLength?: number) {
     this.name = name
     this.code = code
     this.encode = encode
+    this.minDigestLength = minDigestLength ?? DEFAULT_MIN_DIGEST_LENGTH
+    this.maxDigestLength = maxDigestLength
   }
 
-  digest (input: Uint8Array): Await<Digest.Digest<Code, number>> {
+  digest (input: Uint8Array, options?: DigestOptions): Await<Digest.Digest<Code, number>> {
+    if (options?.truncate != null) {
+      if (options.truncate < this.minDigestLength) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid truncate option, must be greater than or equal to ${this.minDigestLength}`)
+      }
+
+      if (this.maxDigestLength != null && options.truncate > this.maxDigestLength) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid truncate option, must be less than or equal to ${this.maxDigestLength}`)
+      }
+    }
+
     if (input instanceof Uint8Array) {
       const result = this.encode(input)
-      return result instanceof Uint8Array
-        ? Digest.create(this.code, result)
-        /* c8 ignore next 1 */
-        : result.then(digest => Digest.create(this.code, digest))
+
+      if (result instanceof Uint8Array) {
+        return createDigest(result, this.code, options?.truncate)
+      }
+
+      return result.then(digest => createDigest(digest, this.code, options?.truncate))
     } else {
       throw Error('Unknown type, must be binary type')
       /* c8 ignore next 1 */
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Create a Digest from the passed uint8array and code, optionally truncating it
+ * first.
+ */
+function createDigest <Code extends number> (digest: Uint8Array, code: Code, truncate?: number): Digest.Digest<Code, number> {
+  if (truncate != null && truncate !== digest.byteLength) {
+    if (truncate > digest.byteLength) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid truncate option, must be less than or equal to ${digest.byteLength}`)
+    }
+
+    digest = digest.subarray(0, truncate)
+  }
+
+  return Digest.create(code, digest)
+}
diff --git a/src/hashes/identity.ts b/src/hashes/identity.ts
index cacfef8e..d13d575b 100644
--- a/src/hashes/identity.ts
+++ b/src/hashes/identity.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 import { coerce } from '../bytes.js'
 import * as Digest from './digest.js'
+import type { DigestOptions } from './hasher.js'
 
 const code: 0x0 = 0x0
 const name = 'identity'
 
 const encode: (input: Uint8Array) => Uint8Array = coerce
 
-function digest (input: Uint8Array): Digest.Digest<typeof code, number> {
+function digest (input: Uint8Array, options?: DigestOptions): Digest.Digest<typeof code, number> {
+  if (options?.truncate != null && options.truncate !== input.byteLength) {
+    if (options.truncate < 0 || options.truncate > input.byteLength) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid truncate option, must be less than or equal to ${input.byteLength}`)
+    }
+
+    input = input.subarray(0, options.truncate)
+  }
+
   return Digest.create(code, encode(input))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hashes/interface.ts b/src/hashes/interface.ts
index a5b94536..92c4be09 100644
--- a/src/hashes/interface.ts
+++ b/src/hashes/interface.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // # Multihash
 
+import type { DigestOptions } from './hasher.js'
+
 /**
  * Represents a multihash digest which carries information about the
  * hashing algorithm and an actual hash digest.
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ export interface MultihashHasher<Code extends number = number> {
    * while performance critical code may asses return value to decide whether
    * await is needed.
    */
-  digest(input: Uint8Array): Promise<MultihashDigest<Code>> | MultihashDigest<Code>
+  digest(input: Uint8Array, options?: DigestOptions): Promise<MultihashDigest<Code>> | MultihashDigest<Code>
 
   /**
    * Name of the multihash
@@ -66,5 +68,5 @@ export interface MultihashHasher<Code extends number = number> {
  * impractical e.g. implementation of Hash Array Mapped Trie (HAMT).
  */
 export interface SyncMultihashHasher<Code extends number = number> extends MultihashHasher<Code> {
-  digest(input: Uint8Array): MultihashDigest<Code>
+  digest(input: Uint8Array, options?: DigestOptions): MultihashDigest<Code>
 }
diff --git a/test/test-multihash.spec.ts b/test/test-multihash.spec.ts
index bf0d1e33..31a57bcd 100644
--- a/test/test-multihash.spec.ts
+++ b/test/test-multihash.spec.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,32 @@ describe('multihash', () => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.bytes, hash.bytes)
     })
 
+    it('hash sha2-256 truncated', async () => {
+      const hash = await sha256.digest(fromString('test'), {
+        truncate: 24
+      })
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash.code, sha256.code)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash.digest.byteLength, 24)
+
+      const hash2 = decodeDigest(hash.bytes)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.code, sha256.code)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.bytes, hash.bytes)
+    })
+
+    it('hash sha2-256 truncated (invalid option)', async () => {
+      await assert.isRejected((async () => {
+        await sha256.digest(fromString('test'), {
+          truncate: 10
+        })
+      })(), /Invalid truncate option/)
+
+      await assert.isRejected((async () => {
+        await sha256.digest(fromString('test'), {
+          truncate: 64
+        })
+      })(), /Invalid truncate option/)
+    })
+
     if (typeof navigator === 'undefined') {
       it('sync sha-256', () => {
         const hash = sha256.digest(fromString('test'))
@@ -97,6 +123,32 @@ describe('multihash', () => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.bytes, hash.bytes)
     })
 
+    it('hash sha2-512 truncated', async () => {
+      const hash = await sha512.digest(fromString('test'), {
+        truncate: 32
+      })
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash.code, sha512.code)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash.digest.byteLength, 32)
+
+      const hash2 = decodeDigest(hash.bytes)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.code, sha512.code)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.bytes, hash.bytes)
+    })
+
+    it('hash sha2-512 truncated (invalid option)', async () => {
+      await assert.isRejected((async () => {
+        await sha512.digest(fromString('test'), {
+          truncate: 10
+        })
+      })(), /Invalid truncate option/)
+
+      await assert.isRejected((async () => {
+        await sha512.digest(fromString('test'), {
+          truncate: 100
+        })
+      })(), /Invalid truncate option/)
+    })
+
     it('hash identity async', async () => {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/await-thenable
       const hash = await identity.digest(fromString('test'))
@@ -119,6 +171,32 @@ describe('multihash', () => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.code, identity.code)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.bytes, hash.bytes)
     })
+
+    it('hash identity truncated', async () => {
+      const hash = identity.digest(fromString('test'), {
+        truncate: 2
+      })
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash.code, identity.code)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash.digest.byteLength, 2)
+
+      const hash2 = decodeDigest(hash.bytes)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.code, identity.code)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(hash2.bytes, hash.bytes)
+    })
+
+    it('hash identity truncated (invalid option)', async () => {
+      assert.throws(() => {
+        identity.digest(fromString('test'), {
+          truncate: -1
+        })
+      }, /Invalid truncate option/)
+
+      assert.throws(() => {
+        identity.digest(fromString('test'), {
+          truncate: 100
+        })
+      }, /Invalid truncate option/)
+    })
   })
   describe('decode', () => {
     for (const { encoding, hex, size } of valid) {