diff --git a/.changeset/three-bees-melt.md b/.changeset/three-bees-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5413cdf58a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-bees-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@uploadthing/shared": patch
+"uploadthing": patch
+---
+
+feat: add optional hashFn to generateKey for wider key entropy
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/crypto.ts b/packages/shared/src/crypto.ts
index af9d28530e..7f46ea4c4b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/crypto.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/crypto.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as Redacted from "effect/Redacted";
 import SQIds, { defaultOptions } from "sqids";
 
 import { UploadThingError } from "./error";
-import type { ExtractHashPartsFn, FileProperties, Time } from "./types";
+import type { ExtractHashPartsFn, FileProperties, HashFn, Time } from "./types";
 import { parseTimeToSeconds } from "./utils";
 
 const signaturePrefix = "hmac-sha256=";
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export const generateKey = (
   file: FileProperties,
   appId: string,
   getHashParts?: ExtractHashPartsFn,
+  hashFn?: HashFn,
 ) =>
   Micro.sync(() => {
     // Get the parts of which we should hash to constuct the key
@@ -108,9 +109,11 @@ export const generateKey = (
 
     // Hash and Encode the parts and appId as sqids
     const alphabet = shuffle(defaultOptions.alphabet, appId);
-    const encodedFileSeed = new SQIds({ alphabet, minLength: 36 }).encode([
-      Math.abs(Hash.string(hashParts)),
-    ]);
+    const rawHash = hashFn ? hashFn(hashParts) : Hash.string(hashParts);
+    const hashArray = Array.isArray(rawHash) ? rawHash : [rawHash];
+    const encodedFileSeed = new SQIds({ alphabet, minLength: 36 }).encode(
+      hashArray.map((n) => Math.abs(n)),
+    );
     const encodedAppId = new SQIds({ alphabet, minLength: 12 }).encode([
       Math.abs(Hash.string(appId)),
     ]);
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types.ts b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
index eedd0d0c4f..eccb270668 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ export type ExtractHashPartsFn = (
   file: FileProperties,
 ) => (string | number | undefined | null | boolean)[];
 
+/**
+ * Custom hash function for the file seed portion of the key.
+ * By default, Effect's `Hash.string` (32-bit) is used. Provide a function
+ * that returns a wider hash to increase entropy and reduce collision probability.
+ * The function receives the JSON-stringified hash parts and should return
+ * a number or an array of numbers (for wider entropy via multiple SQIds inputs).
+ * @default Hash.string (32-bit)
+ */
+export type HashFn = (input: string) => number | number[];
+
 /**
  * A subset of the standard RequestInit properties needed by UploadThing internally.
  * @see RequestInit from lib.dom.d.ts
@@ -199,6 +209,15 @@ export type RouteOptions = {
    * @default (file) => [file.name, file.size, file.type, file.lastModified,  Date.now()]
    */
   getFileHashParts?: ExtractHashPartsFn;
+  /**
+   * Custom hash function for the file seed portion of the key.
+   * By default, Effect's `Hash.string` (32-bit) is used. Provide a function
+   * that returns a wider hash to increase entropy and reduce collision probability.
+   * The function receives the JSON-stringified hash parts and should return
+   * a number or an array of numbers (for wider entropy via multiple SQIds inputs).
+   * @default Hash.string (32-bit)
+   */
+  hashFn?: HashFn;
 };
 
 export type FileRouterInputKey = AllowedFileType | MimeType;
diff --git a/packages/shared/test/crypto.test.ts b/packages/shared/test/crypto.test.ts
index 02ff9a6945..b21b57ed9d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/test/crypto.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/test/crypto.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   verifyKey,
   verifySignature,
 } from "../src/crypto";
+import type { ExtractHashPartsFn } from "../src/types";
 
 describe("crypto sign / verify", () => {
   it.effect("signs and verifies a payload", () =>
@@ -198,4 +199,68 @@ describe("key gen", () => {
       expect(verified).toBe(true);
     }),
   );
+
+  it.effect(
+    "custom hashFn returning a single number generates a valid key",
+    () =>
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        const appI = "foo-123";
+        const key = yield* generateKey(
+          {
+            name: "foo.txt",
+            size: 123,
+            type: "text/plain",
+            lastModified: 1000,
+          },
+          appI,
+          (file) => [file.name],
+          () => 42,
+        );
+
+        expect(key).toBeTruthy();
+        const verified = yield* verifyKey(key, appI);
+        expect(verified).toBe(true);
+      }),
+  );
+
+  it.effect(
+    "custom hashFn returning an array of numbers generates a valid key",
+    () =>
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        const appI = "foo-123";
+        const key = yield* generateKey(
+          {
+            name: "foo.txt",
+            size: 123,
+            type: "text/plain",
+            lastModified: 1000,
+          },
+          appI,
+          (file) => [file.name],
+          () => [111, 222, 333, 444],
+        );
+
+        expect(key).toBeTruthy();
+        const verified = yield* verifyKey(key, appI);
+        expect(verified).toBe(true);
+      }),
+  );
+
+  it.effect("different hashFn outputs produce different keys", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const appI = "foo-123";
+      const file = {
+        name: "foo.txt",
+        size: 123,
+        type: "text/plain",
+        lastModified: 1000,
+      };
+      const hashParts: ExtractHashPartsFn = (f) => [f.name];
+
+      const key1 = yield* generateKey(file, appI, hashParts, () => 100);
+      const key2 = yield* generateKey(file, appI, hashParts, () => 999);
+
+      expect(key1).not.toBe(key2);
+    }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/handler.ts b/packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/handler.ts
index 3711579b4f..b4cc5fc355 100644
--- a/packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/handler.ts
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ const handleUploadAction = (opts: {
             file,
             appId,
             routeOptions.getFileHashParts,
+            routeOptions.hashFn,
           );
 
           const url = yield* generateSignedURL(`${ingestUrl}/${key}`, apiKey, {