diff --git a/sdk/src/hash.rs b/sdk/src/hash.rs
index 4c7553847..ffe008fa1 100644
--- a/sdk/src/hash.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/hash.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use generic_array::typenum::U32;
 use generic_array::GenericArray;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::fmt;
+use std::mem;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
 pub struct Hash(GenericArray<u8, U32>);
@@ -50,11 +52,33 @@ impl fmt::Display for Hash {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ParseHashError {
+    WrongSize,
+    Invalid,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Hash {
+    type Err = ParseHashError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let bytes = bs58::decode(s)
+            .into_vec()
+            .map_err(|_| ParseHashError::Invalid)?;
+        if bytes.len() != mem::size_of::<Hash>() {
+            Err(ParseHashError::WrongSize)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Hash::new(&bytes))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Hash {
     pub fn new(hash_slice: &[u8]) -> Self {
         Hash(GenericArray::clone_from_slice(&hash_slice))
     }
 }
+
 /// Return a Sha256 hash for the given data.
 pub fn hashv(vals: &[&[u8]]) -> Hash {
     let mut hasher = Hasher::default();
@@ -73,3 +97,44 @@ pub fn extend_and_hash(id: &Hash, val: &[u8]) -> Hash {
     hash_data.extend_from_slice(val);
     hash(&hash_data)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use bs58;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_hash_fromstr() {
+        let hash = hash(&[1u8]);
+
+        let mut hash_base58_str = bs58::encode(hash).into_string();
+
+        assert_eq!(hash_base58_str.parse::<Hash>(), Ok(hash));
+
+        hash_base58_str.push_str(&bs58::encode(hash.0).into_string());
+        assert_eq!(
+            hash_base58_str.parse::<Hash>(),
+            Err(ParseHashError::WrongSize)
+        );
+
+        hash_base58_str.truncate(hash_base58_str.len() / 2);
+        assert_eq!(hash_base58_str.parse::<Hash>(), Ok(hash));
+
+        hash_base58_str.truncate(hash_base58_str.len() / 2);
+        assert_eq!(
+            hash_base58_str.parse::<Hash>(),
+            Err(ParseHashError::WrongSize)
+        );
+
+        let mut hash_base58_str = bs58::encode(hash.0).into_string();
+        assert_eq!(hash_base58_str.parse::<Hash>(), Ok(hash));
+
+        // throw some non-base58 stuff in there
+        hash_base58_str.replace_range(..1, "I");
+        assert_eq!(
+            hash_base58_str.parse::<Hash>(),
+            Err(ParseHashError::Invalid)
+        );
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/sdk/src/pubkey.rs b/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
index ea95ec955..768075911 100644
--- a/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/pubkey.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ mod tests {
         let pubkey = Keypair::new().pubkey();
         let mut pubkey_base58_str = bs58::encode(pubkey.0).into_string();
 
-        dbg!(&pubkey_base58_str);
-
         assert_eq!(pubkey_base58_str.parse::<Pubkey>(), Ok(pubkey));
 
         pubkey_base58_str.push_str(&bs58::encode(pubkey.0).into_string());