diff --git a/src/galax/potential/_potential/builtin.py b/src/galax/potential/_potential/builtin.py
index 72f5a13e..f68671de 100644
--- a/src/galax/potential/_potential/builtin.py
+++ b/src/galax/potential/_potential/builtin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 __all__ = [
     "BarPotential",
+    "HernquistPotential",
     "IsochronePotential",
     "KeplerPotential",
     "MiyamotoNagaiPotential",
@@ -85,6 +86,23 @@ def _potential_energy(self, q: Vec3, /, t: FloatOrIntScalarLike) -> FloatScalar:
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+class HernquistPotential(AbstractPotential):
+    """Hernquist Potential."""
+
+    m: AbstractParameter = ParameterField(dimensions=mass)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    a: AbstractParameter = ParameterField(dimensions=length)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    @partial_jit()
+    def _potential_energy(
+        self, q: BatchVec3, /, t: BatchableFloatOrIntScalarLike
+    ) -> BatchFloatScalar:
+        r = xp.linalg.norm(q, axis=-1)
+        return -self._G * self.m(t) / (r + self.a(t))
+
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
 class IsochronePotential(AbstractPotential):
     m: AbstractParameter = ParameterField(dimensions=mass)  # type: ignore[assignment]
     a: AbstractParameter = ParameterField(dimensions=length)  # type: ignore[assignment]
diff --git a/tests/unit/potential/builtin/test_hernquist.py b/tests/unit/potential/builtin/test_hernquist.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19aa7b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/potential/builtin/test_hernquist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+import jax.numpy as xp
+import pytest
+
+from galax.potential import HernquistPotential
+
+from ..test_core import TestAbstractPotential
+from .test_common import MassParameterMixin, ShapeAParameterMixin
+
+
+class TestHernquistPotential(
+    TestAbstractPotential,
+    # Parameters
+    MassParameterMixin,
+    ShapeAParameterMixin,
+):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def pot_cls(self) -> type[HernquistPotential]:
+        return HernquistPotential
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def fields_(self, field_m, field_a, field_units) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {"m": field_m, "a": field_a, "units": field_units}
+
+    # ==========================================================================
+
+    def test_potential_energy(self, pot, x) -> None:
+        assert xp.isclose(pot.potential_energy(x, t=0), xp.array(-0.94871936))
+
+    def test_gradient(self, pot, x):
+        assert xp.allclose(
+            pot.gradient(x, t=0), xp.array([0.05347411, 0.10694822, 0.16042233])
+        )
+
+    def test_density(self, pot, x):
+        assert xp.isclose(pot.density(x, t=0), 3.989933e08)
+
+    def test_hessian(self, pot, x):
+        assert xp.allclose(
+            pot.hessian(x, t=0),
+            xp.array(
+                [
+                    [0.04362645, -0.01969533, -0.02954299],
+                    [-0.01969533, 0.01408345, -0.05908599],
+                    [-0.02954299, -0.05908599, -0.03515487],
+                ]
+            ),
+        )
+
+    def test_acceleration(self, pot, x):
+        assert xp.allclose(pot.acceleration(x, t=0), -pot.gradient(x, t=0))