diff --git a/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/base64.py b/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/base64.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60c3f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/base64.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
+
+from pyspark.sql import Column, DataFrame
+from pyspark.sql.functions import base64
+
+from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.data_type_base import AutoMapperDataTypeBase
+from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.text_like_base import AutoMapperTextLikeBase
+from spark_auto_mapper.type_definitions.wrapper_types import (
+    AutoMapperColumnOrColumnLikeType,
+)
+
+
+class AutoMapperBase64DataType(AutoMapperTextLikeBase):
+    """
+    Computes the BASE64 encoding and returns it as a string
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, column: AutoMapperColumnOrColumnLikeType):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.column: AutoMapperColumnOrColumnLikeType = column
+
+    def get_column_spec(
+        self,
+        source_df: Optional[DataFrame],
+        current_column: Optional[Column],
+        parent_columns: Optional[List[Column]],
+    ) -> Column:
+        column_spec = base64(
+            self.column.get_column_spec(
+                source_df=source_df,
+                current_column=current_column,
+                parent_columns=parent_columns,
+            )
+        )
+        return column_spec
+
+    @property
+    def children(
+        self,
+    ) -> Union[AutoMapperDataTypeBase, List[AutoMapperDataTypeBase]]:
+        return self.column
diff --git a/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/data_type_base.py b/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/data_type_base.py
index a957581..93a1964 100644
--- a/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/data_type_base.py
+++ b/spark_auto_mapper/data_types/data_type_base.py
@@ -483,6 +483,25 @@ def join_using_delimiter(
             AutoMapperJoinUsingDelimiterDataType(column=self, delimiter=delimiter),
         )
 
+    # noinspection PyMethodMayBeStatic
+    def base64(self: _TAutoMapperDataType) -> "AutoMapperTextLikeBase":
+        """
+        Computes the BASE64 encoding of the column
+
+
+        :param self: Set by Python.  No need to pass.
+        :return: a base64 automapper type
+        :example: A.column("data").base64()
+        """
+        from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.base64 import (
+            AutoMapperBase64DataType,
+        )
+
+        return cast(
+            AutoMapperTextLikeBase,
+            AutoMapperBase64DataType(column=self),
+        )
+
     # override this if your inherited class has a defined schema
     # noinspection PyMethodMayBeStatic
     def get_schema(
diff --git a/spark_auto_mapper/helpers/automapper_helpers.py b/spark_auto_mapper/helpers/automapper_helpers.py
index 3ad331a..8bacc46 100644
--- a/spark_auto_mapper/helpers/automapper_helpers.py
+++ b/spark_auto_mapper/helpers/automapper_helpers.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from pyspark.sql import Column
 
 from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.array_distinct import AutoMapperArrayDistinctDataType
+from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.base64 import AutoMapperBase64DataType
 from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.exists import AutoMapperExistsDataType
 from spark_auto_mapper.data_types.nested_array_filter import (
     AutoMapperNestedArrayFilterDataType,
@@ -765,3 +766,13 @@ def unix_timestamp(value: AutoMapperNumberInputType) -> AutoMapperUnixTimestampT
         :return: a join automapper type
         """
         return AutoMapperUnixTimestampType(value=value)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def base64(column: AutoMapperColumnOrColumnLikeType) -> AutoMapperBase64DataType:
+        """
+        Computes the BASE64 encoding and returns it as a string
+
+        :param column: column whose contents to use
+        :return: a base64 automapper type
+        """
+        return AutoMapperBase64DataType(column=column)
diff --git a/tests/base64/__init__.py b/tests/base64/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/base64/test_automapper_base64.py b/tests/base64/test_automapper_base64.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78256eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/base64/test_automapper_base64.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
+from pyspark.sql import SparkSession, Column, DataFrame
+from pyspark.sql.functions import base64
+
+# noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+from pyspark.sql.functions import col
+from spark_auto_mapper.helpers.expression_comparer import assert_compare_expressions
+
+from spark_auto_mapper.automappers.automapper import AutoMapper
+from spark_auto_mapper.helpers.automapper_helpers import AutoMapperHelpers as A
+
+
+def test_auto_mapper_base64(spark_session: SparkSession) -> None:
+    # Arrange
+    spark_session.createDataFrame(
+        [
+            (1, "This is data 1"),
+            (2, "This is data 2"),
+        ],
+        ["id", "data"],
+    ).createOrReplaceTempView("responses")
+
+    source_df: DataFrame = spark_session.table("responses")
+
+    df = source_df.select("id")
+    df.createOrReplaceTempView("content")
+
+    # Act
+    mapper = AutoMapper(view="content", source_view="responses", keys=["id"]).columns(
+        encoded_column=A.base64(A.column("data"))
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(mapper, AutoMapper)
+    sql_expressions: Dict[str, Column] = mapper.get_column_specs(source_df=source_df)
+    for column_name, sql_expression in sql_expressions.items():
+        print(f"{column_name}: {sql_expression}")
+
+    assert_compare_expressions(
+        sql_expressions["encoded_column"], base64(col("b.data")).alias("encoded_column")
+    )
+
+    result_df: DataFrame = mapper.transform(df=df)
+
+    # Assert
+    result_df.printSchema()
+    result_df.show()
+    assert (
+        result_df.where("id == 1").select("encoded_column").collect()[0][0]
+        == "VGhpcyBpcyBkYXRhIDE="
+    )
+    assert (
+        result_df.where("id == 2").select("encoded_column").collect()[0][0]
+        == "VGhpcyBpcyBkYXRhIDI="
+    )