diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/test/e2e.spec.ts b/packages/cli-repl/test/e2e.spec.ts
index 6d4eb70677..5899f30dad 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/test/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/test/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -523,6 +523,13 @@ describe('e2e', function() {
       expect(await shell.executeLine('typeof JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(db.test.insertOne({}))).insertedId')).to.include('string');
     });
 
+    context('post-4.2', () => {
+      skipIfServerVersion(testServer, '< 4.4');
+      it('allows calling convertShardKeyToHashed() as a global function', async function() {
+        expect(await shell.executeLine('convertShardKeyToHashed({foo:"bar"})')).to.include('Long("4975617422686807705")');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('document validation errors', () => {
       context('post-4.4', () => {
         skipIfServerVersion(testServer, '<= 4.4');
diff --git a/packages/connectivity-tests/test/atlas.sh b/packages/connectivity-tests/test/atlas.sh
index 93ae5c7e48..b370516bb6 100755
--- a/packages/connectivity-tests/test/atlas.sh
+++ b/packages/connectivity-tests/test/atlas.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ fi
 
 FAILED=no
 
-CONNECTION_STATUS_COMMAND='db.runCommand({ connectionStatus: 1 }).authInfo.authenticatedUsers'
+# convertShardKeyToHashed() may seem weird to include here, but it's the best
+# way to make sure that it works in our standard environments we connect to
+CONNECTION_STATUS_COMMAND='convertShardKeyToHashed("asdf");db.runCommand({ connectionStatus: 1 }).authInfo.authenticatedUsers'
 CONNECTION_STATUS_CHECK_STRING="user: '${ATLAS_USERNAME}'"
 
 function check_failed() {
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en_US.ts b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en_US.ts
index df98da0bb2..5905302589 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en_US.ts
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en_US.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ const translations: Catalog = {
             },
             isInteractive: {
               description: 'Returns whether the shell will enter or has entered interactive mode'
+            },
+            convertShardKeyToHashed: {
+              description: 'Returns the hashed value for the input using the same hashing function as a hashed index.',
+              link: 'https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/method/convertShardKeyToHashed/'
             }
           }
         },
@@ -1798,6 +1802,10 @@ const translations: Catalog = {
             getClientEncryption: {
               description: 'Returns the ClientEncryption object for the current database collection. The ClientEncryption object supports explicit (manual) encryption and decryption of field values for Client-Side field level encryption.',
               link: 'https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/getClientEncryption/#getClientEncryption'
+            },
+            convertShardKeyToHashed: {
+              description: 'Returns the hashed value for the input using the same hashing function as a hashed index.',
+              link: 'https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/method/convertShardKeyToHashed/'
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
index 222f6aeb38..db12e754bd 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
@@ -2047,6 +2047,15 @@ describe('Shell API (integration)', function() {
         }
       });
     });
+    describe('convertShardKeyToHashed', () => {
+      skipIfServerVersion(testServer, '< 4.4');
+
+      it('converts a shard key to its hashed representation', async() => {
+        const result = await mongo.convertShardKeyToHashed({ foo: 'bar' });
+        expect(result.constructor.name).to.equal('Long');
+        expect(result.toString()).to.equal('4975617422686807705');
+      });
+    });
   });
   describe('PlanCache', () => {
     skipIfApiStrict();
diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/mongo.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/mongo.ts
index b4ba65224c..406c7e771b 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/mongo.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/mongo.ts
@@ -667,4 +667,33 @@ export default class Mongo extends ShellApiClass {
     }
     return this._keyVault;
   }
+
+  @returnsPromise
+  async convertShardKeyToHashed(value: any): Promise<unknown> {
+    const pipeline = [
+      { $limit: 1 },
+      { $project: { _id: { $toHashedIndexKey: { $literal: value } } } }
+    ];
+    let result;
+    try {
+      // Try $documents if available.
+      result = await (await this.getDB('admin').aggregate([ { $documents: [{}] }, ...pipeline ])).next();
+    } catch {
+      try {
+        // If that fails, try a default collection like admin.system.version.
+        result = await (await this.getDB('admin').getCollection('system.version').aggregate(pipeline)).next();
+      } catch {
+        // If that fails, try using $collStats for local.oplog.rs.
+        try {
+          result = await (await this.getDB('local').getCollection('oplog.rs').aggregate([ { $collStats: {} }, ...pipeline ])).next();
+        } catch { /* throw exception below */ }
+      }
+    }
+    if (!result) {
+      throw new MongoshRuntimeError(
+        'Could not find a suitable way to run convertShardKeyToHashed() -- tried $documents and aggregating on admin.system.version and local.oplog.rs',
+        CommonErrors.CommandFailed);
+    }
+    return result._id;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/shell-api.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/shell-api.ts
index 304807c693..03701138c9 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/shell-api.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/shell-api.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ export default class ShellApi extends ShellApiClass {
     await this._print(origArgs, 'printjson');
   }
 
+  @returnsPromise
+  async convertShardKeyToHashed(value: any): Promise<unknown> {
+    return this._instanceState.currentDb._mongo.convertShardKeyToHashed(value);
+  }
+
   @directShellCommand
   @returnsPromise
   async cls(): Promise<void> {