diff --git a/docs/stream_maps.md b/docs/stream_maps.md
index 7c65b88c8..9df083e9b 100644
--- a/docs/stream_maps.md
+++ b/docs/stream_maps.md
@@ -230,11 +230,12 @@ can be referenced directly by mapping expressions.
 
 The following functions and namespaces are available for use in mapping expressions:
 
-| Function                                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| :------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [`md5()`](inv:python:py:module:#hashlib)     | Returns an inline MD5 hash of any string, outputting the string representation of the hash's hex digest. This is defined by the SDK internally with native python: [`hashlib.md5(<input>.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()`](inv:python:py:method:#hashlib.hash.hexdigest). |
-| [`datetime`](inv:python:py:module:#datetime) | This is the datetime module object from the Python standard library. You can access [`datetime.datetime`](inv:python:py:class:#datetime.datetime), [`datetime.timedelta`](inv:python:py:class:#datetime.timedelta), etc.                                               |
-| [`json`](inv:python:py:module:#json)         | This is the json module object from the Python standard library. Primarily used for calling [`json.dumps()`](inv:python:py:function:#json.dumps) and [`json.loads()`](inv:python:py:function:#json.loads).                                                             |
+| Function                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| :--------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [`md5()`](inv:python:py:function:#hashlib.md5)       | Returns an inline MD5 hash of any string, outputting the string representation of the hash's hex digest. This is defined by the SDK internally with native python: [`hashlib.md5(<input>.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()`](inv:python:py:method:#hashlib.hash.hexdigest).       |
+| [`sha256()`](inv:python:py:function:#hashlib.sha256) | Returns an inline SHA256 hash of any string, outputting the string representation of the hash's hex digest. This is defined by the SDK internally with native python: [`hashlib.sha256(<input>.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()`](inv:python:py:method:#hashlib.hash.hexdigest). |
+| [`datetime`](inv:python:py:module:#datetime)         | This is the datetime module object from the Python standard library. You can access [`datetime.datetime`](inv:python:py:class:#datetime.datetime), [`datetime.timedelta`](inv:python:py:class:#datetime.timedelta), etc.                                                     |
+| [`json`](inv:python:py:module:#json)                 | This is the json module object from the Python standard library. Primarily used for calling [`json.dumps()`](inv:python:py:function:#json.dumps) and [`json.loads()`](inv:python:py:function:#json.loads).                                                                   |
 
 #### Built-in Variable Names
 
diff --git a/singer_sdk/mapper.py b/singer_sdk/mapper.py
index 004d0f60a..d528831a1 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/mapper.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/mapper.py
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ def md5(string: str) -> str:
     return hashlib.md5(string.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()  # noqa: S324
 
 
+def sha256(string: str) -> str:
+    """Digest a string using SHA256. This is a function for inline calculations.
+
+    Args:
+        string: String to digest.
+
+    Returns:
+        A string digested into SHA256.
+    """
+    return hashlib.sha256(string.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+
 StreamMapsDict: TypeAlias = dict[str, t.Union[str, dict, None]]
 
 
@@ -307,6 +319,7 @@ def functions(self) -> dict[str, t.Callable]:
         """
         funcs: dict[str, t.Any] = simpleeval.DEFAULT_FUNCTIONS.copy()
         funcs["md5"] = md5
+        funcs["sha256"] = sha256
         funcs["datetime"] = datetime
         funcs["bool"] = bool
         funcs["json"] = json
diff --git a/tests/core/test_mapper.py b/tests/core/test_mapper.py
index 0ade78823..192fc2718 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_mapper.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_mapper.py
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ def discover_streams(self):
             {
                 "mystream": {
                     "email_hash": "md5(email)",
+                    "email_hash_sha256": "sha256(email)",
                     "fixed_count": "int(count-1)",
                     "__else__": None,
                 },
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/mapped_stream/only_mapped_fields.jsonl b/tests/snapshots/mapped_stream/only_mapped_fields.jsonl
index ef70c9aac..c02e689c7 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/mapped_stream/only_mapped_fields.jsonl
+++ b/tests/snapshots/mapped_stream/only_mapped_fields.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"type":"STATE","value":{}}
-{"type":"SCHEMA","stream":"mystream","schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"email_hash":{"type":["string","null"]},"fixed_count":{"type":["integer","null"]}},"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"},"key_properties":[]}
-{"type":"RECORD","stream":"mystream","record":{"email_hash":"c160f8cc69a4f0bf2b0362752353d060","fixed_count":20},"time_extracted":"2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"}
-{"type":"RECORD","stream":"mystream","record":{"email_hash":"4b9bb80620f03eb3719e0a061c14283d","fixed_count":12},"time_extracted":"2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"}
-{"type":"RECORD","stream":"mystream","record":{"email_hash":"426b189df1e2f359efe6ee90f2d2030f","fixed_count":18},"time_extracted":"2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"}
+{"type":"SCHEMA","stream":"mystream","schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"email_hash":{"type":["string","null"]},"email_hash_sha256":{"type":["string","null"]},"fixed_count":{"type":["integer","null"]}},"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"},"key_properties":[]}
+{"type":"RECORD","stream":"mystream","record":{"email_hash":"c160f8cc69a4f0bf2b0362752353d060","email_hash_sha256":"ff8d9819fc0e12bf0d24892e45987e249a28dce836a85cad60e28eaaa8c6d976","fixed_count":20},"time_extracted":"2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"}
+{"type":"RECORD","stream":"mystream","record":{"email_hash":"4b9bb80620f03eb3719e0a061c14283d","email_hash_sha256":"5ff860bf1190596c7188ab851db691f0f3169c453936e9e1eba2f9a47f7a0018","fixed_count":12},"time_extracted":"2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"}
+{"type":"RECORD","stream":"mystream","record":{"email_hash":"426b189df1e2f359efe6ee90f2d2030f","email_hash_sha256":"add7232b65bb559f896cbcfa9a600170a7ca381a0366789dcf59ad986bdf4a98","fixed_count":18},"time_extracted":"2022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00"}
 {"type":"STATE","value":{"bookmarks":{"mystream":{}}}}