diff --git a/api/next/42710.txt b/api/next/42710.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7879758d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/next/42710.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pkg hash/maphash, func Bytes(Seed, []uint8) uint64 #42710
+pkg hash/maphash, func String(Seed, string) uint64 #42710
diff --git a/src/hash/maphash/maphash.go b/src/hash/maphash/maphash.go
index d022d746a7..973fb68701 100644
--- a/src/hash/maphash/maphash.go
+++ b/src/hash/maphash/maphash.go
@@ -33,6 +33,54 @@ type Seed struct {
 	s uint64
 }
 
+// Bytes returns the hash of b with the given seed.
+//
+// Bytes is equivalent to, but more convenient and efficient than:
+//
+//	var h Hash
+//	h.SetSeed(seed)
+//	h.Write(b)
+//	return h.Sum()
+func Bytes(seed Seed, b []byte) uint64 {
+	state := seed.s
+	if state == 0 {
+		panic("maphash: use of uninitialized Seed")
+	}
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return rthash(nil, 0, state) // avoid &b[0] index panic below
+	}
+	if len(b) > bufSize {
+		b = b[:len(b):len(b)] // merge len and cap calculations when reslicing
+		for len(b) > bufSize {
+			state = rthash(&b[0], bufSize, state)
+			b = b[bufSize:]
+		}
+	}
+	return rthash(&b[0], len(b), state)
+}
+
+// String returns the hash of s with the given seed.
+//
+// String is equivalent to, but more convenient and efficient than:
+//
+//	var h Hash
+//	h.SetSeed(seed)
+//	h.WriteString(s)
+//	return h.Sum()
+func String(seed Seed, s string) uint64 {
+	state := seed.s
+	if state == 0 {
+		panic("maphash: use of uninitialized Seed")
+	}
+	for len(s) > bufSize {
+		p := (*byte)((*unsafeheader.String)(unsafe.Pointer(&s)).Data)
+		state = rthash(p, bufSize, state)
+		s = s[bufSize:]
+	}
+	p := (*byte)((*unsafeheader.String)(unsafe.Pointer(&s)).Data)
+	return rthash(p, len(s), state)
+}
+
 // A Hash computes a seeded hash of a byte sequence.
 //
 // The zero Hash is a valid Hash ready to use.
diff --git a/src/hash/maphash/maphash_test.go b/src/hash/maphash/maphash_test.go
index 78cdfc0e73..7526989073 100644
--- a/src/hash/maphash/maphash_test.go
+++ b/src/hash/maphash/maphash_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package maphash
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"hash"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -87,6 +88,14 @@ func TestHashGrouping(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("hash %d not identical to a single Write", i)
 		}
 	}
+
+	if sum1 := Bytes(hh[0].Seed(), b); sum1 != hh[0].Sum64() {
+		t.Errorf("hash using Bytes not identical to a single Write")
+	}
+
+	if sum1 := String(hh[0].Seed(), string(b)); sum1 != hh[0].Sum64() {
+		t.Errorf("hash using String not identical to a single Write")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHashBytesVsString(t *testing.T) {
@@ -208,28 +217,39 @@ var _ hash.Hash64 = &Hash{}
 func benchmarkSize(b *testing.B, size int) {
 	h := &Hash{}
 	buf := make([]byte, size)
-	b.SetBytes(int64(size))
-	b.ResetTimer()
+	s := string(buf)
 
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		h.Reset()
-		h.Write(buf)
-		h.Sum64()
+	b.Run("Write", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.SetBytes(int64(size))
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			h.Reset()
+			h.Write(buf)
+			h.Sum64()
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("Bytes", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.SetBytes(int64(size))
+		seed := h.Seed()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			Bytes(seed, buf)
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("String", func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.SetBytes(int64(size))
+		seed := h.Seed()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			String(seed, s)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkHash(b *testing.B) {
+	sizes := []int{4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 256, 320, 1024, 4096, 16384}
+	for _, size := range sizes {
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprint("n=", size), func(b *testing.B) {
+			benchmarkSize(b, size)
+		})
 	}
 }
-
-func BenchmarkHash8Bytes(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkSize(b, 8)
-}
-
-func BenchmarkHash320Bytes(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkSize(b, 320)
-}
-
-func BenchmarkHash1K(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkSize(b, 1024)
-}
-
-func BenchmarkHash8K(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkSize(b, 8192)
-}