diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 0cf006770e..fdd9622211 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -9076,7 +9076,7 @@ Reference Manual}).
 @itemx -f @var{fmt}
 Write the hash in the format specified by @var{fmt}.
 
-Supported formats: @code{nix-base32}, @code{base32}, @code{base16}
+Supported formats: @code{base64}, @code{nix-base32}, @code{base32}, @code{base16}
 (@code{hex} and @code{hexadecimal} can be used as well).
 
 If the @option{--format} option is not specified, @command{guix hash}
diff --git a/guix/scripts/download.scm b/guix/scripts/download.scm
index b4446c2e2f..589f62da9d 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/download.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/download.scm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   #:use-module (gcrypt hash)
   #:use-module (guix base16)
   #:use-module (guix base32)
+  #:autoload   (guix base64) (base64-encode)
   #:use-module ((guix download) #:hide (url-fetch))
   #:use-module ((guix build download)
                 #:select (url-fetch))
@@ -84,10 +85,11 @@
 (define (show-help)
   (display (G_ "Usage: guix download [OPTION] URL
 Download the file at URL to the store or to the given file, and print its
-file name and the hash of its contents.
-
-Supported formats: 'nix-base32' (default), 'base32', and 'base16'
-('hex' and 'hexadecimal' can be used as well).\n"))
+file name and the hash of its contents.\n"))
+  (newline)
+  (display (G_ "\
+Supported formats: 'base64', 'nix-base32' (default), 'base32',
+and 'base16' ('hex' and 'hexadecimal' can be used as well).\n"))
   (format #t (G_ "
   -f, --format=FMT       write the hash in the given format"))
   (format #t (G_ "
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ Supported formats: 'nix-base32' (default), 'base32', and 'base16'
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
                   (define fmt-proc
                     (match arg
+                      ("base64"
+                       base64-encode)
                       ("nix-base32"
                        bytevector->nix-base32-string)
                       ("base32"
diff --git a/guix/scripts/hash.scm b/guix/scripts/hash.scm
index cfc4420260..9b4f419a24 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/hash.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/hash.scm
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (guix scripts hash)
-  #:use-module (guix base32)
   #:use-module (gcrypt hash)
   #:use-module (guix serialization)
   #:use-module (guix ui)
   #:use-module (guix scripts)
   #:use-module (guix base16)
+  #:use-module (guix base32)
+  #:autoload   (guix base64) (base64-encode)
   #:use-module (ice-9 binary-ports)
   #:use-module (rnrs files)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@
 
 (define (show-help)
   (display (G_ "Usage: guix hash [OPTION] FILE
-Return the cryptographic hash of FILE.
-
-Supported formats: 'nix-base32' (default), 'base32', and 'base16' ('hex'
-and 'hexadecimal' can be used as well).\n"))
+Return the cryptographic hash of FILE.\n"))
+  (newline)
+  (display (G_ "\
+Supported formats: 'base64', 'nix-base32' (default), 'base32',
+and 'base16' ('hex' and 'hexadecimal' can be used as well).\n"))
   (format #t (G_ "
   -x, --exclude-vcs      exclude version control directories"))
   (format #t (G_ "
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ and 'hexadecimal' can be used as well).\n"))
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
                   (define fmt-proc
                     (match arg
+                      ("base64"
+                       base64-encode)
                       ("nix-base32"
                        bytevector->nix-base32-string)
                       ("base32"
diff --git a/tests/guix-hash.sh b/tests/guix-hash.sh
index 1c595b49ed..3538b9aeda 100644
--- a/tests/guix-hash.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-hash.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ test `guix hash -f nix-base32 /dev/null` = 0mdqa9w1p6cmli6976v4wi0sw9r4p5prkj7lz
 test `guix hash -f hex /dev/null` = e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
 test `guix hash -f base32 /dev/null` = 4oymiquy7qobjgx36tejs35zeqt24qpemsnzgtfeswmrw6csxbkq
 test `guix hash -H sha512 -f hex /dev/null` = cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e
+test `guix hash -H sha1 -f base64 /dev/null` = "2jmj7l5rSw0yVb/vlWAYkK/YBwk="
 
 if guix hash -H abcd1234 /dev/null;
 then false; else true; fi
