diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
index 173214eda44c7..d8748d09d0464 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
@@ -642,6 +642,13 @@ impl<K, V, S> HashMap<K, V, S>
         HashMap::with_capacity_and_hasher(capacity, hash_state)
     }
 
+    /// Returns a reference to the map's hasher.
+    #[unstable(feature = "hashmap_public_hasher", reason = "don't want to make insta-stable",
+               issue = "31262")]
+    pub fn hasher(&self) -> &S {
+        &self.hash_builder
+    }
+
     /// Returns the number of elements the map can hold without reallocating.
     ///
     /// This number is a lower bound; the `HashMap<K, V>` might be able to hold
diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs
index b5f47853afd4e..5c58cd9dfbf7c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/set.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ impl<T, S> HashSet<T, S>
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns a reference to the set's hasher.
+    #[unstable(feature = "hashmap_public_hasher", reason = "don't want to make insta-stable",
+               issue = "31262")]
+    pub fn hasher(&self) -> &S {
+        self.map.hasher()
+    }
+
     /// Deprecated, renamed to `with_hasher`
     #[inline]
     #[unstable(feature = "hashmap_hasher", reason = "hasher stuff is unclear",