diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c4189be..220c77b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -986,6 +986,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "crunchy",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "harsh"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a6fce2283849822530a18d7d8eeb1719ac65a27cfb6649c0dc8dfd2d2cc5edfb"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -1290,6 +1296,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "env_logger",
  "futures",
+ "harsh",
  "lazy_static",
  "linkify",
  "log",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8adc0ce..54e79a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ syntect = "5.0"
 qrcode-generator = "4.1.6"
 rust-embed = "6.4.2"
 mime_guess = "2.0.4"
+harsh = "0.2"
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 3c61cbd..1dc3e72 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ pub struct Args {
 
     #[clap(long, env = "MICROBIN_CUSTOM_CSS")]
     pub custom_css: Option<String>,
+
+    #[clap(long, env = "MICROBIN_HASH_IDS")]
+    pub hash_ids: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/src/endpoints/create.rs b/src/endpoints/create.rs
index 30f463e..591d304 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/create.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/create.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::dbio::save_to_file;
 use crate::pasta::PastaFile;
 use crate::util::animalnumbers::to_animal_names;
+use crate::util::hashids::to_hashids;
 use crate::util::misc::is_valid_url;
 use crate::{AppState, Pasta, ARGS};
 use actix_multipart::Multipart;
@@ -188,10 +189,12 @@ pub async fn create(
 
     save_to_file(&pastas);
 
+    let slug = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        to_hashids(id)
+    } else {
+        to_animal_names(id)
+    };
     Ok(HttpResponse::Found()
-        .append_header((
-            "Location",
-            format!("{}/pasta/{}", ARGS.public_path, to_animal_names(id)),
-        ))
+        .append_header(("Location", format!("{}/pasta/{}", ARGS.public_path, slug)))
         .finish())
 }
diff --git a/src/endpoints/edit.rs b/src/endpoints/edit.rs
index 54ef1f6..b361aec 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/edit.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/edit.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::args::Args;
 use crate::dbio::save_to_file;
 use crate::endpoints::errors::ErrorTemplate;
 use crate::util::animalnumbers::to_u64;
+use crate::util::hashids::to_u64 as hashid_to_u64;
 use crate::util::misc::remove_expired;
 use crate::{AppState, Pasta, ARGS};
 use actix_multipart::Multipart;
@@ -20,7 +21,11 @@ struct EditTemplate<'a> {
 pub async fn get_edit(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> HttpResponse {
     let mut pastas = data.pastas.lock().unwrap();
 
-    let id = to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let id = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        hashid_to_u64(&*id).unwrap_or(0)
+    } else {
+        to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     remove_expired(&mut pastas);
 
@@ -59,7 +64,11 @@ pub async fn post_edit(
             .finish());
     }
 
-    let id = to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let id = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        hashid_to_u64(&*id).unwrap_or(0)
+    } else {
+        to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     let mut pastas = data.pastas.lock().unwrap();
 
@@ -85,7 +94,10 @@ pub async fn post_edit(
                 save_to_file(&pastas);
 
                 return Ok(HttpResponse::Found()
-                    .append_header(("Location", format!("{}/pasta/{}", ARGS.public_path, pastas[i].id_as_animals())))
+                    .append_header((
+                        "Location",
+                        format!("{}/pasta/{}", ARGS.public_path, pastas[i].id_as_animals()),
+                    ))
                     .finish());
             } else {
                 break;
diff --git a/src/endpoints/pasta.rs b/src/endpoints/pasta.rs
index 4242ab7..208664c 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/pasta.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/pasta.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::dbio::save_to_file;
 use crate::endpoints::errors::ErrorTemplate;
 use crate::pasta::Pasta;
 use crate::util::animalnumbers::to_u64;
+use crate::util::hashids::to_u64 as hashid_to_u64;
 use crate::util::misc::remove_expired;
 use crate::AppState;
 use actix_web::rt::time;
@@ -22,8 +23,11 @@ pub async fn getpasta(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> HttpR
     // get access to the pasta collection
     let mut pastas = data.pastas.lock().unwrap();
 
-    // get the u64 id from the animal names in the path
-    let id = to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let id = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        hashid_to_u64(&*id).unwrap_or(0)
+    } else {
+        to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     // remove expired pastas (including this one if needed)
     remove_expired(&mut pastas);
@@ -83,8 +87,11 @@ pub async fn redirecturl(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> Ht
     // get access to the pasta collection
     let mut pastas = data.pastas.lock().unwrap();
 
-    // get the u64 id from the animal names in the path
-    let id = to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let id = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        hashid_to_u64(&*id).unwrap_or(0)
+    } else {
+        to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     // remove expired pastas (including this one if needed)
     remove_expired(&mut pastas);
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ pub async fn redirecturl(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> Ht
     // find the index of the pasta in the collection based on u64 id
     let mut index: usize = 0;
     let mut found: bool = false;
+
     for (i, pasta) in pastas.iter().enumerate() {
         if pasta.id == id {
             index = i;
@@ -146,8 +154,11 @@ pub async fn getrawpasta(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> St
     // get access to the pasta collection
     let mut pastas = data.pastas.lock().unwrap();
 
-    // get the u64 id from the animal names in the path
-    let id = to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let id = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        hashid_to_u64(&*id).unwrap_or(0)
+    } else {
+        to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     // remove expired pastas (including this one if needed)
     remove_expired(&mut pastas);
diff --git a/src/endpoints/remove.rs b/src/endpoints/remove.rs
index 6d552b0..0378a00 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/remove.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/remove.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::args::ARGS;
 use crate::endpoints::errors::ErrorTemplate;
 use crate::pasta::PastaFile;
 use crate::util::animalnumbers::to_u64;
+use crate::util::hashids::to_u64 as hashid_to_u64;
 use crate::util::misc::remove_expired;
 use crate::AppState;
 use askama::Template;
@@ -19,20 +20,30 @@ pub async fn remove(data: web::Data<AppState>, id: web::Path<String>) -> HttpRes
 
     let mut pastas = data.pastas.lock().unwrap();
 
-    let id = to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let id = if ARGS.hash_ids {
+        hashid_to_u64(&*id).unwrap_or(0)
+    } else {
+        to_u64(&*id.into_inner()).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     for (i, pasta) in pastas.iter().enumerate() {
         if pasta.id == id {
             // remove the file itself
             if let Some(PastaFile { name, .. }) = &pasta.file {
-                if fs::remove_file(format!("./pasta_data/public/{}/{}", pasta.id_as_animals(), name))
-                    .is_err()
+                if fs::remove_file(format!(
+                    "./pasta_data/public/{}/{}",
+                    pasta.id_as_animals(),
+                    name
+                ))
+                .is_err()
                 {
                     log::error!("Failed to delete file {}!", name)
                 }
 
                 // and remove the containing directory
-                if fs::remove_dir(format!("./pasta_data/public/{}/", pasta.id_as_animals())).is_err() {
+                if fs::remove_dir(format!("./pasta_data/public/{}/", pasta.id_as_animals()))
+                    .is_err()
+                {
                     log::error!("Failed to delete directory {}!", name)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 86e9322..cfbcc72 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub mod util {
     pub mod animalnumbers;
     pub mod auth;
     pub mod dbio;
+    pub mod hashids;
     pub mod misc;
     pub mod syntaxhighlighter;
 }
diff --git a/src/pasta.rs b/src/pasta.rs
index b6e98bd..f20ce7d 100644
--- a/src/pasta.rs
+++ b/src/pasta.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
+use crate::args::ARGS;
 use crate::util::animalnumbers::to_animal_names;
+use crate::util::hashids::to_hashids;
 use crate::util::syntaxhighlighter::html_highlight;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -48,7 +50,11 @@ pub struct Pasta {
 
 impl Pasta {
     pub fn id_as_animals(&self) -> String {
-        to_animal_names(self.id)
+        if ARGS.hash_ids {
+            to_hashids(self.id)
+        } else {
+            to_animal_names(self.id)
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn created_as_string(&self) -> String {
diff --git a/src/util/hashids.rs b/src/util/hashids.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9cdb1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/hashids.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use harsh::Harsh;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref HARSH: Harsh = Harsh::builder().length(6).build().unwrap();
+}
+
+pub fn to_hashids(number: u64) -> String {
+    HARSH.encode(&[number])
+}
+
+pub fn to_u64(hash_id: &str) -> Result<u64, &str> {
+    let ids = HARSH
+        .decode(hash_id)
+        .map_err(|_e| "Failed to decode hash ID")?;
+    let id = ids.get(0).ok_or("No ID found in hash ID")?;
+    Ok(*id)
+}