diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 48ed813c9..13f1f724f 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -10123,6 +10123,19 @@ bytes(<offset>[,<length>])
   sample starting at an offset (in bytes) of the original sample and
   optionnaly truncated at the given length.
 
+crc32([<avalanche>])
+  Hashes a binary input sample into an unsigned 32-bit quantity using the CRC32
+  hash function. Optionally, it is possible to apply a full avalanche hash
+  function to the output if the optional <avalanche> argument equals 1. This
+  converter uses the same functions as used by the various hash-based load
+  balancing algorithms, so it will provide exactly the same results. It is
+  provided for compatibility with other software which want a CRC32 to be
+  computed on some input keys, so it follows the most common implementation as
+  found in Ethernet, Gzip, PNG, etc... It is slower than the other algorithms
+  but may provide a better or at least less predictable distribution. It must
+  not be used for security purposes as a 32-bit hash is trivial to break. See
+  also "djb2", "sdbm", "wt6" and the "hash-type" directive.
+
 djb2([<avalanche>])
   Hashes a binary input sample into an unsigned 32-bit quantity using the DJB2
   hash function. Optionally, it is possible to apply a full avalanche hash
@@ -10131,8 +10144,8 @@ djb2([<avalanche>])
   balancing algorithms, so it will provide exactly the same results. It is
   mostly intended for debugging, but can be used as a stick-table entry to
   collect rough statistics. It must not be used for security purposes as a
-  32-bit hash is trivial to break. See also "sdbm", "wt6" and the "hash-type"
-  directive.
+  32-bit hash is trivial to break. See also "crc32", "sdbm", "wt6" and the
+  "hash-type" directive.
 
 field(<index>,<delimiters>)
   Extracts the substring at the given index considering given delimiters from
@@ -10317,8 +10330,8 @@ sdbm([<avalanche>])
   balancing algorithms, so it will provide exactly the same results. It is
   mostly intended for debugging, but can be used as a stick-table entry to
   collect rough statistics. It must not be used for security purposes as a
-  32-bit hash is trivial to break. See also "djb2", "wt6" and the "hash-type"
-  directive.
+  32-bit hash is trivial to break. See also "crc32", "djb2", "wt6" and the
+  "hash-type" directive.
 
 table_bytes_in_rate(<table>)
   Uses the string representation of the input sample to perform a look up in
@@ -10490,8 +10503,8 @@ wt6([<avalanche>])
   balancing algorithms, so it will provide exactly the same results. It is
   mostly intended for debugging, but can be used as a stick-table entry to
   collect rough statistics. It must not be used for security purposes as a
-  32-bit hash is trivial to break. See also "djb2", "sdbm", and the "hash-type"
-  directive.
+  32-bit hash is trivial to break. See also "crc32", "djb2", "sdbm", and the
+  "hash-type" directive.
 
 
 7.3.2. Fetching samples from internal states
diff --git a/src/sample.c b/src/sample.c
index 00345a894..377c4c8f3 100644
--- a/src/sample.c
+++ b/src/sample.c
@@ -1380,6 +1380,16 @@ static int sample_conv_wt6(const struct arg *arg_p, struct sample *smp)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* hashes the binary input into a 32-bit unsigned int */
+static int sample_conv_crc32(const struct arg *arg_p, struct sample *smp)
+{
+	smp->data.uint = hash_crc32(smp->data.str.str, smp->data.str.len);
+	if (arg_p && arg_p->data.uint)
+		smp->data.uint = full_hash(smp->data.uint);
+	smp->type = SMP_T_UINT;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* This function escape special json characters. The returned string can be
  * safely set between two '"' and used as json string. The json string is
  * defined like this:
@@ -1867,6 +1877,7 @@ static struct sample_conv_kw_list sample_conv_kws = {ILH, {
 	{ "ipmask", sample_conv_ipmask,    ARG1(1,MSK4), NULL, SMP_T_IPV4, SMP_T_IPV4 },
 	{ "ltime",  sample_conv_ltime,     ARG2(1,STR,SINT), NULL, SMP_T_UINT, SMP_T_STR },
 	{ "utime",  sample_conv_utime,     ARG2(1,STR,SINT), NULL, SMP_T_UINT, SMP_T_STR },
+	{ "crc32",  sample_conv_crc32,     ARG1(0,UINT), NULL, SMP_T_BIN,  SMP_T_UINT },
 	{ "djb2",   sample_conv_djb2,      ARG1(0,UINT), NULL, SMP_T_BIN,  SMP_T_UINT },
 	{ "sdbm",   sample_conv_sdbm,      ARG1(0,UINT), NULL, SMP_T_BIN,  SMP_T_UINT },
 	{ "wt6",    sample_conv_wt6,       ARG1(0,UINT), NULL, SMP_T_BIN,  SMP_T_UINT },