diff --git a/src/libutil/hash.hh b/src/libutil/hash.hh
index 0e5c91b7915..820154e7ad1 100644
--- a/src/libutil/hash.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/hash.hh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ enum struct HashFormat : int {
     SRI
 };
 
-
 struct Hash
 {
     constexpr static size_t maxHashSize = 64;
diff --git a/src/nix/hash.cc b/src/nix/hash.cc
index 2b32ac03c9d..62f96ef1def 100644
--- a/src/nix/hash.cc
+++ b/src/nix/hash.cc
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ struct CmdHashConvert : Command
             }},
         });
         addFlag({
-            .longName = "type",
-            .description = "Specify the type if it can't be auto-detected.",
-            .labels = {"hash type"},
+            .longName = "algo",
+            .description = "Specify the algorithm if it can't be auto-detected.",
+            .labels = {"hash algorithm"},
             .handler = {[this](std::string str) {
                 type = parseHashType(str);
             }},
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct CmdHashConvert : Command
 
     std::string description() override
     {
-        return "convert between different hash formats, e.g. base16 and sri.";
+        return "convert between different hash formats, e.g. base16, nix32, base64 and sri.";
     }
 
     Category category() override { return catUtility; }
diff --git a/tests/functional/hash.sh b/tests/functional/hash.sh
index d66b27a264a..031e33adfc8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/hash.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/hash.sh
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ try2 md5 "f78b733a68f5edbdf9413899339eaa4a"
 
 # Conversion with `nix hash` `nix-hash` and `nix hash convert`
 try3() {
-    # $1 = hash type
+    # $1 = hash algo
     # $2 = expected hash in base16
     # $3 = expected hash in base32
     # $4 = expected hash in base64
-    h64=$(nix hash convert --type "$1" --to base64 "$2")
+    h64=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --to base64 "$2")
     [ "$h64" = "$4" ]
     h64=$(nix-hash --type "$1" --to-base64 "$2")
     [ "$h64" = "$4" ]
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ try3() {
     h64=$(nix hash to-base64 --type "$1" "$2")
     [ "$h64" = "$4" ]
 
-    sri=$(nix hash convert --type "$1" --to sri "$2")
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --to sri "$2")
     [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
     sri=$(nix-hash --type "$1" --to-sri "$2")
     [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
     sri=$(nix hash to-sri --type "$1" "$2")
     [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
-    h32=$(nix hash convert --type "$1" --to base32 "$2")
+    h32=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --to base32 "$2")
     [ "$h32" = "$3" ]
     h32=$(nix-hash --type "$1" --to-base32 "$2")
     [ "$h32" = "$3" ]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ try3() {
     h16=$(nix-hash --type "$1" --to-base16 "$h32")
     [ "$h16" = "$2" ]
 
-    h16=$(nix hash convert --type "$1" --to base16 "$h64")
+    h16=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --to base16 "$h64")
     [ "$h16" = "$2" ]
     h16=$(nix hash to-base16 --type "$1" "$h64")
     [ "$h16" = "$2" ]
@@ -118,7 +118,69 @@ try3() {
     [ "$h16" = "$2" ]
     h16=$(nix hash to-base16 "$sri")
     [ "$h16" = "$2" ]
+
+    #
+    # Converting from SRI
+    #
+
+    # Input hash algo auto-detected from SRI and output defaults to SRI as well.
+    sri=$(nix hash convert "$1-$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --from sri "$1-$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --to sri "$1-$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --from sri --to sri "$1-$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --to base64 "$1-$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$4" ]
+
+    #
+    # Auto-detecting the input from algo and length.
+    #
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" "$2")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" "$3")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" "$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" "$2")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" "$3")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" "$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    #
+    # Asserting input format succeeds.
+    #
+
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --from base16 "$2")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --from base32 "$3")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+    sri=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --from base64 "$4")
+    [ "$sri" = "$1-$4" ]
+
+    #
+    # Asserting input format fails.
+    #
+
+    fail=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --from base32 "$2" 2>&1 || echo "exit: $?")
+    [[ "$fail" == "error: input hash"*"exit: 1" ]]
+    fail=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --from base16 "$3" 2>&1 || echo "exit: $?")
+    [[ "$fail" == "error: input hash"*"exit: 1" ]]
+    fail=$(nix hash convert --algo "$1" --from base32 "$4" 2>&1 || echo "exit: $?")
+    [[ "$fail" == "error: input hash"*"exit: 1" ]]
+
 }
+
 try3 sha1 "800d59cfcd3c05e900cb4e214be48f6b886a08df" "vw46m23bizj4n8afrc0fj19wrp7mj3c0" "gA1Zz808BekAy04hS+SPa4hqCN8="
 try3 sha256 "ba7816bf8f01cfea414140de5dae2223b00361a396177a9cb410ff61f20015ad" "1b8m03r63zqhnjf7l5wnldhh7c134ap5vpj0850ymkq1iyzicy5s" "ungWv48Bz+pBQUDeXa4iI7ADYaOWF3qctBD/YfIAFa0="
 try3 sha512 "204a8fc6dda82f0a0ced7beb8e08a41657c16ef468b228a8279be331a703c33596fd15c13b1b07f9aa1d3bea57789ca031ad85c7a71dd70354ec631238ca3445" "12k9jiq29iyqm03swfsgiw5mlqs173qazm3n7daz43infy12pyrcdf30fkk3qwv4yl2ick8yipc2mqnlh48xsvvxl60lbx8vp38yji0" "IEqPxt2oLwoM7XvrjgikFlfBbvRosiioJ5vjMacDwzWW/RXBOxsH+aodO+pXeJygMa2Fx6cd1wNU7GMSOMo0RQ=="