diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc
index b79e9e9ad44..cb707c7f57c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/modules/scripting.asciidoc
@@ -192,7 +192,14 @@ km) of this geo point field from the provided lat/lon with a default value.
 
 |`doc['field_name'].factorDistance(lat, lon, default)` |The distance factor of this geo point field from the provided lat/lon with a default value.
 
+|`doc['field_name'].geohashDistance(geohash)` |The `arc` distance (in meters)
+of this geo point field from the provided geohash.
 
+|`doc['field_name'].geohashDistanceInKm(geohash)` |The `arc` distance (in km)
+of this geo point field from the provided geohash.
+
+|`doc['field_name'].geohashDistanceInMiles(geohash)` |The `arc` distance (in
+miles) of this geo point field from the provided geohash.
 |=======================================================================
 
 [float]
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/ScriptDocValues.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/ScriptDocValues.java
index 2e56d580b10..e06977ffd5a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/ScriptDocValues.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/ScriptDocValues.java
@@ -411,5 +411,24 @@ public abstract class ScriptDocValues {
             GeoPoint point = getValue();
             return GeoDistance.PLANE.calculate(point.lat(), point.lon(), lat, lon, DistanceUnit.MILES);
         }
+
+        public double geohashDistance(String geohash) {
+            GeoPoint point = getValue();
+            GeoPoint p = new GeoPoint().resetFromGeoHash(geohash);
+            return GeoDistance.ARC.calculate(point.lat(), point.lon(), p.lat(), p.lon(), DistanceUnit.DEFAULT);
+        }
+
+        public double geohashDistanceInKm(String geohash) {
+            GeoPoint point = getValue();
+            GeoPoint p = new GeoPoint().resetFromGeoHash(geohash);
+            return GeoDistance.ARC.calculate(point.lat(), point.lon(), p.lat(), p.lon(), DistanceUnit.KILOMETERS);
+        }
+
+        public double geohashDistanceInMiles(String geohash) {
+            GeoPoint point = getValue();
+            GeoPoint p = new GeoPoint().resetFromGeoHash(geohash);
+            return GeoDistance.ARC.calculate(point.lat(), point.lon(), p.lat(), p.lon(), DistanceUnit.MILES);
+        }
+
     }
 }