diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3700d6..c2a6f54 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@ exclude = ["fuzz"]
 rust-version = "1.71"
 
 [features]
-default = ["ahash", "parking_lot"]
+default = ["custom-hasher", "parking_lot"]
+# Use the crate's bundled fast default hasher (currently foldhash) behind the
+# opaque `DefaultHashBuilder`. The concrete hasher is an implementation detail.
+custom-hasher = ["dep:foldhash"]
 sharded-lock = ["dep:crossbeam-utils"]
 shuttle = ["dep:shuttle"]
 stats = []
 
 [dependencies]
-ahash = { optional = true, version = "0.8" }
 crossbeam-utils = { optional = true, version = "0.8" }
 equivalent = "1.0"
+foldhash = { optional = true, version = "0.2" }
 hashbrown = { version = "0.16", default-features = false, features = ["inline-more"] }
 parking_lot = { optional = true, version = "0.12" }
 shuttle = { version = "0.8", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4db978a..ff096de 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@
 //!
 //! # Hasher
 //!
-//! By default the crate uses [ahash](https://crates.io/crates/ahash), which is enabled (by default) via
-//! a crate feature with the same name. If the `ahash` feature is disabled the crate defaults to the std lib
-//! implementation instead (currently Siphash13). Note that a custom hasher can also be provided if desirable.
+//! By default the crate uses a fast non-cryptographic hasher (currently [foldhash](https://crates.io/crates/foldhash))
+//! exposed through the opaque [`DefaultHashBuilder`] type and enabled via the `custom-hasher` feature (on by
+//! default). The concrete algorithm is an implementation detail and may change between releases. If the
+//! `custom-hasher` feature is disabled the crate falls back to the std lib implementation instead (currently
+//! Siphash13). Note that a custom hasher can also be provided via the cache's `B` type parameter if desirable.
 //!
 //! # Synchronization primitives
 //!
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
 //!
 //! | Feature | Default | Description |
 //! |---------|---------|-------------|
-//! | `ahash` | ✓ | Use [ahash](https://crates.io/crates/ahash) as the default hasher. When disabled, falls back to std lib's `RandomState` (currently SipHash-1-3). |
+//! | `custom-hasher` | ✓ | Use the crate's bundled fast non-cryptographic default hasher (currently [foldhash](https://crates.io/crates/foldhash)) behind the opaque [`DefaultHashBuilder`]. When disabled, falls back to std lib's `RandomState` (currently SipHash-1-3). |
 //! | `parking_lot` | ✓ | Use [parking_lot](https://crates.io/crates/parking_lot) for synchronization primitives. Mutually exclusive with `sharded-lock`. |
 //! | `sharded-lock` | | Use [`crossbeam_utils::sync::ShardedLock`](https://docs.rs/crossbeam-utils/latest/crossbeam_utils/sync/struct.ShardedLock.html) for synchronization primitives. Mutually exclusive with `parking_lot`. |
 //! | `shuttle` | | Enable [shuttle](https://crates.io/crates/shuttle) testing support for concurrency testing. |
@@ -107,10 +109,35 @@ mod shuttle_tests;
 
 pub use options::{Options, OptionsBuilder};
 
-#[cfg(feature = "ahash")]
-pub type DefaultHashBuilder = ahash::RandomState;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ahash"))]
-pub type DefaultHashBuilder = std::collections::hash_map::RandomState;
+#[cfg(feature = "custom-hasher")]
+type DefaultHasherImpl = foldhash::quality::RandomState;
+#[cfg(not(feature = "custom-hasher"))]
+type DefaultHasherImpl = std::collections::hash_map::RandomState;
+
+/// The default [`BuildHasher`](std::hash::BuildHasher) used by the cache.
+///
+/// The hashing algorithm behind this type is an implementation detail and may
+/// change in any release. Name this type — don't rely on the concrete hasher
+/// it wraps. The underlying hasher is selected by the `custom-hasher` feature
+/// (a fast non-cryptographic hasher when enabled, the std library's
+/// `RandomState` otherwise).
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub struct DefaultHashBuilder(DefaultHasherImpl);
+
+impl std::hash::BuildHasher for DefaultHashBuilder {
+    type Hasher = <DefaultHasherImpl as std::hash::BuildHasher>::Hasher;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn build_hasher(&self) -> Self::Hasher {
+        self.0.build_hasher()
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for DefaultHashBuilder {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("DefaultHashBuilder").finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
+}
 
 /// Defines the weight of a cache entry.
 ///
diff --git a/src/sync.rs b/src/sync.rs
index 363fde0..9683ce7 100644
--- a/src/sync.rs
+++ b/src/sync.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ impl<
         // shard, rotate the hash by usize::BITS / 2 so we avoid the lower bits and
         // the highest 7 bits that hashbrown uses internally for probing, improving
         // the real entropy available to each hashbrown shard.
+        //
+        // The rotation is deliberately tied to usize::BITS, not u64::BITS: on 32-bit
+        // targets a usize-width hasher (e.g. FxHash) leaves the top 32 hash bits zero
+        // (hashbrown guards against this too; see its h1 / Tag::full), so we keep the
+        // shard window in the low word where the entropy actually lives. Rotating by
+        // u64::BITS / 2 there would send every key to shard 0.
         hash.rotate_right(usize::BITS / 2) & self.shards_mask
     }