diff --git a/rusk/CHANGELOG.md b/rusk/CHANGELOG.md
index f5f6568727..9f199491be 100644
--- a/rusk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/rusk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Add `gen_contract_id` and 32-byte hash for contract deployment [#1884]
 - Add execution of contract deployment [#1882]
 - Add first version of RUES, allowing websocket clients to subscribe for events
   emitted by block transitions [#931]
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Add linking between Rusk and Protobuff structs
 - Add build system that generates keys for circuits and caches them.
 
+[#1884]: https://github.com/dusk-network/rusk/issues/1884
 [#1882]: https://github.com/dusk-network/rusk/issues/1882
 [#1675]: https://github.com/dusk-network/rusk/issues/1675
 [#1640]: https://github.com/dusk-network/rusk/issues/1640
diff --git a/rusk/Cargo.toml b/rusk/Cargo.toml
index 05d0275e52..d2d5b6b83e 100644
--- a/rusk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rusk/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ rkyv = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = ["size_32"] }
 bytecheck = { version = "0.6", default-features = false }
 dirs = "4"
 blake3 = "1"
+blake2b_simd = { version = "1", default-features = false }
 
 poseidon-merkle = { version = "0.6", features = ["rkyv-impl", "size_32"] }
 sha3 = "0.10"
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/chain/rusk.rs b/rusk/src/lib/chain/rusk.rs
index 6ec6fea890..bf6a7b68da 100644
--- a/rusk/src/lib/chain/rusk.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/chain/rusk.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use rusk_profile::to_rusk_state_id_path;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 
 use super::{coinbase_value, Rusk, RuskTip};
+use crate::gen_id::gen_contract_id;
 use crate::http::RuesEvent;
 use crate::Error::InvalidCreditsCount;
 use crate::{Error, Result};
@@ -540,7 +541,11 @@ fn contract_deploy(
         receipt.data = Err(Panic("failed bytecode hash check".into()))
     } else {
         let result = session.deploy_raw(
-            None,
+            Some(gen_contract_id(
+                &deploy.bytecode.bytes,
+                deploy.nonce,
+                &deploy.owner,
+            )),
             deploy.bytecode.bytes.as_slice(),
             deploy.constructor_args.clone(),
             deploy.owner.clone(),
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/gen_id.rs b/rusk/src/lib/gen_id.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb7f2d6389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/gen_id.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+//
+// Copyright (c) DUSK NETWORK. All rights reserved.
+
+use crate::hash::Hasher;
+use rusk_abi::ContractId;
+
+/// Generate a [`ContractId`] address from:
+/// - slice of bytes,
+/// - nonce
+/// - owner
+pub fn gen_contract_id(
+    bytes: impl AsRef<[u8]>,
+    nonce: u64,
+    owner: impl AsRef<[u8]>,
+) -> ContractId {
+    let mut hasher = Hasher::new();
+    hasher.update(bytes.as_ref());
+    hasher.update(nonce.to_le_bytes());
+    hasher.update(owner.as_ref());
+    let hash_bytes = hasher.finalize();
+    ContractId::from_bytes(hash_bytes)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+    use rand::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_gen_contract_id() {
+        let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(42);
+
+        let mut bytes = vec![0; 1000];
+        rng.fill_bytes(&mut bytes);
+
+        let nonce = rng.next_u64();
+
+        let mut owner = vec![0, 100];
+        rng.fill_bytes(&mut owner);
+
+        let contract_id =
+            gen_contract_id(bytes.as_slice(), nonce, owner.as_slice());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            hex::encode(contract_id.as_bytes()),
+            "a138d3b9c87235dac6f62d1d30b75cffbb94601d9cbe5bd540b3e1e5842c8a7d"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/hash.rs b/rusk/src/lib/hash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..523baf6e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/hash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+//
+// Copyright (c) DUSK NETWORK. All rights reserved.
+
+use blake2b_simd::{Params, State};
+
+/// Hashes scalars and arbitrary slices of bytes using Blake2b, returning an
+/// array of 32 bytes.
+///
+/// This hash cannot be proven inside a circuit, if that is desired, use
+/// `poseidon_hash` instead.
+pub struct Hasher {
+    state: State,
+}
+
+impl Default for Hasher {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Hasher {
+            state: Params::new().hash_length(64).to_state(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Hasher {
+    /// Create new hasher instance.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Process data, updating the internal state.
+    pub fn update(&mut self, data: impl AsRef<[u8]>) {
+        self.state.update(data.as_ref());
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve result and consume hasher instance.
+    pub fn finalize(self) -> [u8; 32] {
+        let hash = self.state.finalize();
+        let mut a = [0u8; 32];
+        a.clone_from_slice(&hash.as_array()[..32]);
+        a
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/lib.rs b/rusk/src/lib/lib.rs
index a3f4edec4c..a9cdd23505 100644
--- a/rusk/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "node")]
 pub mod chain;
 mod error;
+pub mod gen_id;
+mod hash;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod verifier;
 mod version;
diff --git a/rusk/tests/services/contract_deployment.rs b/rusk/tests/services/contract_deployment.rs
index 6294725eb5..ef79774b71 100644
--- a/rusk/tests/services/contract_deployment.rs
+++ b/rusk/tests/services/contract_deployment.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use execution_core::bytecode::Bytecode;
 use execution_core::transfer::{ContractDeploy, ContractExec};
 use rand::prelude::*;
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use rusk::gen_id::gen_contract_id;
 use rusk::{Result, Rusk};
 use rusk_abi::{ContractData, ContractId, PiecrustError};
 use rusk_recovery_tools::state;
@@ -77,7 +78,12 @@ fn initial_state<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P, deploy_bob: bool) -> Result<Rusk> {
                     bob_bytecode,
                     ContractData::builder()
                         .owner(OWNER)
-                        .constructor_arg(&BOB_INIT_VALUE),
+                        .constructor_arg(&BOB_INIT_VALUE)
+                        .contract_id(gen_contract_id(
+                            &bob_bytecode,
+                            0u64,
+                            &OWNER,
+                        )),
                     POINT_LIMIT,
                 )
                 .expect("Deploying the alice contract should succeed");
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@ fn make_and_execute_transaction_deploy(
                 },
                 owner: OWNER.to_vec(),
                 constructor_args,
+                nonce: 0,
             }),
             SENDER_INDEX,
             gas_limit,
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ impl Fixture {
             "../../../target/dusk/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/bob.wasm"
         )
         .to_vec();
-        let contract_id = bytecode_hash(bob_bytecode.as_slice());
+        let contract_id = gen_contract_id(&bob_bytecode, 0u64, &OWNER);
 
         let path = tmp.into_path();
         Self {