diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5c7f9d36bd68eb..0455ad9a1f632b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6929,6 +6929,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-secp256k1-recover",
  "solana-short-vec",
  "static_assertions",
+ "test-case",
  "thiserror",
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
diff --git a/sdk/program/Cargo.toml b/sdk/program/Cargo.toml
index e6c76f6d2a42a5..954c2fa6b6511e 100644
--- a/sdk/program/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/program/Cargo.toml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ itertools = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
 static_assertions = { workspace = true }
+test-case = { workspace = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 rustc_version = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs
index 97a465165314e3..69ab49dc4e124a 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/sysvar/slot_hashes.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ use {
     bytemuck_derive::{Pod, Zeroable},
 };
 
+const U64_SIZE: usize = std::mem::size_of::<u64>();
+
 crate::declare_sysvar_id!("SysvarS1otHashes111111111111111111111111111", SlotHashes);
 
 impl Sysvar for SlotHashes {
@@ -72,16 +74,104 @@ impl Sysvar for SlotHashes {
     }
 }
 
+/// A bytemuck-compatible (plain old data) version of `SlotHash`.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Pod, Zeroable)]
 #[repr(C)]
-struct PodSlotHash {
-    slot: Slot,
-    hash: Hash,
+pub struct PodSlotHash {
+    pub slot: Slot,
+    pub hash: Hash,
+}
+
+/// API for querying of the `SlotHashes` sysvar by on-chain programs.
+///
+/// Hangs onto the allocated raw buffer from the account data, which can be
+/// queried or accessed directly as a slice of `PodSlotHash`.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct PodSlotHashes {
+    data: Vec<u8>,
+    slot_hashes_start: usize,
+    slot_hashes_end: usize,
+}
+
+impl PodSlotHashes {
+    /// Fetch all of the raw sysvar data using the `sol_get_sysvar` syscall.
+    pub fn fetch() -> Result<Self, ProgramError> {
+        // Allocate an uninitialized buffer for the raw sysvar data.
+        let sysvar_len = SlotHashes::size_of();
+        let mut data = vec![0; sysvar_len];
+
+        // Ensure the created buffer is aligned to 8.
+        if data.as_ptr().align_offset(8) != 0 {
+            return Err(ProgramError::InvalidAccountData);
+        }
+
+        // Populate the buffer by fetching all sysvar data using the
+        // `sol_get_sysvar` syscall.
+        get_sysvar(
+            &mut data,
+            &SlotHashes::id(),
+            /* offset */ 0,
+            /* length */ sysvar_len as u64,
+        )?;
+
+        // Get the number of slot hashes present in the data by reading the
+        // `u64` length at the beginning of the data, then use that count to
+        // calculate the length of the slot hashes data.
+        //
+        // The rest of the buffer is uninitialized and should not be accessed.
+        let length = data
+            .get(..U64_SIZE)
+            .and_then(|bytes| bytes.try_into().ok())
+            .map(u64::from_le_bytes)
+            .and_then(|length| length.checked_mul(std::mem::size_of::<PodSlotHash>() as u64))
+            .ok_or(ProgramError::InvalidAccountData)?;
+
+        let slot_hashes_start = U64_SIZE;
+        let slot_hashes_end = slot_hashes_start.saturating_add(length as usize);
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            data,
+            slot_hashes_start,
+            slot_hashes_end,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Return the `SlotHashes` sysvar data as a slice of `PodSlotHash`.
+    /// Returns a slice of only the initialized sysvar data.
+    pub fn as_slice(&self) -> Result<&[PodSlotHash], ProgramError> {
+        self.data
+            .get(self.slot_hashes_start..self.slot_hashes_end)
+            .and_then(|data| bytemuck::try_cast_slice(data).ok())
+            .ok_or(ProgramError::InvalidAccountData)
+    }
+
+    /// Given a slot, get its corresponding hash in the `SlotHashes` sysvar
+    /// data. Returns `None` if the slot is not found.
+    pub fn get(&self, slot: &Slot) -> Result<Option<Hash>, ProgramError> {
+        self.as_slice().map(|pod_hashes| {
+            pod_hashes
+                .binary_search_by(|PodSlotHash { slot: this, .. }| slot.cmp(this))
+                .map(|idx| pod_hashes[idx].hash)
+                .ok()
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Given a slot, get its position in the `SlotHashes` sysvar data. Returns
+    /// `None` if the slot is not found.
+    pub fn position(&self, slot: &Slot) -> Result<Option<usize>, ProgramError> {
+        self.as_slice().map(|pod_hashes| {
+            pod_hashes
+                .binary_search_by(|PodSlotHash { slot: this, .. }| slot.cmp(this))
+                .ok()
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// API for querying the `SlotHashes` sysvar.
+#[deprecated(since = "2.1.0", note = "Please use `PodSlotHashes` instead")]
 pub struct SlotHashesSysvar;
 
+#[allow(deprecated)]
 impl SlotHashesSysvar {
     /// Get a value from the sysvar entries by its key.
     /// Returns `None` if the key is not found.
@@ -134,6 +224,7 @@ mod tests {
             sysvar::tests::mock_get_sysvar_syscall,
         },
         serial_test::serial,
+        test_case::test_case,
     };
 
     #[test]
@@ -149,6 +240,86 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    fn mock_slot_hashes(slot_hashes: &SlotHashes) {
+        // The data is always `SlotHashes::size_of()`.
+        let mut data = vec![0; SlotHashes::size_of()];
+        bincode::serialize_into(&mut data[..], slot_hashes).unwrap();
+        mock_get_sysvar_syscall(&data);
+    }
+
+    #[test_case(0)]
+    #[test_case(1)]
+    #[test_case(2)]
+    #[test_case(5)]
+    #[test_case(10)]
+    #[test_case(64)]
+    #[test_case(128)]
+    #[test_case(192)]
+    #[test_case(256)]
+    #[test_case(384)]
+    #[test_case(MAX_ENTRIES)]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_pod_slot_hashes(num_entries: usize) {
+        let mut slot_hashes = vec![];
+        for i in 0..num_entries {
+            slot_hashes.push((
+                i as u64,
+                hash(&[(i >> 24) as u8, (i >> 16) as u8, (i >> 8) as u8, i as u8]),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let check_slot_hashes = SlotHashes::new(&slot_hashes);
+        mock_slot_hashes(&check_slot_hashes);
+
+        let pod_slot_hashes = PodSlotHashes::fetch().unwrap();
+
+        // Assert the slice of `PodSlotHash` has the same length as
+        // `SlotHashes`.
+        let pod_slot_hashes_slice = pod_slot_hashes.as_slice().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pod_slot_hashes_slice.len(), slot_hashes.len());
+
+        // Assert `PodSlotHashes` and `SlotHashes` contain the same slot hashes
+        // in the same order.
+        for slot in slot_hashes.iter().map(|(slot, _hash)| slot) {
+            // `get`:
+            assert_eq!(
+                pod_slot_hashes.get(slot).unwrap().as_ref(),
+                check_slot_hashes.get(slot),
+            );
+            // `position`:
+            assert_eq!(
+                pod_slot_hashes.position(slot).unwrap(),
+                check_slot_hashes.position(slot),
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Check a few `None` values.
+        let not_a_slot = num_entries.saturating_add(1) as u64;
+        assert_eq!(
+            pod_slot_hashes.get(&not_a_slot).unwrap().as_ref(),
+            check_slot_hashes.get(&not_a_slot),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(pod_slot_hashes.get(&not_a_slot).unwrap(), None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            pod_slot_hashes.position(&not_a_slot).unwrap(),
+            check_slot_hashes.position(&not_a_slot),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(pod_slot_hashes.position(&not_a_slot).unwrap(), None);
+
+        let not_a_slot = num_entries.saturating_add(2) as u64;
+        assert_eq!(
+            pod_slot_hashes.get(&not_a_slot).unwrap().as_ref(),
+            check_slot_hashes.get(&not_a_slot),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(pod_slot_hashes.get(&not_a_slot).unwrap(), None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            pod_slot_hashes.position(&not_a_slot).unwrap(),
+            check_slot_hashes.position(&not_a_slot),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(pod_slot_hashes.position(&not_a_slot).unwrap(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
     #[serial]
     #[test]
     fn test_slot_hashes_sysvar() {