diff --git a/src/unit/test_files.h b/src/unit/test_files.h
index 851bacbbf7..ca557984be 100644
--- a/src/unit/test_files.h
+++ b/src/unit/test_files.h
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ int test_typesAndAllocSize(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
 int test_sdsHeaderSizes(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
 int test_sdssplitargs(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
 int test_sha1(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
+int test_sha256_abc(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
+int test_sha256_large(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
+int test_sha256_million_a(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
 int test_string2ll(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
 int test_string2l(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
 int test_ll2string(int argc, char **argv, int flags);
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ unitTest __test_quicklist_c[] = {{"test_quicklistCreateList", test_quicklistCrea
 unitTest __test_rax_c[] = {{"test_raxRandomWalk", test_raxRandomWalk}, {"test_raxIteratorUnitTests", test_raxIteratorUnitTests}, {"test_raxTryInsertUnitTests", test_raxTryInsertUnitTests}, {"test_raxRegressionTest1", test_raxRegressionTest1}, {"test_raxRegressionTest2", test_raxRegressionTest2}, {"test_raxRegressionTest3", test_raxRegressionTest3}, {"test_raxRegressionTest4", test_raxRegressionTest4}, {"test_raxRegressionTest5", test_raxRegressionTest5}, {"test_raxRegressionTest6", test_raxRegressionTest6}, {"test_raxBenchmark", test_raxBenchmark}, {"test_raxHugeKey", test_raxHugeKey}, {"test_raxFuzz", test_raxFuzz}, {"test_raxRecompressHugeKey", test_raxRecompressHugeKey}, {NULL, NULL}};
 unitTest __test_sds_c[] = {{"test_sds", test_sds}, {"test_typesAndAllocSize", test_typesAndAllocSize}, {"test_sdsHeaderSizes", test_sdsHeaderSizes}, {"test_sdssplitargs", test_sdssplitargs}, {NULL, NULL}};
 unitTest __test_sha1_c[] = {{"test_sha1", test_sha1}, {NULL, NULL}};
+unitTest __test_sha256_c[] = {{"test_sha256_abc", test_sha256_abc}, {"test_sha256_large", test_sha256_large}, {"test_sha256_million_a", test_sha256_million_a}, {NULL, NULL}};
 unitTest __test_util_c[] = {{"test_string2ll", test_string2ll}, {"test_string2l", test_string2l}, {"test_ll2string", test_ll2string}, {"test_ld2string", test_ld2string}, {"test_fixedpoint_d2string", test_fixedpoint_d2string}, {"test_version2num", test_version2num}, {"test_reclaimFilePageCache", test_reclaimFilePageCache}, {"test_writePointerWithPadding", test_writePointerWithPadding}, {NULL, NULL}};
 unitTest __test_valkey_strtod_c[] = {{"test_valkey_strtod", test_valkey_strtod}, {NULL, NULL}};
 unitTest __test_vector_c[] = {{"test_vector", test_vector}, {NULL, NULL}};
@@ -296,6 +300,7 @@ struct unitTestSuite {
     {"test_rax.c", __test_rax_c},
     {"test_sds.c", __test_sds_c},
     {"test_sha1.c", __test_sha1_c},
+    {"test_sha256.c", __test_sha256_c},
     {"test_util.c", __test_util_c},
     {"test_valkey_strtod.c", __test_valkey_strtod_c},
     {"test_vector.c", __test_vector_c},
diff --git a/src/unit/test_sha256.c b/src/unit/test_sha256.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08d8c72c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unit/test_sha256.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Comprehensive unit tests for SHA-256 implementation.
+ *
+ * These tests verify:
+ * 1. Basic functionality with known test vectors (e.g., "abc")
+ * 2. Handling of large input data (4KB repeated 1000 times)
+ * 3. Edge case with repeated single-byte input (1 million 'a' characters)
+ *
+ * The tests ensure compatibility with standard SHA-256 implementations
+ * and will help detect regressions during future code changes.
+ */
+
+#include "../sha256.h"
+#include "test_help.h"
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define BUFSIZE 4096
+
+int test_sha256_abc(int argc, char **argv, int flags) {
+    SHA256_CTX ctx;
+    BYTE hash[32];
+    BYTE expected[32] = {
+        0xba, 0x78, 0x16, 0xbf, 0x8f, 0x01, 0xcf, 0xea,
+        0x41, 0x41, 0x40, 0xde, 0x5d, 0xae, 0x22, 0x23,
+        0xb0, 0x03, 0x61, 0xa3, 0x96, 0x17, 0x7a, 0x9c,
+        0xb4, 0x10, 0xff, 0x61, 0xf2, 0x00, 0x15, 0xad};
+    const char *test_str = "abc";
+
+    UNUSED(argc);
+    UNUSED(argv);
+    UNUSED(flags);
+
+    sha256_init(&ctx);
+    sha256_update(&ctx, (BYTE *)test_str, 3);
+    sha256_final(&ctx, hash);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(hash, expected, 32) == 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int test_sha256_large(int argc, char **argv, int flags) {
+    SHA256_CTX ctx;
+    BYTE hash[32], buf[BUFSIZE];
+    BYTE expected[32] = {
+        0x8e, 0x44, 0xff, 0x94, 0xb6, 0x8f, 0xcb, 0x09,
+        0x6a, 0x8d, 0x5c, 0xdb, 0x8f, 0x1c, 0xc7, 0x8a,
+        0x9c, 0x47, 0x58, 0x45, 0xf1, 0x1a, 0x8d, 0x67,
+        0x6f, 0x39, 0xc9, 0x53, 0x7e, 0xd2, 0x31, 0xe0};
+    int i;
+
+    UNUSED(argc);
+    UNUSED(argv);
+    UNUSED(flags);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < BUFSIZE; i++)
+        buf[i] = i % 256;
+
+    sha256_init(&ctx);
+    for (i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+        sha256_update(&ctx, buf, BUFSIZE);
+    sha256_final(&ctx, hash);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(hash, expected, 32) == 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int test_sha256_million_a(int argc, char **argv, int flags) {
+    SHA256_CTX ctx;
+    BYTE hash[32];
+    BYTE expected[32] = {
+        0xcd, 0xc7, 0x6e, 0x5c, 0x99, 0x14, 0xfb, 0x92,
+        0x81, 0xa1, 0xc7, 0xe2, 0x84, 0xd7, 0x3e, 0x67,
+        0xf1, 0x80, 0x9a, 0x48, 0xa4, 0x97, 0x20, 0x0e,
+        0x04, 0x6d, 0x39, 0xcc, 0xc7, 0x11, 0x2c, 0xd0};
+    int i;
+    BYTE a = 'a';
+
+    UNUSED(argc);
+    UNUSED(argv);
+    UNUSED(flags);
+
+    sha256_init(&ctx);
+    for (i = 0; i < 1000000; i++)
+        sha256_update(&ctx, &a, 1);
+    sha256_final(&ctx, hash);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(hash, expected, 32) == 0);
+    return 0;
+}