diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 84fcc1458..7686c920d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.6
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0
 	github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a
+	go.jetify.com/typeid v1.3.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.36.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.36.0
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.36.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 )
 
 go 1.24.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ddfa5eee4..b1d08e92a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 h1:gEOO8jv9F4OT7lGC
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1/go.mod h1:Ohn+xnUBiLI6FVj/9LpzZWtj1/D6lUovWYBkxHVV3aM=
 github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a h1:fZHgsYlfvtyqToslyjUt3VOPF4J7aK/3MPcK7xp3PDk=
 github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a/go.mod h1:ul22v+Nro/R083muKhosV54bj5niojjWZvU8xrevuH4=
+go.jetify.com/typeid v1.3.0 h1:fuWV7oxO4mSsgpxwhaVpFXgt0IfjogR29p+XAjDCVKY=
+go.jetify.com/typeid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CtVGyt2+TSp4Rq5+ARLvGsJqdNypKBAC6INQ9TLPlmk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 h1:cH53jehLUN6UFLY71z+NDOiNJqDdPRaXzTel0sJySYA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0/go.mod h1:3wSPjt5PWp2RhlCcmmOial7AvC4DQqZb7a7wCow3W8A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.36.0 h1:UumtzIklRBY6cI/lllNZlALOF5nNIzJVb16APdvgTXg=
diff --git a/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go b/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go
index 88044b008..6f510cc1f 100644
--- a/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go
+++ b/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid/v5"
 	gonanoid "github.com/matoous/go-nanoid/v2"
 	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
+	"go.jetify.com/typeid"
 
 	"github.com/redpanda-data/benthos/v4/internal/tracing"
 	"github.com/redpanda-data/benthos/v4/internal/value"
@@ -954,6 +955,35 @@ var _ = registerFunction(
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+var _ = registerFunction(
+	NewFunctionSpec(
+		FunctionCategoryGeneral, "typeid",
+		"Generates a new typeid each time it is invoked and prints a string representation.",
+		NewExampleSpec("", `root.id = typeid()`),
+		NewExampleSpec("It is also possible to specify a prefix for the typeid", `root.id = typeid("prefix")`),
+	).Param(ParamString("prefix", "An optional prefix to use for the typeid.").Optional()),
+	func(args *ParsedParams) (Function, error) {
+		prefixArg, err := args.FieldOptionalString("prefix")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return ClosureFunction("function typeid", func(_ FunctionContext) (any, error) {
+			var prefix string
+			if prefixArg != nil {
+				prefix = *prefixArg
+			}
+
+			tid, err := typeid.WithPrefix(prefix)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to generate typeid: %w", err)
+			}
+			return tid, nil
+		}, nil), nil
+	},
+)
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 var _ = registerFunction(
 	NewFunctionSpec(
 		FunctionCategoryGeneral, "nanoid",
diff --git a/internal/bloblang/query/functions_test.go b/internal/bloblang/query/functions_test.go
index ded99325d..42066a00e 100644
--- a/internal/bloblang/query/functions_test.go
+++ b/internal/bloblang/query/functions_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid/v5"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.jetify.com/typeid"
 
 	"github.com/redpanda-data/benthos/v4/internal/message"
 )
@@ -273,6 +274,32 @@ func TestUUIDV7FunctionAtTime(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ts.Truncate(time.Millisecond), actual, "expected: %s, got: %s", ts, actual)
 }
 
+func TestTypeidFunction(t *testing.T) {
+	e, err := InitFunctionHelper("typeid")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res, err := e.Exec(FunctionContext{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	id, ok := res.(typeid.AnyID)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.Empty(t, id.Prefix())
+	require.NotEmpty(t, id.Suffix())
+}
+
+func TestTypeidFunctionPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	e, err := InitFunctionHelper("typeid", "user")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res, err := e.Exec(FunctionContext{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	id, ok := res.(typeid.AnyID)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, "user", id.Prefix())
+	require.NotEmpty(t, id.Suffix())
+}
+
 func TestNanoidFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	e, err := InitFunctionHelper("nanoid")
 	require.NoError(t, err)