diff --git a/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go b/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go
index 1f55976f0..3a1fb040a 100644
--- a/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/resource_chain_test.go
@@ -288,11 +288,18 @@ T2: {{ $result.Content }}|{{ $result.RelPermalink}}|{{$result.MediaType.Type }}
 T1: {{ $result.Content }}|{{ $result.RelPermalink}}|{{$result.MediaType.Type }}|{{ $result.Data.Integrity }}|
 T2: {{ $result512.Content }}|{{ $result512.RelPermalink}}|{{$result512.MediaType.Type }}|{{ $result512.Data.Integrity }}|
 T3: {{ $resultMD5.Content }}|{{ $resultMD5.RelPermalink}}|{{$resultMD5.MediaType.Type }}|{{ $resultMD5.Data.Integrity }}|
+{{ $r2 := "bc" | resources.FromString "rocks/hugo2.txt" | fingerprint }}
+{{/* https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/5296 */}}
+T4: {{ $r2.Data.Integrity }}|
+
+
 `)
 		}, func(b *sitesBuilder) {
 			b.AssertFileContent("public/index.html", `T1: ab|/rocks/hugo.fb8e20fc2e4c3f248c60c39bd652f3c1347298bb977b8b4d5903b85055620603.txt|text/plain|sha256-+44g/C5MPySMYMOb1lLzwTRymLuXe4tNWQO4UFViBgM=|`)
 			b.AssertFileContent("public/index.html", `T2: ab|/rocks/hugo.2d408a0717ec188158278a796c689044361dc6fdde28d6f04973b80896e1823975cdbf12eb63f9e0591328ee235d80e9b5bf1aa6a44f4617ff3caf6400eb172d.txt|text/plain|sha512-LUCKBxfsGIFYJ4p5bGiQRDYdxv3eKNbwSXO4CJbhgjl1zb8S62P54FkTKO4jXYDptb8apqRPRhf/PK9kAOsXLQ==|`)
 			b.AssertFileContent("public/index.html", `T3: ab|/rocks/hugo.187ef4436122d1cc2f40dc2b92f0eba0.txt|text/plain|md5-GH70Q2Ei0cwvQNwrkvDroA==|`)
+			b.AssertFileContent("public/index.html", `T4: sha256-Hgu9bGhroFC46wP/7txk/cnYCUf86CGrvl1tyNJSxaw=|`)
+
 		}},
 		{"template", func() bool { return true }, func(b *sitesBuilder) {}, func(b *sitesBuilder) {
 		}},
diff --git a/resource/transform.go b/resource/transform.go
index d3a215467..a4b1ca27c 100644
--- a/resource/transform.go
+++ b/resource/transform.go
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ func (r *transformedResource) Content() (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 func (r *transformedResource) Data() interface{} {
+	if err := r.initTransform(false); err != nil {
+		return noData
+	}
 	return r.MetaData
 }