diff --git a/doc/BINPKG_REPOSITORY b/doc/BINPKG_REPOSITORY
index 5fb2e8a764b..72359065041 100644
--- a/doc/BINPKG_REPOSITORY
+++ b/doc/BINPKG_REPOSITORY
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ a remote location specified with "location-remote".
 The package dictionary will be the same than the one available in
 package's metadata directory "/var/cache/xbps/$pkgname/props.plist",
 but some additional objects are added to provide enough info for
-the repository itself.
+the repository itself:
+
+	- filename: name (and path) for the binary package.
+	- filename-sha256: SHA256 hash of the binary package.
 
 Here's how the package index plist file shall look like in a repository:
 
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ Here's how the package index plist file shall look like in a repository:
 			<string>1.5.17</string>
 			<key>filename</key>
 			<string>klibc-1.5.17.x86_64.xbps</string>
+			<key>filename-sha256</key>
+			<string>7b0de0521983037107cc33f2b1514126432f86ac2be1ef9b9dc51a1e959ea777</string>
 			<key>architecture</key>
 			<string>x86_64</string>
 			<key>installed_size</key>
diff --git a/utils/sh/binpkg-genindex.sh b/utils/sh/binpkg-genindex.sh
index 6f4f9f94007..6e91b10746a 100644
--- a/utils/sh/binpkg-genindex.sh
+++ b/utils/sh/binpkg-genindex.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ write_repo_pkgindex_dict()
 	local binpkgf="$3"
 	local first_dict=
 	local tmpdictf=
+	local binpkg="$XBPS_PACKAGESDIR/$binpkgf"
 
 	[ -z "$pkgf" -o -z "$indexf" -o -z "$binpkgf" ] && return 1
 
@@ -149,9 +150,12 @@ write_repo_pkgindex_dict()
 		if $(echo $line|grep -q "<dict>"); then
 			first_dict=yes
 			echo "$line" >> $tmpdictf
-			# Write the binary pkg filename before.
+			# Write binpkg props.
 			echo "<key>filename</key>" >> $tmpdictf
 			echo "<string>$binpkgf</string>" >> $tmpdictf
+			echo "<key>filename-sha256</key>" >> $tmpdictf
+			echo "<string>$($XBPS_DIGEST_CMD $binpkg)</string>" \
+			    >> $tmpdictf
 			continue
 		# Continue until found.
 		elif [ -z "$first_dict" ]; then