diff --git a/avocado/utils/download.py b/avocado/utils/download.py
index b4bf33468b17767d6c0ecff1630bc0106570dc76..2cab13a16fb60a446677f6b1987dec57e3e51f9b 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/download.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/download.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import urllib2
 
 from . import aurl
 from . import output
+from . import crypto
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger('avocado.test')
@@ -113,15 +114,7 @@ def url_download_interactive(url, output_file, title='', chunk_size=102400):
     output_file.close()
 
 
-def get_file(src, dst, permissions=None):
-    """
-    Get a file from src and put it in dest, returning dest path.
-
-    :param src: source path or URL. May be local or a remote file.
-    :param dst: destination path.
-    :param permissions: (optional) set access permissions.
-    :return: destination path.
-    """
+def _get_file(src, dst, permissions=None):
     if src == dst:
         return
 
@@ -133,3 +126,55 @@ def get_file(src, dst, permissions=None):
     if permissions:
         os.chmod(dst, permissions)
     return dst
+
+
+def get_file(src, dst, permissions=None, hash_expected=None,
+             hash_algorithm="md5", download_retries=1):
+    """
+    Gets a file from a source location, optionally using caching.
+
+    If no hash_expected is provided, simply download the file. Else,
+    keep trying to download the file until download_failures exceeds
+    download_retries or the hashes match.
+
+    If the hashes match, return dst. If download_failures exceeds
+    download_retries, raise an EnvironmentError.
+
+    :param src: source path or URL. May be local or a remote file.
+    :param dst: destination path.
+    :param permissions: (optional) set access permissions.
+    :param hash_expected: Hash string that we expect the file downloaded to
+            have.
+    :param hash_algorithm: Algorithm used to calculate the hash string
+            (md5, sha1).
+    :param download_retries: Number of times we are going to retry a failed
+            download.
+    :raise: EnvironmentError.
+    :return: destination path.
+    """
+    def _verify_hash(filename):
+        if os.path.isfile(filename):
+            return crypto.hash_file(filename, algorithm=hash_algorithm)
+        return None
+
+    if hash_expected is None:
+        return _get_file(src, dst, permissions)
+
+    download_failures = 0
+    hash_file = _verify_hash(dst)
+
+    while not hash_file == hash_expected:
+        hash_file = _verify_hash(_get_file(src, dst, permissions))
+        if hash_file != hash_expected:
+            log.error("It seems that dst %s is corrupted" % dst)
+            download_failures += 1
+        if download_failures > download_retries:
+            raise EnvironmentError("Failed to retrieve %s. "
+                                   "Possible reasons - Network connectivity "
+                                   "problems or incorrect hash_expected "
+                                   "provided -> '%s'" %
+                                   (src, hash_expected))
+        else:
+            log.error("Retrying download of src %s", src)
+
+    return dst