diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index aff047177c2..9d380aa33a0 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -1325,6 +1325,15 @@ String _File::get_as_text() const {
 
 
 }
+
+
+String _File::get_md5(const String& p_path) const {
+
+	return FileAccess::get_md5(p_path);
+
+}
+
+
 String _File::get_line() const{
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!f,String());
@@ -1513,6 +1522,7 @@ void _File::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_buffer","len"),&_File::get_buffer);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_line"),&_File::get_line);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_as_text"),&_File::get_as_text);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_md5","path"),&_File::get_md5);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_endian_swap"),&_File::get_endian_swap);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_endian_swap","enable"),&_File::set_endian_swap);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_error:Error"),&_File::get_error);
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 2c43390d3c4..64a4e94aec3 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ public:
 	DVector<uint8_t> get_buffer(int p_length) const; ///< get an array of bytes
 	String get_line() const;
 	String get_as_text() const;
+	String get_md5(const String& p_path) const;
 
 	/**< use this for files WRITTEN in _big_ endian machines (ie, amiga/mac)
 	 * It's not about the current CPU type but file formats.
diff --git a/doc/base/classes.xml b/doc/base/classes.xml
index 1b5e2d85af6..d111569a601 100644
--- a/doc/base/classes.xml
+++ b/doc/base/classes.xml
@@ -11475,6 +11475,16 @@ Returns an empty String "" at the end of the list.
 			<description>
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="get_md5" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="String">
+			</return>
+			<argument index="0" name="path" type="String">
+			</argument>
+			<description>
+			Returns on success, a md5 String representing the file of the given path.
+				else, empty String "".
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="get_endian_swap">
 			<return type="bool">
 			</return>