diff --git a/source/net/filebot/hash/HashType.java b/source/net/filebot/hash/HashType.java
index d8c2f208..ddcfd19f 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/hash/HashType.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/hash/HashType.java
@@ -1,119 +1,129 @@
-
 package net.filebot.hash;
 
-
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 
 import net.filebot.MediaTypes;
 import net.filebot.util.FileUtilities.ExtensionFileFilter;
 
-
 public enum HashType {
-	
+
 	SFV {
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public Hash newHash() {
 			return new ChecksumHash(new CRC32());
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public VerificationFormat getFormat() {
 			// e.g folder/file.txt 970E4EF1
 			return new SfvFormat();
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public ExtensionFileFilter getFilter() {
 			return MediaTypes.getDefaultFilter("verification/sfv");
 		}
-		
+
 	},
-	
+
 	MD5 {
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public Hash newHash() {
 			return new MessageDigestHash("MD5");
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public VerificationFormat getFormat() {
 			// e.g. 50e85fe18e17e3616774637a82968f4c *folder/file.txt
 			return new VerificationFormat();
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public ExtensionFileFilter getFilter() {
 			return MediaTypes.getDefaultFilter("verification/md5sum");
 		}
-		
+
 	},
-	
+
 	SHA1 {
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public Hash newHash() {
 			return new MessageDigestHash("SHA-1");
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public VerificationFormat getFormat() {
 			// e.g 1a02a7c1e9ac91346d08829d5037b240f42ded07 ?SHA1*folder/file.txt
 			return new VerificationFormat("SHA1");
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public ExtensionFileFilter getFilter() {
 			return MediaTypes.getDefaultFilter("verification/sha1sum");
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			return "SHA-1";
 		}
-		
+
 	},
-	
+
+	SHA256 {
+
+		@Override
+		public Hash newHash() {
+			return new MessageDigestHash("SHA-256");
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public VerificationFormat getFormat() {
+			// e.g 1a02a7c1e9ac91346d08829d5037b240f42ded07 ?SHA1*folder/file.txt
+			return new VerificationFormat("SHA256");
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public ExtensionFileFilter getFilter() {
+			return MediaTypes.getDefaultFilter("verification/sha256sum");
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			return "SHA-2";
+		}
+
+	},
+
 	ED2K {
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public Hash newHash() {
 			return new Ed2kHash();
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public VerificationFormat getFormat() {
 			return new VerificationFormat();
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public ExtensionFileFilter getFilter() {
 			return MediaTypes.getDefaultFilter("verification/ed2k");
 		}
-		
-		
+
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			return "ED2K";
 		}
 	};
-	
+
 	public abstract Hash newHash();
-	
-	
+
 	public abstract VerificationFormat getFormat();
-	
-	
+
 	public abstract ExtensionFileFilter getFilter();
-	
+
 }
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/media.types b/source/net/filebot/media.types
index a736744e..25f2dfc6 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/media.types
+++ b/source/net/filebot/media.types
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 		<extension>sha1</extension>
 		<extension>sha</extension>
 	</type>
+	<type name="verification/sha256sum">
+		<extension>sha256</extension>
+		<extension>sha2</extension>
+	</type>
 	<type name="verification/ed2k">
 		<extension>ed2k</extension>
 	</type>