diff --git a/backend/utils/hash.py b/backend/utils/hash.py
index 03ae563..2cfd211 100644
--- a/backend/utils/hash.py
+++ b/backend/utils/hash.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import hashlib
 from blake3 import blake3
 from blurhash import encode
 
@@ -51,6 +52,27 @@ def compute_string_hash_blake3(string, logger=None):
     return compute_blake3_hash(string, is_file=False, logger=logger)
 
 
+def compute_md5_hash(file_path):
+    """
+    Compute the MD5 hash of a file.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): Path to the file.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: MD5 hash of the file.
+    """
+    try:
+        hash_md5 = hashlib.md5()
+        with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+            for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b""):
+                hash_md5.update(chunk)
+        return hash_md5.hexdigest()
+    except Exception as e:
+        tqdm.write(f"Error computing MD5 hash: {e}")
+        return None
+
+
 def compute_blur_hash(image_path, components_x=4, components_y=4, logger=None):
     """
     Compute the BlurHash of an image.