diff --git a/libarchive/entry.py b/libarchive/entry.py
index 70701ef..cdbf203 100644
--- a/libarchive/entry.py
+++ b/libarchive/entry.py
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ def modify(self, header_codec=None, **attributes):
             rdev (int | Tuple[int, int]): device number, if the file is a device
             rdevmajor (int): major part of the device number
             rdevminor (int): minor part of the device number
+            md5Digest (bytes): MD5 digest
+            rmd160Digest (bytes): RMD160 digest
+            sha1Digest (bytes): SHA1 digest
+            sha256Digest (bytes): SHA256 digest
+            sha384Digest (bytes): SHA384 digest
+            sha512Digest (bytes): SHA512 digest
         """
         if header_codec:
             self.header_codec = header_codec
@@ -433,6 +439,81 @@ def rdevminor(self):
     def rdevminor(self, value):
         ffi.entry_set_rdevminor(self._entry_p, value)
 
+    @property
+    def md5Digest(self):
+        return self._digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_MD5)
+
+    @md5Digest.setter
+    def md5Digest(self, value):
+        self._set_digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_MD5, value)
+
+    @property
+    def rmd160Digest(self):
+        return self._digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_RMD160)
+
+    @rmd160Digest.setter
+    def rmd160Digest(self, value):
+        self._set_digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_RMD160, value)
+
+    @property
+    def sha1Digest(self):
+        return self._digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA1)
+
+    @sha1Digest.setter
+    def sha1Digest(self, value):
+        self._set_digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA1, value)
+
+    @property
+    def sha256Digest(self):
+        return self._digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA256)
+
+    @sha256Digest.setter
+    def sha256Digest(self, value):
+        self._set_digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA256, value)
+
+    @property
+    def sha384Digest(self):
+        return self._digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA384)
+
+    @sha384Digest.setter
+    def sha384Digest(self, value):
+        self._set_digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA384, value)
+
+    @property
+    def sha512Digest(self):
+        return self._digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA512)
+
+    @sha512Digest.setter
+    def sha512Digest(self, value):
+        self._set_digest(ffi.ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA512, value)
+
+    def _digest(self, digestType):
+        try:
+            ptr = ffi.entry_digest(self._entry_p, digestType)
+            if ptr:
+                return bytes(ptr[:ffi._DIGEST_LENGTHS[digestType - 1]])
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"the libarchive being used (version "
+                                      f"{ffi.version_number()} path "
+                                      f"{ffi.libarchive_path}) doesn't "
+                                      f"support read-only digest APIs")
+        return None
+
+    def _set_digest(self, digestType, value):
+        try:
+            digestLen = ffi._DIGEST_LENGTHS[digestType - 1]
+            if len(value) != digestLen:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid input digest Expected {digestLen} "
+                                 f"bytes. Got {len(value)}.")
+            buffer = (digestLen * ffi.c_ubyte)(*value)
+            ffi.entry_set_digest(self._entry_p, digestType, buffer)
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"the libarchive being used (version "
+                                      f"{ffi.version_number()} path "
+                                      f"{ffi.libarchive_path}) doesn't support "
+                                      f"writable digest APIs")
+        return None
+
 
 class ConsumedArchiveEntry(ArchiveEntry):
 
diff --git a/libarchive/ffi.py b/libarchive/ffi.py
index 1fc321a..1044b7c 100644
--- a/libarchive/ffi.py
+++ b/libarchive/ffi.py
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-from ctypes import (
-    c_char_p, c_int, c_uint, c_long, c_longlong, c_size_t, c_int64,
-    c_void_p, c_wchar_p, CFUNCTYPE, POINTER,
-)
-
-try:
-    from ctypes import c_ssize_t
-except ImportError:
-    from ctypes import c_longlong as c_ssize_t
-
-import ctypes
 from ctypes.util import find_library
+import ctypes
 import logging
 import mmap
 import os
@@ -17,6 +7,21 @@
 
 from .exception import ArchiveError
 
+c_char_p = ctypes.c_char_p
+c_int = ctypes.c_int
+c_uint = ctypes.c_uint
+c_long = ctypes.c_long
+c_longlong = ctypes.c_longlong
+c_size_t = ctypes.c_size_t
+c_int64, = ctypes.c_int64,
+c_ubyte = ctypes.c_ubyte
+c_void_p = ctypes.c_void_p
+c_wchar_p = ctypes.c_wchar_p
+CFUNCTYPE = ctypes.CFUNCTYPE
+POINTER = ctypes.POINTER
+
+c_ubyte_p = POINTER(c_ubyte)
+c_ssize_t = getattr(ctypes, 'c_ssize_t', c_longlong)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('libarchive')
 
@@ -362,3 +367,39 @@ def get_write_filter_function(filter_name):
         f"the libarchive being used (version {version_number()}, "
         f"path {libarchive_path}) doesn't support encryption"
     )
+
+# archive digest API
+try:
+    ffi('entry_digest', [c_archive_entry_p, c_int], c_ubyte_p)
+
+    ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_MD5 = 1
+    ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_RMD160 = 2
+    ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA1 = 3
+    ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA256 = 4
+    ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA384 = 5
+    ARCHIVE_ENTRY_DIGEST_SHA512 = 6
+
+    _DIGEST_LENGTHS = [
+        16,  # MD5
+        20,  # RMD160
+        20,  # SHA1
+        32,  # SHA256
+        48,  # SHA384
+        64,  # SHA512
+    ]
+
+except AttributeError:
+    logger.info(
+        f"the libarchive being used (version {version_number()}, "
+        f"path {libarchive_path}) doesn't support read-only message digest API"
+    )
+
+try:
+    ffi('entry_set_digest',
+        [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_int, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ubyte)],
+        ctypes.c_int)
+except AttributeError:
+    logger.info(
+        f"the libarchive being used (version {version_number()}, "
+        f"path {libarchive_path}) doesn't support mutable message digest API"
+    )