diff --git a/anomalib/data/btech.py b/anomalib/data/btech.py
index aef0664ca1..4c990cff13 100644
--- a/anomalib/data/btech.py
+++ b/anomalib/data/btech.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
 from anomalib.data.inference import InferenceDataset
-from anomalib.data.utils import DownloadProgressBar, read_image
+from anomalib.data.utils import DownloadProgressBar, hash_check, read_image
 from anomalib.data.utils.split import (
     create_validation_set_from_test_set,
     split_normal_images_in_train_set,
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ def prepare_data(self) -> None:
                     filename=zip_filename,
                     reporthook=progress_bar.update_to,
                 )  # nosec
-
+            logger.info("Checking hash")
+            hash_check(zip_filename, "c1fa4d56ac50dd50908ce04e81037a8e")
             logger.info("Extracting the dataset.")
             with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_filename, "r") as zip_file:
                 zip_file.extractall(self.root.parent)
diff --git a/anomalib/data/mvtec.py b/anomalib/data/mvtec.py
index 5ecb4419b7..efc0b892fd 100644
--- a/anomalib/data/mvtec.py
+++ b/anomalib/data/mvtec.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 from torchvision.datasets.folder import VisionDataset
 
 from anomalib.data.inference import InferenceDataset
-from anomalib.data.utils import DownloadProgressBar, read_image
+from anomalib.data.utils import DownloadProgressBar, hash_check, read_image
 from anomalib.data.utils.split import (
     create_validation_set_from_test_set,
     split_normal_images_in_train_set,
@@ -378,19 +378,22 @@ def prepare_data(self) -> None:
             logger.info("Downloading the Mvtec AD dataset.")
             url = "https://www.mydrive.ch/shares/38536/3830184030e49fe74747669442f0f282/download/420938113-1629952094"
             dataset_name = "mvtec_anomaly_detection.tar.xz"
+            zip_filename = self.root / dataset_name
             with DownloadProgressBar(unit="B", unit_scale=True, miniters=1, desc="MVTec AD") as progress_bar:
                 urlretrieve(
                     url=f"{url}/{dataset_name}",
-                    filename=self.root / dataset_name,
+                    filename=zip_filename,
                     reporthook=progress_bar.update_to,
                 )
+            logger.info("Checking hash")
+            hash_check(zip_filename, "eefca59f2cede9c3fc5b6befbfec275e")
 
             logger.info("Extracting the dataset.")
-            with tarfile.open(self.root / dataset_name) as tar_file:
+            with tarfile.open(zip_filename) as tar_file:
                 tar_file.extractall(self.root)
 
             logger.info("Cleaning the tar file")
-            (self.root / dataset_name).unlink()
+            (zip_filename).unlink()
 
     def setup(self, stage: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
         """Setup train, validation and test data.
diff --git a/anomalib/data/utils/__init__.py b/anomalib/data/utils/__init__.py
index c493058051..45c94c587f 100644
--- a/anomalib/data/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/anomalib/data/utils/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions
 # and limitations under the License.
 
-from .download import DownloadProgressBar
+from .download import DownloadProgressBar, hash_check
 from .image import get_image_filenames, read_image
 
-__all__ = ["get_image_filenames", "read_image", "DownloadProgressBar"]
+__all__ = ["get_image_filenames", "hash_check", "read_image", "DownloadProgressBar"]
diff --git a/anomalib/data/utils/download.py b/anomalib/data/utils/download.py
index 26af24834a..c043aa1a77 100644
--- a/anomalib/data/utils/download.py
+++ b/anomalib/data/utils/download.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-"""Helper to show progress bars with `urlretrieve`.
-
-Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/53877507
-"""
+"""Helper to show progress bars with `urlretrieve`, check hash of file."""
 
 # Copyright (C) 2020 Intel Corporation
 #
@@ -17,7 +14,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions
 # and limitations under the License.
 
+import hashlib
 import io
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Iterable, Optional, Union
 
 from tqdm import tqdm
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ def __init__(
         colour: Optional[str] = None,
         delay: Optional[float] = 0,
         gui: Optional[bool] = False,
-        **kwargs
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         super().__init__(
             iterable=iterable,
@@ -175,13 +174,14 @@ def __init__(
             colour=colour,
             delay=delay,
             gui=gui,
-            **kwargs
+            **kwargs,
         )
         self.total: Optional[Union[int, float]]
 
     def update_to(self, chunk_number: int = 1, max_chunk_size: int = 1, total_size=None):
         """Progress bar hook for tqdm.
 
+        Based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/53877507
         The implementor does not have to bother about passing parameters to this as it gets them from urlretrieve.
         However the context needs a few parameters. Refer to the example.
 
@@ -193,3 +193,16 @@ def update_to(self, chunk_number: int = 1, max_chunk_size: int = 1, total_size=N
         if total_size is not None:
             self.total = total_size
         self.update(chunk_number * max_chunk_size - self.n)
+
+
+def hash_check(file_path: Path, expected_hash: str):
+    """Raise assert error if hash does not match the calculated hash of the file.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (Path): Path to file.
+        expected_hash (str): Expected hash of the file.
+    """
+    with open(file_path, "rb") as hash_file:
+        assert (
+            hashlib.md5(hash_file.read()).hexdigest() == expected_hash
+        ), f"Downloaded file {file_path} does not match the required hash."