diff --git a/X10D.Tests/src/Core/FileInfoTests.cs b/X10D.Tests/src/Core/FileInfoTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34362cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/X10D.Tests/src/Core/FileInfoTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+namespace X10D.Tests.Core;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class FileInfoTests
+{
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void GetHash()
+    {
+        string fileName = $"temp.{DateTimeOffset.Now.ToUnixTimeSeconds()}.bin";
+        if (File.Exists(fileName))
+        {
+            Assert.Fail("Temporary file already exists");
+        }
+        
+        const string expectedHash = "0A4D55A8D778E5022FAB701977C5D840BBC486D0"; // SHA-1
+        File.WriteAllText(fileName, "Hello World");
+        Assert.IsTrue(File.Exists(fileName), $"File.Exists(\"{fileName}\")");
+
+        byte[] hash = new FileInfo(fileName).GetHash<SHA1>();
+        string actualHash = BitConverter.ToString(hash).Replace("-", "").ToUpperInvariant();
+        Assert.AreEqual(expectedHash, actualHash);
+
+        File.Delete(fileName); // cleanup is important
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void GetHash_NullFileInfo()
+    {
+        // any HashAlgorithm will do, but SHA1 is used above. so to remain consistent, we use it here
+        Assert.ThrowsException<ArgumentNullException>(() => ((FileInfo?)null)!.GetHash<SHA1>());
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void GetHash_InvalidFile()
+    {
+        string fileName = $"temp.{DateTimeOffset.Now.ToUnixTimeSeconds()}.bin";
+        if (File.Exists(fileName))
+        {
+            Assert.Fail("Temporary file already exists");
+        }
+        
+        // any HashAlgorithm will do, but SHA1 is used above. so to remain consistent, we use it here
+        Assert.ThrowsException<FileNotFoundException>(() => new FileInfo(fileName).GetHash<SHA1>());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs b/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed6688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/X10D/src/FileInfoExtensions/FileInfoExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+
+namespace X10D;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Extension methods for <see cref="FileInfo" />.
+/// </summary>
+public static class FileInfoExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Computes the hash of a file using the specified hash algorithm.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The file whose hash to compute.</param>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">A <see cref="HashAlgorithm" /> derived type.</typeparam>
+    /// <returns>A <see cref="byte" /> array representing the hash of the file.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="value" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">The file pointed at by <paramref name="value" /> does not exist.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="IOException">The opened file stream cannot be read.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
+    ///     <para><typeparamref name="T" /> does not offer a static <c>Create</c> method.</para>
+    ///     -or-
+    ///     <para>
+    ///         An invocation to the static <c>Create</c> method defined in <typeparamref name="T" /> returned
+    ///         <see langword="null" />.
+    ///     </para>
+    /// </exception>
+    public static byte[] GetHash<T>(this FileInfo value)
+        where T : HashAlgorithm
+    {
+        if (value is null)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+        }
+
+        if (!value.Exists)
+        {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Cannot get hash of non-existent file.", value.FullName);
+        }
+
+        using FileStream stream = value.OpenRead();
+        return stream.GetHash<T>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/X10D/src/StreamExtensions/StreamExtensions.cs b/X10D/src/StreamExtensions/StreamExtensions.cs
index 8d59457..d992394 100644
--- a/X10D/src/StreamExtensions/StreamExtensions.cs
+++ b/X10D/src/StreamExtensions/StreamExtensions.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public static partial class StreamExtensions
     /// <param name="stream">The stream whose hash is to be computed.</param>
     /// <returns>A <see cref="byte" /> array representing the hash of the stream.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="stream" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="IOException">The stream does not support reading.</exception>
     /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
     ///     <typeparamref name="T" /> does not offer a static <c>Create</c> method.
     ///     -or-
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ public static partial class StreamExtensions
     ///     <see langword="null" />.
     /// </exception>
     /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">The stream has already been disposed.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="TypeInitializationException">
+    ///     The specified <see cref="HashAlgorithm" /> does not offer a parameterless <c>Create</c> method, or its <c>Create</c>
+    ///     method returns a type that is not assignable to <typeparamref name="T" />.
+    /// </exception>
     /// <remarks>This method consumes the stream from its current position!.</remarks>
     public static byte[] GetHash<T>(this Stream stream)
         where T : HashAlgorithm
@@ -41,7 +46,9 @@ public static partial class StreamExtensions
         }
 
         Type type = typeof(T);
-        MethodInfo? createMethod = type.GetMethod("Create", BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static);
+
+        MethodInfo? createMethod = type.GetMethods(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static)
+            .FirstOrDefault(c => c.Name == "Create" && c.GetParameters().Length == 0);
         if (createMethod is null)
         {
             throw new TypeInitializationException(type.FullName,