diff --git a/weed/operation/upload_content.go b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
index 722bd352a..1312911ba 100644
--- a/weed/operation/upload_content.go
+++ b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ func (uploader *Uploader) upload_content(ctx context.Context, fillBufferFunction
 	etag := getEtag(resp)
 	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
 		ret.ETag = etag
+		ret.ContentMd5 = resp.Header.Get("Content-MD5")
 		return &ret, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
index 418f3c235..3477a411f 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// http 204 status code does not allow body
 	if writeError == nil && isUnchanged {
 		SetEtag(w, reqNeedle.Etag())
+		w.Header().Set("Content-MD5", contentMd5)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 		return
 	}