diff --git a/merkle/merkle.go b/merkle/merkle.go
index ab54af6a2b..171555510d 100644
--- a/merkle/merkle.go
+++ b/merkle/merkle.go
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@ func CompactLayerToSliceHashes(compactLayer string) (hashes [][sha256.Size]byte,
 func RoundUpToPowerOfTwo(n uint) (ret uint) {
 	return 1 << bits.Len(n-1)
 }
+
+func Log2RoundingUp(n uint) (ret uint) {
+	return uint(bits.Len(n - 1))
+}
diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index 8f82c2a0f2..42c516f0ea 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -157,16 +157,6 @@ func maxInt(as ...int) int {
 	return ret
 }
 
-func min(as ...int64) int64 {
-	ret := as[0]
-	for _, a := range as[1:] {
-		if a < ret {
-			ret = a
-		}
-	}
-	return ret
-}
-
 func minInt(as ...int) int {
 	ret := as[0]
 	for _, a := range as[1:] {
diff --git a/peer_protocol/msg.go b/peer_protocol/msg.go
index f1b1f10e83..b08bb5380e 100644
--- a/peer_protocol/msg.go
+++ b/peer_protocol/msg.go
@@ -9,16 +9,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 // This is a lazy union representing all the possible fields for messages. Go doesn't have ADTs, and
-// I didn't choose to use type-assertions.
+// I didn't choose to use type-assertions. Fields are ordered to minimize struct size and padding.
 type Message struct {
-	Keepalive            bool
-	Type                 MessageType
-	Index, Begin, Length Integer
+	PiecesRoot           [32]byte
 	Piece                []byte
 	Bitfield             []bool
-	ExtendedID           ExtensionNumber
 	ExtendedPayload      []byte
+	Hashes               [][32]byte
+	Index, Begin, Length Integer
+	BaseLayer            Integer
+	ProofLayers          Integer
 	Port                 uint16
+	Type                 MessageType
+	ExtendedID           ExtensionNumber
+	Keepalive            bool
 }
 
 var _ interface {
@@ -58,7 +62,21 @@ func (msg Message) MustMarshalBinary() []byte {
 }
 
 func (msg Message) MarshalBinary() (data []byte, err error) {
+	// It might look like you could have a pool of buffers and preallocate the message length
+	// prefix, but because we have to return []byte, it becomes non-trivial to make this fast. You
+	// will need a benchmark.
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	mustWrite := func(data any) {
+		err := binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	writeConsecutive := func(data ...any) {
+		for _, d := range data {
+			mustWrite(d)
+		}
+	}
 	if !msg.Keepalive {
 		err = buf.WriteByte(byte(msg.Type))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -99,6 +117,9 @@ func (msg Message) MarshalBinary() (data []byte, err error) {
 			_, err = buf.Write(msg.ExtendedPayload)
 		case Port:
 			err = binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, msg.Port)
+		case HashRequest:
+			buf.Write(msg.PiecesRoot[:])
+			writeConsecutive(msg.BaseLayer, msg.Index, msg.Length, msg.ProofLayers)
 		default:
 			err = fmt.Errorf("unknown message type: %v", msg.Type)
 		}
diff --git a/peerconn.go b/peerconn.go
index 59a31ad4a7..74e5e757e6 100644
--- a/peerconn.go
+++ b/peerconn.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/merkle"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ type PeerConn struct {
 	peerRequestDataAllocLimiter alloclim.Limiter
 
 	outstandingHolepunchingRendezvous map[netip.AddrPort]struct{}
+
+	sentHashRequests map[hashRequest]struct{}
 }
 
 func (cn *PeerConn) pexStatus() string {
@@ -336,6 +339,7 @@ func (cn *PeerConn) fillWriteBuffer() {
 		// knowledge of write buffers.
 		return
 	}
+	cn.requestMissingHashes()
 	cn.maybeUpdateActualRequestState()
 	if cn.pex.IsEnabled() {
 		if flow := cn.pex.Share(cn.write); !flow {
@@ -1214,3 +1218,73 @@ func (pc *PeerConn) WriteExtendedMessage(extName pp.ExtensionName, payload []byt
 	})
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (pc *PeerConn) requestMissingHashes() {
+	if !pc.t.haveInfo() {
+		return
+	}
+	info := pc.t.info
+	baseLayer := pp.Integer(merkle.Log2RoundingUp(merkle.RoundUpToPowerOfTwo(
+		uint((pc.t.usualPieceSize() + merkle.BlockSize - 1) / merkle.BlockSize)),
+	))
+	for _, file := range info.UpvertedFiles() {
+		piecesRoot := file.PiecesRoot.Unwrap()
+		fileNumPieces := int((file.Length + info.PieceLength - 1) / info.PieceLength)
+		proofLayers := pp.Integer(0)
+		// We would be requesting the leaves, the file must be short enough that we can just do with
+		// the pieces root as the piece hash.
+		if fileNumPieces <= 1 {
+			continue
+		}
+		for index := 0; index < fileNumPieces; index += 512 {
+			// Minimizing to the number of pieces in a file conflicts with the BEP.
+			length := merkle.RoundUpToPowerOfTwo(uint(min(512, fileNumPieces-index)))
+			if length < 2 {
+				// This should have been filtered out by baseLayer and pieces root as piece hash
+				// checks.
+				panic(length)
+			}
+			msg := pp.Message{
+				Type:        pp.HashRequest,
+				PiecesRoot:  piecesRoot,
+				BaseLayer:   baseLayer,
+				Index:       pp.Integer(index),
+				Length:      pp.Integer(length),
+				ProofLayers: proofLayers,
+			}
+			hr := hashRequestFromMessage(msg)
+			if generics.MapContains(pc.sentHashRequests, hr) {
+				continue
+			}
+			pc.write(msg)
+			generics.MakeMapIfNil(&pc.sentHashRequests)
+			pc.sentHashRequests[hr] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type hashRequest struct {
+	piecesRoot                            [32]byte
+	baseLayer, index, length, proofLayers pp.Integer
+}
+
+func (hr hashRequest) toMessage() pp.Message {
+	return pp.Message{
+		Type:        pp.HashRequest,
+		PiecesRoot:  hr.piecesRoot,
+		BaseLayer:   hr.baseLayer,
+		Index:       hr.index,
+		Length:      hr.length,
+		ProofLayers: hr.proofLayers,
+	}
+}
+
+func hashRequestFromMessage(m pp.Message) hashRequest {
+	return hashRequest{
+		piecesRoot:  m.PiecesRoot,
+		baseLayer:   m.BaseLayer,
+		index:       m.Index,
+		length:      m.Length,
+		proofLayers: m.ProofLayers,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/piecestate.go b/piecestate.go
index 089adca440..9e67907bd9 100644
--- a/piecestate.go
+++ b/piecestate.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ type PieceState struct {
 
 	// Some of the piece has been obtained.
 	Partial bool
+
+	// The v2 hash for the piece layer is missing.
+	MissingPieceLayerHash bool
 }
 
 // Represents a series of consecutive pieces with the same state.
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 3c925ae577..8a403e16ab 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@ func (t *Torrent) makePieces() {
 			if numFiles != 1 {
 				panic(fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", beginFile, endFile))
 			}
+			if t.info.HasV2() {
+				file := piece.mustGetOnlyFile()
+				if file.numPieces() == 1 {
+					piece.hashV2.Set(file.piecesRoot.Unwrap())
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -647,6 +653,9 @@ func (t *Torrent) pieceState(index pieceIndex) (ret PieceState) {
 	if !ret.Complete && t.piecePartiallyDownloaded(index) {
 		ret.Partial = true
 	}
+	if t.info.HasV2() && !p.hashV2.Ok {
+		ret.MissingPieceLayerHash = true
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -745,6 +754,9 @@ func (psr PieceStateRun) String() (ret string) {
 	if !psr.Ok {
 		ret += "?"
 	}
+	if psr.MissingPieceLayerHash {
+		ret += "h"
+	}
 	return
 }