diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23e2910b..a9ffebbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 - The metadata repositories can now contain source files.
 - Support for unpacking bzip2 file formats.
 - The `msvc` requirement now supports specifiying version bounds using `msvc@<version-bounds>`.
+- Add support for path inputs in the `checksum` command.
 
 ### Changes
 - The test environment now uses a fresh environment for each test and can be used in parallel.
diff --git a/docs/commands/util.md b/docs/commands/util.md
index 173e3bb4..3820fb8e 100644
--- a/docs/commands/util.md
+++ b/docs/commands/util.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The `--exclude` flag specifies packages to exclude when using the `--all` flag.
 The `checksum` command has the following syntax:<br>
 `pit util checksum <URL>`
 
-The command calculates the checksum of the file at the given URL. It also shows the size of the downloaded file in bytes.
+The command calculates the checksum of the file at the given URL or system path. It also shows the size of the downloaded file in bytes.
 
 ## Portable repository
 The `portable-repo` command has the following syntax:<br>
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/util/checksum.rs b/src/cli/commands/util/checksum.rs
index 1a7656c7..28a3877b 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/util/checksum.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/util/checksum.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-use std::process::exit;
+use std::{fs, path::PathBuf, process::exit, str::FromStr};
 
 use clap::Args;
 use url::Url;
@@ -10,24 +10,38 @@ use crate::{
         display::{Spinner, logging::error},
     },
     repositories::types::Checksum,
-    utils::requests,
+    utils::{ioerror::IOResultExt, requests, unwrap_or_exit::UnwrapOrExit},
 };
 
 /// Calculates the checksum for the file at the given url.
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
 pub struct ChecksumArgs {
-    /// The url to request the file from
-    url: Url,
+    /// The url or path to request the file from
+    url: String,
 }
 
 impl HandleCommand for ChecksumArgs {
     fn handle(&self) {
-        println!("Trying to request file from '{}'", self.url);
+        let bytes = match Url::from_str(&self.url) {
+            Ok(url) => self.get_bytes_from_url(url),
+            Err(_) => self.get_bytes_from_path(&PathBuf::from(self.url.clone())),
+        };
+
+        let checksum = Checksum::from_bytes(&bytes);
 
-        let spinner = Spinner::new("Downloading file".into());
+        println!("Checksum: {}", checksum);
+        println!("File size: {}", bytes.len());
+    }
+}
+
+impl ChecksumArgs {
+    /// Gets the bytes from a given url.
+    fn get_bytes_from_url(&self, url: Url) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let message = format!("Downloading file from {}", self.url);
+        let spinner = Spinner::new(message);
         spinner.show();
 
-        let response = match requests::get(self.url.as_str()) {
+        let response = match requests::get(url.as_str()) {
             Ok(response) => response,
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(e, "Unable to request file");
@@ -40,18 +54,19 @@ impl HandleCommand for ChecksumArgs {
             exit(1);
         }
 
-        let bytes = match response.bytes() {
-            Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+        spinner.finish();
+
+        match response.bytes() {
+            Ok(bytes) => bytes.into(),
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(e, "Unable to get file bytes");
                 exit(1);
             },
-        };
-
-        let checksum = Checksum::from_bytes(&bytes);
+        }
+    }
 
-        spinner.finish();
-        println!("Checksum: {}", checksum);
-        println!("File size: {}", bytes.len());
+    /// Gets the bytes from a given path.
+    fn get_bytes_from_path(&self, path: &PathBuf) -> Vec<u8> {
+        fs::read(path).err_with_path("read", path).unwrap_or_exit(1)
     }
 }