diff --git a/Lib/hashlib.py b/Lib/hashlib.py
index 9709cde..aacb268 100644
--- a/Lib/hashlib.py
+++ b/Lib/hashlib.py
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
 # always available algorithm is added.
 __always_supported = ('md5', 'sha1', 'sha224', 'sha256', 'sha384', 'sha512')
 
-__all__ = __always_supported + ('new',)
+algorithms = __always_supported
+
+__all__ = __always_supported + ('new', 'algorithms')
 
 
 def __get_builtin_constructor(name):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py b/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py
index 7d58da9..e1a1bd3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@
             c = cons(a)
             c.hexdigest()
 
+    def test_algorithms_attribute(self):
+        self.assertEqual(hashlib.algorithms,
+            tuple(_algo for _algo in self.supported_hash_names
+                  if _algo.islower()))
+
     def test_unknown_hash(self):
         try:
             hashlib.new('spam spam spam spam spam')