diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py
index 215aa4d..54a227b 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/__init__.py
@@ -13,10 +13,17 @@
 
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends import openssl
 
+_POTENTIAL_BACKENDS = ["openssl", "commoncrypto"]
 
-_ALL_BACKENDS = [
-    openssl.backend
-]
+_ALL_BACKENDS = []
+
+for b in _POTENTIAL_BACKENDS:
+    binding = __import__("cryptography.hazmat.bindings.{0}.binding".format(b),
+                         fromlist=["binding"])
+    if binding.Binding.is_available():
+        backend = __import__("cryptography.hazmat.backends.{0}".format(b),
+                             fromlist=["backend"])
+        _ALL_BACKENDS.append(backend.backend)
 
 
 def default_backend():
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto/__init__.py b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64a1c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends.commoncrypto.backend import backend
+
+
+__all__ = ["backend"]
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto/backend.py b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto/backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efbd6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/backends/commoncrypto/backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from cryptography import utils
+from cryptography.exceptions import UnsupportedAlgorithm
+from cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces import (
+    HashBackend,
+)
+from cryptography.hazmat.bindings.commoncrypto.binding import Binding
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import interfaces
+
+
+@utils.register_interface(HashBackend)
+class Backend(object):
+    """
+    CommonCrypto API wrapper.
+    """
+    hashtuple = namedtuple("HashClass", ["struct", "init", "update", "final"])
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._binding = Binding()
+        self._ffi = self._binding.ffi
+        self._lib = self._binding.lib
+
+        self.hash_methods = {
+            b"md5": self.hashtuple(
+                "CC_MD5_CTX *", self._lib.CC_MD5_Init,
+                self._lib.CC_MD5_Update, self._lib.CC_MD5_Final
+            ),
+            b"sha1": self.hashtuple(
+                "CC_SHA1_CTX *", self._lib.CC_SHA1_Init,
+                self._lib.CC_SHA1_Update, self._lib.CC_SHA1_Final
+            ),
+            b"sha224": self.hashtuple(
+                "CC_SHA256_CTX *", self._lib.CC_SHA224_Init,
+                self._lib.CC_SHA224_Update, self._lib.CC_SHA224_Final
+            ),
+            b"sha256": self.hashtuple(
+                "CC_SHA256_CTX *", self._lib.CC_SHA256_Init,
+                self._lib.CC_SHA256_Update, self._lib.CC_SHA256_Final
+            ),
+            b"sha384": self.hashtuple(
+                "CC_SHA512_CTX *", self._lib.CC_SHA384_Init,
+                self._lib.CC_SHA384_Update, self._lib.CC_SHA384_Final
+            ),
+            b"sha512": self.hashtuple(
+                "CC_SHA512_CTX *", self._lib.CC_SHA512_Init,
+                self._lib.CC_SHA512_Update, self._lib.CC_SHA512_Final
+            ),
+        }
+
+    def hash_supported(self, algorithm):
+        try:
+            self.hash_methods[algorithm.name.encode("ascii")]
+            return True
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+
+    def create_hash_ctx(self, algorithm):
+        return _HashContext(self, algorithm)
+
+
+@utils.register_interface(interfaces.HashContext)
+class _HashContext(object):
+    def __init__(self, backend, algorithm, ctx=None):
+        self.algorithm = algorithm
+        self._backend = backend
+
+        if ctx is None:
+            try:
+                methods = self._backend.hash_methods[
+                    self.algorithm.name.encode("ascii")
+                ]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise UnsupportedAlgorithm(
+                    "{0} is not a supported hash on this backend".format(
+                        algorithm.name)
+                )
+            ctx = self._backend._ffi.new(methods.struct)
+            res = methods.init(ctx)
+            assert res == 1
+
+        self._ctx = ctx
+
+    def copy(self):
+        methods = self._backend.hash_methods[
+            self.algorithm.name.encode("ascii")
+        ]
+        new_ctx = self._backend._ffi.new(methods.struct)
+        # CommonCrypto has no APIs for copying hashes, so we have to copy the
+        # underlying struct.
+        new_ctx[0] = self._ctx[0]
+
+        return _HashContext(self._backend, self.algorithm, ctx=new_ctx)
+
+    def update(self, data):
+        methods = self._backend.hash_methods[
+            self.algorithm.name.encode("ascii")
+        ]
+        res = methods.update(self._ctx, data, len(data))
+        assert res == 1
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        methods = self._backend.hash_methods[
+            self.algorithm.name.encode("ascii")
+        ]
+        buf = self._backend._ffi.new("unsigned char[]",
+                                     self.algorithm.digest_size)
+        res = methods.final(buf, self._ctx)
+        assert res == 1
+        return self._backend._ffi.buffer(buf)[:]
+
+
+backend = Backend()