3 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cryptography/exceptions.py b/cryptography/exceptions.py
index 391bed82..c2e71493 100644
--- a/cryptography/exceptions.py
+++ b/cryptography/exceptions.py
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
 
 class UnsupportedAlgorithm(Exception):
     pass
+
+
+class AlreadyFinalized(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/hashes.py b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/hashes.py
index 6ae622cd..f85d36a0 100644
--- a/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/hashes.py
+++ b/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/hashes.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 import six
 
+from cryptography import exceptions
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import interfaces
 
 
@@ -37,17 +38,23 @@ class Hash(object):
             self._ctx = ctx
 
     def update(self, data):
+        if self._ctx is None:
+            raise exceptions.AlreadyFinalized()
         if isinstance(data, six.text_type):
             raise TypeError("Unicode-objects must be encoded before hashing")
         self._ctx.update(data)
 
     def copy(self):
+        if self._ctx is None:
+            raise exceptions.AlreadyFinalized()
         return Hash(
             self.algorithm, backend=self._backend, ctx=self._ctx.copy()
         )
 
     def finalize(self):
-        return self._ctx.finalize()
+        digest = self._ctx.finalize()
+        self._ctx = None
+        return digest
 
 
 @interfaces.register(interfaces.HashAlgorithm)
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_hashes.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_hashes.py
index 6cdb0a07..a5c440b8 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_hashes.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_hashes.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import pytest
 
 import six
 
+from cryptography import exceptions
 from cryptography.hazmat.bindings import _default_backend
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
 
@@ -51,6 +52,16 @@ class TestHashContext(object):
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
             hashes.Hash(hashes.SHA1)
 
+    def test_raises_after_finalize(self):
+        h = hashes.Hash(hashes.SHA1())
+        h.finalize()
+
+        with pytest.raises(exceptions.AlreadyFinalized):
+            h.update(b"foo")
+
+        with pytest.raises(exceptions.AlreadyFinalized):
+            h.copy()
+
 
 class TestSHA1(object):
     test_SHA1 = generate_base_hash_test(