diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bacba16471..1ff3bfe35c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 # UNRELEASED
 
+### fix(deps): content of wasm_hash_url can have extra fields than the hash
+
+It is natural to point `wasm_hash_url` to the `<FILE>.sha256` file generated by `shasum` or `sha256sum` which consists of the hash and the file name.
+
+Now when `dfx deps pull`, such content will be accept properly.
+
 # 0.16.1
 
 ### feat: query stats support
diff --git a/docs/concepts/pull-dependencies.md b/docs/concepts/pull-dependencies.md
index 70a077c34f..76d50c4e40 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/pull-dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/pull-dependencies.md
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ In other cases, the wasm module at `wasm_url` is not the same as the on-chain wa
 
 A URL to get the SHA256 hash of the wasm module located at `wasm_url`.
 
+The content of this URL can be the SHA256 hash only.
+
+It can also be the output of `shasum` or `sha256sum` which contains the hash and the file name.
+
 This field is optional.
 
 Aside from specifying SHA256 hash of the wasm module directly using `wasm_hash`, providers can also specify the hash with this URL. If both are defined, the `wasm_hash_url` field will be ignored.
diff --git a/e2e/tests-dfx/deps.bash b/e2e/tests-dfx/deps.bash
index c56aa217be..c050e3dbc8 100644
--- a/e2e/tests-dfx/deps.bash
+++ b/e2e/tests-dfx/deps.bash
@@ -227,12 +227,11 @@ Failed to download from url: http://example.com/c.wasm."
   # A: set dfx:wasm_hash
   CUSTOM_HASH_A="$(sha256sum .dfx/local/canisters/a/a.wasm | cut -d " " -f 1)"
   jq '.canisters.a.pullable.wasm_hash="'"$CUSTOM_HASH_A"'"' dfx.json | sponge dfx.json
-  # B: set dfx:wasm_hash_url
-  echo -n "$(sha256sum .dfx/local/canisters/b/b.wasm.gz | cut -d " " -f 1)" > ../www/b.wasm.gz.sha256
+  # B: set dfx:wasm_hash_url with output of sha256sum
+  echo -n "$(sha256sum .dfx/local/canisters/b/b.wasm.gz)" > ../www/b.wasm.gz.sha256
   jq '.canisters.b.pullable.wasm_hash_url="'"http://localhost:$E2E_WEB_SERVER_PORT/b.wasm.gz.sha256"'"' dfx.json | sponge dfx.json
-  # C: set both dfx:wasm_hash and dfx:wasm_hash_url. This should be avoided by providers.
+  # C: set dfx:wasm_hash_url with the hash only
   CUSTOM_HASH_C="$(sha256sum .dfx/local/canisters/c/c.wasm | cut -d " " -f 1)"
-  jq '.canisters.c.pullable.wasm_hash="'"$CUSTOM_HASH_C"'"' dfx.json | sponge dfx.json
   echo -n "$CUSTOM_HASH_C" > ../www/c.wasm.sha256
   jq '.canisters.c.pullable.wasm_hash_url="'"http://localhost:$E2E_WEB_SERVER_PORT/c.wasm.sha256"'"' dfx.json | sponge dfx.json
 
@@ -249,11 +248,21 @@ Failed to download from url: http://example.com/c.wasm."
   assert_command dfx deps pull --network local -vvv
   assert_contains "Canister $CANISTER_ID_A specified a custom hash:"
   assert_contains "Canister $CANISTER_ID_B specified a custom hash via url:"
+  assert_contains "Canister $CANISTER_ID_C specified a custom hash via url:"
+ 
+  # warning: specified both `wasm_hash` and `wasm_hash_url`. Providers should avoid this.
+  PULLED_DIR="$DFX_CACHE_ROOT/.cache/dfinity/pulled/"
+  rm -r "${PULLED_DIR:?}/"
+  cd ../onchain
+  jq '.canisters.c.pullable.wasm_hash="'"$CUSTOM_HASH_C"'"' dfx.json | sponge dfx.json
+  dfx build
+  dfx canister install c -m reinstall --argument 3 --yes
+
+  cd ../app
+  assert_command dfx deps pull --network local -vvv
   assert_contains "WARN: Canister $CANISTER_ID_C specified both \`wasm_hash\` and \`wasm_hash_url\`. \`wasm_hash\` will be used."
-  assert_contains "Canister $CANISTER_ID_C specified a custom hash:"
 
   # warning: hash mismatch
-  PULLED_DIR="$DFX_CACHE_ROOT/.cache/dfinity/pulled/"
   rm -r "${PULLED_DIR:?}/"
   cd ../onchain
   cp .dfx/local/canisters/a/a.wasm ../www/a.wasm # now the webserver has the onchain version of canister_a which won't match wasm_hash
diff --git a/src/dfx/src/commands/deps/pull.rs b/src/dfx/src/commands/deps/pull.rs
index db92b3cb6f..e05c3526b7 100644
--- a/src/dfx/src/commands/deps/pull.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/src/commands/deps/pull.rs
@@ -305,9 +305,15 @@ async fn get_hash_on_chain(
         let wasm_hash_content = download_file(&wasm_hash_url)
             .await
             .with_context(|| format!("Failed to download wasm_hash from {wasm_hash_url}."))?;
-        let wasm_hash_encoded = String::from_utf8(wasm_hash_content)
+        let wasm_hash_str = String::from_utf8(wasm_hash_content)
             .with_context(|| format!("Content from {wasm_hash_url} is not valid text."))?;
-        Ok(hex::decode(&wasm_hash_encoded)
+        // The content might contain the file name (usually from tools like shasum or sha256sum).
+        // We only need the hash part.
+        let wasm_hash_encoded = wasm_hash_str
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .next()
+            .with_context(|| format!("Content from {wasm_hash_url} is empty."))?;
+        Ok(hex::decode(wasm_hash_encoded)
             .with_context(|| format!("Failed to decode {wasm_hash_encoded} as sha256 hash."))?)
     } else {
         match read_state_tree_canister_module_hash(agent, canister_id).await? {