diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
index e7709b97d0..be75d464fc 100644
--- a/libavutil/Makefile
+++ b/libavutil/Makefile
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
        fixed_dsp.o                                                      \
        frame.o                                                          \
        hash.o                                                           \
+       hashtable.o                                                      \
        hdr_dynamic_metadata.o                                           \
        hdr_dynamic_vivid_metadata.o                                     \
        hmac.o                                                           \
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ TESTPROGS = adler32                                                     \
             file                                                        \
             fifo                                                        \
             hash                                                        \
+            hashtable                                                   \
             hmac                                                        \
             hwdevice                                                    \
             integer                                                     \
diff --git a/libavutil/hashtable.c b/libavutil/hashtable.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb0f0aae99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/hashtable.c
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*
+ * Generic hashtable
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Connor Worley <connorbworley@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "error.h"
+#include "mem.h"
+#include "hashtable.h"
+#include "string.h"
+
+#define ENTRY_OCC(entry)           (entry)
+#define ENTRY_KEY(entry)           (ENTRY_OCC(entry) + 1)
+#define ENTRY_VAL(entry)           (ENTRY_KEY(entry) + ctx->key_size)
+#define ENTRY_PSL(entry) (size_t*) (ENTRY_VAL(entry) + ctx->val_size)
+
+#define KEYS_EQUAL(k1, k2) !memcmp(k1, k2, ctx->key_size)
+
+int av_hashtable_init(AVHashtableContext* ctx, size_t key_size, size_t val_size, size_t max_entries)
+{
+    ctx->key_size = key_size;
+    ctx->val_size = val_size;
+    ctx->entry_size = 1 + key_size + val_size + sizeof(size_t);
+    ctx->max_entries = max_entries;
+    ctx->utilization = 0;
+    ctx->crc = av_crc_get_table(AV_CRC_32_IEEE);
+    if (!ctx->crc)
+        return AVERROR_BUG;
+    ctx->table = av_mallocz(ctx->entry_size * max_entries);
+    if (!ctx->table)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    ctx->set_key = av_malloc(key_size);
+    if (!ctx->set_key)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    ctx->set_val = av_malloc(key_size);
+    if (!ctx->set_val)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    ctx->tmp_key = av_malloc(key_size);
+    if (!ctx->tmp_key)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    ctx->tmp_val = av_malloc(val_size);
+    if (!ctx->tmp_val)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static size_t hash_key(const AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key)
+{
+    return av_crc(ctx->crc, 0, key, ctx->key_size) % ctx->max_entries;
+}
+
+int av_hashtable_get(const AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key, void* val)
+{
+    size_t hash = hash_key(ctx, key);
+
+    if (!ctx->utilization)
+        return 0;
+
+    for (size_t psl = 0; psl < ctx->max_entries; psl++) {
+        size_t wrapped_index = (hash + psl) % ctx->max_entries;
+        uint8_t *entry = ctx->table + wrapped_index * ctx->entry_size;
+        if (!*ENTRY_OCC(entry) || *ENTRY_PSL(entry) < psl)
+            return 0;
+        if (KEYS_EQUAL(ENTRY_KEY(entry), key)) {
+            memcpy(val, ENTRY_VAL(entry), ctx->val_size);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int av_hashtable_set(AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key, const void* val)
+{
+    int swapping = 0;
+    size_t psl = 0;
+    size_t hash = hash_key(ctx, key);
+
+    memcpy(ctx->set_key, key, ctx->key_size);
+    memcpy(ctx->set_val, val, ctx->val_size);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ctx->max_entries; i++) {
+        size_t wrapped_index = (hash + i) % ctx->max_entries;
+        uint8_t *entry = ctx->table + wrapped_index * ctx->entry_size;
+        if (!*ENTRY_OCC(entry) || (!swapping && KEYS_EQUAL(ENTRY_KEY(entry), ctx->set_key))) {
+            if (!*ENTRY_OCC(entry))
+                ctx->utilization++;
+            *ENTRY_OCC(entry) = 1;
+            memcpy(ENTRY_KEY(entry), ctx->set_key, ctx->key_size);
+            memcpy(ENTRY_VAL(entry), ctx->set_val, ctx->val_size);
+            *ENTRY_PSL(entry) = psl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if (*ENTRY_PSL(entry) < psl) {
+            if (ctx->utilization == ctx->max_entries)
+                return 0;
+            swapping = 1;
+            memcpy(ctx->tmp_key, ctx->set_key, ctx->key_size);
+            memcpy(ctx->tmp_val, ctx->set_val, ctx->val_size);
+            memcpy(ctx->set_key, ENTRY_KEY(entry), ctx->key_size);
+            memcpy(ctx->set_val, ENTRY_VAL(entry), ctx->val_size);
+            memcpy(ENTRY_KEY(entry), ctx->tmp_key, ctx->key_size);
+            memcpy(ENTRY_VAL(entry), ctx->tmp_val, ctx->val_size);
+            FFSWAP(size_t, psl, *ENTRY_PSL(entry));
+        }
+        psl++;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int av_hashtable_delete(AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key)
+{
+    uint8_t *next_entry;
+    size_t hash = hash_key(ctx, key);
+
+    if (!ctx->utilization)
+        return 0;
+
+    for (size_t psl = 0; psl < ctx->max_entries; psl++) {
+        size_t wrapped_index = (hash + psl) % ctx->max_entries;
+        uint8_t *entry = ctx->table + wrapped_index * ctx->entry_size;
+        if (!*ENTRY_OCC(entry) || *ENTRY_PSL(entry) < psl)
+            return 0;
+        if (KEYS_EQUAL(ENTRY_KEY(entry), key)) {
+            *ENTRY_OCC(entry) = 0;
+            for (psl++; psl < ctx->max_entries; psl++) {
+                wrapped_index = (hash + psl) % ctx->max_entries;
+                next_entry = ctx->table + wrapped_index * ctx->entry_size;
+                if (!*ENTRY_OCC(next_entry) || !*ENTRY_PSL(next_entry)) {
+                    ctx->utilization--;
+                    return 1;
+                }
+                FFSWAP(uint8_t, *ENTRY_OCC(entry), *ENTRY_OCC(next_entry));
+                memcpy(ENTRY_KEY(entry), ENTRY_KEY(next_entry), ctx->key_size);
+                memcpy(ENTRY_VAL(entry), ENTRY_VAL(next_entry), ctx->val_size);
+                *ENTRY_PSL(entry) = *ENTRY_PSL(next_entry) - 1;
+                entry = next_entry;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void av_hashtable_clear(AVHashtableContext* ctx)
+{
+    memset(ctx->table, 0, ctx->entry_size * ctx->max_entries);
+}
+
+void av_hashtable_destroy(AVHashtableContext* ctx)
+{
+    av_freep(&ctx->table);
+    av_freep(&ctx->set_key);
+    av_freep(&ctx->set_val);
+    av_freep(&ctx->tmp_key);
+    av_freep(&ctx->tmp_val);
+}
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diff --git a/libavutil/hashtable.h b/libavutil/hashtable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aac31ee922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/hashtable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Generic hashtable
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Connor Worley <connorbworley@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVUTIL_HASHTABLE_H
+#define AVUTIL_HASHTABLE_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "crc.h"
+
+/* Implements a hash table using Robin Hood open addressing.
+ * See: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/tr/1986/CS-86-14.pdf
+ *
+ * Entry slots are layed out in memory as follows:
+ * - [1 byte] occupancy flag that indicates whether a slot if occupied.
+ * - [key_size bytes] entry key.
+ * - [val_size bytes] entry value.
+ * - [sizeof(size_t) bytes] PSL (probe sequence length), used by the Robin Hood
+ *   algorithm.
+ */
+
+typedef struct AVHashtableContext {
+    size_t key_size;
+    size_t val_size;
+    size_t entry_size;
+    size_t max_entries;
+    size_t utilization;
+    const AVCRC *crc;
+    uint8_t *table;
+    /* used for swaps during insertion */
+    uint8_t *set_key;
+    uint8_t *set_val;
+    uint8_t *tmp_key;
+    uint8_t *tmp_val;
+} AVHashtableContext;
+
+int av_hashtable_init(AVHashtableContext* ctx, size_t key_size, size_t val_size, size_t max_entries);
+int av_hashtable_get(const AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key, void* val);
+int av_hashtable_set(AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key, const void* val);
+int av_hashtable_delete(AVHashtableContext* ctx, const void* key);
+void av_hashtable_clear(AVHashtableContext* ctx);
+void av_hashtable_destroy(AVHashtableContext* ctx);
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/libavutil/tests/hashtable.c b/libavutil/tests/hashtable.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cdbd7afd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/tests/hashtable.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Generic hashtable tests
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Connor Worley <connorbworley@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
+#include "libavutil/hashtable.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    AVHashtableContext ctx;
+    int k, v;
+
+    // hashtable can store up to 3 int->int entries
+    av_assert0(!av_hashtable_init(&ctx, sizeof(int), sizeof(int), 3));
+
+    // unsuccessful deletes return 0
+    k = 1;
+    av_assert0(!av_hashtable_delete(&ctx, &k));
+
+    // unsuccessful gets return 0
+    k = 1;
+    av_assert0(!av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+
+    // successful sets returns 1
+    k = 1;
+    v = 1;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_set(&ctx, &k, &v));
+
+    // get should now contain 1
+    k = 1;
+    v = 0;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    av_assert0(v == 1);
+
+    // updating sets should return 1
+    k = 1;
+    v = 2;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_set(&ctx, &k, &v));
+
+    // get should now contain 2
+    k = 1;
+    v = 0;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    av_assert0(v == 2);
+
+    // fill the table
+    k = 2;
+    v = 2;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_set(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    k = 3;
+    v = 3;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_set(&ctx, &k, &v));
+
+    // inserting sets on a full table should return 0
+    k = 4;
+    v = 4;
+    av_assert0(!av_hashtable_set(&ctx, &k, &v));
+
+    // updating sets on a full table should return 1
+    k = 1;
+    v = 4;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_set(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    v = 0;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    av_assert0(v == 4);
+
+    // successful deletes should return 1
+    k = 1;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_delete(&ctx, &k));
+
+    // get should now return 0
+    av_assert0(!av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+
+    // sanity check remaining keys
+    k = 2;
+    v = 0;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    av_assert0(v == 2);
+    k = 3;
+    v = 0;
+    av_assert0(av_hashtable_get(&ctx, &k, &v));
+    av_assert0(v == 3);
+
+    av_hashtable_destroy(&ctx);
+
+    return 0;
+}
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