diff --git a/pandora/backend/utils.py b/pandora/backend/utils.py
index a289deeff..d7122c5ae 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/utils.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/utils.py
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ def oxid(title, directors, year='', seriesTitle='', episodeTitle='', season=0, e
         oxid += hashlib.sha1(oxid_value.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()[:20]
     return u"0x" + oxid
 
+def oxdb_id(title, directors=[], year='', season='', episode='', episode_title='', episode_director='', episode_year=''):
+    # new id function, will replace oxid()
+    def get_hash(string):
+        return hashlib.sha1(string.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest().upper()
+    director = ', '.join(directors)
+    if not episode:
+        oxdb_id = get_hash(director)[:8] + get_hash('\n'.join([title, year]))[:8]
+    else:
+        oxdb_id = get_hash('\n'.join([director, title, year, season]))[:8] + \
+            get_hash('\n'.join([episode, episode_director, episode_title, episode_year]))[:8]
+    return u'0x' + oxdb_id
+
 def oxdb_directors(director):
     director = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(director))
     if director.endswith('_'):