diff --git a/common/constants.cc b/common/constants.cc
index fe4e643..b15c3f4 100644
--- a/common/constants.cc
+++ b/common/constants.cc
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@
 const char kPrefsUrlSwitchCount[] = "url-switch-count";
 const char kPrefsWallClockWaitPeriod[] = "wall-clock-wait-period";
 
+const char kPayloadPropertyFileSize[] = "FILE_SIZE";
+const char kPayloadPropertyFileHash[] = "FILE_HASH";
+const char kPayloadPropertyMetadataSize[] = "METADATA_SIZE";
+const char kPayloadPropertyMetadataHash[] = "METADATA_HASH";
+
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
diff --git a/common/constants.h b/common/constants.h
index f20de8e..62f61ce 100644
--- a/common/constants.h
+++ b/common/constants.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@
 extern const char kPrefsUrlSwitchCount[];
 extern const char kPrefsWallClockWaitPeriod[];
 
+// Keys used when storing and loading payload properties.
+extern const char kPayloadPropertyFileSize[];
+extern const char kPayloadPropertyFileHash[];
+extern const char kPayloadPropertyMetadataSize[];
+extern const char kPayloadPropertyMetadataHash[];
+
 // A download source is any combination of protocol and server (that's of
 // interest to us when looking at UMA metrics) using which we may download
 // the payload.