diff --git a/dissect/database/sqlite3/sqlite3.py b/dissect/database/sqlite3/sqlite3.py
index 0fe744c..7fdabcd 100644
--- a/dissect/database/sqlite3/sqlite3.py
+++ b/dissect/database/sqlite3/sqlite3.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class SQLite3:
         fh: The path or file-like object to open a SQLite3 database on.
         wal: The path or file-like object to open a SQLite3 WAL file on.
         checkpoint: The checkpoint to apply from the WAL file. Can be a :class:`Checkpoint` object or an integer index.
+        validate_checksums: A boolean that sets whether to validate the checksum of frames when reading.
 
     Raises:
         ~dissect.database.sqlite3.exception.InvalidDatabase: If the file-like object does not look like a SQLite3
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ def __init__(
         fh: Path | BinaryIO,
         wal: WAL | Path | BinaryIO | None = None,
         checkpoint: Checkpoint | int | None = None,
+        *,
+        validate_checksums: bool = True,
     ):
         if isinstance(fh, Path):
             path = fh
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.path = path
         self.wal = None
         self.checkpoint = None
+        self.validate_checksums = validate_checksums
 
         self.header = c_sqlite3.header(self.fh)
         if self.header.magic != SQLITE3_HEADER_MAGIC:
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ def raw_page(self, num: int) -> bytes:
             # Check if the latest valid instance of the page is committed (either the frame itself
             # is the commit frame or it is included in a commit's frames). If so, return that frame's data.
             for commit in reversed(self.wal.commits):
-                if (frame := commit.get(num)) and frame.valid:
+                if (frame := commit.get(num)) and frame.is_valid(validate_checksums=self.validate_checksums):
                     data = frame.data
                     break
 
diff --git a/dissect/database/sqlite3/wal.py b/dissect/database/sqlite3/wal.py
index ae01f34..04a538a 100644
--- a/dissect/database/sqlite3/wal.py
+++ b/dissect/database/sqlite3/wal.py
@@ -39,9 +39,24 @@ def __init__(self, fh: Path | BinaryIO):
             raise InvalidDatabase("Invalid WAL header magic")
 
         self.checksum_endian = "<" if self.header.magic == WAL_HEADER_MAGIC_LE else ">"
-        self.highest_page_num = max(fr.page_number for commit in self.commits for fr in commit.frames if fr.valid)
+        self._checksum_struct = struct.Struct(f"{self.checksum_endian}2I")
 
         self.frame = lru_cache(1024)(self.frame)
+        self.frame_size = len(c_sqlite3.wal_frame) + self.header.page_size
+        self.first_frame_offset = len(c_sqlite3.wal_header)
+
+        # Only track the highest valid offset and its seed.
+        # Meaning: all frames with offset < _highest_valid_next_offset are considered valid.
+        # _highest_valid_next_offset initially points at the first frame; seed is checksum over header.
+        self._highest_valid_next_offset: int = self.first_frame_offset
+        self._highest_valid_seed: tuple[int, int] = self.header_checksum_seed
+
+        # First offset that is known to fail checksum validation, or None.
+        self._checksum_failed_offset: int | None = None
+
+        self.highest_page_num = max(
+            fr.page_number for commit in self.commits for fr in commit.frames if fr.is_valid_salt()
+        )
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         """Close the WAL."""
@@ -50,8 +65,7 @@ def close(self) -> None:
             self.fh.close()
 
     def frame(self, frame_idx: int) -> Frame:
-        frame_size = len(c_sqlite3.wal_frame) + self.header.page_size
-        offset = len(c_sqlite3.wal_header) + frame_idx * frame_size
+        offset = self.first_frame_offset + frame_idx * self.frame_size
         return Frame(self, offset)
 
     def frames(self) -> Iterator[Frame]:
@@ -63,6 +77,59 @@ def frames(self) -> Iterator[Frame]:
             except EOFError:  # noqa: PERF203
                 break
 
+    def seed_for_offset(self, offset: int) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
+        """Return checksum seed after processing frames up to and including the frame at target_offset.
+
+        Verify stored checksums for each frame as we walk. If a mismatch is found, update the WAL's
+        highest-known-valid-next-offset and return None. On success (no mismatches) update the
+        highest-known-valid-next-offset and seed and return the computed seed.
+
+        References:
+            - https://sqlite.org/fileformat2.html#wal_file_format
+            - https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/master/src/wal.c#L995-L1047
+        """
+        # If the target offset is before the first frame, return the initial seed calculated from the WAL header.
+        if offset < self.first_frame_offset:
+            return self.header_checksum_seed
+
+        # If the target offset is at or beyond the first known checksum failure, return None.
+        if self._checksum_failed_offset is not None and offset >= self._checksum_failed_offset:
+            return None
+
+        # Start from the highest verified offset we know (saves re-checking earlier frames).
+        current_offset = self._highest_valid_next_offset
+        seed = self._highest_valid_seed
+
+        while current_offset <= offset:
+            # Read frame header
+            self.fh.seek(current_offset)
+            frame_hdr_bytes = self.fh.read(len(c_sqlite3.wal_frame))
+            if len(frame_hdr_bytes) < len(c_sqlite3.wal_frame):
+                raise EOFError("Incomplete frame header while calculating checksum")
+
+            # Checksum first 16 bytes of frame header
+            seed = calculate_checksum(frame_hdr_bytes[:16], seed=seed, endian=self.checksum_endian)
+
+            # Read and checksum page data
+            page_data = self.fh.read(self.header.page_size)
+            if len(page_data) < self.header.page_size:
+                raise EOFError("Incomplete page data while calculating checksum")
+            seed = calculate_checksum(page_data, seed=seed, endian=self.checksum_endian)
+
+            # Compare computed seed to stored checksums in this frame header.
+            checksum1, checksum2 = self._checksum_struct.unpack(frame_hdr_bytes[-8:])
+            if (seed[0], seed[1]) != (checksum1, checksum2):
+                self._checksum_failed_offset = current_offset
+                return None
+
+            current_offset += self.frame_size
+
+        # Update highest-known-valid-next-offset and seed to the next offset after target.
+        self._highest_valid_next_offset = current_offset
+        self._highest_valid_seed = seed
+
+        return seed
+
     @cached_property
     def commits(self) -> list[Commit]:
         """Return all commits in the WAL file.
@@ -112,6 +179,11 @@ def checkpoints(self) -> list[Checkpoint]:
 
         return [checkpoints_map[salt] for salt in sorted(checkpoints_map.keys())]
 
+    @cached_property
+    def header_checksum_seed(self) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        """Cached initial checksum seed calculated from the WAL header first 24 bytes."""
+        return calculate_checksum(self.header.dumps()[:24], endian=self.checksum_endian)
+
 
 class Frame:
     def __init__(self, wal: WAL, offset: int):
@@ -126,13 +198,40 @@ def __init__(self, wal: WAL, offset: int):
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<Frame page_number={self.page_number} page_count={self.page_count}>"
 
-    @property
-    def valid(self) -> bool:
+    def is_valid(self, validate_checksums: bool = True) -> bool:
+        """Return whether the frame is valid by comparing its salt values and optionally verifying the checksum.
+
+        A frame is valid if:
+            - Its salt1 and salt2 values match those in the WAL header.
+            - Its checksum matches the calculated checksum.
+
+        References:
+            - https://sqlite.org/fileformat2.html#wal_file_format
+        """
+        return (self.is_valid_salt() and self.is_valid_checksum()) if validate_checksums else self.is_valid_salt()
+
+    def is_valid_salt(self) -> bool:
+        """Return whether the frame's salt values match those in the WAL header.
+
+        References:
+            - https://sqlite.org/fileformat2.html#wal_file_format
+        """
         salt1_match = self.header.salt1 == self.wal.header.salt1
         salt2_match = self.header.salt2 == self.wal.header.salt2
 
         return salt1_match and salt2_match
 
+    def is_valid_checksum(self) -> bool:
+        """Return whether the frame's checksum matches the calculated checksum.
+
+        Use WAL's highest valid offset to skip checks for already-verified frames.
+        """
+        if self.offset < self.wal._highest_valid_next_offset:
+            return True
+
+        seed = self.wal.seed_for_offset(self.offset)
+        return seed is not None
+
     @property
     def data(self) -> bytes:
         self.fh.seek(self.offset + len(c_sqlite3.wal_frame))
@@ -188,8 +287,13 @@ class Commit(_FrameCollection):
     """
 
 
-def checksum(buf: bytes, endian: str = ">") -> tuple[int, int]:
-    s0 = s1 = 0
+def calculate_checksum(buf: bytes, seed: tuple[int, int] = (0, 0), endian: str = ">") -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Calculate the checksum of a WAL header or frame.
+
+    References:
+        - https://sqlite.org/fileformat2.html#checksum_algorithm
+    """
+    s0, s1 = seed
     num_ints = len(buf) // 4
     arr = struct.unpack(f"{endian}{num_ints}I", buf)
 
diff --git a/tests/_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite b/tests/_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb2cb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:49abb18da561d667cd02cd3f4aa5ad6f80740f29f9c2a24b6e7286cbe259ffe2
+size 69632
diff --git a/tests/_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite-wal b/tests/_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite-wal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2df6fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite-wal
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:ada96856785eed8f8aca40d43f788cdb515eed6fcd40b77004134471c9160fd8
+size 8305952
diff --git a/tests/sqlite3/conftest.py b/tests/sqlite3/conftest.py
index 9f86947..3579c0f 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite3/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/sqlite3/conftest.py
@@ -23,3 +23,13 @@ def sqlite_wal() -> Path:
 @pytest.fixture
 def empty_db() -> Path:
     return absolute_path("_data/sqlite3/empty.sqlite")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def big_sqlite_db() -> Path:
+    return absolute_path("_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def big_sqlite_wal() -> Path:
+    return absolute_path("_data/sqlite3/big.sqlite-wal")
diff --git a/tests/sqlite3/test_sqlite3.py b/tests/sqlite3/test_sqlite3.py
index f5caaf9..e56a26b 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite3/test_sqlite3.py
+++ b/tests/sqlite3/test_sqlite3.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
     [pytest.param(True, id="as_path"), pytest.param(False, id="as_fh")],
 )
 def test_sqlite(sqlite_db: Path, open_as_path: bool) -> None:
-    db = sqlite3.SQLite3(sqlite_db if open_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb"))
+    db = sqlite3.SQLite3(sqlite_db if open_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb"), validate_checksums=False)
     _assert_sqlite_db(db)
     db.close()
 
-    with sqlite3.SQLite3(sqlite_db if open_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb")) as db:
+    with sqlite3.SQLite3(sqlite_db if open_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb"), validate_checksums=False) as db:
         _assert_sqlite_db(db)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/sqlite3/test_wal.py b/tests/sqlite3/test_wal.py
index e669561..8c71f71 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite3/test_wal.py
+++ b/tests/sqlite3/test_wal.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pathlib import Path
 
+    from pytest_benchmark.fixture import BenchmarkFixture
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("db_as_path"),
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@
     ("wal_as_path"),
     [pytest.param(True, id="wal_as_path"), pytest.param(False, id="wal_as_fh")],
 )
-def test_sqlite_wal(sqlite_db: Path, sqlite_wal: Path, db_as_path: bool, wal_as_path: bool) -> None:
+def test_sqlite_wal_checkpoint(sqlite_db: Path, sqlite_wal: Path, db_as_path: bool, wal_as_path: bool) -> None:
     db = sqlite3.SQLite3(
         sqlite_db if db_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb"),
         sqlite_wal if wal_as_path else sqlite_wal.open("rb"),
@@ -48,6 +50,40 @@ def test_sqlite_wal(sqlite_db: Path, sqlite_wal: Path, db_as_path: bool, wal_as_
     db.close()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("db_as_path"),
+    [pytest.param(True, id="db_as_path"), pytest.param(False, id="db_as_fh")],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("wal_as_path"),
+    [pytest.param(True, id="wal_as_path"), pytest.param(False, id="wal_as_fh")],
+)
+def test_sqlite_wal_checksum_validation(sqlite_db: Path, sqlite_wal: Path, db_as_path: bool, wal_as_path: bool) -> None:
+    # Test that the WAL checksum validation works as expected
+    # When validate_checksums=True, only entries before the last checkpoint are visible
+    db = sqlite3.SQLite3(
+        sqlite_db if db_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb"),
+        sqlite_wal if wal_as_path else sqlite_wal.open("rb"),
+        validate_checksums=True,
+    )
+
+    _assert_valid_checksum(db)
+
+    db.close()
+
+    # When validate_checksums=False, entries after the last checkpoint are also visible
+    db = sqlite3.SQLite3(
+        sqlite_db if db_as_path else sqlite_db.open("rb"),
+        sqlite_wal if wal_as_path else sqlite_wal.open("rb"),
+        validate_checksums=False,
+    )
+
+    _assert_invalid_checksum(db)
+
+    db.close()
+
+
+# Assertion functions for test_sqlite_wal_checkpoint()
 def _assert_checkpoint_1(s: sqlite3.SQLite3) -> None:
     # After the first checkpoint the "after checkpoint" entries are present
     table = next(iter(s.tables()))
@@ -165,6 +201,88 @@ def _assert_checkpoint_3(s: sqlite3.SQLite3) -> None:
     assert rows[9].value == 101
 
 
+# Assertion functions for test_sqlite_wal_checksum_validation()
+def _assert_valid_checksum(s: sqlite3.SQLite3) -> None:
+    # If the checksum validation is correct, all entries BEFORE the last checkpoint should be present
+    table = next(iter(s.tables()))
+    rows = list(table.rows())
+
+    assert len(rows) == 11
+
+    assert rows[0].id == 1
+    assert rows[0].name == "testing"
+    assert rows[0].value == 1337
+    assert rows[1].id == 2
+    assert rows[1].name == "omg"
+    assert rows[1].value == 7331
+    assert rows[2].id == 3
+    assert rows[2].name == "A" * 4100
+    assert rows[2].value == 4100
+    assert rows[3].id == 4
+    assert rows[3].name == "B" * 4100
+    assert rows[3].value == 4100
+    assert rows[4].id == 5
+    assert rows[4].name == "negative"
+    assert rows[4].value == -11644473429
+    assert rows[5].id == 6
+    assert rows[5].name == "after checkpoint"
+    assert rows[5].value == 42
+    assert rows[6].id == 7
+    assert rows[6].name == "after checkpoint"
+    assert rows[6].value == 43
+    assert rows[7].id == 8
+    assert rows[7].name == "after checkpoint"
+    assert rows[7].value == 44
+    assert rows[8].id == 9
+    assert rows[8].name == "after checkpoint"
+    assert rows[8].value == 45
+    assert rows[9].id == 10
+    assert rows[9].name == "second checkpoint"
+    assert rows[9].value == 100
+    assert rows[10].id == 11
+    assert rows[10].name == "second checkpoint"
+    assert rows[10].value == 101
+
+
+def _assert_invalid_checksum(s: sqlite3.SQLite3) -> None:
+    # If the checksum validation is incorrect, all entries AFTER the last checkpoint should be present
+    table = next(iter(s.tables()))
+    rows = list(table.rows())
+
+    assert len(rows) == 10
+
+    assert rows[0].id == 1
+    assert rows[0].name == "testing"
+    assert rows[0].value == 1337
+    assert rows[1].id == 2
+    assert rows[1].name == "omg"
+    assert rows[1].value == 7331
+    assert rows[2].id == 3
+    assert rows[2].name == "A" * 4100
+    assert rows[2].value == 4100
+    assert rows[3].id == 4
+    assert rows[3].name == "B" * 4100
+    assert rows[3].value == 4100
+    assert rows[4].id == 5
+    assert rows[4].name == "negative"
+    assert rows[4].value == -11644473429
+    assert rows[5].id == 6
+    assert rows[5].name == "after checkpoint"
+    assert rows[5].value == 42
+    assert rows[6].id == 8
+    assert rows[6].name == "after checkpoint"
+    assert rows[6].value == 44
+    assert rows[7].id == 9
+    assert rows[7].name == "wow"
+    assert rows[7].value == 1234
+    assert rows[8].id == 10
+    assert rows[8].name == "second checkpoint"
+    assert rows[8].value == 100
+    assert rows[9].id == 11
+    assert rows[9].name == "second checkpoint"
+    assert rows[9].value == 101
+
+
 def test_wal_page_count() -> None:
     """Test if we count the page numbers in the SQLite3 and WAL correctly.
 
@@ -186,7 +304,7 @@ def test_wal_page_count() -> None:
         >>> con.commit()
         # Copy page_count.db* files before closing
     """
-    db = sqlite3.SQLite3(absolute_path("_data/sqlite3/page_count.db"))
+    db = sqlite3.SQLite3(absolute_path("_data/sqlite3/page_count.db"), validate_checksums=False)
     table = db.table("t1")
     assert table.sql == "CREATE TABLE t1 (a, b)"
 
@@ -198,3 +316,18 @@ def test_wal_page_count() -> None:
     assert db.wal.highest_page_num == 4
     assert db.header.page_count == 2
     assert db.page_count == 4
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("validate"),
+    [pytest.param(True, id="True"), pytest.param(False, id="False")],
+)
+@pytest.mark.benchmark
+def test_benchmark_wal_checksum_validation(
+    big_sqlite_db: Path, big_sqlite_wal: Path, validate: bool, benchmark: BenchmarkFixture
+) -> None:
+    def benchy() -> None:
+        db = sqlite3.SQLite3(big_sqlite_db, big_sqlite_wal, validate_checksums=validate)
+        list(next(iter(db.tables())))
+
+    benchmark(benchy)