diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/blknum.c b/lib/ext2fs/blknum.c
index 47d3fda..07b2cb3 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/blknum.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/blknum.c
@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ static struct ext4_group_desc *ext4fs_group_desc(ext2_filsys fs,
 }
 
 /*
+ * Return the block bitmap checksum of a group
+ */
+blk64_t ext2fs_block_bitmap_checksum(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group)
+{
+	struct ext4_group_desc *gdp;
+
+	gdp = ext4fs_group_desc(fs, fs->group_desc, group);
+	return gdp->bg_block_bitmap_csum;
+}
+
+/*
  * Return the block bitmap block of a group
  */
 blk64_t ext2fs_block_bitmap_loc(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group)
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/csum.c b/lib/ext2fs/csum.c
index 56b75da..f594c90 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/csum.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/csum.c
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ void ext2fs_inode_bitmap_csum_set(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group, char *bitmap,
 	gdp->bg_inode_bitmap_csum = ext2fs_bitmap_csum(fs, group, bitmap, size);
 }
 
+void ext2fs_block_bitmap_csum_set(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group, char *bitmap,
+				  int size)
+{
+	struct ext4_group_desc *gdp = (struct ext4_group_desc *)
+			ext2fs_group_desc(fs, fs->group_desc, group);
+
+	if (fs->super->s_desc_size < EXT2_MIN_DESC_SIZE_64BIT)
+		return;
+	if (!EXT2_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(fs->super,
+					EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_METADATA_CSUM))
+		return;
+
+	gdp->bg_block_bitmap_csum = ext2fs_bitmap_csum(fs, group, bitmap, size);
+}
+
 __u32 ext2fs_inode_csum(ext2_filsys fs, ext2_ino_t inum,
 			struct ext2_inode_large *inode)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h b/lib/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
index 367bfdf..ec28fac 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/ext2_fs.h
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ struct ext4_group_desc
 	__u16	bg_free_inodes_count;	/* Free inodes count */
 	__u16	bg_used_dirs_count;	/* Directories count */
 	__u16	bg_flags;		/* EXT4_BG_flags (INODE_UNINIT, etc) */
-	__u32	bg_reserved[2];		/* Likely block/inode bitmap checksum */
+	__u32	bg_reserved[1];		/* unclaimed */
+	__u32	bg_block_bitmap_csum;	/* crc32c(uuid+group+bbitmap) */
 	__u16	bg_itable_unused;	/* Unused inodes count */
 	__u16	bg_checksum;		/* crc16(sb_uuid+group+desc) */
 	__u32	bg_block_bitmap_hi;	/* Blocks bitmap block MSB */
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h b/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
index 0899e34..0cc3012 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ extern void ext2fs_free_blocks_count_add(struct ext2_super_block *super,
 extern struct ext2_group_desc *ext2fs_group_desc(ext2_filsys fs,
 					  struct opaque_ext2_group_desc *gdp,
 					  dgrp_t group);
+extern blk64_t ext2fs_block_bitmap_csum(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group);
 extern blk64_t ext2fs_block_bitmap_loc(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group);
 extern void ext2fs_block_bitmap_loc_set(ext2_filsys fs, dgrp_t group,
 					blk64_t blk);
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/rw_bitmaps.c b/lib/ext2fs/rw_bitmaps.c
index 57aba59..802ce9f 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/rw_bitmaps.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/rw_bitmaps.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ static errcode_t write_bitmaps(ext2_filsys fs, int do_inode, int do_block)
 				for (j = nbits; j < fs->blocksize * 8; j++)
 					ext2fs_set_bit(j, block_buf);
 		}
+
+		ext2fs_block_bitmap_csum_set(fs, i, block_buf, block_nbytes);
+		ext2fs_group_desc_csum_set(fs, i);
+
 		blk = ext2fs_block_bitmap_loc(fs, i);
 		if (blk) {
 			retval = io_channel_write_blk64(fs->io, blk, 1,
@@ -259,6 +263,16 @@ static errcode_t read_bitmaps(ext2_filsys fs, int do_inode, int do_block)
 					retval = EXT2_ET_BLOCK_BITMAP_READ;
 					goto cleanup;
 				}
+				/* verify block bitmap checksum */
+				gdp = (struct ext4_group_desc *)
+					ext2fs_group_desc(fs, fs->group_desc,
+							  i);
+				if (!(fs->flags &
+				      EXT2_FLAG_IGNORE_CSUM_ERRORS) &&
+				    !ext2fs_bitmap_csum_verify(fs, i,
+					gdp->bg_block_bitmap_csum,
+					block_bitmap, block_nbytes))
+					return EXT2_ET_BLOCK_BITMAP_READ;
 			} else
 				memset(block_bitmap, 0, block_nbytes);
 			cnt = block_nbytes << 3;
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/swapfs.c b/lib/ext2fs/swapfs.c
index 747e130..f657c47 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/swapfs.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/swapfs.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void ext2fs_swap_group_desc2(ext2_filsys fs, struct ext2_group_desc *gdp)
 		ext2fs_swab16(gdp4->bg_used_dirs_count_hi);
 	gdp4->bg_itable_unused_hi = ext2fs_swab16(gdp4->bg_itable_unused_hi);
 	gdp4->bg_inode_bitmap_csum = ext2fs_swab32(gdp4->bg_inode_bitmap_csum);
+	gdp4->bg_block_bitmap_csum = ext2fs_swab32(gdp4->bg_block_bitmap_csum);
 }
 
 void ext2fs_swap_group_desc(struct ext2_group_desc *gdp)
