diff --git a/ipinfo/cmd_download.go b/ipinfo/cmd_download.go
index c7f4036f..51cf1d63 100644
--- a/ipinfo/cmd_download.go
+++ b/ipinfo/cmd_download.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -17,6 +19,14 @@ import (
 
 const dbDownloadURL = "https://ipinfo.io/data/free/"
 
+type ChecksumResponse struct {
+	Checksums struct {
+		MD5    string `json:"md5"`
+		SHA1   string `json:"sha1"`
+		SHA256 string `json:"sha256"`
+	} `json:"checksums"`
+}
+
 var completionsDownload = &complete.Command{
 	Flags: map[string]complete.Predictor{
 		"-c":         predict.Nothing,
@@ -140,6 +150,24 @@ func cmdDownload() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// fetch checksums from API and check if they match.
+	checksumUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.%s/checksums?token=%s", dbDownloadURL, dbName, format, token)
+	checksumResponse, err := fetchChecksums(checksumUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// compute checksum of downloaded file.
+	localChecksum, err := computeSHA256(fileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// compare checksums.
+	if localChecksum != checksumResponse.Checksums.SHA256 {
+		return errors.New("checksums do not match. File might be corrupted")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -238,3 +266,38 @@ func unzipWrite(file *os.File, data io.Reader) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func computeSHA256(filepath string) (string, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(filepath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	hasher := sha256.New()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(hasher, file); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", hasher.Sum(nil)), nil
+}
+
+func fetchChecksums(url string) (*ChecksumResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var checksumResponse ChecksumResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &checksumResponse); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &checksumResponse, nil
+}