diff --git a/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c b/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c
index ba9d7c4e67..0670fc05a4 100644
--- a/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c
+++ b/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.c
@@ -114,6 +114,63 @@ gst_flac_calculate_crc8 (const guint8 * data, guint length)
   return crc;
 }
 
+/* CRC-16, poly = x^16 + x^15 + x^2 + x^0, init = 0 */
+static const guint16 crc16_table[256] = {
+  0x0000, 0x8005, 0x800f, 0x000a, 0x801b, 0x001e, 0x0014, 0x8011,
+  0x8033, 0x0036, 0x003c, 0x8039, 0x0028, 0x802d, 0x8027, 0x0022,
+  0x8063, 0x0066, 0x006c, 0x8069, 0x0078, 0x807d, 0x8077, 0x0072,
+  0x0050, 0x8055, 0x805f, 0x005a, 0x804b, 0x004e, 0x0044, 0x8041,
+  0x80c3, 0x00c6, 0x00cc, 0x80c9, 0x00d8, 0x80dd, 0x80d7, 0x00d2,
+  0x00f0, 0x80f5, 0x80ff, 0x00fa, 0x80eb, 0x00ee, 0x00e4, 0x80e1,
+  0x00a0, 0x80a5, 0x80af, 0x00aa, 0x80bb, 0x00be, 0x00b4, 0x80b1,
+  0x8093, 0x0096, 0x009c, 0x8099, 0x0088, 0x808d, 0x8087, 0x0082,
+  0x8183, 0x0186, 0x018c, 0x8189, 0x0198, 0x819d, 0x8197, 0x0192,
+  0x01b0, 0x81b5, 0x81bf, 0x01ba, 0x81ab, 0x01ae, 0x01a4, 0x81a1,
+  0x01e0, 0x81e5, 0x81ef, 0x01ea, 0x81fb, 0x01fe, 0x01f4, 0x81f1,
+  0x81d3, 0x01d6, 0x01dc, 0x81d9, 0x01c8, 0x81cd, 0x81c7, 0x01c2,
+  0x0140, 0x8145, 0x814f, 0x014a, 0x815b, 0x015e, 0x0154, 0x8151,
+  0x8173, 0x0176, 0x017c, 0x8179, 0x0168, 0x816d, 0x8167, 0x0162,
+  0x8123, 0x0126, 0x012c, 0x8129, 0x0138, 0x813d, 0x8137, 0x0132,
+  0x0110, 0x8115, 0x811f, 0x011a, 0x810b, 0x010e, 0x0104, 0x8101,
+  0x8303, 0x0306, 0x030c, 0x8309, 0x0318, 0x831d, 0x8317, 0x0312,
+  0x0330, 0x8335, 0x833f, 0x033a, 0x832b, 0x032e, 0x0324, 0x8321,
+  0x0360, 0x8365, 0x836f, 0x036a, 0x837b, 0x037e, 0x0374, 0x8371,
+  0x8353, 0x0356, 0x035c, 0x8359, 0x0348, 0x834d, 0x8347, 0x0342,
+  0x03c0, 0x83c5, 0x83cf, 0x03ca, 0x83db, 0x03de, 0x03d4, 0x83d1,
+  0x83f3, 0x03f6, 0x03fc, 0x83f9, 0x03e8, 0x83ed, 0x83e7, 0x03e2,
+  0x83a3, 0x03a6, 0x03ac, 0x83a9, 0x03b8, 0x83bd, 0x83b7, 0x03b2,
+  0x0390, 0x8395, 0x839f, 0x039a, 0x838b, 0x038e, 0x0384, 0x8381,
+  0x0280, 0x8285, 0x828f, 0x028a, 0x829b, 0x029e, 0x0294, 0x8291,
+  0x82b3, 0x02b6, 0x02bc, 0x82b9, 0x02a8, 0x82ad, 0x82a7, 0x02a2,
+  0x82e3, 0x02e6, 0x02ec, 0x82e9, 0x02f8, 0x82fd, 0x82f7, 0x02f2,
+  0x02d0, 0x82d5, 0x82df, 0x02da, 0x82cb, 0x02ce, 0x02c4, 0x82c1,
+  0x8243, 0x0246, 0x024c, 0x8249, 0x0258, 0x825d, 0x8257, 0x0252,
+  0x0270, 0x8275, 0x827f, 0x027a, 0x826b, 0x026e, 0x0264, 0x8261,
+  0x0220, 0x8225, 0x822f, 0x022a, 0x823b, 0x023e, 0x0234, 0x8231,
+  0x8213, 0x0216, 0x021c, 0x8219, 0x0208, 0x820d, 0x8207, 0x0202
+};
+
+static guint16
+gst_flac_calculate_crc16 (const guint8 * data, guint length)
+{
+  guint16 crc = 0;
+
+  while (length--) {
+    crc = ((crc << 8) ^ crc16_table[(crc >> 8) ^ *data]) & 0xffff;
+    data++;
+  }
+
+  return crc;
+}
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS
+};
+
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS FALSE
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
@@ -128,6 +185,10 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     );
 
 static void gst_flac_parse_finalize (GObject * object);
+static void gst_flac_parse_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+static void gst_flac_parse_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 
 static gboolean gst_flac_parse_start (GstBaseParse * parse);
 static gboolean gst_flac_parse_stop (GstBaseParse * parse);
@@ -167,6 +228,14 @@ gst_flac_parse_class_init (GstFlacParseClass * klass)
   GstBaseParseClass *baseparse_class = GST_BASE_PARSE_CLASS (klass);
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_flac_parse_finalize;
+  gobject_class->set_property = gst_flac_parse_set_property;
+  gobject_class->get_property = gst_flac_parse_get_property;
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("check-frame-checksums", "Check Frame Checksums",
+          "Check the overall checksums of every frame",
+          DEFAULT_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   baseparse_class->start = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_flac_parse_start);
   baseparse_class->stop = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_flac_parse_stop);
@@ -180,6 +249,39 @@ gst_flac_parse_class_init (GstFlacParseClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_flac_parse_init (GstFlacParse * flacparse, GstFlacParseClass * klass)
 {
+  flacparse->check_frame_checksums = DEFAULT_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_flac_parse_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstFlacParse *flacparse = GST_FLAC_PARSE (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS:
+      flacparse->check_frame_checksums = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+gst_flac_parse_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstFlacParse *flacparse = GST_FLAC_PARSE (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_CHECK_FRAME_CHECKSUMS:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, flacparse->check_frame_checksums);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -659,9 +761,22 @@ gst_flac_parse_get_frame_size (GstFlacParse * flacparse, GstBuffer * buffer,
   /* zero padding to byte alignment */
   gst_bit_reader_skip_to_byte (&reader);
 
-  /* Skip crc-16 for the complete frame */
-  if (!gst_bit_reader_skip (&reader, 16))
-    goto need_more_data;
+  if (flacparse->check_frame_checksums) {
+    guint16 actual_crc16, expected_crc16;
+
+    if (!gst_bit_reader_get_bits_uint16 (&reader, &expected_crc16, 16))
+      goto need_more_data;
+
+    actual_crc16 =
+        gst_flac_calculate_crc16 (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer),
+        (gst_bit_reader_get_pos (&reader) / 8) - 2);
+    if (actual_crc16 != expected_crc16)
+      goto error;
+  } else {
+    /* Skip crc-16 for the complete frame */
+    if (!gst_bit_reader_skip (&reader, 16))
+      goto need_more_data;
+  }
 
   *framesize_ret = gst_bit_reader_get_pos (&reader) / 8;
 
diff --git a/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.h b/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.h
index af57ba7863..4730e235ce 100644
--- a/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.h
+++ b/gst/audioparsers/gstflacparse.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ typedef struct {
 struct _GstFlacParse {
   GstBaseParse parent;
 
+  /* Properties */
+  gboolean check_frame_checksums;
+
   GstFlacParseState state;
 
   gint64 upstream_length;