diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
index a5d3b01ab..6b0e7e5fd 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
@@ -236,4 +236,22 @@ namespace kiwix {
 
     return retVal;
   }
+
+  /* Check if the file has as checksum */
+  bool Reader::canCheckIntegrity() {
+    return this->zimFileHandler->getChecksum() != "";
+  }
+
+  /* Return true if corrupted, false otherwise */
+  bool Reader::isCorrupted() {
+    try {
+      if (this->zimFileHandler->verify() == true)
+	return false;
+    } catch (exception &e) {
+      cerr << e.what() << endl;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.h b/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
index 017059303..242a69c00 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace kiwix {
     bool getContentByUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType);
     bool searchSuggestions(const string &prefix, unsigned int suggestionsCount);
     bool getNextSuggestion(string &title);
+    bool canCheckIntegrity();
+    bool isCorrupted();
 
   protected:
     zim::File* zimFileHandler;