diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c
index bf3c89b71..ace07e6de 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-release.c
@@ -279,6 +279,31 @@ fwupd_release_add_checksum (FwupdRelease *release, const gchar *checksum)
 	g_ptr_array_add (priv->checksums, g_strdup (checksum));
 }
 
+/**
+ * fwupd_release_has_checksum:
+ * @release: A #FwupdRelease
+ * @checksum: the update checksum
+ *
+ * Finds out if the release has the update checksum.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the release matches
+ *
+ * Since: 1.2.6
+ **/
+gboolean
+fwupd_release_has_checksum (FwupdRelease *release, const gchar *checksum)
+{
+	FwupdReleasePrivate *priv = GET_PRIVATE (release);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (FWUPD_IS_RELEASE (release), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (checksum != NULL, FALSE);
+	for (guint i = 0; i < priv->checksums->len; i++) {
+		const gchar *checksum_tmp = g_ptr_array_index (priv->checksums, i);
+		if (g_strcmp0 (checksum_tmp, checksum) == 0)
+			return TRUE;
+	}
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 /**
  * fwupd_release_get_metadata:
  * @release: A #FwupdRelease
diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-release.h b/libfwupd/fwupd-release.h
index 5dcaef44d..838e365f1 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-release.h
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-release.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ void		 fwupd_release_set_uri			(FwupdRelease	*release,
 GPtrArray	*fwupd_release_get_checksums		(FwupdRelease	*release);
 void		 fwupd_release_add_checksum		(FwupdRelease	*release,
 							 const gchar	*checksum);
+gboolean	 fwupd_release_has_checksum		(FwupdRelease	*release,
+							 const gchar	*checksum);
 
 GHashTable	*fwupd_release_get_metadata		(FwupdRelease	*release);
 void		 fwupd_release_add_metadata		(FwupdRelease	*release,
diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd.map b/libfwupd/fwupd.map
index 9ad9573dd..a43f63f42 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd.map
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd.map
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ LIBFWUPD_1.2.6 {
     fwupd_release_flag_from_string;
     fwupd_release_flag_to_string;
     fwupd_release_get_flags;
+    fwupd_release_has_checksum;
     fwupd_release_has_flag;
     fwupd_release_remove_flag;
     fwupd_release_set_flags;