diff --git a/heed/src/envs/env_open_options.rs b/heed/src/envs/env_open_options.rs
index ee70d87d..26378470 100644
--- a/heed/src/envs/env_open_options.rs
+++ b/heed/src/envs/env_open_options.rs
@@ -233,10 +233,22 @@ impl<T: TlsUsage> EnvOpenOptions<T> {
     /// [^7]: <https://github.com/LMDB/lmdb/blob/b8e54b4c31378932b69f1298972de54a565185b1/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h#L102-L105>
     /// [^8]: <http://www.lmdb.tech/doc/index.html>
     pub unsafe fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> Result<Env<T>> {
-        self.raw_open_with_encryption(
+        self.raw_open_with_checksum_and_encryption(
             path.as_ref(),
             #[cfg(master3)]
             None,
+            #[cfg(master3)]
+            None,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn open_checksummed<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> Result<Env<T>> {
+        self.raw_open_with_checksum_and_encryption(
+            path.as_ref(),
+            #[cfg(master3)]
+            None,
+            #[cfg(master3)]
+            None,
         )
     }
 
@@ -390,16 +402,18 @@ impl<T: TlsUsage> EnvOpenOptions<T> {
         E: AeadMutInPlace + KeyInit,
         P: AsRef<Path>,
     {
-        self.raw_open_with_encryption(
+        self.raw_open_with_checksum_and_encryption(
             path.as_ref(),
+            None,
             Some((Some(encrypt_func_wrapper::<E>), &key, <E as AeadCore>::TagSize::U32)),
         )
         .map(|inner| EncryptedEnv { inner })
     }
 
-    fn raw_open_with_encryption(
+    fn raw_open_with_checksum_and_encryption(
         &self,
         path: &Path,
+        #[cfg(master3)] sum: Option<(ffi::MDB_sum_func, u32)>,
         #[cfg(master3)] enc: Option<(ffi::MDB_enc_func, &[u8], u32)>,
     ) -> Result<Env<T>> {
         let mut lock = OPENED_ENV.write().unwrap();
diff --git a/heed/src/mdb/lmdb_ffi.rs b/heed/src/mdb/lmdb_ffi.rs
index 1f68da0e..83264322 100644
--- a/heed/src/mdb/lmdb_ffi.rs
+++ b/heed/src/mdb/lmdb_ffi.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub use ffi::{
     MDB_RDONLY, MDB_RESERVE,
 };
 #[cfg(master3)]
-pub use ffi::{mdb_env_set_encrypt, MDB_enc_func};
+pub use ffi::{mdb_env_set_encrypt, MDB_enc_func, MDB_sum_func};
 #[cfg(master3)]
 use lmdb_master3_sys as ffi;
 #[cfg(not(master3))]