diff --git a/pymysqlreplication/binlogstream.py b/pymysqlreplication/binlogstream.py
index c153fcda..0f51f1a7 100644
--- a/pymysqlreplication/binlogstream.py
+++ b/pymysqlreplication/binlogstream.py
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ def __init__(self, connection_settings, server_id,
                  slave_heartbeat=None,
                  is_mariadb=False,
                  annotate_rows_event=False,
-                 ignore_decode_errors=False):
+                 ignore_decode_errors=False,
+                 verify_checksum=False,):
         """
         Attributes:
             ctl_connection_settings: Connection settings for cluster holding
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ def __init__(self, connection_settings, server_id,
                     used with 'is_mariadb'
             ignore_decode_errors: If true, any decode errors encountered 
                                   when reading column data will be ignored.
+            verify_checksum: If true, verify events read from the binary log by examining checksums.
         """
 
         self.__connection_settings = connection_settings
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ def __init__(self, connection_settings, server_id,
             only_events, ignored_events, filter_non_implemented_events)
         self.__fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable = fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable
         self.__ignore_decode_errors = ignore_decode_errors
+        self.__verify_checksum = verify_checksum
 
         # We can't filter on packet level TABLE_MAP and rotate event because
         # we need them for handling other operations
@@ -535,7 +538,8 @@ def fetchone(self):
                                                self.__ignored_schemas,
                                                self.__freeze_schema,
                                                self.__fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable,
-                                               self.__ignore_decode_errors)
+                                               self.__ignore_decode_errors,
+                                               self.__verify_checksum,)
 
             if binlog_event.event_type == ROTATE_EVENT:
                 self.log_pos = binlog_event.event.position
diff --git a/pymysqlreplication/event.py b/pymysqlreplication/event.py
index 12db2915..7bab24b5 100644
--- a/pymysqlreplication/event.py
+++ b/pymysqlreplication/event.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import binascii
 import struct
 import datetime
+import zlib
 from pymysqlreplication.constants.STATUS_VAR_KEY import *
 from pymysqlreplication.exceptions import StatusVariableMismatch
 
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ def __init__(self, from_packet, event_size, table_map, ctl_connection,
                  ignored_schemas=None,
                  freeze_schema=False,
                  fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable=False,
-                 ignore_decode_errors=False):
+                 ignore_decode_errors=False,
+                 verify_checksum=False,):
         self.packet = from_packet
         self.table_map = table_map
         self.event_type = self.packet.event_type
@@ -26,10 +28,13 @@ def __init__(self, from_packet, event_size, table_map, ctl_connection,
         self.mysql_version = mysql_version
         self._fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable = fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable
         self._ignore_decode_errors = ignore_decode_errors
+        self._verify_checksum = verify_checksum
+        self._is_event_valid = None
         # The event have been fully processed, if processed is false
         # the event will be skipped
         self._processed = True
         self.complete = True
+        self._verify_event()
 
     def _read_table_id(self):
         # Table ID is 6 byte
@@ -37,6 +42,18 @@ def _read_table_id(self):
         table_id = self.packet.read(6) + b"\x00\x00"
         return struct.unpack('<Q', table_id)[0]
 
+    def _verify_event(self):
+        if not self._verify_checksum:
+            return
+
+        self.packet.rewind(1)
+        data = self.packet.read(19 + self.event_size)
+        footer = self.packet.read(4)
+        byte_data = zlib.crc32(data).to_bytes(4, byteorder='little')
+        self._is_event_valid = True if byte_data == footer else False
+        self.packet.read_bytes -= (19 + self.event_size + 4)
+        self.packet.rewind(20)
+
     def dump(self):
         print("=== %s ===" % (self.__class__.__name__))
         print("Date: %s" % (datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(self.timestamp)
diff --git a/pymysqlreplication/packet.py b/pymysqlreplication/packet.py
index 1d2e408b..59d81bbf 100644
--- a/pymysqlreplication/packet.py
+++ b/pymysqlreplication/packet.py
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ def __init__(self, from_packet, table_map,
                  ignored_schemas,
                  freeze_schema,
                  fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable,
-                 ignore_decode_errors):
+                 ignore_decode_errors,
+                 verify_checksum,):
         # -1 because we ignore the ok byte
         self.read_bytes = 0
         # Used when we want to override a value in the data buffer
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ def __init__(self, from_packet, table_map,
         if use_checksum:
             event_size_without_header = self.event_size - 23
         else:
+            verify_checksum = False
             event_size_without_header = self.event_size - 19
 
         self.event = None
@@ -151,7 +153,8 @@ def __init__(self, from_packet, table_map,
                                  ignored_schemas=ignored_schemas,
                                  freeze_schema=freeze_schema,
                                  fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable=fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable,
-                                 ignore_decode_errors=ignore_decode_errors)
+                                 ignore_decode_errors=ignore_decode_errors,
+                                 verify_checksum=verify_checksum)
         if self.event._processed == False:
             self.event = None
 
diff --git a/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_basic.py b/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_basic.py
index cb27dada..2f84be62 100644
--- a/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/pymysqlreplication/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
 from pymysqlreplication.event import *
 from pymysqlreplication.constants.BINLOG import *
 from pymysqlreplication.row_event import *
+from pymysqlreplication.packet import BinLogPacketWrapper
+from pymysql.protocol import MysqlPacket
 
-__all__ = ["TestBasicBinLogStreamReader", "TestMultipleRowBinLogStreamReader", "TestCTLConnectionSettings", "TestGtidBinLogStreamReader", "TestMariadbBinlogStreamReader", "TestStatementConnectionSetting", "TestRowsQueryLogEvents"]
+__all__ = ["TestBasicBinLogStreamReader", "TestMultipleRowBinLogStreamReader", "TestCTLConnectionSettings",
+           "TestGtidBinLogStreamReader", "TestMariadbBinlogStreamReader", "TestStatementConnectionSetting",
+           "TestRowsQueryLogEvents"]
 
 
 class TestBasicBinLogStreamReader(base.PyMySQLReplicationTestCase):
@@ -522,6 +526,54 @@ def test_end_log_pos(self):
         self.assertEqual(last_log_pos, 888)
         self.assertEqual(last_event_type, TABLE_MAP_EVENT)
 
+    def test_event_validation(self):
+        def create_binlog_packet_wrapper(pkt):
+            return BinLogPacketWrapper(pkt, self.stream.table_map,
+                                       self.stream._ctl_connection, self.stream.mysql_version,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__use_checksum,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__allowed_events_in_packet,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__only_tables,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__ignored_tables,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__only_schemas,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__ignored_schemas,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__freeze_schema,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__fail_on_table_metadata_unavailable,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__ignore_decode_errors,
+                                       self.stream._BinLogStreamReader__verify_checksum,)
+        self.stream.close()
+        self.stream = BinLogStreamReader(
+            self.database,
+            server_id=1024,
+            blocking=False,
+            verify_checksum=True
+        )
+        # For event data, refer to the official document example data of mariaDB.
+        # https://mariadb.com/kb/en/query_event/#example-with-crc32
+        correct_event_data = (
+            # OK value
+            b"\x00"
+            # Header
+            b"q\x17(Z\x02\x8c'\x00\x00U\x00\x00\x00\x01\t\x00\x00\x00\x00"
+            # Content
+            b"f\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x1a\x00"
+            b"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00P\x00\x00"
+            b"\x00\x00\x06\x03std\x04\x08\x00\x08\x00\x08\x00\x00"
+            b"TRUNCATE TABLE test.t4"
+            # CRC 32, 4 Bytes 
+            b"Ji\x9e\xed"
+        )
+        # Assume a bit flip occurred while data was being transmitted    q(1001000) -> U(0110111)
+        modified_byte = b"U"
+        wrong_event_data = correct_event_data[:1] + modified_byte + correct_event_data[2:]
+
+        packet = MysqlPacket(correct_event_data, 0)
+        wrong_packet = MysqlPacket(wrong_event_data, 0)
+        self.stream.fetchone()  # for '_ctl_connection' parameter
+        binlog_event = create_binlog_packet_wrapper(packet)
+        wrong_event = create_binlog_packet_wrapper(wrong_packet)
+        self.assertEqual(binlog_event.event._is_event_valid, True)
+        self.assertNotEqual(wrong_event.event._is_event_valid, True)
+
 
 class TestMultipleRowBinLogStreamReader(base.PyMySQLReplicationTestCase):
     def ignoredEvents(self):