diff --git a/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
index cd45aec..e538839 100755
--- a/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
+++ b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/cleanup.d/99-ramdisk-create
@@ -86,5 +86,11 @@ fi
 select_boot_kernel_initrd $TARGET_ROOT
 sudo cp $BOOTDIR/$KERNEL ${IMAGE_PATH}.kernel
 sudo chown $USER: ${IMAGE_PATH}.kernel
+if [ "$DIB_CHECKSUM" == "1" ]; then
+    pushd $(dirname ${IMAGE_PATH})
+    md5sum ${IMAGE_NAME}.initramfs ${IMAGE_NAME}.kernel > ${IMAGE_NAME}.md5
+    sha256sum ${IMAGE_NAME}.initramfs ${IMAGE_NAME}.kernel > ${IMAGE_NAME}.sha256
+    popd
+fi
 # Output image sizes for debugging
 sudo ls -lh ${IMAGE_PATH}.*
diff --git a/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/environment.d/10-checksum.bash b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/environment.d/10-checksum.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea13dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dib/ironic-ramdisk-base/environment.d/10-checksum.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export DIB_CHECKSUM=${DIB_CHECKSUM:-0}
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