diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index abf5aefd9790..fe6595a96a9a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ struct drbd_device {
 	struct rb_root read_requests;
 	struct rb_root write_requests;
 
+	/* use checksums for *this* resync */
+	bool use_csums;
 	/* blocks to resync in this run [unit BM_BLOCK_SIZE] */
 	unsigned long rs_total;
 	/* number of resync blocks that failed in this run */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 5626c5babc3f..d326af67c27e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -2555,6 +2555,8 @@ static int receive_DataRequest(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct packet
 			peer_req->w.cb = w_e_end_csum_rs_req;
 			/* used in the sector offset progress display */
 			device->bm_resync_fo = BM_SECT_TO_BIT(sector);
+			/* remember to report stats in drbd_resync_finished */
+			device->use_csums = true;
 		} else if (pi->cmd == P_OV_REPLY) {
 			/* track progress, we may need to throttle */
 			atomic_add(size >> 9, &device->rs_sect_in);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
index 2ff5fd49a3b1..6532a697cf49 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ static int make_resync_request(struct drbd_device *const device, int cancel)
 		/* adjust very last sectors, in case we are oddly sized */
 		if (sector + (size>>9) > capacity)
 			size = (capacity-sector)<<9;
-		if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 89 &&
-		    connection->csums_tfm) {
+
+		if (device->use_csums) {
 			switch (read_for_csum(peer_device, sector, size)) {
 			case -EIO: /* Disk failure */
 				put_ldev(device);
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ int drbd_resync_finished(struct drbd_device *device)
 		if (os.conn == C_SYNC_TARGET || os.conn == C_PAUSED_SYNC_T)
 			khelper_cmd = "after-resync-target";
 
-		if (first_peer_device(device)->connection->csums_tfm && device->rs_total) {
+		if (device->use_csums && device->rs_total) {
 			const unsigned long s = device->rs_same_csum;
 			const unsigned long t = device->rs_total;
 			const int ratio =
@@ -1622,6 +1622,18 @@ static void do_start_resync(struct drbd_device *device)
 	clear_bit(AHEAD_TO_SYNC_SOURCE, &device->flags);
 }
 
+static bool use_checksum_based_resync(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	bool csums_after_crash_only;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	csums_after_crash_only = rcu_dereference(connection->net_conf)->csums_after_crash_only;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return connection->agreed_pro_version >= 89 &&		/* supported? */
+		connection->csums_tfm &&			/* configured? */
+		(csums_after_crash_only == 0			/* use for each resync? */
+		 || test_bit(CRASHED_PRIMARY, &device->flags));	/* or only after Primary crash? */
+}
+
 /**
  * drbd_start_resync() - Start the resync process
  * @device:	DRBD device.
@@ -1756,8 +1768,12 @@ void drbd_start_resync(struct drbd_device *device, enum drbd_conns side)
 		     drbd_conn_str(ns.conn),
 		     (unsigned long) device->rs_total << (BM_BLOCK_SHIFT-10),
 		     (unsigned long) device->rs_total);
-		if (side == C_SYNC_TARGET)
+		if (side == C_SYNC_TARGET) {
 			device->bm_resync_fo = 0;
+			device->use_csums = use_checksum_based_resync(connection, device);
+		} else {
+			device->use_csums = 0;
+		}
 
 		/* Since protocol 96, we must serialize drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid
 		 * with w_send_oos, or the sync target will get confused as to
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_genl.h b/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
index 4193f5f2636c..71fc924c53fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, 5, net_conf,
 	__flg_field(28, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	tentative)
 	__flg_field_def(29,	DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	use_rle, DRBD_USE_RLE_DEF)
 	/* 9: __u32_field_def(30,	DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,	fencing_policy, DRBD_FENCING_DEF) */
+	/* 9: __str_field_def(31,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, name, SHARED_SECRET_MAX) */
+	/* 9: __u32_field(32,         DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,     peer_node_id) */
+	__flg_field_def(33, 0 /* OPTIONAL */,	csums_after_crash_only, DRBD_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY_DEF)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, 6, set_role_parms,
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_limits.h b/include/linux/drbd_limits.h
index 17e50bb00521..9d2df1d51414 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_limits.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd_limits.h
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
 #define DRBD_ALLOW_TWO_PRIMARIES_DEF	0
 #define DRBD_ALWAYS_ASBP_DEF	0
 #define DRBD_USE_RLE_DEF	1
+#define DRBD_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY_DEF 0
 
 #define DRBD_AL_STRIPES_MIN     1
 #define DRBD_AL_STRIPES_MAX     1024