diff --git a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
index 312e4355f..1493ce452 100644
--- a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ struct Options {
     untagged: bool,
     length: Option<usize>,
     output_format: OutputFormat,
+    binary: bool,
 }
 
 /// Calculate checksum
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ where
         let stdin_buf;
         let file_buf;
         let not_file = filename == OsStr::new("-");
+
+        // Handle the file input
         let mut file = BufReader::new(if not_file {
             stdin_buf = stdin();
             Box::new(stdin_buf) as Box<dyn Read>
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ where
             };
             Box::new(file_buf) as Box<dyn Read>
         });
+
         let (sum_hex, sz) = digest_read(&mut options.digest, &mut file, options.output_bits)
             .map_err_context(|| "failed to read input".to_string())?;
         if filename.is_dir() {
@@ -250,7 +254,8 @@ where
             }
             _ => {
                 if options.untagged {
-                    println!("{sum}  {}", filename.display());
+                    let prefix = if options.binary { "*" } else { " " };
+                    println!("{sum} {prefix}{}", filename.display());
                 } else {
                     println!(
                         "{} ({}) = {sum}",
@@ -306,6 +311,10 @@ mod options {
     pub const LENGTH: &str = "length";
     pub const RAW: &str = "raw";
     pub const BASE64: &str = "base64";
+    pub const CHECK: &str = "check";
+    // for legacy compat reasons
+    pub const TEXT: &str = "text";
+    pub const BINARY: &str = "binary";
 }
 
 #[uucore::main]
@@ -375,6 +384,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         length,
         untagged: matches.get_flag(options::UNTAGGED),
         output_format,
+        binary: matches.get_flag(options::BINARY),
     };
 
     match matches.get_many::<String>(options::FILE) {
@@ -448,15 +458,42 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                 .help("emit a raw binary digest, not hexadecimal")
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
+        /*.arg(
+            Arg::new(options::STRICT)
+                .long(options::STRICT)
+                .help("exit non-zero for improperly formatted checksum lines")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
+        )*/
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::CHECK)
+                .short('c')
+                .long(options::CHECK)
+                .help("read hashsums from the FILEs and check them")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue)
+                .conflicts_with("tag"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::BASE64)
                 .long(options::BASE64)
-                .short('b')
                 .help("emit a base64 digest, not hexadecimal")
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue)
                 // Even though this could easily just override an earlier '--raw',
                 // GNU cksum does not permit these flags to be combined:
                 .conflicts_with(options::RAW),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::TEXT)
+                .long(options::TEXT)
+                .short('t')
+                .hide(true) // for legacy compatibility, no action
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::BINARY)
+                .long(options::BINARY)
+                .short('b')
+                .hide(true) // for legacy compatibility, no action
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
+        )
         .after_help(AFTER_HELP)
 }
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cksum.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cksum.rs
index 71b32bdfa..112274baf 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cksum.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cksum.rs
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ fn test_untagged_algorithm_single_file() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_tag_short() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .arg("-t")
+        .arg("--algorithm=md5")
+        .arg("lorem_ipsum.txt")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is("MD5 (lorem_ipsum.txt) = cd724690f7dc61775dfac400a71f2caa\n");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_untagged_algorithm_after_tag() {
     new_ucmd!()
@@ -379,15 +389,13 @@ fn test_base64_raw_conflicts() {
 #[test]
 fn test_base64_single_file() {
     for algo in ALGOS {
-        for base64_option in ["--base64", "-b"] {
-            new_ucmd!()
-                .arg(base64_option)
-                .arg("lorem_ipsum.txt")
-                .arg(format!("--algorithm={algo}"))
-                .succeeds()
-                .no_stderr()
-                .stdout_is_fixture_bytes(format!("base64/{algo}_single_file.expected"));
-        }
+        new_ucmd!()
+            .arg("--base64")
+            .arg("lorem_ipsum.txt")
+            .arg(format!("--algorithm={algo}"))
+            .succeeds()
+            .no_stderr()
+            .stdout_is_fixture_bytes(format!("base64/{algo}_single_file.expected"));
     }
 }
 #[test]
@@ -435,6 +443,23 @@ fn test_all_algorithms_fail_on_folder() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_binary_file() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+
+    at.touch("f");
+
+    scene
+        .ucmd()
+        .arg("--untagged")
+        .arg("-b")
+        .arg("--algorithm=md5")
+        .arg(at.subdir.join("f"))
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_contains("d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e *");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_folder_and_file() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());