diff --git a/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs b/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs
index a1e1f0781..f37f8445c 100644
--- a/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs
+++ b/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ pub fn uumain(mut args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let check = matches.get_flag("check");
     let status = matches.get_flag("status");
     let quiet = matches.get_flag("quiet") || status;
+    let strict = matches.get_flag("strict");
     let warn = matches.get_flag("warn") && !status;
     let ignore_missing = matches.get_flag("ignore-missing");
 
@@ -220,7 +221,6 @@ pub fn uumain(mut args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     if check {
         let text_flag = matches.get_flag("text");
         let binary_flag = matches.get_flag("binary");
-        let strict = matches.get_flag("strict");
 
         if binary_flag || text_flag {
             return Err(ChecksumError::BinaryTextConflict.into());
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ pub fn uumain(mut args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
             Some(algo.name),
             Some(algo.bits),
         );
+    } else if quiet {
+        return Err(ChecksumError::QuietNotCheck.into());
+    } else if strict {
+        return Err(ChecksumError::StrictNotCheck.into());
     }
 
     let nonames = *matches
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum.rs
index c62e268c8..c5366e181 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ pub enum ChecksumError {
     RawMultipleFiles,
     #[error("the --ignore-missing option is meaningful only when verifying checksums")]
     IgnoreNotCheck,
+    #[error("the --strict option is meaningful only when verifying checksums")]
+    StrictNotCheck,
+    #[error("the --quiet option is meaningful only when verifying checksums")]
+    QuietNotCheck,
     #[error("Invalid output size for SHA3 (expected 224, 256, 384, or 512)")]
     InvalidOutputSizeForSha3,
     #[error("--bits required for SHA3")]
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs b/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs
index f91752e25..bdd39b823 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs
@@ -874,6 +874,19 @@ fn test_check_quiet() {
         .fails()
         .stdout_contains("f: FAILED")
         .stderr_contains("WARNING: 1 computed checksum did NOT match");
+
+    scene
+        .ccmd("md5sum")
+        .arg("--quiet")
+        .arg(at.subdir.join("in.md5"))
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("md5sum: the --quiet option is meaningful only when verifying checksums");
+    scene
+        .ccmd("md5sum")
+        .arg("--strict")
+        .arg(at.subdir.join("in.md5"))
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("md5sum: the --strict option is meaningful only when verifying checksums");
 }
 
 #[test]