diff --git a/src/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints.cpp
index 5d09f7dbee2..78b5c011367 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ namespace Checkpoints {
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    bool CheckBlock(const CCheckpointData& data, int nHeight, const uint256& hash)
+    {
+        const MapCheckpoints& checkpoints = data.mapCheckpoints;
+
+        MapCheckpoints::const_iterator i = checkpoints.find(nHeight);
+        if (i == checkpoints.end())
+            return true;
+        return hash == i->second;
+    }
+
     static std::string FastSyncAnchorPayload(const CChainParams& chainparams, const CFastSyncAnchorData& anchor)
     {
         return strprintf("zclassic-fastsync-anchor-v1|%s|%d|%s",
diff --git a/src/checkpoints.h b/src/checkpoints.h
index 5b65ba5736a..baa410e6932 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints.h
+++ b/src/checkpoints.h
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ int GetTotalBlocksEstimate(const CCheckpointData& data);
 //! Returns last CBlockIndex* in mapBlockIndex that is a checkpoint
 CBlockIndex* GetLastCheckpoint(const CCheckpointData& data);
 
+//! Returns false only if there is a checkpoint at nHeight and hash does not
+//! match it. A block presented at a checkpoint height with a different hash is
+//! a forgery and must be rejected (eclipse / bootstrap lock-in).
+bool CheckBlock(const CCheckpointData& data, int nHeight, const uint256& hash);
+
 double GuessVerificationProgress(const CCheckpointData& data, CBlockIndex* pindex, bool fSigchecks = true);
 
 //! Validate the compiled fast-sync anchor against the checkpoint set and digest fields.
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index eb98a68c72d..e9dce0340ec 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4389,6 +4389,17 @@ bool ContextualCheckBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, CValidationState& sta
         CBlockIndex* pcheckpoint = Checkpoints::GetLastCheckpoint(chainParams.Checkpoints());
         if (pcheckpoint && nHeight < pcheckpoint->nHeight)
             return state.DoS(100, error("%s: forked chain older than last checkpoint (height %d)", __func__, nHeight));
+
+        // Enforce the exact hash at checkpoint heights. A header presented at a
+        // checkpoint height with a different hash is a forgery. The forked-chain
+        // check above only covers heights strictly below the last checkpoint
+        // *present in mapBlockIndex*; this closes the gap at the checkpoint
+        // height itself and is independent of mapBlockIndex state, so it also
+        // protects a fresh/eclipsed node during bootstrap.
+        if (!Checkpoints::CheckBlock(chainParams.Checkpoints(), nHeight, hash))
+            return state.DoS(100, error("%s: rejected by checkpoint lock-in at height %d (hash %s)",
+                                        __func__, nHeight, hash.ToString()),
+                             REJECT_CHECKPOINT, "bad-fork-checkpoint");
     }
 
     // Reject block.nVersion < 4 blocks
diff --git a/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp b/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp
index e31c8903cf9..755bfbb91e1 100644
--- a/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/Checkpoints_tests.cpp
@@ -97,4 +97,26 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(fast_sync_anchor_negative_branches)
     }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(checkpoint_hash_lockin)
+{
+    const uint256 hashA = uint256S("0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000aa");
+    const uint256 hashB = uint256S("0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bb");
+
+    CCheckpointData data{};
+    data.mapCheckpoints[30000]  = hashA;
+    data.mapCheckpoints[160000] = hashB;
+
+    // No checkpoint at this height -> always accepted, regardless of hash.
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(data, 12345, hashA));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(data, 12345, hashB));
+
+    // Correct hash at a checkpoint height -> accepted.
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(data, 30000, hashA));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(data, 160000, hashB));
+
+    // Wrong hash at a checkpoint height -> rejected (the forgery case #2 closes).
+    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckBlock(data, 30000, hashB));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckBlock(data, 160000, hashA));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()