diff --git a/e2e/cluster_test.go b/e2e/cluster_test.go
index 7d3fe6a1ecef..69896dd48d51 100644
--- a/e2e/cluster_test.go
+++ b/e2e/cluster_test.go
@@ -112,10 +112,11 @@ type etcdProcessClusterConfig struct {
 	isClientAutoTLS       bool
 	isClientCRL           bool
 
-	forceNewCluster   bool
-	initialToken      string
-	quotaBackendBytes int64
-	noStrictReconfig  bool
+	forceNewCluster     bool
+	initialToken        string
+	quotaBackendBytes   int64
+	noStrictReconfig    bool
+	initialCorruptCheck bool
 }
 
 // newEtcdProcessCluster launches a new cluster from etcd processes, returning
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ func (cfg *etcdProcessClusterConfig) etcdServerProcessConfigs() []*etcdServerPro
 		if cfg.noStrictReconfig {
 			args = append(args, "--strict-reconfig-check=false")
 		}
+		if cfg.initialCorruptCheck {
+			args = append(args, "--experimental-initial-corrupt-check")
+		}
 		var murl string
 		if cfg.metricsURLScheme != "" {
 			murl = (&url.URL{
diff --git a/e2e/ctl_v3_test.go b/e2e/ctl_v3_test.go
index 28b88b762217..f16a14fc2410 100644
--- a/e2e/ctl_v3_test.go
+++ b/e2e/ctl_v3_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type ctlCtx struct {
 	t                 *testing.T
 	cfg               etcdProcessClusterConfig
 	quotaBackendBytes int64
+	corruptFunc       func(string) error
 	noStrictReconfig  bool
 
 	epc *etcdProcessCluster
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ type ctlCtx struct {
 	user string
 	pass string
 
+	initialCorruptCheck bool
+
 	// for compaction
 	compactPhysical bool
 }
@@ -105,6 +108,14 @@ func withCompactPhysical() ctlOption {
 	return func(cx *ctlCtx) { cx.compactPhysical = true }
 }
 
+func withInitialCorruptCheck() ctlOption {
+	return func(cx *ctlCtx) { cx.initialCorruptCheck = true }
+}
+
+func withCorruptFunc(f func(string) error) ctlOption {
+	return func(cx *ctlCtx) { cx.corruptFunc = f }
+}
+
 func withNoStrictReconfig() ctlOption {
 	return func(cx *ctlCtx) { cx.noStrictReconfig = true }
 }
@@ -131,6 +142,9 @@ func testCtl(t *testing.T, testFunc func(ctlCtx), opts ...ctlOption) {
 		ret.cfg.quotaBackendBytes = ret.quotaBackendBytes
 	}
 	ret.cfg.noStrictReconfig = ret.noStrictReconfig
+	if ret.initialCorruptCheck {
+		ret.cfg.initialCorruptCheck = ret.initialCorruptCheck
+	}
 
 	epc, err := newEtcdProcessCluster(&ret.cfg)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/e2e/etcd_corrupt_test.go b/e2e/etcd_corrupt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a2bbb4c42b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/etcd_corrupt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/clientv3"
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/mvcc/mvccpb"
+
+	bolt "github.com/coreos/bbolt"
+)
+
+// TODO: test with embedded etcd in integration package
+
+func TestEtcdCorruptHash(t *testing.T) {
+	oldenv := os.Getenv("EXPECT_DEBUG")
+	defer os.Setenv("EXPECT_DEBUG", oldenv)
+	os.Setenv("EXPECT_DEBUG", "1")
+
+	cfg := configNoTLS
+
+	// trigger snapshot so that restart member can load peers from disk
+	cfg.snapCount = 3
+
+	testCtl(t, corruptTest, withQuorum(),
+		withCfg(cfg),
+		withInitialCorruptCheck(),
+		withCorruptFunc(corruptHash),
+	)
+}
+
+func corruptTest(cx ctlCtx) {
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		if err := ctlV3Put(cx, fmt.Sprintf("foo%05d", i), fmt.Sprintf("v%05d", i), ""); err != nil {
+			if cx.dialTimeout > 0 && !isGRPCTimedout(err) {
+				cx.t.Fatalf("putTest ctlV3Put error (%v)", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// enough time for all nodes sync on the same data
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+	eps := cx.epc.EndpointsV3()
+	cli1, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{Endpoints: []string{eps[1]}, DialTimeout: 3 * time.Second})
+	if err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer cli1.Close()
+
+	sresp, err := cli1.Status(context.TODO(), eps[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	id0 := sresp.Header.GetMemberId()
+
+	cx.epc.procs[0].Stop()
+
+	// corrupt first member by modifying backend offline.
+	fp := filepath.Join(cx.epc.procs[0].Config().dataDirPath, "member", "snap", "db")
+	if err = cx.corruptFunc(fp); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ep := cx.epc.procs[0]
+	proc, err := spawnCmd(append([]string{ep.Config().execPath}, ep.Config().args...))
+	if err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer proc.Stop()
+
+	// restarting corrupted member should fail
+	waitReadyExpectProc(proc, []string{fmt.Sprintf("etcdmain: %016x found data inconsistency with peers", id0)})
+}
+
+func corruptHash(fpath string) error {
+	db, derr := bolt.Open(fpath, os.ModePerm, &bolt.Options{})
+	if derr != nil {
+		return derr
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	return db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		b := tx.Bucket([]byte("key"))
+		if b == nil {
+			return errors.New("got nil bucket for 'key'")
+		}
+		keys, vals := [][]byte{}, [][]byte{}
+		c := b.Cursor()
+		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
+			keys = append(keys, k)
+			var kv mvccpb.KeyValue
+			if uerr := kv.Unmarshal(v); uerr != nil {
+				return uerr
+			}
+			kv.Key[0]++
+			kv.Value[0]++
+			v2, v2err := kv.Marshal()
+			if v2err != nil {
+				return v2err
+			}
+			vals = append(vals, v2)
+		}
+		for i := range keys {
+			if perr := b.Put(keys[i], vals[i]); perr != nil {
+				return perr
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}