diff --git a/bin/pg_backrest_remote.pl b/bin/pg_backrest_remote.pl
index b2306c9c0..da4aff34a 100755
--- a/bin/pg_backrest_remote.pl
+++ b/bin/pg_backrest_remote.pl
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ while ($strCommand ne OP_EXIT)
                                  param_get(\%oParamHash, 'permission', false),
                                  param_get(\%oParamHash, 'destination_path_create') ? 'Y' : 'N',
                                  param_get(\%oParamHash, 'user', false),
-                                 param_get(\%oParamHash, 'group', false));
+                                 param_get(\%oParamHash, 'group', false),
+                                 param_get(\%oParamHash, 'append_checksum', false));
             }
             # Copy a file from STDIN
             elsif ($strCommand eq OP_FILE_COPY_IN)
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ while ($strCommand ne OP_EXIT)
                                  param_get(\%oParamHash, 'permission', false),
                                  param_get(\%oParamHash, 'destination_path_create'),
                                  param_get(\%oParamHash, 'user', false),
-                                 param_get(\%oParamHash, 'group', false));
+                                 param_get(\%oParamHash, 'group', false),
+                                 param_get(\%oParamHash, 'append_checksum', false));
             }
             # Copy a file to STDOUT
             elsif ($strCommand eq OP_FILE_COPY_OUT)
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
index c8ecd6624..e51f326ba 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/Backup.pm
@@ -317,12 +317,6 @@ sub archive_push
     # Determine if this is an archive file (don't want to do compression or checksum on .backup files)
     my $bArchiveFile = basename($strSourceFile) =~ /^[0-F]{24}$/ ? true : false;
 
-    # Append the checksum (if requested)
-    if ($bArchiveFile)
-    {
-        $strDestinationFile .= '-' . $oFile->hash(PATH_DB_ABSOLUTE, $strSourceFile);
-    }
-
     # Append compression extension
     if ($bArchiveFile && $bCompress)
     {
@@ -335,7 +329,9 @@ sub archive_push
                  false,                                        # Source is not compressed
                  $bArchiveFile && $bCompress,                  # Destination compress is configurable
                  undef, undef, undef,                          # Unused params
-                 true);                                        # Create path if it does not exist
+                 true,                                         # Create path if it does not exist
+                 undef, undef,                                 # User and group
+                 $bArchiveFile);                               # Append checksum if archive file
 }
 
 ####################################################################################################################################
@@ -1501,8 +1497,7 @@ sub backup
             my $strFileLog = "pg_xlog/${strArchive}";
 
             # Compare the checksum against the one already in the archive log name
-            if ($stryArchiveFile[0] =~ "^${strArchive}-[0-f]+(\\.$oFile->{strCompressExtension}){0,1}\$" &&
-                $stryArchiveFile[0] !~ "^${strArchive}-${strCopyChecksum}(\\.$oFile->{strCompressExtension}){0,1}\$")
+            if ($stryArchiveFile[0] !~ "^${strArchive}-${strCopyChecksum}(\\.$oFile->{strCompressExtension}){0,1}\$")
             {
                 confess &log(ERROR, "error copying log '$stryArchiveFile[0]' to backup - checksum recorded with file does " .
                                     "not match actual checksum of '${strCopyChecksum}'", ERROR_CHECKSUM);
diff --git a/lib/BackRest/File.pm b/lib/BackRest/File.pm
index ff9443ad3..d2457b6bc 100644
--- a/lib/BackRest/File.pm
+++ b/lib/BackRest/File.pm
@@ -1291,12 +1291,14 @@ sub copy
     my $bDestinationPathCreate = shift;
     my $strUser = shift;
     my $strGroup = shift;
+    my $bAppendChecksum = shift;
 
     # Set defaults
     $bSourceCompressed = defined($bSourceCompressed) ? $bSourceCompressed : false;
     $bDestinationCompress = defined($bDestinationCompress) ? $bDestinationCompress : false;
     $bIgnoreMissingSource = defined($bIgnoreMissingSource) ? $bIgnoreMissingSource : false;
     $bDestinationPathCreate = defined($bDestinationPathCreate) ? $bDestinationPathCreate : false;
+    $bAppendChecksum = defined($bAppendChecksum) ? $bAppendChecksum : false;
 
     # Set working variables
     my $bSourceRemote = $self->is_remote($strSourcePathType) || $strSourcePathType eq PIPE_STDIN;
@@ -1461,6 +1463,11 @@ sub copy
                     $oParamHash{group} = $strGroup;
                 }
 
+                if ($bAppendChecksum)
+                {
+                    $oParamHash{append_checksum} = true;
+                }
+
                 $hOut = $self->{oRemote}->{hIn};
             }
         }
@@ -1494,6 +1501,11 @@ sub copy
             {
                 $oParamHash{ignore_missing_source} = $bIgnoreMissingSource;
             }
+
+            if ($bAppendChecksum)
+            {
+                $oParamHash{append_checksum} = true;
+            }
         }
 
         # Build debug string
@@ -1637,14 +1649,34 @@ sub copy
             $self->owner(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationTmpOp, $strUser, $strGroup);
         }
 
-        # Move the file from tmp to final destination
-        $self->move(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationTmpOp, PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationOp, true);
-
         # Get the checksum and size if they are not already set
         if (!defined($strChecksum) || !defined($iFileSize))
         {
-            ($strChecksum, $iFileSize) = $self->hash_size(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationOp, $bDestinationCompress);
+            ($strChecksum, $iFileSize) = $self->hash_size(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationTmpOp, $bDestinationCompress);
         }
+
+        # Replace checksum in destination filename (if exists)
+        if ($bAppendChecksum)
+        {
+            if (!defined($strChecksum))
+            {
+                confess &log(ERROR, "${strDebug}: unable to append unset checksum");
+            }
+
+            if ($bDestinationCompress)
+            {
+                $strDestinationOp =
+                    substr($strDestinationOp, 0, length($strDestinationOp) - length($self->{strCompressExtension}) - 1) .
+                           '-' . $strChecksum . '.' . $self->{strCompressExtension};
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $strDestinationOp .= '-' . $strChecksum;
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Move the file from tmp to final destination
+        $self->move(PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationTmpOp, PATH_ABSOLUTE, $strDestinationOp, true);
     }
 
     return $bResult, $strChecksum, $iFileSize;
diff --git a/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm b/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
index 7938de18b..994bab6db 100755
--- a/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/BackRestTest/BackupTest.pm
@@ -1772,13 +1772,13 @@ sub BackRestTestBackup_Test
 
         for (my $bRemote = false; $bRemote <= true; $bRemote++)
         {
-        for (my $bCompress = false; $bCompress <= true; $bCompress++)
-        {
         for (my $bArchiveAsync = false; $bArchiveAsync <= true; $bArchiveAsync++)
+        {
+        for (my $bCompress = false; $bCompress <= true; $bCompress++)
         {
             # Increment the run, log, and decide whether this unit test should be run
             if (!BackRestTestCommon_Run(++$iRun,
-                                        "rmt ${bRemote}, cmp ${bCompress}, arc_async ${bArchiveAsync}")) {next}
+                                        "rmt ${bRemote}, arc_async ${bArchiveAsync}, cmp ${bCompress}")) {next}
 
             # Create the file object
             my $oFile = new BackRest::File