diff --git a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
index 7ff0243eb..499fc52c0 100644
--- a/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cksum/src/cksum.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
         algo_kind: algo,
         output_format,
         line_ending,
+        binary: false,
         no_names: false,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs b/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs
index ebe3ac033..d6258210f 100644
--- a/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs
+++ b/src/uu/hashsum/src/hashsum.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ pub fn uumain(mut args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
             /* base64: */ false,
         ),
         line_ending,
+        binary,
         no_names,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/compute.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/compute.rs
index 426b2633e..e91c54166 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/compute.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/compute.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pub struct ChecksumComputeOptions {
     /// Whether to finish lines with '\n' or '\0'.
     pub line_ending: LineEnding,
 
+    /// On windows, open files as binary instead of text
+    pub binary: bool,
+
     /// (non-GNU option) Do not print file names
     pub no_names: bool,
 }
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ where
         let (sum_hex, sz) = digest_reader(
             &mut digest,
             &mut file,
-            false,
+            options.binary,
             options.algo_kind.bitlen(),
         )
         .map_err_context(|| translate!("cksum-error-failed-to-read-input"))?;
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs
index a1d851a05..b68032925 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/validate.rs
@@ -644,8 +644,16 @@ fn compute_and_check_digest_from_file(
 
     // Read the file and calculate the checksum
     let mut digest = algo.create_digest();
-    let (calculated_checksum, _) =
-        digest_reader(&mut digest, &mut file_reader, false, algo.bitlen()).unwrap();
+
+    // TODO: improve function signature to use ReadingMode instead of binary bool
+    // Set binary to false because --binary is not supported with --check
+    let (calculated_checksum, _) = digest_reader(
+        &mut digest,
+        &mut file_reader,
+        /* binary */ false,
+        algo.bitlen(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     // Do the checksum validation
     let checksum_correct = expected_checksum == calculated_checksum;
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs b/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs
index b2eb96879..beaf994e1 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_hashsum.rs
@@ -107,17 +107,12 @@ macro_rules! test_digest {
             at.write("a", "file1\n");
             at.write("c", "file3\n");
 
-            #[cfg(unix)]
-            let file_not_found_str = "No such file or directory";
-            #[cfg(not(unix))]
-            let file_not_found_str = "The system cannot find the file specified";
-
             ts.ucmd()
                 .args(&[DIGEST_ARG, BITS_ARG, "a", "b", "c"])
                 .fails()
                 .stdout_contains("a\n")
                 .stdout_contains("c\n")
-                .stderr_contains(format!("b: {file_not_found_str}"));
+                .stderr_contains("b: No such file or directory");
         }
     }
     )*)
@@ -1097,11 +1092,11 @@ fn test_sha256_stdin_binary() {
     );
 }
 
+// This test is currently disabled on windows
 #[test]
+#[cfg_attr(windows, ignore = "Discussion is in #9168")]
 fn test_check_sha256_binary() {
-    let ts = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
-
-    ts.ucmd()
+    new_ucmd!()
         .args(&[
             "--sha256",
             "--bits=256",