diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-config.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-config.cpp
index ddaee058e..c20971899 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-config.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-config.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void RedisWriter::UpdateAllConfigObjects(void)
 {
 	AssertOnWorkQueue();
 
+	//TODO: "Publish" the config dump by adding another event, globally or by object
 	redisReply *reply1 = reinterpret_cast<redisReply *>(redisCommand(m_Context, "MULTI"));
 
 	if (!reply1) {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ void RedisWriter::UpdateAllConfigObjects(void)
 		String typeName = type->GetName();
 
 		/* replace into aka delete insert is faster than a full diff */
-		redisReply *reply2 = reinterpret_cast<redisReply *>(redisCommand(m_Context, "DEL icinga:config:%s icinga:status:%s", typeName.CStr(), typeName.CStr()));
+		redisReply *reply2 = reinterpret_cast<redisReply *>(redisCommand(m_Context, "DEL icinga:config:%s icinga:config:%s:checksum, icinga:status:%s", typeName.CStr(), typeName.CStr(), typeName.CStr()));
 
 		if (!reply2) {
 			redisFree(m_Context);
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ void RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const String
 
 	String jsonBody = JsonEncode(objectAttrs);
 
-	//TODO: checksum
 	String objectName = object->GetName();
 
 	redisReply *reply1 = reinterpret_cast<redisReply *>(redisCommand(m_Context, "HSET icinga:config:%s %s %s", typeName.CStr(), objectName.CStr(), jsonBody.CStr()));
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ void RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const String
 			checkSum->Set("groups_checksum", CalculateCheckSumGroups(host->GetGroups()));
 	}
 
+	checkSum->Set("properties_checksum", CalculateCheckSumProperties(object));
+	checkSum->Set("vars_checksum", CalculateCheckSumVars(object));
+
 	String checkSumBody = JsonEncode(checkSum);
 
 	redisReply *reply2 = reinterpret_cast<redisReply *>(redisCommand(m_Context, "HSET icinga:config:%s:checksum %s %s", typeName.CStr(), objectName.CStr(), checkSumBody.CStr()));
diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
index 3e38ec1dc..7a6ef6c3e 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
@@ -54,18 +54,39 @@ String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumGroups(const Array::Ptr& groups)
 	return SHA1(output);
 }
 
-String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumAttrs(const Dictionary::Ptr& attrs)
+String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
 {
-	String output;
+	//TODO: consider precision of 6 for double values; use specific config fields for hashing?
+	return HashValue(object);
+}
 
-	//TODO: Implement
-	for (const Dictionary::Pair& kv: attrs) {
-		if (kv.second.IsNumber()) {
-			//use a precision of 6 for floating point numbers
-		}
-	}
+String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumVars(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object)
+{
+	CustomVarObject::Ptr customVarObject = dynamic_pointer_cast<CustomVarObject>(object);
 
-	return output;
+	if (!customVarObject)
+		return Empty;
+
+	Dictionary::Ptr vars = customVarObject->GetVars();
+
+	if (!vars)
+		return Empty;
+
+	return HashValue(vars);
+}
+
+String RedisWriter::HashValue(const Value& value)
+{
+	Value temp;
+
+	Type::Ptr type = value.GetReflectionType();
+
+	if (ConfigObject::TypeInstance->IsAssignableFrom(type))
+		temp = Serialize(value, FAConfig);
+	else
+		temp = value;
+
+	return SHA1(JsonEncode(temp));
 }
 
 Dictionary::Ptr RedisWriter::SerializeObjectAttrs(const Object::Ptr& object, int fieldType)
diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
index 44a48034a..9131d020b 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
@@ -66,9 +66,13 @@ private:
 
 	/* utilities */
 	static String FormatCheckSumBinary(const String& str);
+
 	static String CalculateCheckSumString(const String& str);
 	static String CalculateCheckSumGroups(const Array::Ptr& groups);
-	static String CalculateCheckSumAttrs(const Dictionary::Ptr& attrs);
+	static String CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
+	static String CalculateCheckSumVars(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
+
+	static String HashValue(const Value& value);
 	static Dictionary::Ptr SerializeObjectAttrs(const Object::Ptr& object, int fieldType);
 
 	static void StateChangedHandler(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);