diff --git a/ikvm_args.cpp b/ikvm_args.cpp
index ad5b4f7..21373aa 100644
--- a/ikvm_args.cpp
+++ b/ikvm_args.cpp
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@
 namespace ikvm
 {
 
-Args::Args(int argc, char* argv[]) : frameRate(30), commandLine(argc, argv)
+Args::Args(int argc, char* argv[]) : frameRate(30), calcFrameCRC{false},
+                                     commandLine(argc, argv)
 {
     int option;
-    const char* opts = "f:h:k:p:v:";
+    const char* opts = "f:h:k:p:v:c";
     struct option lopts[] = {{"frameRate", 1, 0, 'f'},
                              {"help", 0, 0, 'h'},
                              {"keyboard", 1, 0, 'k'},
                              {"mouse", 1, 0, 'p'},
                              {"videoDevice", 1, 0, 'v'},
+                             {"calcCRC", 0, 0, 'c'},
                              {0, 0, 0, 0}};
 
     while ((option = getopt_long(argc, argv, opts, lopts, NULL)) != -1)
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@
             case 'v':
                 videoPath = std::string(optarg);
                 break;
+            case 'c':
+                calcFrameCRC = true;
+                break;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@
     fprintf(stderr, "-k device              HID keyboard gadget device\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-p device              HID mouse gadget device\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-v device              V4L2 device\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "-c, --calcCRC          Calculate CRC for each frame to save bandwidth\n");
     rfbUsage();
 }
 
diff --git a/ikvm_args.hpp b/ikvm_args.hpp
index f877d32..fbe19ad 100644
--- a/ikvm_args.hpp
+++ b/ikvm_args.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@
         return videoPath;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * @brief Get the identical frames detection setting
+     *
+     * @return True if identical frames detection is enabled
+     */
+    inline bool getCalcFrameCRC() const
+    {
+        return calcFrameCRC;
+    }
+
   private:
     /* @brief Prints the application usage to stderr */
     void printUsage();
@@ -116,6 +126,8 @@
     std::string pointerPath;
     /* @brief Path to the V4L2 video device */
     std::string videoPath;
+    /* @brief Identical frames detection */
+    bool calcFrameCRC;
     /* @brief Original command line arguments passed to the application */
     CommandLine commandLine;
 };
diff --git a/ikvm_server.cpp b/ikvm_server.cpp
index 7be99e4..804eb39 100644
--- a/ikvm_server.cpp
+++ b/ikvm_server.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/crc.hpp>
+
 namespace ikvm
 {
 
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@
     server->ptrAddEvent = Input::pointerEvent;
 
     processTime = (1000000 / video.getFrameRate()) - 100;
+
+    calcFrameCRC = args.getCalcFrameCRC();
 }
 
 Server::~Server()
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@
     char* data = video.getData();
     rfbClientIteratorPtr it;
     rfbClientPtr cl;
+    int64_t frame_crc = -1;
 
     if (!data || pendingResize)
     {
@@ -121,6 +126,26 @@
         {
             continue;
         }
+
+        if (calcFrameCRC)
+        {
+            if (frame_crc == -1)
+            {
+                /* JFIF header contains some varying data so skip it for
+                 * checksum calculation */
+                frame_crc = boost::crc<32, 0x04C11DB7, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFF,
+                                       true, true>(data + 0x30,
+                                                   video.getFrameSize() - 0x30);
+            }
+
+            if (cd->last_crc == frame_crc)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            cd->last_crc = frame_crc;
+        }
+
         cd->needUpdate = false;
 
         if (cl->enableLastRectEncoding)
diff --git a/ikvm_server.hpp b/ikvm_server.hpp
index ebe4ad2..bfeb73b 100644
--- a/ikvm_server.hpp
+++ b/ikvm_server.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
          * @param[in] s - Number of frames to skip when client connects
          * @param[in] i - Pointer to Input object
          */
-        ClientData(int s, Input* i) : skipFrame(s), input(i)
+        ClientData(int s, Input* i) : skipFrame(s), input(i), last_crc{-1}
         {
             needUpdate = false;
         }
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         int skipFrame;
         Input* input;
         bool needUpdate;
+        int64_t last_crc;
     };
 
     /*
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@
     Video& video;
     /* @brief Default framebuffer storage */
     std::vector<char> framebuffer;
+    /* @brief Identical frames detection */
+    bool calcFrameCRC;
     /* @brief Cursor bitmap width */
     static constexpr int cursorWidth = 20;
     /* @brief Cursor bitmap height */