diff --git a/core/storage/btree.rs b/core/storage/btree.rs
index 349b4e2be..0c2baaffd 100644
--- a/core/storage/btree.rs
+++ b/core/storage/btree.rs
@@ -5518,6 +5518,13 @@ pub enum IntegrityCheckError {
         references: Vec<u64>,
         page_category: PageCategory,
     },
+    #[error(
+        "Freelist count mismatch. actual_count={actual_count}, expected_count={expected_count}"
+    )]
+    FreelistCountMismatch {
+        actual_count: usize,
+        expected_count: usize,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
@@ -5528,6 +5535,12 @@ pub(crate) enum PageCategory {
     FreePage,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct CheckFreelist {
+    pub expected_count: usize,
+    pub actual_count: usize,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct IntegrityCheckPageEntry {
     page_idx: usize,
@@ -5540,6 +5553,7 @@ pub struct IntegrityCheckState {
     first_leaf_level: Option<usize>,
     page_reference: HashMap<u64, u64>,
     page: Option<PageRef>,
+    pub freelist_count: CheckFreelist,
 }
 
 impl IntegrityCheckState {
@@ -5549,9 +5563,17 @@ impl IntegrityCheckState {
             page_reference: HashMap::new(),
             first_leaf_level: None,
             page: None,
+            freelist_count: CheckFreelist {
+                expected_count: 0,
+                actual_count: 0,
+            },
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn set_expected_freelist_count(&mut self, count: usize) {
+        self.freelist_count.expected_count = count;
+    }
+
     pub fn start(
         &mut self,
         page_idx: usize,
@@ -5585,10 +5607,7 @@ impl IntegrityCheckState {
     ) {
         let page_id = entry.page_idx as u64;
         let Some(previous) = self.page_reference.insert(page_id, referenced_by) else {
-            // do not traverse free pages as they have no meaingful structured content
-            if entry.page_category != PageCategory::FreePage {
-                self.page_stack.push(entry);
-            }
+            self.page_stack.push(entry);
             return;
         };
         errors.push(IntegrityCheckError::PageReferencedMultipleTimes {
@@ -5647,6 +5666,7 @@ pub fn integrity_check(
 
         let contents = page.get_contents();
         if page_category == PageCategory::FreeListTrunk {
+            state.freelist_count.actual_count += 1;
             let next_freelist_trunk_page = contents.read_u32_no_offset(0);
             if next_freelist_trunk_page != 0 {
                 state.push_page(
@@ -5676,6 +5696,10 @@ pub fn integrity_check(
             }
             continue;
         }
+        if page_category == PageCategory::FreePage {
+            state.freelist_count.actual_count += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
         if page_category == PageCategory::Overflow {
             let next_overflow_page = contents.read_u32_no_offset(0);
             if next_overflow_page != 0 {
diff --git a/core/vdbe/execute.rs b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
index b58ddcb41..83e164adc 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/execute.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
@@ -7363,6 +7363,9 @@ pub fn op_integrity_check(
             let mut current_root_idx = 0;
             // check freelist pages first, if there are any for database
             if freelist_trunk_page > 0 {
+                let expected_freelist_count =
+                    return_if_io!(pager.with_header(|header| header.freelist_pages.get()));
+                integrity_check_state.set_expected_freelist_count(expected_freelist_count as usize);
                 integrity_check_state.start(
                     freelist_trunk_page as usize,
                     PageCategory::FreeListTrunk,
@@ -7389,6 +7392,14 @@ pub fn op_integrity_check(
                 *current_root_idx += 1;
                 return Ok(InsnFunctionStepResult::Step);
             } else {
+                if integrity_check_state.freelist_count.actual_count
+                    != integrity_check_state.freelist_count.expected_count
+                {
+                    errors.push(IntegrityCheckError::FreelistCountMismatch {
+                        actual_count: integrity_check_state.freelist_count.actual_count,
+                        expected_count: integrity_check_state.freelist_count.expected_count,
+                    });
+                }
                 let message = if errors.is_empty() {
                     "ok".to_string()
                 } else {