diff --git a/src/borgitory/services/cloud_providers/storage/sftp_storage.py b/src/borgitory/services/cloud_providers/storage/sftp_storage.py
index fcbb3d35..93cfb18f 100644
--- a/src/borgitory/services/cloud_providers/storage/sftp_storage.py
+++ b/src/borgitory/services/cloud_providers/storage/sftp_storage.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class SFTPStorageConfig(CloudStorageConfig):
     private_key: Optional[str] = None
     remote_path: str = Field(..., min_length=1)
     host_key_checking: bool = Field(default=True)
+    disable_server_side_checksums: bool = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Disable MD5/SHA1 hash commands on the remote server. Required for restricted SFTP servers (e.g. Ugreen NAS) that do not allow remote command execution.",
+    )
 
     @field_validator("host")
     @classmethod
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ async def upload_repository(
                 password=self._config.password,
                 private_key=self._config.private_key,
                 path_prefix=remote_path,
+                disable_hashcheck=self._config.disable_server_side_checksums,
             ):
                 if not progress_callback:
                     continue
@@ -279,6 +284,7 @@ def get_rclone_mapping(cls) -> RcloneMethodMapping:
                 "port": "port",
                 "password": "password",
                 "private_key": "private_key",
+                "disable_server_side_checksums": "disable_hashcheck",
             },
             required_params=["repository", "host", "username"],
             optional_params={
@@ -341,6 +347,7 @@ async def sync_repository_to_sftp(
         password: Optional[str] = None,
         private_key: Optional[str] = None,
         path_prefix: str = "",
+        disable_hashcheck: bool = False,
     ) -> AsyncGenerator[ProgressData, None]:
         """Sync a Borg repository to SFTP using Rclone with SFTP backend"""
 
@@ -359,6 +366,9 @@ async def sync_repository_to_sftp(
             "--verbose",
         ]
 
+        if disable_hashcheck:
+            command.append("--sftp-disable-hashcheck")
+
         try:
             async with self._build_sftp_flags(
                 host, username, port, password, private_key
@@ -437,6 +447,7 @@ async def test_sftp_connection(
         port: int = 22,
         password: Optional[str] = None,
         private_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        disable_hashcheck: bool = False,
     ) -> ConnectionTestResult:
         """Test SFTP connection by listing remote directory"""
         try:
@@ -602,6 +613,7 @@ async def _test_sftp_write_permissions(
             "port": "port",
             "password": "password",
             "private_key": "private_key",
+            "disable_server_side_checksums": "disable_hashcheck",
         },
         required_params=["repository", "host", "username"],
         optional_params={
diff --git a/src/borgitory/templates/partials/cloud_sync/providers/sftp/sftp_fields.html b/src/borgitory/templates/partials/cloud_sync/providers/sftp/sftp_fields.html
index b72ab114..2aa1a17d 100644
--- a/src/borgitory/templates/partials/cloud_sync/providers/sftp/sftp_fields.html
+++ b/src/borgitory/templates/partials/cloud_sync/providers/sftp/sftp_fields.html
@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@
             </option>
         </select>
     </div>
+    <div>
+        <label class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+            Server-Side Checksums
+        </label>
+        <select name="provider_config[disable_server_side_checksums]"
+                class="select-modern mt-1">
+            <option value="false"
+                    {% if not config or not config.disable_server_side_checksums %}selected{% endif %}>
+                Enabled (Recommended)
+            </option>
+            <option value="true"
+                    {% if config and config.disable_server_side_checksums %}selected{% endif %}>
+                Disabled (for restricted SFTP servers, e.g. Ugreen NAS)
+            </option>
+        </select>
+        <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+            Disable if your SFTP server does not allow remote command execution (md5sum/sha1sum).
+        </p>
+    </div>
     <div>
         <label class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
             Path Prefix (optional)
diff --git a/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_sftp_storage.py b/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_sftp_storage.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4761038a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_sftp_storage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+from borgitory.protocols.file_protocols import FileServiceProtocol
+from borgitory.services.cloud_providers.storage.sftp_storage import (
+    SFTPStorageConfig,
+    SFTPStorage,
+)
+from borgitory.services.cloud_providers.types import SyncEvent
+
+
+class TestSFTPStorage:
+    """Test SFTP storage runtime behavior"""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_command_executor(self) -> AsyncMock:
+        return AsyncMock()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def mock_file_service(self) -> AsyncMock:
+        return AsyncMock(spec=FileServiceProtocol)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def storage_config(self) -> SFTPStorageConfig:
+        return SFTPStorageConfig(
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+            password="secret",
+            port=22,
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def storage(
+        self,
+        storage_config: SFTPStorageConfig,
+        mock_command_executor: AsyncMock,
+        mock_file_service: AsyncMock,
+    ) -> SFTPStorage:
+        return SFTPStorage(storage_config, mock_command_executor, mock_file_service)
+
+    def _make_mock_process(self, return_code: int = 0) -> AsyncMock:
+        mock_process = AsyncMock()
+        mock_process.pid = 12345
+        mock_process.wait.return_value = return_code
+        mock_process.stdout = AsyncMock()
+        mock_process.stderr = AsyncMock()
+        mock_process.stdout.readline = AsyncMock(return_value=b"")
+        mock_process.stderr.readline = AsyncMock(return_value=b"")
+        return mock_process
+
+    def test_get_sensitive_fields(self, storage: SFTPStorage) -> None:
+        assert "password" in storage.get_sensitive_fields()
+        assert "private_key" in storage.get_sensitive_fields()
+
+    def test_get_connection_info(self, storage: SFTPStorage) -> None:
+        info = storage.get_connection_info()
+        assert info.provider == "sftp"
+        assert info.details["host"] == "nas.example.com"
+        assert info.details["port"] == 22
+        assert info.details["username"] == "backup"
+        assert info.details["remote_path"] == "/backups"
+        assert info.details["auth_method"] == "password"
+
+    def test_get_connection_info_private_key(
+        self, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock, mock_file_service: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        config = SFTPStorageConfig(
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+            private_key="-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----\nfakekey\n-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----",
+        )
+        storage = SFTPStorage(config, mock_command_executor, mock_file_service)
+        info = storage.get_connection_info()
+        assert info.details["auth_method"] == "private_key"
+
+    async def test_upload_repository_success(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.return_value = self._make_mock_process(
+            0
+        )
+
+        progress_events = []
+
+        def progress_callback(event: SyncEvent) -> None:
+            progress_events.append(event)
+
+        await storage.upload_repository(
+            repository_path="/path/to/repo",
+            remote_path="backups/test",
+            progress_callback=progress_callback,
+        )
+
+        assert any(event.type.value == "started" for event in progress_events)
+        assert any(event.type.value == "completed" for event in progress_events)
+
+    async def test_upload_repository_failure(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.return_value = self._make_mock_process(
+            1
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(Exception, match="SFTP sync failed"):
+            await storage.upload_repository(
+                repository_path="/path/to/repo",
+                remote_path="backups/test",
+                progress_callback=lambda e: None,
+            )
+
+    async def test_sync_does_not_include_hashcheck_flag_by_default(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.return_value = self._make_mock_process(
+            0
+        )
+
+        async for _ in storage.sync_repository_to_sftp(
+            repository=MagicMock(path="/repo"),
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+            password="secret",
+            disable_hashcheck=False,
+        ):
+            pass
+
+        call_args = mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.call_args
+        command = call_args.kwargs.get("command") or call_args.args[0]
+        assert "--sftp-disable-hashcheck" not in command
+
+    async def test_sync_includes_hashcheck_flag_when_disabled(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.return_value = self._make_mock_process(
+            0
+        )
+
+        async for _ in storage.sync_repository_to_sftp(
+            repository=MagicMock(path="/repo"),
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+            password="secret",
+            disable_hashcheck=True,
+        ):
+            pass
+
+        call_args = mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.call_args
+        command = call_args.kwargs.get("command") or call_args.args[0]
+        assert "--sftp-disable-hashcheck" in command
+
+    async def test_upload_repository_with_disable_checksums_config(
+        self, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock, mock_file_service: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        config = SFTPStorageConfig(
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+            password="secret",
+            disable_server_side_checksums=True,
+        )
+        storage = SFTPStorage(config, mock_command_executor, mock_file_service)
+        mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.return_value = self._make_mock_process(
+            0
+        )
+
+        await storage.upload_repository(
+            repository_path="/path/to/repo",
+            remote_path="backups/test",
+        )
+
+        call_args = mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.call_args
+        command = call_args.kwargs.get("command") or call_args.args[0]
+        assert "--sftp-disable-hashcheck" in command
+
+    async def test_upload_repository_without_disable_checksums_config(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.return_value = self._make_mock_process(
+            0
+        )
+
+        await storage.upload_repository(
+            repository_path="/path/to/repo",
+            remote_path="backups/test",
+        )
+
+        call_args = mock_command_executor.create_subprocess.call_args
+        command = call_args.kwargs.get("command") or call_args.args[0]
+        assert "--sftp-disable-hashcheck" not in command
+
+    async def test_test_connection_success(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_result = AsyncMock()
+        mock_result.success = True
+        mock_result.stdout = ""
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+        mock_command_executor.execute_command.return_value = mock_result
+
+        result = await storage.test_connection()
+        assert result is True
+
+    async def test_test_connection_failure(
+        self, storage: SFTPStorage, mock_command_executor: AsyncMock
+    ) -> None:
+        mock_command_executor.execute_command.side_effect = Exception(
+            "Connection refused"
+        )
+
+        result = await storage.test_connection()
+        assert result is False
diff --git a/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_storage.py b/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_storage.py
index 6fdd9007..f972a6e8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cloud_providers/test_storage.py
@@ -495,6 +495,27 @@ def test_empty_remote_path(self) -> None:
                 remote_path="",  # Empty
             )
 
+    def test_disable_server_side_checksums_defaults_false(self) -> None:
+        """Test that server-side checksums are enabled by default"""
+        config = SFTPStorageConfig(
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            password="secret",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+        )
+        assert config.disable_server_side_checksums is False
+
+    def test_disable_server_side_checksums_explicit_true(self) -> None:
+        """Test that server-side checksums can be disabled (e.g. for Ugreen NAS)"""
+        config = SFTPStorageConfig(
+            host="nas.example.com",
+            username="backup",
+            password="secret",
+            remote_path="/backups",
+            disable_server_side_checksums=True,
+        )
+        assert config.disable_server_side_checksums is True
+
 
 class TestS3Storage:
     """Test S3Storage implementation"""