diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h
index d5da45d4fd..2753d3d681 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_common.h
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_init_mmc_decode_cid(sdmmc_card_t* card);
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_ocr(sdmmc_card_t* card);
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_spi_crc(sdmmc_card_t* card);
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_io(sdmmc_card_t* card);
+esp_err_t sdmmc_io_init_read_card_cap(sdmmc_card_t* card, uint8_t* card_cap);
+esp_err_t sdmmc_io_init_check_card_cap(sdmmc_card_t* card, uint8_t* card_cap);
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_sd_blocklen(sdmmc_card_t* card);
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_sd_scr(sdmmc_card_t* card);
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_sd_ssr(sdmmc_card_t* card);
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c
index 2bb09389b8..41d1ac6fc0 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_init.c
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ static const char* TAG = "sdmmc_init";
         } \
     } while(0);
 
+#define SDMMC_INIT_STEP_PARAM(condition, function, param) \
+    do { \
+        if ((condition)) { \
+            esp_err_t err = (function)(card, param); \
+            if (err != ESP_OK) { \
+                ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s: %s returned 0x%x", __func__, #function, err); \
+                return err; \
+            } \
+        } \
+    } while(0);
 
 esp_err_t sdmmc_card_init(const sdmmc_host_t* config, sdmmc_card_t* card)
 {
@@ -115,6 +125,10 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_card_init(const sdmmc_host_t* config, sdmmc_card_t* card)
     /* MMC cards: read CXD */
     SDMMC_INIT_STEP(is_mmc, sdmmc_init_mmc_read_ext_csd);
 
+    /* SDIO cards: read CCCR card capabilities */
+    uint8_t card_cap = 0;
+    SDMMC_INIT_STEP_PARAM(is_sdio, sdmmc_io_init_read_card_cap, &card_cap);
+
     /* Try to switch card to HS mode if the card supports it.
      * Set card->max_freq_khz value accordingly.
      */
@@ -138,7 +152,8 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_card_init(const sdmmc_host_t* config, sdmmc_card_t* card)
     SDMMC_INIT_STEP(is_sdmem, sdmmc_check_scr);
     /* Sanity check after eMMC switch to HS mode */
     SDMMC_INIT_STEP(is_mmc, sdmmc_init_mmc_check_ext_csd);
-    /* TODO: add similar checks for SDIO */
+    /* Sanity check for SDIO after switching the frequency */
+    SDMMC_INIT_STEP_PARAM(is_sdio, sdmmc_io_init_check_card_cap, &card_cap);
 
     return ESP_OK;
 }
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_io.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_io.c
index 376cebc9e5..86f471b8ac 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_io.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_io.c
@@ -120,6 +120,48 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_init_io(sdmmc_card_t* card)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+esp_err_t sdmmc_io_init_read_card_cap(sdmmc_card_t* card, uint8_t *card_cap)
+{
+    esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
+
+    err = sdmmc_io_rw_direct(card, 0, SD_IO_CCCR_CARD_CAP,
+            SD_ARG_CMD52_READ, card_cap);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: sdmmc_io_rw_direct (read SD_IO_CCCR_CARD_CAP) returned 0x%0x", __func__, err);
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+esp_err_t sdmmc_io_init_check_card_cap(sdmmc_card_t* card, uint8_t *card_cap)
+{
+    esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
+    /*
+     * Integrity check required if card is switched to HS mode
+     * For frequency less than SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED, see sdmmc_io_enable_hs_mode()
+     */
+    if (card->max_freq_khz < SDMMC_FREQ_HIGHSPEED) {
+        return ESP_OK;
+    }
+
+    /* If frequency switch has been performed, read card capabilities from CCCR to confirm
+     * that data can be read correctly at the new frequency.
+     */
+    uint8_t temp_card_cap = 0;
+    err = sdmmc_io_rw_direct(card, 0, SD_IO_CCCR_CARD_CAP,
+            SD_ARG_CMD52_READ, &temp_card_cap);
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: sdmmc_io_rw_direct (read SD_IO_CCCR_CARD_CAP) returned 0x%0x", __func__, err);
+        return err;
+    }
+    if (*card_cap != temp_card_cap) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: got corrupted data after increasing clock frequency", __func__);
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE;
+    }
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 esp_err_t sdmmc_init_io_bus_width(sdmmc_card_t* card)
 {
     esp_err_t err;