diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 5de280fa..27a24062 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ pub enum Error {
     first: KeyIdentifier,
     second: KeyIdentifier,
   },
+  #[snafu(display(
+    "embedded file in manifest `{path}` should have hash `{expected}` but has hash `{actual}`"
+  ))]
+  EmbeddedFileHashMismatch {
+    actual: Hash,
+    backtrace: Option<Backtrace>,
+    expected: Hash,
+    path: DisplayPath,
+  },
   #[snafu(display("{count} mismatched file{}", if *count == 1 { "" } else { "s" }))]
   EntryMismatch {
     backtrace: Option<Backtrace>,
@@ -593,6 +602,12 @@ pub enum Error {
     path: DisplayPath,
     source: ArchiveError,
   },
+  #[snafu(display("manifest `{path}` contains unreferenced embedded files: {hashes}"))]
+  UnreferencedEmbeddedFiles {
+    backtrace: Option<Backtrace>,
+    hashes: Ticked<Hash>,
+    path: DisplayPath,
+  },
   #[snafu(display("invalid video `{path}`"))]
   Video {
     backtrace: Option<Backtrace>,
diff --git a/src/manifest.rs b/src/manifest.rs
index 60b31943..44533a08 100644
--- a/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/manifest.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,38 @@ impl Manifest {
     Archive::pack(self).unwrap().fingerprint().unwrap()
   }
 
+  pub(crate) fn from_json(json: &str, path: &Utf8Path) -> Result<Self> {
+    let manifest =
+      serde_json::from_str::<Self>(json).context(error::DeserializeManifest { path })?;
+
+    let hashes = manifest
+      .files()
+      .values()
+      .map(|file| file.hash)
+      .collect::<BTreeSet<Hash>>();
+
+    let mut unreferenced = BTreeSet::new();
+    for (&expected, content) in &manifest.embedded {
+      let actual = Hash::bytes(content);
+
+      ensure! {
+        actual == expected,
+        error::EmbeddedFileHashMismatch { actual, expected, path },
+      }
+
+      if !hashes.contains(&expected) {
+        unreferenced.insert(expected);
+      }
+    }
+
+    ensure! {
+      unreferenced.is_empty(),
+      error::UnreferencedEmbeddedFiles { hashes: unreferenced, path },
+    }
+
+    Ok(manifest)
+  }
+
   pub fn load(path: Option<&Utf8Path>) -> Result<Self> {
     Ok(Self::load_with_opt_path(path)?.1)
   }
diff --git a/src/subcommand/archive.rs b/src/subcommand/archive.rs
index 911c7614..51956faa 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/archive.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/archive.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ impl Archive {
   pub(crate) fn run(self) -> Result {
     let json = filesystem::read_to_string(&self.input)?;
 
-    let manifest = serde_json::from_str::<Manifest>(&json)
-      .context(error::DeserializeManifest { path: &self.input })?;
+    let manifest = Manifest::from_json(&json, &self.input)?;
 
     manifest.save(&self.output)?;
 
diff --git a/tests/archive.rs b/tests/archive.rs
index 6c49f51d..099a244b 100644
--- a/tests/archive.rs
+++ b/tests/archive.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,35 @@ fn embedded_preserved() {
     .success();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn rejects_embedded_hash_mismatch() {
+  let expected = Hash::bytes(b"foo").to_string();
+  let actual = Hash::bytes(b"bar").to_string();
+  let content = hex::encode(b"bar");
+
+  Test::new()
+    .write(
+      "manifest.json",
+      json! {
+        embedded: {
+          *expected: content
+        },
+        package: {
+          foo: {
+            hash: expected,
+            size: 3
+          }
+        },
+        signatures: [],
+      },
+    )
+    .args(["archive", "manifest.json", "manifest.filepack"])
+    .stderr_regex_path(&format!(
+      "error: embedded file in manifest `.*manifest.json` should have hash `{expected}` but has hash `{actual}`\n",
+    ))
+    .failure();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn rejects_totals_overflow() {
   Test::new()
@@ -95,6 +124,29 @@ fn rejects_totals_overflow() {
     .failure();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn rejects_unreferenced_embedded_files() {
+  let hash = Hash::bytes(b"foo").to_string();
+  let content = hex::encode(b"foo");
+
+  Test::new()
+    .write(
+      "manifest.json",
+      json! {
+        embedded: {
+          *hash: content
+        },
+        package: {},
+        signatures: [],
+      },
+    )
+    .args(["archive", "manifest.json", "manifest.filepack"])
+    .stderr_regex_path(&format!(
+      "error: manifest `.*manifest.json` contains unreferenced embedded files: `{hash}`\n",
+    ))
+    .failure();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn round_trip() {
   Test::new()