diff --git a/mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs b/mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs
index 09ae9d3d8..e47bd7052 100644
--- a/mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs
+++ b/mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs
@@ -395,6 +395,36 @@ impl Mbtiles {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Check if a tile exists in the database.
+    ///
+    /// This method is slightly faster than [`Mbtiles::get_tile_and_hash`] and [`Mbtiles::get_tile`]
+    /// because it only checks if the tile exists but does not retrieve tile data.
+    /// Most of the time you would want to use the other two functions.
+    pub async fn contains(
+        &self,
+        conn: &mut SqliteConnection,
+        mbt_type: MbtType,
+        z: u8,
+        x: u32,
+        y: u32,
+    ) -> MbtResult<bool> {
+        let table = match mbt_type {
+            MbtType::Flat => "tiles",
+            MbtType::FlatWithHash => "tiles_with_hash",
+            MbtType::Normalized { .. } => "map",
+        };
+        let sql = format!(
+            "SELECT 1 from {table} where zoom_level = ? AND tile_column = ? AND tile_row = ?"
+        );
+        let row = query(&sql)
+            .bind(z)
+            .bind(x)
+            .bind(invert_y_value(z, y))
+            .fetch_optional(conn)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(row.is_some())
+    }
+
     fn get_insert_sql(
         src_type: MbtType,
         on_duplicate: CopyDuplicateMode,
diff --git a/mbtiles/src/pool.rs b/mbtiles/src/pool.rs
index 3beb65af1..f4ea3294a 100644
--- a/mbtiles/src/pool.rs
+++ b/mbtiles/src/pool.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ impl MbtilesPool {
             .get_tile_and_hash(&mut conn, mbt_type, z, x, y)
             .await
     }
+    /// Check if a tile exists in the database.
+    ///
+    /// This method is slightly faster than [`Mbtiles::get_tile_and_hash`] and [`Mbtiles::get_tile`]
+    /// because it only checks if the tile exists but does not retrieve tile data.
+    /// Most of the time you would want to use the other two functions.
+    pub async fn contains(&self, mbt_type: MbtType, z: u8, x: u32, y: u32) -> MbtResult<bool> {
+        let mut conn = self.pool.acquire().await?;
+        self.mbtiles.contains(&mut conn, mbt_type, z, x, y).await
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ mod tests {
         // invalid type
         assert!(pool.detect_type().await.is_err());
         let metadata = pool.get_metadata().await.unwrap();
-        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(metadata,@r#"
+        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(metadata, @r#"
         id: webp
         tile_info:
           format: webp
@@ -107,6 +116,23 @@ mod tests {
         "#);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_contains_invalid() {
+        let pool = MbtilesPool::open_readonly("../tests/fixtures/mbtiles/webp.mbtiles")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(pool.detect_type().await.is_err());
+
+        assert!(pool.contains(MbtType::Flat, 0, 0, 0).await.unwrap());
+        for error_mbt_type in [
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: false },
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: true },
+            MbtType::FlatWithHash,
+        ] {
+            assert!(pool.contains(error_mbt_type, 0, 0, 0).await.is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_invalid_type() {
         let pool = MbtilesPool::open_readonly("../tests/fixtures/mbtiles/webp.mbtiles")
@@ -146,7 +172,7 @@ mod tests {
             MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: false }
         );
         let metadata = pool.get_metadata().await.unwrap();
-        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(metadata,@r#"
+        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(metadata, @r#"
         id: geography-class-png-no-bounds
         tile_info:
           format: png
@@ -164,6 +190,28 @@ mod tests {
         "#);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_contains_normalized() {
+        let pool = MbtilesPool::open_readonly(
+            "../tests/fixtures/mbtiles/geography-class-png-no-bounds.mbtiles",
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            pool.detect_type().await.unwrap(),
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: false }
+        );
+
+        for working_mbt_type in [
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: false },
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: true },
+            MbtType::Flat,
+        ] {
+            assert!(pool.contains(working_mbt_type, 0, 0, 0).await.unwrap());
+        }
+        assert!(pool.contains(MbtType::FlatWithHash, 0, 0, 0).await.is_err());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_normalized() {
         let pool = MbtilesPool::open_readonly(
@@ -202,6 +250,7 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(pool.get_tile_and_hash(error_types, 0, 0, 0).await.is_err());
         }
     }
+
     #[expect(clippy::too_many_lines)]
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_metadata_flat_with_hash() {
@@ -211,7 +260,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pool.detect_type().await.unwrap(), MbtType::FlatWithHash);
         let metadata = pool.get_metadata().await.unwrap();
-        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(metadata,@r#"
+        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(metadata, @r#"
         id: zoomed_world_cities
         tile_info:
           format: mvt
@@ -327,6 +376,24 @@ mod tests {
         "#);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_contains_flat_with_hash() {
+        let pool =
+            MbtilesPool::open_readonly("../tests/fixtures/mbtiles/zoomed_world_cities.mbtiles")
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pool.detect_type().await.unwrap(), MbtType::FlatWithHash);
+        for working_mbt_type in [MbtType::FlatWithHash, MbtType::Flat] {
+            assert!(pool.contains(working_mbt_type, 6, 38, 19).await.unwrap());
+        }
+        for error_mbt_type in [
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: false },
+            MbtType::Normalized { hash_view: true },
+        ] {
+            assert!(pool.contains(error_mbt_type, 6, 38, 19).await.is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_flat_with_hash() {
         let pool =
diff --git a/mbtiles/tests/streams.rs b/mbtiles/tests/streams.rs
index 61f9a1e30..3880d1d73 100644
--- a/mbtiles/tests/streams.rs
+++ b/mbtiles/tests/streams.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use martin_tile_utils::{Tile, TileCoord};
-use mbtiles::{Mbtiles, create_metadata_table};
+use mbtiles::{MbtError, Mbtiles, create_metadata_table};
 use sqlx::{Executor as _, SqliteConnection, query};
 
 fn coord_key(coord: &TileCoord) -> (u8, u32, u32) {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async fn mbtiles_stream_tiles() {
             .stream_coords(&mut conn)
             .try_collect()
             .await
-            .expect("Failed to colled tile coords");
+            .expect("Failed to collect tile coords");
 
         // Iteration order is not guaranteed.
         coords.sort_by_key(coord_key);
@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ async fn mbtiles_stream_tiles() {
                 TileCoord { z: 2, x: 0, y: 3 },
             ]
         );
+        // counter test: mbtiles must contain all tiles
+        let mbt_type = mbtiles.detect_type(&mut conn).await.unwrap();
+        for coord in coords {
+            assert!(
+                mbtiles
+                    .contains(&mut conn, mbt_type, coord.z, coord.x, coord.y)
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap()
+            );
+        }
+        assert!(
+            !mbtiles
+                .contains(&mut conn, mbt_type, 0, 0, 0)
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        );
     }
 
     {
@@ -86,6 +102,23 @@ async fn mbtiles_stream_tiles() {
                 (TileCoord { z: 2, x: 0, y: 3 }, None),
             ]
         );
+
+        // counter test: mbtiles must contain all tiles
+        let mbt_type = mbtiles.detect_type(&mut conn).await.unwrap();
+        for (coord, _) in tiles {
+            assert!(
+                mbtiles
+                    .contains(&mut conn, mbt_type, coord.z, coord.x, coord.y)
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap()
+            );
+        }
+        assert!(
+            !mbtiles
+                .contains(&mut conn, mbt_type, 0, 0, 0)
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,14 +126,29 @@ async fn mbtiles_stream_tiles() {
 async fn mbtiles_stream_errors() {
     let (mbtiles, mut conn) = new(&[
         // Note that `y`-coordinates are inverted.
-        // `4` is an invalid value for `x` at `z = 2`. Valid range is `0..=3`.
+        // `4` is an invalid value for `x` at `z = 2`. A valid range is `0..=3`.
         "2, 4, 0, NULL",
     ])
     .await;
 
-    let mut stream = mbtiles.stream_coords(&mut conn);
-    match stream.next().await {
-        Some(Err(mbtiles::MbtError::InvalidTileIndex(_filename, _z, _x, _y))) => {}
-        _ => panic!("Unexpected value returned from stream!"),
+    {
+        let mut stream = mbtiles.stream_coords(&mut conn);
+        match stream.next().await {
+            Some(Err(MbtError::InvalidTileIndex(..))) => {}
+            _ => panic!("Unexpected value returned from stream!"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Counter test: mbtiles must contain all tiles
+    // the re-inverted y coordinate yielding 4 would be -1.
+    // This is impossible to achieve without overflows.
+    let mbt_type = mbtiles.detect_type(&mut conn).await.unwrap();
+    for y in 0..=20 {
+        assert!(
+            !mbtiles
+                .contains(&mut conn, mbt_type, 2, y, 0)
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        );
     }
 }