diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index a384ea6b7028..827e1c3aec1a 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ linters-settings:
     # Default: false
     forbid-spec-pollution: true
 
+  gochecksumtype:
+    # Presence of `default` case in switch statements satisfies exhaustiveness, if all members are not listed.
+    # Default: true
+    default-signifies-exhaustive: false
+
   gocognit:
     # Minimal code complexity to report.
     # Default: 30 (but we recommend 10-20)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3e416bfd29aa..46c33e42fe2d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Djarvur/go-err113 v0.0.0-20210108212216-aea10b59be24
 	github.com/GaijinEntertainment/go-exhaustruct/v3 v3.3.0
 	github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.2.0
-	github.com/alecthomas/go-check-sumtype v0.1.4
+	github.com/alecthomas/go-check-sumtype v0.2.0
 	github.com/alexkohler/nakedret/v2 v2.0.4
 	github.com/alexkohler/prealloc v1.0.0
 	github.com/alingse/asasalint v0.0.11
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e2eec3e663e7..e817e11cef0d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.2.0 h1:vDfG60vDtIuf0MEOhmLlLLSzqaRM8EMcgJP
 github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:CIzddKRvLBC4Au5aYP/i3nyaWQ+ClszLIuVocRiCYFQ=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.2.2 h1:Z/iVC0xZfWTaFNE6bA3z07T86hd45Xe2eLt6WVy2bbk=
 github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:pXcQ2Asjp247dahGEmsZ6ru0UVwnkhktn7S0bBDLxvQ=
-github.com/alecthomas/go-check-sumtype v0.1.4 h1:WCvlB3l5Vq5dZQTFmodqL2g68uHiSwwlWcT5a2FGK0c=
-github.com/alecthomas/go-check-sumtype v0.1.4/go.mod h1:WyYPfhfkdhyrdaligV6svFopZV8Lqdzn5pyVBaV6jhQ=
+github.com/alecthomas/go-check-sumtype v0.2.0 h1:Bo+e4DFf3rs7ME9w/0SU/g6nmzJaphduP8Cjiz0gbwY=
+github.com/alecthomas/go-check-sumtype v0.2.0/go.mod h1:WyYPfhfkdhyrdaligV6svFopZV8Lqdzn5pyVBaV6jhQ=
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.2.0 h1:HAzS41CIzNW5syS8Mf9UwXhNH1J9aix/BvDRf1Ml2Yk=
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.2.0/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index 2ad65b0db9c0..511eadedfecd 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -1174,6 +1174,17 @@
             }
           }
         },
+        "gochecksumtype": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "default-signifies-exhaustive": {
+              "description": "Presence of `default` case in switch statements satisfies exhaustiveness, if all members are not listed.",
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": true
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "gocognit": {
           "type": "object",
           "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 109de42431e1..e1a777ea8127 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		Sections:      []string{"standard", "default"},
 		SkipGenerated: true,
 	},
+	GoChecksumType: GoChecksumTypeSettings{
+		DefaultSignifiesExhaustive: true,
+	},
 	Gocognit: GocognitSettings{
 		MinComplexity: 30,
 	},
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 	Gci             GciSettings
 	GinkgoLinter    GinkgoLinterSettings
 	Gocognit        GocognitSettings
+	GoChecksumType  GoChecksumTypeSettings
 	Goconst         GoConstSettings
 	Gocritic        GoCriticSettings
 	Gocyclo         GoCycloSettings
@@ -485,6 +489,10 @@ type GinkgoLinterSettings struct {
 	ForbidSpecPollution        bool `mapstructure:"forbid-spec-pollution"`
 }
 
+type GoChecksumTypeSettings struct {
+	DefaultSignifiesExhaustive bool `mapstructure:"default-signifies-exhaustive"`
+}
+
 type GocognitSettings struct {
 	MinComplexity int `mapstructure:"min-complexity"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct_custom.go b/pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct_custom.go
index 6e79856a2f62..b1c46e9066e8 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct_custom.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct_custom.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //golangcitest:args -Eexhaustruct
-//golangcitest:config_path testdata/exhaustruct.yml
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/exhaustruct_custom.yml
 package testdata
 
 import "time"
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct.yml b/pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct_custom.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct.yml
rename to pkg/golinters/exhaustruct/testdata/exhaustruct_custom.yml
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/gochecksumtype.go b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/gochecksumtype.go
index 446f0e564f07..7aab0efebbae 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/gochecksumtype.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/gochecksumtype.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/goanalysis"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/linter"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 const linterName = "gochecksumtype"
 
-func New() *goanalysis.Linter {
+func New(settings *config.GoChecksumTypeSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	var mu sync.Mutex
 	var resIssues []goanalysis.Issue
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func New() *goanalysis.Linter {
 		Name: linterName,
 		Doc:  goanalysis.TheOnlyanalyzerDoc,
 		Run: func(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
-			issues, err := runGoCheckSumType(pass)
+			issues, err := runGoCheckSumType(pass, settings)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func New() *goanalysis.Linter {
 	}).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
 }
 
-func runGoCheckSumType(pass *analysis.Pass) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
+func runGoCheckSumType(pass *analysis.Pass, settings *config.GoChecksumTypeSettings) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
 	var resIssues []goanalysis.Issue
 
 	pkg := &packages.Package{
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ func runGoCheckSumType(pass *analysis.Pass) ([]goanalysis.Issue, error) {
 	}
 
 	var unknownError error
-	errors := gochecksumtype.Run([]*packages.Package{pkg})
+	errors := gochecksumtype.Run([]*packages.Package{pkg},
+		gochecksumtype.Config{DefaultSignifiesExhaustive: settings.DefaultSignifiesExhaustive})
 	for _, err := range errors {
 		err, ok := err.(gochecksumtype.Error)
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype.go b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype.go
index 47ae3b9a90d1..000f1410d6b8 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ func sumTypeTest() {
 		panic("??")
 	}
 
+	switch sum.(type) {
+	case *One:
+	default:
+		log.Println("legit catch all goes here")
+	}
+
 	log.Println("??")
 
 	switch sum.(type) {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.go b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77a0696efcf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Egochecksumtype
+//golangcitest:config_path testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.yml
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"log"
+)
+
+//sumtype:decl
+type SumType interface{ isSumType() }
+
+//sumtype:decl
+type One struct{} // want "type 'One' is not an interface"
+
+func (One) isSumType() {}
+
+type Two struct{}
+
+func (Two) isSumType() {}
+
+func sumTypeTest() {
+	var sum SumType = One{}
+	switch sum.(type) { // want "exhaustiveness check failed for sum type.*SumType.*missing cases for Two"
+	case One:
+	}
+
+	switch sum.(type) { // want "exhaustiveness check failed for sum type.*SumType.*missing cases for Two"
+	case One:
+	default:
+		panic("??")
+	}
+
+	switch sum.(type) { // want "exhaustiveness check failed for sum type.*SumType.*missing cases for Two"
+	case *One:
+	default:
+		log.Println("legit catch all goes here")
+	}
+
+	log.Println("??")
+
+	switch sum.(type) {
+	case One:
+	case Two:
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.yml b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..361ba1f94dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gochecksumtype/testdata/gochecksumtype_custom.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+linters-settings:
+  gochecksumtype:
+    default-signifies-exhaustive: false
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
index 50d9cc154461..f7c226d69212 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (LinterBuilder) Build(cfg *config.Config) ([]*linter.Config, error) {
 			WithSince("v1.12.0").
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle),
 
-		linter.NewConfig(gochecksumtype.New()).
+		linter.NewConfig(gochecksumtype.New(&cfg.LintersSettings.GoChecksumType)).
 			WithSince("v1.55.0").
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetBugs).
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().