diff --git a/packages/native-utils/common/src/serde.rs b/packages/native-utils/common/src/serde.rs
index 8730813..57693b1 100644
--- a/packages/native-utils/common/src/serde.rs
+++ b/packages/native-utils/common/src/serde.rs
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for RecoverableSignature {
         D: Deserializer<'de>,
     {
         let bytes: Bytes = Deserialize::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        assert_eq!(65,bytes.0.len());
-        let mut a: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
-        a.copy_from_slice(&bytes.0[0..64]);
-        Ok(RecoverableSignature(
-            Signature::parse(&a),
-            RecoveryId::parse(bytes.0[64] - 27).map_err(D::Error::custom)?
-        ))
+        Ok(RecoverableSignature::from_bytes(bytes).map_err(D::Error::custom)?)
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/native-utils/common/src/state.rs b/packages/native-utils/common/src/state.rs
index 15dd3aa..4da0bb6 100644
--- a/packages/native-utils/common/src/state.rs
+++ b/packages/native-utils/common/src/state.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,16 @@ impl RecoverableSignature {
         v.push(self.1.serialize());
         Bytes(v)
     }
+
+    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: Bytes) -> Result<RecoverableSignature,  &'static str> {
+        assert_eq!(65,bytes.0.len());
+        let mut a: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
+        a.copy_from_slice(&bytes.0[0..64]);
+        Ok(RecoverableSignature(
+            Signature::parse(&a),
+            RecoveryId::parse(bytes.0[64] - 27).map_err(|_| "Invalid recovery ID")?
+        ))
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
diff --git a/packages/native-utils/lib/index.d.ts b/packages/native-utils/lib/index.d.ts
index 8a8f4f7..a5c1c95 100644
--- a/packages/native-utils/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/native-utils/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -79,3 +79,11 @@ export function signState(state: State, privateKey: string): StateWithHashAndSig
  * @param signature A signature resulting from a previous call to `signState`.
  */
 export function recoverAddress(state: State, signature: string): string
+
+/**
+ * Verifies a signature.
+ *
+ * @param state A Nitro state.
+ * @param signature A signature resulting from a previous call to `signState`.
+ */
+ export function verifySignature(state: State, signature: string): boolean
diff --git a/packages/native-utils/lib/index.native.js b/packages/native-utils/lib/index.native.js
index 7ccaa96..8f9725e 100644
--- a/packages/native-utils/lib/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/native-utils/lib/index.native.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
 
   signState,
   recoverAddress,
+  verifySignature,
 } = require('../native/index.node')
 
 function unwrapResult({ Ok, Err }) {
@@ -40,4 +41,6 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   recoverAddress: (state, signature) => unwrapResult(recoverAddress(state, signature)),
+
+  verifySignature: (state, signature) => unwrapResult(verifySignature(state, signature)),
 }
diff --git a/packages/native-utils/native/src/lib.rs b/packages/native-utils/native/src/lib.rs
index ed63212..054f437 100644
--- a/packages/native-utils/native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/native-utils/native/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ export! {
   fn recoverAddress(state: State, signature: Bytes) -> Result<String, &'static str> {
     state.recover_address(signature)
   }
+
+  fn verifySignature(state: State, signature: Bytes) -> Result<bool, &'static str> {
+    state.verify(RecoverableSignature::from_bytes(signature)?)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/native-utils/tests/sign.test.ts b/packages/native-utils/tests/sign.test.ts
index 7122443..91675fe 100644
--- a/packages/native-utils/tests/sign.test.ts
+++ b/packages/native-utils/tests/sign.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ describe('Sign state', () => {
 
     expect(nativeSignature).toStrictEqual(oldSignature)
     expect(wasmSignature).toStrictEqual(oldSignature)
+
+    expect(native.verifySignature(state, nativeSignature)).toBe(true)
+    expect(native.verifySignature(state, wasmSignature)).toBe(true)
   })
 
   test('Catches invalid private key', async () => {