diff --git a/scripts/imgtool/main.py b/scripts/imgtool/main.py
index cb204b0..476884c 100755
--- a/scripts/imgtool/main.py
+++ b/scripts/imgtool/main.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import click
 import getpass
 import imgtool.keys as keys
+import sys
 from imgtool import image
 from imgtool.version import decode_version
 
@@ -98,6 +99,26 @@
         raise ValueError("BUG: should never get here!")
 
 
+@click.argument('imgfile')
+@click.option('-k', '--key', metavar='filename')
+@click.command(help="Check that signed image can be verified by given key")
+def verify(key, imgfile):
+    key = load_key(key) if key else None
+    ret = image.Image.verify(imgfile, key)
+    if ret == image.VerifyResult.OK:
+        print("Image was correctly validated")
+        return
+    elif ret == image.VerifyResult.INVALID_MAGIC:
+        print("Invalid image magic; is this an MCUboot image?")
+    elif ret == image.VerifyResult.INVALID_MAGIC:
+        print("Invalid TLV info magic; is this an MCUboot image?")
+    elif ret == image.VerifyResult.INVALID_HASH:
+        print("Image has an invalid sha256 digest")
+    elif ret == image.VerifyResult.INVALID_SIGNATURE:
+        print("No signature found for the given key")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
 def validate_version(ctx, param, value):
     try:
         decode_version(value)
@@ -226,6 +247,7 @@
 
 imgtool.add_command(keygen)
 imgtool.add_command(getpub)
+imgtool.add_command(verify)
 imgtool.add_command(sign)