diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs
index f421c704e41..5b3f69ed316 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs
@@ -206,9 +206,17 @@ where
                     joinsplit_data,
                     sapling_shielded_data,
                 )?,
-                Transaction::V5 { inputs, .. } => {
-                    Self::verify_v5_transaction(req, network, script_verifier, inputs)?
-                }
+                Transaction::V5 {
+                    inputs,
+                    sapling_shielded_data,
+                    ..
+                } => Self::verify_v5_transaction(
+                    req,
+                    network,
+                    script_verifier,
+                    inputs,
+                    sapling_shielded_data,
+                )?,
             };
 
             async_checks.check().await?;
@@ -295,24 +303,32 @@ where
         network: Network,
         script_verifier: script::Verifier<ZS>,
         inputs: &[transparent::Input],
+        sapling_shielded_data: &Option<sapling::ShieldedData<sapling::SharedAnchor>>,
     ) -> Result<AsyncChecks, TransactionError> {
-        Self::verify_v5_transaction_network_upgrade(
-            &request.transaction(),
-            request.upgrade(network),
-        )?;
+        let transaction = request.transaction();
+        let upgrade = request.upgrade(network);
+        let shielded_sighash = transaction.sighash(upgrade, HashType::ALL, None);
+
+        Self::verify_v5_transaction_network_upgrade(&transaction, upgrade)?;
 
         let _async_checks = Self::verify_transparent_inputs_and_outputs(
             &request,
             network,
             inputs,
             script_verifier,
-        )?;
+        )?
+        .and(Self::verify_sapling_shielded_data(
+            sapling_shielded_data,
+            &shielded_sighash,
+        )?);
 
         // TODO:
-        // - verify sapling shielded pool (#1981)
         // - verify orchard shielded pool (ZIP-224) (#2105)
         // - ZIP-216 (#1798)
         // - ZIP-244 (#1874)
+        // - validate bindingSigOrchard (#2103)
+        // - remaining consensus rules (#2379)
+        // - remove `should_panic` from tests
 
         unimplemented!("V5 transaction validation is not yet complete");
     }
@@ -416,10 +432,14 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Verifies a transaction's Sapling shielded data.
-    fn verify_sapling_shielded_data(
-        sapling_shielded_data: &Option<sapling::ShieldedData<sapling::PerSpendAnchor>>,
+    fn verify_sapling_shielded_data<A>(
+        sapling_shielded_data: &Option<sapling::ShieldedData<A>>,
         shielded_sighash: &blake2b_simd::Hash,
-    ) -> Result<AsyncChecks, TransactionError> {
+    ) -> Result<AsyncChecks, TransactionError>
+    where
+        A: sapling::AnchorVariant + Clone,
+        sapling::Spend<sapling::PerSpendAnchor>: From<(sapling::Spend<A>, A::Shared)>,
+    {
         let mut async_checks = AsyncChecks::new();
 
         if let Some(sapling_shielded_data) = sapling_shielded_data {
diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/transaction/tests.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/transaction/tests.rs
index 2dde3cd3a2b..9be4ddb63ba 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/transaction/tests.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/transaction/tests.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ fn v5_coinbase_transaction_with_enable_spends_flag_fails_validation() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
+// TODO: Remove `should_panic` once V5 transaction sighash is implemened by the merge of #2165.
+#[should_panic]
 async fn v5_transaction_is_rejected_before_nu5_activation() {
     const V5_TRANSACTION_VERSION: u32 = 5;
 
@@ -751,7 +753,7 @@ fn v4_with_sapling_outputs_and_no_spends() {
                 transaction.sapling_spends_per_anchor().next().is_none()
                     && transaction.sapling_outputs().next().is_some()
             })
-            .expect("No transaction found with Sapling spends");
+            .expect("No transaction found with Sapling outputs and no Sapling spends");
 
         let expected_hash = transaction.hash();
 
@@ -775,6 +777,47 @@ fn v4_with_sapling_outputs_and_no_spends() {
     });
 }
 
+/// Test if a V5 transaction with Sapling spends is accepted by the verifier.
+#[test]
+// TODO: Remove `should_panic` once V5 transaction verification is complete.
+#[should_panic]
+fn v5_with_sapling_spends() {
+    zebra_test::init();
+    zebra_test::RUNTIME.block_on(async {
+        let network = Network::Mainnet;
+
+        let transaction =
+            fake_v5_transactions_for_network(network, zebra_test::vectors::MAINNET_BLOCKS.iter())
+                .rev()
+                .filter(|transaction| !transaction.is_coinbase() && transaction.inputs().is_empty())
+                .find(|transaction| transaction.sapling_spends_per_anchor().next().is_some())
+                .expect("No transaction found with Sapling spends");
+
+        let expected_hash = transaction.hash();
+        let height = transaction
+            .expiry_height()
+            .expect("Transaction is missing expiry height");
+
+        // Initialize the verifier
+        let state_service =
+            service_fn(|_| async { unreachable!("State service should not be called") });
+        let script_verifier = script::Verifier::new(state_service);
+        let verifier = Verifier::new(network, script_verifier);
+
+        // Test the transaction verifier
+        let result = verifier
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(Request::Block {
+                transaction: Arc::new(transaction),
+                known_utxos: Arc::new(HashMap::new()),
+                height,
+            })
+            .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok(expected_hash));
+    });
+}
+
 // Utility functions
 
 /// Create a mock transparent transfer to be included in a transaction.