diff --git a/api/v1beta2/helmchart_types.go b/api/v1beta2/helmchart_types.go
index 5b12f1f56..0ab4f3ca6 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/helmchart_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/helmchart_types.go
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ type HelmChartSpec struct {
 	// NOTE: Not implemented, provisional as of https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/pull/2092
 	// +optional
 	AccessFrom *acl.AccessFrom `json:"accessFrom,omitempty"`
+
+	// Verify contains the secret name containing the trusted public keys
+	// used to verify the signature and specifies which provider to use to check
+	// whether OCI image is authentic.
+	// This field is only supported for OCI sources.
+	// Optional dependencies e.g. umbrella chart are not verified.
+	// +optional
+	Verify *OCIRepositoryVerification `json:"verify,omitempty"`
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index b759c3791..a05e1f33d 100644
--- a/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ func (in *HelmChartSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *HelmChartSpec) {
 		*out = new(acl.AccessFrom)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.Verify != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Verify, &out.Verify
+		*out = new(OCIRepositoryVerification)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new HelmChartSpec.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_helmcharts.yaml b/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_helmcharts.yaml
index 7ef36829d..7e231efbd 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_helmcharts.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/source.toolkit.fluxcd.io_helmcharts.yaml
@@ -403,6 +403,31 @@ spec:
                 items:
                   type: string
                 type: array
+              verify:
+                description: Verify contains the secret name containing the trusted
+                  public keys used to verify the signature and specifies which provider
+                  to use to check whether OCI image is authentic.
+                properties:
+                  provider:
+                    default: cosign
+                    description: Provider specifies the technology used to sign the
+                      OCI Artifact.
+                    enum:
+                    - cosign
+                    type: string
+                  secretRef:
+                    description: SecretRef specifies the Kubernetes Secret containing
+                      the trusted public keys.
+                    properties:
+                      name:
+                        description: Name of the referent.
+                        type: string
+                    required:
+                    - name
+                    type: object
+                required:
+                - provider
+                type: object
               version:
                 default: '*'
                 description: Version is the chart version semver expression, ignored
diff --git a/controllers/helmchart_controller.go b/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
index 3cc7cc66a..544262347 100644
--- a/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/helmchart_controller.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	soci "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/oci"
 	helmgetter "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/getter"
 	helmreg "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/predicates"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/untar"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/cache"
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/util"
 )
 
+const cosignSignatureKey = "cosign.pub"
+
 // helmChartReadyCondition contains all the conditions information
 // needed for HelmChart Ready status conditions summary calculation.
 var helmChartReadyCondition = summarize.Conditions{
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ var helmChartReadyCondition = summarize.Conditions{
 		sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition,
 		sourcev1.ArtifactOutdatedCondition,
 		sourcev1.ArtifactInStorageCondition,
+		sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition,
 		meta.ReadyCondition,
 		meta.ReconcilingCondition,
 		meta.StalledCondition,
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ var helmChartReadyCondition = summarize.Conditions{
 		sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition,
 		sourcev1.ArtifactOutdatedCondition,
 		sourcev1.ArtifactInStorageCondition,
+		sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition,
 		meta.StalledCondition,
 		meta.ReconcilingCondition,
 	},
@@ -563,9 +569,30 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 			}()
 		}
 
+		var verifier soci.Verifier
+		if obj.Spec.Verify != nil {
+			provider := obj.Spec.Verify.Provider
+			verifier, err = r.makeVerifier(ctx, obj, authenticator, keychain)
+			if err != nil {
+				if obj.Spec.Verify.SecretRef == nil {
+					provider = fmt.Sprintf("%s keyless", provider)
+				}
+				e := serror.NewGeneric(
+					fmt.Errorf("failed to verify the signature using provider '%s': %w", provider, err),
+					sourcev1.VerificationError,
+				)
+				conditions.MarkFalse(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, e.Reason, e.Err.Error())
+				return sreconcile.ResultEmpty, e
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Tell the chart repository to use the OCI client with the configured getter
 		clientOpts = append(clientOpts, helmgetter.WithRegistryClient(registryClient))
-		ociChartRepo, err := repository.NewOCIChartRepository(normalizedURL, repository.WithOCIGetter(r.Getters), repository.WithOCIGetterOptions(clientOpts), repository.WithOCIRegistryClient(registryClient))
+		ociChartRepo, err := repository.NewOCIChartRepository(normalizedURL,
+			repository.WithOCIGetter(r.Getters),
+			repository.WithOCIGetterOptions(clientOpts),
+			repository.WithOCIRegistryClient(registryClient),
+			repository.WithVerifier(verifier))
 		if err != nil {
 			return chartRepoConfigErrorReturn(err, obj)
 		}
@@ -573,7 +600,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 
 		// If login options are configured, use them to login to the registry
 		// The OCIGetter will later retrieve the stored credentials to pull the chart
-		if keychain != nil {
+		if loginOpt != nil {
 			err = ociChartRepo.Login(loginOpt)
 			if err != nil {
 				e := &serror.Event{
@@ -621,6 +648,17 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) buildFromHelmRepository(ctx context.Context, obj *
 	opts := chart.BuildOptions{
 		ValuesFiles: obj.GetValuesFiles(),
 		Force:       obj.Generation != obj.Status.ObservedGeneration,
+		// The remote builder will not attempt to download the chart if
+		// an artifact exist with the same name and version and the force is false.
+		// It will try to verify the chart if:
+		// - we are on the first reconciliation
+		// - the HelmChart spec has changed (generation drift)
+		// - the previous reconciliation resulted in a failed artifact verification
+		// - there is no artifact in storage
+		Verify: obj.Spec.Verify != nil && (obj.Generation <= 0 ||
+			conditions.GetObservedGeneration(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition) != obj.Generation ||
+			conditions.IsFalse(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition) ||
+			obj.GetArtifact() == nil),
 	}
 	if artifact := obj.GetArtifact(); artifact != nil {
 		opts.CachedChart = r.Storage.LocalPath(*artifact)
@@ -1029,7 +1067,7 @@ func (r *HelmChartReconciler) namespacedChartRepositoryCallback(ctx context.Cont
 
 			// If login options are configured, use them to login to the registry
 			// The OCIGetter will later retrieve the stored credentials to pull the chart
-			if keychain != nil {
+			if loginOpt != nil {
 				err = ociChartRepo.Login(loginOpt)
 				if err != nil {
 					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("failed to login to OCI chart repository for HelmRepository '%s': %w", repo.Name, err))
@@ -1238,6 +1276,11 @@ func observeChartBuild(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, build *chart.Build, err error) {
 	if build.Complete() {
 		conditions.Delete(obj, sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition)
 		conditions.Delete(obj, sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition)
+		conditions.MarkTrue(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, meta.SucceededReason, fmt.Sprintf("verified signature of version %s", build.Version))
+	}
+
+	if obj.Spec.Verify == nil {
+		conditions.Delete(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1253,6 +1296,10 @@ func observeChartBuild(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, build *chart.Build, err error) {
 		case chart.ErrChartMetadataPatch, chart.ErrValuesFilesMerge, chart.ErrDependencyBuild, chart.ErrChartPackage:
 			conditions.Delete(obj, sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition)
 			conditions.MarkTrue(obj, sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition, buildErr.Reason.Reason, buildErr.Error())
+		case chart.ErrChartVerification:
+			conditions.Delete(obj, sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition)
+			conditions.MarkTrue(obj, sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition, buildErr.Reason.Reason, buildErr.Error())
+			conditions.MarkFalse(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, buildErr.Reason.Reason, buildErr.Error())
 		default:
 			conditions.Delete(obj, sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition)
 			conditions.MarkTrue(obj, sourcev1.FetchFailedCondition, buildErr.Reason.Reason, buildErr.Error())
@@ -1289,3 +1336,51 @@ func chartRepoConfigErrorReturn(err error, obj *sourcev1.HelmChart) (sreconcile.
 		return sreconcile.ResultEmpty, e
 	}
 }
+
+// getVerifyOptions returns the verify options for the given chart.
+func (r *HelmChartReconciler) makeVerifier(ctx context.Context, obj *sourcev1.HelmChart, auth authn.Authenticator, keychain authn.Keychain) (soci.Verifier, error) {
+	var publicKey []byte
+	verifyOpts := []remote.Option{}
+	if auth != nil {
+		verifyOpts = append(verifyOpts, remote.WithAuth(auth))
+	} else {
+		verifyOpts = append(verifyOpts, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(keychain))
+	}
+
+	// get the public keys from the given secret
+	if secretRef := obj.Spec.Verify.SecretRef; secretRef != nil {
+		certSecretName := types.NamespacedName{
+			Namespace: obj.Namespace,
+			Name:      secretRef.Name,
+		}
+
+		var pubSecret corev1.Secret
+		if err := r.Get(ctx, certSecretName, &pubSecret); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		switch obj.Spec.Verify.Provider {
+		case "cosign":
+			// we expect to find this key in the secret for cosign verification. We want to avoid
+			// having to look for a random public key.
+			if key, ok := pubSecret.Data[cosignSignatureKey]; ok {
+				publicKey = key
+			}
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch obj.Spec.Verify.Provider {
+	case "cosign":
+		defaultCosignOciOpts := []soci.Options{
+			soci.WithRemoteOptions(verifyOpts...),
+		}
+		verifier, err := soci.NewCosignVerifier(ctx, append(defaultCosignOciOpts, soci.WithPublicKey(publicKey))...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return verifier, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported verification provider: %s", obj.Spec.Verify.Provider)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go b/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go
index 631286bc1..d2f73f057 100644
--- a/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/helmchart_controller_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/darkowlzz/controller-check/status"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	coptions "github.com/sigstore/cosign/cmd/cosign/cli/options"
+	"github.com/sigstore/cosign/cmd/cosign/cli/sign"
+	"github.com/sigstore/cosign/pkg/cosign"
 	hchart "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
 	helmreg "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/registry"
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ import (
 	serror "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/error"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/chart"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/helm/registry"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/oci"
 	sreconcile "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/reconcile/summarize"
 )
@@ -2217,6 +2222,230 @@ func TestHelmChartReconciler_reconcileSourceFromOCI_authStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHelmChartReconciler_reconcileSourceFromOCI_verifySignature(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	server, err := setupRegistryServer(ctx, tmpDir, registryOptions{})
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+	const (
+		chartPath = "testdata/charts/helmchart-0.1.0.tgz"
+	)
+
+	// Load a test chart
+	chartData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(chartPath)
+
+	// Upload the test chart
+	metadata, err := loadTestChartToOCI(chartData, chartPath, server)
+	g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	storage, err := NewStorage(tmpDir, "example.com", retentionTTL, retentionRecords)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+	cachedArtifact := &sourcev1.Artifact{
+		Revision: "0.1.0",
+		Path:     metadata.Name + "-" + metadata.Version + ".tgz",
+	}
+	g.Expect(storage.CopyFromPath(cachedArtifact, "testdata/charts/helmchart-0.1.0.tgz")).To(Succeed())
+
+	pf := func(b bool) ([]byte, error) {
+		return []byte("cosign-password"), nil
+	}
+
+	keys, err := cosign.GenerateKeyPair(pf)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+	err = os.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpDir, "cosign.key"), keys.PrivateBytes, 0600)
+	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+	defer func() {
+		err := os.Remove(path.Join(tmpDir, "cosign.key"))
+		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	}()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		want             sreconcile.Result
+		wantErr          bool
+		wantErrMsg       string
+		shouldSign       bool
+		beforeFunc       func(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart)
+		assertConditions []metav1.Condition
+		cleanFunc        func(g *WithT, build *chart.Build)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "unsigned charts should not pass verification",
+			beforeFunc: func(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart) {
+				obj.Spec.Chart = metadata.Name
+				obj.Spec.Version = metadata.Version
+				obj.Spec.Verify = &sourcev1.OCIRepositoryVerification{
+					Provider:  "cosign",
+					SecretRef: &meta.LocalObjectReference{Name: "cosign-key"},
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr:    true,
+			wantErrMsg: "chart verification error: failed to verify <url>: no matching signatures:",
+			want:       sreconcile.ResultEmpty,
+			assertConditions: []metav1.Condition{
+				*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition, "ChartVerificationError", "chart verification error: failed to verify <url>: no matching signatures:"),
+				*conditions.FalseCondition(sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, "ChartVerificationError", "chart verification error: failed to verify <url>: no matching signatures:"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unsigned charts should not pass keyless verification",
+			beforeFunc: func(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart) {
+				obj.Spec.Chart = metadata.Name
+				obj.Spec.Version = metadata.Version
+				obj.Spec.Verify = &sourcev1.OCIRepositoryVerification{
+					Provider: "cosign",
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+			want:    sreconcile.ResultEmpty,
+			assertConditions: []metav1.Condition{
+				*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.BuildFailedCondition, "ChartVerificationError", "chart verification error: failed to verify <url>: no matching signatures:"),
+				*conditions.FalseCondition(sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, "ChartVerificationError", "chart verification error: failed to verify <url>: no matching signatures:"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "signed charts should pass verification",
+			beforeFunc: func(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart) {
+				obj.Spec.Chart = metadata.Name
+				obj.Spec.Version = metadata.Version
+				obj.Spec.Verify = &sourcev1.OCIRepositoryVerification{
+					Provider:  "cosign",
+					SecretRef: &meta.LocalObjectReference{Name: "cosign-key"},
+				}
+			},
+			shouldSign: true,
+			want:       sreconcile.ResultSuccess,
+			assertConditions: []metav1.Condition{
+				*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.ArtifactOutdatedCondition, "NewChart", "pulled '<name>' chart with version '<version>'"),
+				*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, meta.SucceededReason, "verified signature of version <version>"),
+			},
+			cleanFunc: func(g *WithT, build *chart.Build) {
+				g.Expect(os.Remove(build.Path)).To(Succeed())
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "verify failed before, removed from spec, remove condition",
+			beforeFunc: func(obj *sourcev1.HelmChart) {
+				obj.Spec.Chart = metadata.Name
+				obj.Spec.Version = metadata.Version
+				obj.Spec.Verify = nil
+				conditions.MarkFalse(obj, sourcev1.SourceVerifiedCondition, "VerifyFailed", "fail msg")
+				obj.Status.Artifact = &sourcev1.Artifact{Path: metadata.Name + "-" + metadata.Version + ".tgz"}
+			},
+			want: sreconcile.ResultSuccess,
+			assertConditions: []metav1.Condition{
+				*conditions.TrueCondition(sourcev1.ArtifactOutdatedCondition, "NewChart", "pulled '<name>' chart with version '<version>'"),
+			},
+			cleanFunc: func(g *WithT, build *chart.Build) {
+				g.Expect(os.Remove(build.Path)).To(Succeed())
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := NewWithT(t)
+
+			clientBuilder := fake.NewClientBuilder()
+
+			repository := &sourcev1.HelmRepository{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					GenerateName: "helmrepository-",
+				},
+				Spec: sourcev1.HelmRepositorySpec{
+					URL:      fmt.Sprintf("oci://%s/testrepo", server.registryHost),
+					Timeout:  &metav1.Duration{Duration: timeout},
+					Provider: sourcev1.GenericOCIProvider,
+					Type:     sourcev1.HelmRepositoryTypeOCI,
+				},
+			}
+
+			secret := &corev1.Secret{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "cosign-key",
+				},
+				Data: map[string][]byte{
+					"cosign.pub": keys.PublicBytes,
+				}}
+
+			clientBuilder.WithObjects(repository, secret)
+
+			r := &HelmChartReconciler{
+				Client:                  clientBuilder.Build(),
+				EventRecorder:           record.NewFakeRecorder(32),
+				Getters:                 testGetters,
+				Storage:                 storage,
+				RegistryClientGenerator: registry.ClientGenerator,
+			}
+
+			obj := &sourcev1.HelmChart{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					GenerateName: "helmchart-",
+				},
+				Spec: sourcev1.HelmChartSpec{
+					SourceRef: sourcev1.LocalHelmChartSourceReference{
+						Kind: sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind,
+						Name: repository.Name,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			chartUrl := fmt.Sprintf("oci://%s/testrepo/%s:%s", server.registryHost, metadata.Name, metadata.Version)
+
+			if tt.beforeFunc != nil {
+				tt.beforeFunc(obj)
+			}
+
+			if tt.shouldSign {
+				ko := coptions.KeyOpts{
+					KeyRef:   path.Join(tmpDir, "cosign.key"),
+					PassFunc: pf,
+				}
+
+				ro := &coptions.RootOptions{
+					Timeout: timeout,
+				}
+
+				err = sign.SignCmd(ro, ko, coptions.RegistryOptions{Keychain: oci.Anonymous{}},
+					nil, []string{fmt.Sprintf("%s/testrepo/%s:%s", server.registryHost, metadata.Name, metadata.Version)}, "",
+					"", true, "",
+					"", "", false,
+					false, "", false)
+				g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			}
+
+			assertConditions := tt.assertConditions
+			for k := range assertConditions {
+				assertConditions[k].Message = strings.ReplaceAll(assertConditions[k].Message, "<name>", metadata.Name)
+				assertConditions[k].Message = strings.ReplaceAll(assertConditions[k].Message, "<version>", metadata.Version)
+				assertConditions[k].Message = strings.ReplaceAll(assertConditions[k].Message, "<url>", chartUrl)
+				assertConditions[k].Message = strings.ReplaceAll(assertConditions[k].Message, "<provider>", "cosign")
+			}
+
+			var b chart.Build
+			if tt.cleanFunc != nil {
+				defer tt.cleanFunc(g, &b)
+			}
+
+			got, err := r.reconcileSource(ctx, obj, &b)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				tt.wantErrMsg = strings.ReplaceAll(tt.wantErrMsg, "<url>", chartUrl)
+				g.Expect(err).ToNot(BeNil())
+				g.Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring(tt.wantErrMsg))
+			} else {
+				g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			}
+			g.Expect(got).To(Equal(tt.want))
+			g.Expect(obj.Status.Conditions).To(conditions.MatchConditions(tt.assertConditions))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // extractChartMeta is used to extract a chart metadata from a byte array
 func extractChartMeta(chartData []byte) (*hchart.Metadata, error) {
 	ch, err := loader.LoadArchive(bytes.NewReader(chartData))
diff --git a/controllers/ocirepository_controller.go b/controllers/ocirepository_controller.go
index 2a6d44429..edbb6e1dc 100644
--- a/controllers/ocirepository_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ocirepository_controller.go
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ func (r *OCIRepositoryReconciler) verifySignature(ctx context.Context, obj *sour
 			for k, data := range pubSecret.Data {
 				// search for public keys in the secret
 				if strings.HasSuffix(k, ".pub") {
-					verifier, err := soci.NewVerifier(ctxTimeout, append(defaultCosignOciOpts, soci.WithPublicKey(data))...)
+					verifier, err := soci.NewCosignVerifier(ctxTimeout, append(defaultCosignOciOpts, soci.WithPublicKey(data))...)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ func (r *OCIRepositoryReconciler) verifySignature(ctx context.Context, obj *sour
 
 		// if no secret is provided, try keyless verification
 		ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx).Info("no secret reference is provided, trying to verify the image using keyless method")
-		verifier, err := soci.NewVerifier(ctxTimeout, defaultCosignOciOpts...)
+		verifier, err := soci.NewCosignVerifier(ctxTimeout, defaultCosignOciOpts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/docs/api/source.md b/docs/api/source.md
index 8c4eda2ee..ff4ed4af7 100644
--- a/docs/api/source.md
+++ b/docs/api/source.md
@@ -670,6 +670,22 @@ references to this object.
 NOTE: Not implemented, provisional as of <a href="https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/pull/2092">https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/pull/2092</a></p>
 </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+<td>
+<code>verify</code><br>
+<em>
+<a href="#source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2.OCIRepositoryVerification">
+OCIRepositoryVerification
+</a>
+</em>
+</td>
+<td>
+<em>(Optional)</em>
+<p>Verify contains the secret name containing the trusted public keys
+used to verify the signature and specifies which provider to use to check
+whether OCI image is authentic.</p>
+</td>
+</tr>
 </table>
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ -2180,6 +2196,22 @@ references to this object.
 NOTE: Not implemented, provisional as of <a href="https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/pull/2092">https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/pull/2092</a></p>
 </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+<td>
+<code>verify</code><br>
+<em>
+<a href="#source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2.OCIRepositoryVerification">
+OCIRepositoryVerification
+</a>
+</em>
+</td>
+<td>
+<em>(Optional)</em>
+<p>Verify contains the secret name containing the trusted public keys
+used to verify the signature and specifies which provider to use to check
+whether OCI image is authentic.</p>
+</td>
+</tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 </div>
@@ -3035,6 +3067,7 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta.ReconcileRequestStatus
 </h3>
 <p>
 (<em>Appears on:</em>
+<a href="#source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2.HelmChartSpec">HelmChartSpec</a>, 
 <a href="#source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2.OCIRepositorySpec">OCIRepositorySpec</a>)
 </p>
 <p>OCIRepositoryVerification verifies the authenticity of an OCI Artifact</p>
diff --git a/internal/helm/chart/builder.go b/internal/helm/chart/builder.go
index 76dc517c7..5be208d8c 100644
--- a/internal/helm/chart/builder.go
+++ b/internal/helm/chart/builder.go
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ type BuildOptions struct {
 	// Force can be set to force the build of the chart, for example
 	// because the list of ValuesFiles has changed.
 	Force bool
+	// Verifier can be set to the verification of the chart.
+	Verify bool
 }
 
 // GetValuesFiles returns BuildOptions.ValuesFiles, except if it equals
diff --git a/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go b/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go
index d15e24299..20589472b 100644
--- a/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go
+++ b/internal/helm/chart/builder_remote.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewRemoteBuilder(repository repository.Downloader) Builder {
 // After downloading the chart, it is only packaged if required due to BuildOptions
 // modifying the chart, otherwise the exact data as retrieved from the repository
 // is written to p, after validating it to be a chart.
-func (b *remoteChartBuilder) Build(_ context.Context, ref Reference, p string, opts BuildOptions) (*Build, error) {
+func (b *remoteChartBuilder) Build(ctx context.Context, ref Reference, p string, opts BuildOptions) (*Build, error) {
 	remoteRef, ok := ref.(RemoteReference)
 	if !ok {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("expected remote chart reference")
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ func (b *remoteChartBuilder) Build(_ context.Context, ref Reference, p string, o
 		return nil, &BuildError{Reason: ErrChartReference, Err: err}
 	}
 
-	res, result, err := b.downloadFromRepository(b.remote, remoteRef, opts)
+	res, result, err := b.downloadFromRepository(ctx, b.remote, remoteRef, opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, &BuildError{Reason: ErrChartPull, Err: err}
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	if res == nil {
 		return result, nil
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (b *remoteChartBuilder) Build(_ context.Context, ref Reference, p string, o
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (b *remoteChartBuilder) downloadFromRepository(remote repository.Downloader, remoteRef RemoteReference, opts BuildOptions) (*bytes.Buffer, *Build, error) {
+func (b *remoteChartBuilder) downloadFromRepository(ctx context.Context, remote repository.Downloader, remoteRef RemoteReference, opts BuildOptions) (*bytes.Buffer, *Build, error) {
 	// Get the current version for the RemoteReference
 	cv, err := remote.GetChartVersion(remoteRef.Name, remoteRef.Version)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ func (b *remoteChartBuilder) downloadFromRepository(remote repository.Downloader
 		return nil, nil, &BuildError{Reason: ErrChartReference, Err: err}
 	}
 
+	// Verify the chart if necessary
+	if opts.Verify {
+		if err := remote.VerifyChart(ctx, cv); err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, &BuildError{Reason: ErrChartVerification, Err: err}
+		}
+	}
+
 	result, shouldReturn, err := generateBuildResult(cv, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
diff --git a/internal/helm/chart/errors.go b/internal/helm/chart/errors.go
index dedff9e37..7b1b7f3b0 100644
--- a/internal/helm/chart/errors.go
+++ b/internal/helm/chart/errors.go
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@ var (
 	ErrValuesFilesMerge   = BuildErrorReason{Reason: "ValuesFilesError", Summary: "values files merge error"}
 	ErrDependencyBuild    = BuildErrorReason{Reason: "DependencyBuildError", Summary: "dependency build error"}
 	ErrChartPackage       = BuildErrorReason{Reason: "ChartPackageError", Summary: "chart package error"}
+	ErrChartVerification  = BuildErrorReason{Reason: "ChartVerificationError", Summary: "chart verification error"}
 	ErrUnknown            = BuildErrorReason{Reason: "Unknown", Summary: "unknown build error"}
 )
diff --git a/internal/helm/repository/chart_repository.go b/internal/helm/repository/chart_repository.go
index 282d49a5d..3997d5f3f 100644
--- a/internal/helm/repository/chart_repository.go
+++ b/internal/helm/repository/chart_repository.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package repository
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/hex"
@@ -520,3 +521,12 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) RemoveCache() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// VerifyChart verifies the chart against a signature.
+// If no signature is provided, a keyless verification is performed.
+// It returns an error on failure.
+func (r *ChartRepository) VerifyChart(_ context.Context, _ *repo.ChartVersion) error {
+	// no-op
+	// this is a no-op because this is not implemented yet.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/helm/repository/oci_chart_repository.go b/internal/helm/repository/oci_chart_repository.go
index a037e6b40..72af1bf88 100644
--- a/internal/helm/repository/oci_chart_repository.go
+++ b/internal/helm/repository/oci_chart_repository.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package repository
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
@@ -32,7 +33,10 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/repo"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
+
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/oci"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/internal/transport"
 )
 
@@ -63,12 +67,24 @@ type OCIChartRepository struct {
 	RegistryClient RegistryClient
 	// credentialsFile is a temporary credentials file to use while downloading tags or charts from a registry.
 	credentialsFile string
+
+	// verifier is a chart verifier
+	// If attempts to verify a chart, and if the verifier is nil, an error is returned.
+	verifier oci.Verifier
 }
 
 // OCIChartRepositoryOption is a function that can be passed to NewOCIChartRepository
 // to configure an OCIChartRepository.
 type OCIChartRepositoryOption func(*OCIChartRepository) error
 
+// WithVerifier returns a ChartRepositoryOption that will set the chart verifier
+func WithVerifier(verifier oci.Verifier) OCIChartRepositoryOption {
+	return func(r *OCIChartRepository) error {
+		r.verifier = verifier
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithOCIRegistryClient returns a ChartRepositoryOption that will set the registry client
 func WithOCIRegistryClient(client RegistryClient) OCIChartRepositoryOption {
 	return func(r *OCIChartRepository) error {
@@ -215,7 +231,6 @@ func (r *OCIChartRepository) DownloadChart(chart *repo.ChartVersion) (*bytes.Buf
 // Login attempts to login to the OCI registry.
 // It returns an error on failure.
 func (r *OCIChartRepository) Login(opts ...registry.LoginOption) error {
-	// Get login credentials from keychain
 	err := r.RegistryClient.Login(r.URL.Host, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -297,3 +312,28 @@ func getLastMatchingVersionOrConstraint(cvs []string, ver string) (string, error
 
 	return matchingVersions[0].Original(), nil
 }
+
+// VerifyChart verifies the chart against a signature.
+// If no signature is provided, a keyless verification is performed.
+// It returns an error on failure.
+func (r *OCIChartRepository) VerifyChart(ctx context.Context, chart *repo.ChartVersion) error {
+	if r.verifier == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no verifier available")
+	}
+
+	if len(chart.URLs) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("chart '%s' has no downloadable URLs", chart.Name)
+	}
+
+	ref, err := name.ParseReference(strings.TrimPrefix(chart.URLs[0], fmt.Sprintf("%s://", registry.OCIScheme)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid chart reference: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// verify the chart
+	if err := r.verifier.Verify(ctx, ref); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify %s: %w", chart.URLs[0], err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/helm/repository/repository.go b/internal/helm/repository/repository.go
index 4c8cb7ff8..5fdf62bfa 100644
--- a/internal/helm/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/helm/repository/repository.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package repository
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/repo"
 )
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ type Downloader interface {
 	GetChartVersion(name, version string) (*repo.ChartVersion, error)
 	// DownloadChart downloads a chart from the remote Helm repository or OCI Helm repository.
 	DownloadChart(chart *repo.ChartVersion) (*bytes.Buffer, error)
+	// VerifyChart verifies the chart against a signature.
+	VerifyChart(ctx context.Context, chart *repo.ChartVersion) error
 	// Clear removes all temporary files created by the downloader, caching the files if the cache is configured,
 	// and calling garbage collector to remove unused files.
 	Clear() error
diff --git a/internal/oci/verifier.go b/internal/oci/verifier.go
index b8d9c5d49..3d7a0df9b 100644
--- a/internal/oci/verifier.go
+++ b/internal/oci/verifier.go
@@ -34,13 +34,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore/pkg/signature"
 )
 
+// Verifier is an interface for verifying the authenticity of an OCI image.
+type Verifier interface {
+	Verify(ctx context.Context, ref name.Reference) error
+}
+
 // options is a struct that holds options for verifier.
 type options struct {
 	PublicKey []byte
 	ROpt      []remote.Option
 }
 
-// Options is a function that configures the options applied to a Verifier.
+// Options is a function that configures the options applied to a CosignVerifier.
 type Options func(opts *options)
 
 // WithPublicKey sets the public key.
@@ -58,13 +63,13 @@ func WithRemoteOptions(opts ...remote.Option) Options {
 	}
 }
 
-// Verifier is a struct which is responsible for executing verification logic.
-type Verifier struct {
+// CosignVerifier is a struct which is responsible for executing verification logic.
+type CosignVerifier struct {
 	opts *cosign.CheckOpts
 }
 
-// NewVerifier initializes a new Verifier.
-func NewVerifier(ctx context.Context, opts ...Options) (*Verifier, error) {
+// NewCosignVerifier initializes a new CosignVerifier.
+func NewCosignVerifier(ctx context.Context, opts ...Options) (*CosignVerifier, error) {
 	o := options{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&o)
@@ -117,12 +122,26 @@ func NewVerifier(ctx context.Context, opts ...Options) (*Verifier, error) {
 		checkOpts.RekorClient = rc
 	}
 
-	return &Verifier{
+	return &CosignVerifier{
 		opts: checkOpts,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // VerifyImageSignatures verify the authenticity of the given ref OCI image.
-func (v *Verifier) VerifyImageSignatures(ctx context.Context, ref name.Reference) ([]oci.Signature, bool, error) {
+func (v *CosignVerifier) VerifyImageSignatures(ctx context.Context, ref name.Reference) ([]oci.Signature, bool, error) {
 	return cosign.VerifyImageSignatures(ctx, ref, v.opts)
 }
+
+// Verify verifies the authenticity of the given ref OCI image.
+func (v *CosignVerifier) Verify(ctx context.Context, ref name.Reference) error {
+	signatures, _, err := v.VerifyImageSignatures(ctx, ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(signatures) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no matching signatures were found for '%s'", ref.Name())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}