diff --git a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/Adaptors/MethodDefinition.java b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/Adaptors/MethodDefinition.java
index 76ce75fe..8e1f3900 100644
--- a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/Adaptors/MethodDefinition.java
+++ b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/Adaptors/MethodDefinition.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class MethodDefinition {
             return methodItems;
         }
 
-        if (baksmali.registerInfo != 0 || baksmali.deodex) {
+        if (baksmali.registerInfo != 0 || baksmali.deodex || baksmali.verify) {
             methodAnalyzer.analyze();
 
             ValidationException validationException = methodAnalyzer.getValidationException();
@@ -256,6 +256,15 @@ public class MethodDefinition {
                 methodItems.add(new CommentMethodItem(stg,
                         String.format("ValidationException: %s" ,validationException.getMessage()),
                         validationException.getCodeAddress(), Integer.MIN_VALUE));
+            } else if (baksmali.verify) {
+                methodAnalyzer.verify();
+
+                validationException = methodAnalyzer.getValidationException();
+                if (validationException != null) {
+                    methodItems.add(new CommentMethodItem(stg,
+                            String.format("ValidationException: %s" ,validationException.getMessage()),
+                            validationException.getCodeAddress(), Integer.MIN_VALUE));
+                }
             }
         }
         List<AnalyzedInstruction> instructions = methodAnalyzer.getInstructions();
diff --git a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/baksmali.java b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/baksmali.java
index 5f54f6b6..aa9447e1 100644
--- a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/baksmali.java
+++ b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/baksmali.java
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@ public class baksmali {
     public static boolean outputDebugInfo = true;
     public static boolean addCodeOffsets = false;
     public static boolean deodex = false;
+    public static boolean verify = false;
     public static int registerInfo = 0;
     public static String bootClassPath;
 
     public static void disassembleDexFile(DexFile dexFile, boolean deodex, String outputDirectory,
                                           String[] classPathDirs, String bootClassPath, boolean noParameterRegisters,
                                           boolean useLocalsDirective, boolean useSequentialLabels,
-                                          boolean outputDebugInfo, boolean addCodeOffsets, int registerInfo)
+                                          boolean outputDebugInfo, boolean addCodeOffsets, int registerInfo,
+                                          boolean verify)
     {
         baksmali.noParameterRegisters = noParameterRegisters;
         baksmali.useLocalsDirective = useLocalsDirective;
@@ -62,8 +64,9 @@ public class baksmali {
         baksmali.deodex = deodex;
         baksmali.registerInfo = registerInfo;
         baksmali.bootClassPath = bootClassPath;
+        baksmali.verify = verify;
 
-        if (registerInfo != 0 || deodex) {
+        if (registerInfo != 0 || deodex || verify) {
             try {
                 ClassPath.InitializeClassPath(classPathDirs, bootClassPath==null?null:bootClassPath.split(":"), dexFile);
             } catch (Exception ex) {
diff --git a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java
index c46eba89..21ec2585 100644
--- a/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java
+++ b/baksmali/src/main/java/org/jf/baksmali/main.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public class main {
         boolean outputDebugInfo = true;
         boolean addCodeOffsets = false;
         boolean deodex = false;
+        boolean verify = false;
 
         int registerInfo = 0;
 
@@ -216,6 +217,9 @@ public class main {
                 case 'F':
                     fixRegisters = true;
                     break;
+                case 'V':
+                    verify = true;
+                    break;
                 default:
                     assert false;
             }
@@ -262,7 +266,7 @@ public class main {
 
                 baksmali.disassembleDexFile(dexFile, deodex, outputDirectory, bootClassPathDirsArray, bootClassPath,
                         noParameterRegisters, useLocalsDirective, useSequentialLabels, outputDebugInfo, addCodeOffsets,
-                        registerInfo);
+                        registerInfo, verify);
             }
 
             if ((doDump || write) && !dexFile.isOdex()) {
@@ -417,6 +421,10 @@ public class main {
                 .withDescription("add comments to the disassembly containing the code offset for each address")
                 .create("f");
 
+        Option verifyDexOption = OptionBuilder.withLongOpt("verify")
+                .withDescription("perform bytecode verification")
+                .create("V");
+
         basicOptions.addOption(versionOption);
         basicOptions.addOption(helpOption);
         basicOptions.addOption(outputDirOption);
@@ -435,6 +443,7 @@ public class main {
         debugOptions.addOption(writeDexOption);
         debugOptions.addOption(sortOption);
         debugOptions.addOption(fixSignedRegisterOption);
+        debugOptions.addOption(verifyDexOption);
 
 
         for (Object option: basicOptions.getOptions()) {