diff --git a/src/server/verify_job.rs b/src/server/verify_job.rs
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+++ b/src/server/verify_job.rs
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+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+
+use crate::{
+    server::WorkerTask,
+    api2::types::*,
+    server::jobstate::Job,
+    config::verify::VerificationJobConfig,
+    backup::{
+        DataStore,
+        BackupInfo,
+        verify_backup_dir,
+    },
+    task_log,
+};
+
+/// Runs a verification job.
+pub fn do_verification_job(
+    mut job: Job,
+    verification_job: VerificationJobConfig,
+    userid: &Userid,
+    schedule: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    let datastore = DataStore::lookup_datastore(&verification_job.store)?;
+
+    let mut backups_to_verify = BackupInfo::list_backups(&datastore.base_path())?;
+    if verification_job.ignore_verified.unwrap_or(true) {
+        backups_to_verify.retain(|backup_info| {
+            let manifest = match datastore.load_manifest(&backup_info.backup_dir) {
+                Ok((manifest, _)) => manifest,
+                Err(_) => return false,
+            };
+
+            let raw_verify_state = manifest.unprotected["verify_state"].clone();
+            let last_state = match serde_json::from_value::<SnapshotVerifyState>(raw_verify_state) {
+                Ok(last_state) => last_state,
+                Err(_) => return true,
+            };
+
+            let now = proxmox::tools::time::epoch_i64();
+            let days_since_last_verify = (now - last_state.upid.starttime) / 86400;
+            verification_job.outdated_after.is_some()
+                && days_since_last_verify > verification_job.outdated_after.unwrap()
+        })
+    }
+
+    let job_id = job.jobname().to_string();
+    let worker_type = job.jobtype().to_string();
+    let upid_str = WorkerTask::new_thread(
+        &worker_type,
+        Some(job.jobname().to_string()),
+        userid.clone(),
+        false,
+        move |worker| {
+            job.start(&worker.upid().to_string())?;
+
+            task_log!(worker,"Starting datastore verify job '{}'", job_id);
+            task_log!(worker,"verifying {} backups", backups_to_verify.len());
+            if let Some(event_str) = schedule {
+                task_log!(worker,"task triggered by schedule '{}'", event_str);
+            }
+
+            let verified_chunks = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashSet::with_capacity(1024 * 16)));
+            let corrupt_chunks = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashSet::with_capacity(64)));
+            let result = proxmox::try_block!({
+                let mut failed_dirs: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+                for backup_info in backups_to_verify {
+                    let verification_result = verify_backup_dir(
+                        datastore.clone(),
+                        &backup_info.backup_dir,
+                        verified_chunks.clone(),
+                        corrupt_chunks.clone(),
+                        worker.clone(),
+                        worker.upid().clone()
+                    );
+
+                    if let Ok(false) = verification_result {
+                        failed_dirs.push(backup_info.backup_dir.to_string());
+                    } // otherwise successful or aborted
+                }
+
+                if !failed_dirs.is_empty() {
+                    task_log!(worker,"Failed to verify following snapshots:",);
+                    for dir in failed_dirs {
+                        task_log!(worker, "\t{}", dir)
+                    }
+                    bail!("verification failed - please check the log for details");
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            });
+
+            let status = worker.create_state(&result);
+
+            match job.finish(status) {
+                Err(err) => eprintln!(
+                    "could not finish job state for {}: {}",
+                    job.jobtype().to_string(),
+                    err
+                ),
+                Ok(_) => (),
+            }
+
+            result
+        },
+    )?;
+    Ok(upid_str)
+}