diff --git a/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt b/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt
index 9ce28ee5..3003da2b 100644
--- a/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt
+++ b/apidoc/ostree-sections.txt
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ ostree_repo_pull_default_console_progress_changed
 ostree_repo_sign_commit
 ostree_repo_append_gpg_signature
 ostree_repo_add_gpg_signature_summary
+ostree_repo_gpg_verify_data
 ostree_repo_verify_commit
 ostree_repo_verify_commit_ext
 ostree_repo_verify_summary
diff --git a/src/libostree/libostree.sym b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
index 24f6723b..3e17828a 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree.sym
@@ -342,5 +342,6 @@ LIBOSTREE_2016.6 {
 global:
         ostree_gpg_verify_result_require_valid_signature;
         ostree_raw_file_to_archive_z2_stream;
+        ostree_repo_gpg_verify_data;
         ostree_repo_remote_fetch_summary_with_options;
 } LIBOSTREE_2016.5;
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
index 0f231c0c..f2538f51 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
@@ -4893,6 +4893,49 @@ ostree_repo_verify_commit_ext (OstreeRepo    *self,
                                               error);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ostree_repo_gpg_verify_data:
+ * @self: Repository
+ * @remote_name: (nullable): Name of remote
+ * @data: Data as a #GBytes
+ * @signatures: Signatures as a #GBytes
+ * @keyringdir: (nullable): Path to directory GPG keyrings; overrides built-in default if given
+ * @extra_keyring: (nullable): Path to additional keyring file (not a directory)
+ * @cancellable: Cancellable
+ * @error: Error
+ *
+ * Verify @signatures for @data using GPG keys in the keyring for
+ * @remote_name, and return an #OstreeGpgVerifyResult.
+ *
+ * The @remote_name parameter can be %NULL. In that case it will do
+ * the verifications using GPG keys in the keyrings of all remotes.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): an #OstreeGpgVerifyResult, or %NULL on error
+ */
+OstreeGpgVerifyResult *
+ostree_repo_gpg_verify_data (OstreeRepo    *self,
+                             const gchar   *remote_name,
+                             GBytes        *data,
+                             GBytes        *signatures,
+                             GFile         *keyringdir,
+                             GFile         *extra_keyring,
+                             GCancellable  *cancellable,
+                             GError       **error)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (OSTREE_IS_REPO (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (data != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (signatures != NULL, NULL);
+
+  return _ostree_repo_gpg_verify_data_internal (self,
+                                                (remote_name != NULL) ? remote_name : OSTREE_ALL_REMOTES,
+                                                data,
+                                                signatures,
+                                                keyringdir,
+                                                extra_keyring,
+                                                cancellable,
+                                                error);
+}
+
 /**
  * ostree_repo_verify_summary:
  * @self: Repo
diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.h b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.h
index f0fa53a3..b81ccc93 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.h
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.h
@@ -1030,6 +1030,16 @@ OstreeGpgVerifyResult * ostree_repo_verify_commit_ext (OstreeRepo    *self,
                                                        GCancellable  *cancellable,
                                                        GError       **error);
 
+_OSTREE_PUBLIC
+OstreeGpgVerifyResult * ostree_repo_gpg_verify_data (OstreeRepo    *self,
+                                                     const gchar   *remote_name,
+                                                     GBytes        *data,
+                                                     GBytes        *signatures,
+                                                     GFile         *keyringdir,
+                                                     GFile         *extra_keyring,
+                                                     GCancellable  *cancellable,
+                                                     GError       **error);
+
 _OSTREE_PUBLIC
 OstreeGpgVerifyResult * ostree_repo_verify_summary (OstreeRepo    *self,
                                                     const char    *remote_name,