diff --git a/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go b/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go
index 124a16898a3..6292462f438 100644
--- a/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go
+++ b/cmd/bee/cmd/db.go
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ func dbInfoCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 }
 
 func dbCompactCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+
+	optionNameValidation := "validate"
+
 	c := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "compact",
 		Short: "Compacts the localstore sharky store.",
@@ -123,6 +126,11 @@ func dbCompactCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 				return errors.New("no data-dir provided")
 			}
 
+			validation, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(optionNameValidation)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("get validation: %w", err)
+			}
+
 			localstorePath := path.Join(dataDir, "localstore")
 
 			err = storer.Compact(context.Background(), localstorePath, &storer.Options{
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ func dbCompactCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 				RadiusSetter:    noopRadiusSetter{},
 				Batchstore:      new(postage.NoOpBatchStore),
 				ReserveCapacity: node.ReserveCapacity,
-			})
+			}, validation)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("localstore: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -140,6 +148,7 @@ func dbCompactCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 	c.Flags().String(optionNameDataDir, "", "data directory")
 	c.Flags().String(optionNameVerbosity, "info", "verbosity level")
+	c.Flags().Bool(optionNameValidation, true, "enable chunk validation")
 	cmd.AddCommand(c)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/storer/compact.go b/pkg/storer/compact.go
index 9416454b7ca..f5d0db3e147 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/compact.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/compact.go
@@ -6,26 +6,29 @@ package storer
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/cac"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/sharky"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/soc"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storer/internal/chunkstore"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/swarm"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 // Compact minimizes sharky disk usage by, using the current sharky locations from the storer,
 // relocating chunks starting from the end of the used slots to the first available slots.
-func Compact(ctx context.Context, basePath string, opts *Options) error {
+func Compact(ctx context.Context, basePath string, opts *Options, validate bool) error {
 
 	logger := opts.Logger
 
 	n := time.Now()
-	defer func() {
-		logger.Info("compaction finished", "duration", time.Since(n))
-	}()
 
 	logger.Info("starting compaction")
 
@@ -49,6 +52,11 @@ func Compact(ctx context.Context, basePath string, opts *Options) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	if validate {
+		logger.Info("performing chunk validation before compaction")
+		validationWork(ctx, logger, store, sharkyRecover)
+	}
+
 	iteratateItemsC := make(chan chunkstore.IterateResult)
 	chunkstore.Iterate(ctx, store, iteratateItemsC)
 
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ func Compact(ctx context.Context, basePath string, opts *Options) error {
 		if c.Err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("location read: %w", err)
 		}
-		count++
+
 		shards[c.Item.Location.Shard] = append(shards[c.Item.Location.Shard], c.Item)
 	}
 
@@ -124,5 +132,48 @@ func Compact(ctx context.Context, basePath string, opts *Options) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	logger.Info("compaction finished", "duration", time.Since(n))
+
+	if validate {
+		logger.Info("performing chunk validation after compaction")
+		validationWork(ctx, logger, store, sharkyRecover)
+	}
+
 	return sharkyRecover.Save()
 }
+
+func validationWork(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, store storage.Store, sharky *sharky.Recovery) {
+
+	iteratateItemsC := make(chan chunkstore.IterateResult)
+	chunkstore.Iterate(ctx, store, iteratateItemsC)
+
+	validChunk := func(item *chunkstore.RetrievalIndexItem, buf []byte) error {
+		err := sharky.Read(ctx, item.Location, buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		ch := swarm.NewChunk(item.Address, buf[:item.Location.Length])
+		if !cac.Valid(ch) && !soc.Valid(ch) {
+			return errors.New("invalid chunk")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			buf := make([]byte, swarm.SocMaxChunkSize)
+			for item := range iteratateItemsC {
+				if err := validChunk(item.Item, buf); err != nil {
+					logger.Info("invalid chunk", "address", item.Item.Address, "error", err)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	_ = eg.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/storer/compact_test.go b/pkg/storer/compact_test.go
index dde002975c2..64b29ea2dcd 100644
--- a/pkg/storer/compact_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storer/compact_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestCompact(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	err = storer.Compact(ctx, basePath, opts)
+	err = storer.Compact(ctx, basePath, opts, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}