diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2.rs
index 8f3cd3ce82d..c1ea271d9ee 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2.rs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ impl BatchVerifier {
 
 // === END TEMPORARY BATCH HALO2 SUBSTITUTE ===
 
-impl From<zebra_chain::orchard::ShieldedData> for Item {
-    fn from(shielded_data: zebra_chain::orchard::ShieldedData) -> Item {
+impl From<&zebra_chain::orchard::ShieldedData> for Item {
+    fn from(shielded_data: &zebra_chain::orchard::ShieldedData) -> Item {
         use orchard::{circuit, note, primitives::redpallas, tree, value};
 
         let anchor = tree::Anchor::from_bytes(shielded_data.shared_anchor.into()).unwrap();
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl From<zebra_chain::orchard::ShieldedData> for Item {
 
         Item {
             instances,
-            proof: orchard::circuit::Proof::new(shielded_data.proof.0),
+            proof: orchard::circuit::Proof::new(shielded_data.proof.0.clone()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2/tests.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2/tests.rs
index 1dd99b63d20..438b9053bed 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2/tests.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/primitives/halo2/tests.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ where
     for sd in shielded_data {
         tracing::trace!(?sd);
 
-        let rsp = verifier.ready().await?.call(Item::from(sd));
+        let rsp = verifier.ready().await?.call(Item::from(&sd));
 
         async_checks.push(rsp);
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ where
 
         tracing::trace!(?sd);
 
-        let rsp = verifier.ready().await?.call(Item::from(sd));
+        let rsp = verifier.ready().await?.call(Item::from(&sd));
 
         async_checks.push(rsp);
     }
diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs
index 75d838a7ddd..5bc0d81017b 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/transaction.rs
@@ -737,6 +737,22 @@ where
         if let Some(orchard_shielded_data) = orchard_shielded_data {
             for authorized_action in orchard_shielded_data.actions.iter().cloned() {
                 let (action, spend_auth_sig) = authorized_action.into_parts();
+
+                // Consensus rule: The proof 𝜋 MUST be valid given a primary
+                // input (cv, rtOrchard, nf, rk, cm𝑥, enableSpends, enableOutputs)
+                //
+                // https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf#actiondesc
+                //
+                // Queue the verification of the Halo2 proof for each Action
+                // description while adding the resulting future to our
+                // collection of async checks that (at a minimum) must pass for
+                // the transaction to verify.
+                async_checks.push(
+                    primitives::halo2::VERIFIER
+                        .clone()
+                        .oneshot(primitives::halo2::Item::from(orchard_shielded_data)),
+                );
+
                 // Consensus rule: The spend authorization signature
                 // MUST be a valid SpendAuthSig signature over
                 // SigHash using rk as the validating key.