diff --git a/scripts/create_mock_image.sh b/scripts/create_mock_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f23032af0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create_mock_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+repo_dir=$1
+input_image=$2
+output_file=$3
+cert_file=$4
+key_file=$5
+tmp_dir=
+clean_up()
+{
+    sudo rm -rf $tmp_dir
+    sudo rm -rf $output_file
+    exit $1
+}
+
+DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+
+tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+sha1=$(cat $input_image | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}')
+echo -n "."
+cp $repo_dir/installer/sharch_body.sh $output_file || {
+    echo "Error: Problems copying sharch_body.sh"
+    clean_up 1
+}
+# Replace variables in the sharch template
+sed -i -e "s/%%IMAGE_SHA1%%/$sha1/" $output_file
+echo -n "."
+tar_size="$(wc -c < "${input_image}")"
+cat $input_image >> $output_file
+sed -i -e "s|%%PAYLOAD_IMAGE_SIZE%%|${tar_size}|" ${output_file}
+CMS_SIG="${tmp_dir}/signature.sig"
+
+echo "$0 CMS signing ${input_image} with ${key_file}. Output file ${output_file}"
+. $repo_dir/scripts/sign_image_dev.sh
+sign_image_dev  ${cert_file} ${key_file} $output_file ${CMS_SIG} || clean_up 1
+    
+cat ${CMS_SIG} >> ${output_file}
+echo "Signature done."
+# append signature to binary
+sudo rm -rf ${CMS_SIG}
+sudo rm -rf $tmp_dir
+exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/create_sign_and_verify_test_files.sh b/scripts/create_sign_and_verify_test_files.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..33f8b12fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create_sign_and_verify_test_files.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+repo_dir=$1
+out_dir=$2
+mock_image="mock_img.bin"
+output_file=$out_dir/output_file.bin
+cert_file=$3
+other_cert_file=$4
+tmp_dir=
+clean_up()
+{
+    sudo rm -rf $tmp_dir
+    sudo rm -rf $mock_image
+    exit $1
+}
+DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+[ -d $out_dir ] || rm -rf $out_dir
+mkdir $out_dir
+tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+#generate self signed keys and certificate
+key_file=$tmp_dir/private-key.pem
+pub_key_file=$tmp_dir/public-key.pem
+openssl ecparam -name secp256r1 -genkey -noout -out $key_file
+openssl ec -in $key_file -pubout -out $pub_key_file
+openssl req -new -x509 -key $key_file -out $cert_file -days 360 -subj "/C=US/ST=Test/L=Test/O=Test/CN=Test"
+alt_key_file=$tmp_dir/alt-private-key.pem
+alt_pub_key_file=$tmp_dir/alt-public-key.pem
+openssl ecparam -name secp256r1 -genkey -noout -out $alt_key_file
+openssl ec -in $alt_key_file -pubout -out $alt_pub_key_file
+openssl req -new -x509 -key $alt_key_file -out $other_cert_file -days 360 -subj "/C=US/ST=Test/L=Test/O=Test/CN=Test"
+
+echo "this is a mock image\nThis is another line !2#4%6\n" > $mock_image
+echo "Created a mock image with following text:"
+cat $mock_image
+# create signed mock image
+
+sh $DIR/create_mock_image.sh $repo_dir $mock_image $output_file $cert_file $key_file || {
+    echo "Error: unable to create mock image"   
+    clean_up 1
+}
+
+[ -f "$output_file" ] || {
+    echo "signed mock image not created - exiting without testing"
+    clean_up 1
+}
+
+test_image_1=$out_dir/test_image_1.bin
+cp -v $output_file $test_image_1 || {
+    echo "Error: Problems copying image"
+    clean_up 1
+}
+
+# test_image_1 = modified image size to something else - should fail on signature verification
+image_size=$(sed -n 's/^payload_image_size=\(.*\)/\1/p' < $test_image_1)
+sed -i "/payload_image_size=/c\payload_image_size=$(($image_size - 5))" $test_image_1
+
+test_image_2=$out_dir/test_image_2.bin
+cp -v $output_file $test_image_2 || {
+    echo "Error: Problems copying image"
+    clean_up 1
+}
+
+# test_image_2 = modified image sha1 to other sha1 value - should fail on signature verification
+im_sha=$(sed -n 's/^payload_sha1=\(.*\)/\1/p' < $test_image_2)
+sed -i "/payload_sha1=/c\payload_sha1=2f1bbd5a0d411253103e688e4e66c00c94bedd40" $test_image_2
+
+tmp_image=$tmp_dir/"tmp_image.bin"
+echo "this is a different image now" >> $mock_image
+sh $DIR/create_mock_image.sh $repo_dir $mock_image $tmp_image $cert_file $key_file || { #TODO modify mock image instead of adding new signature
+    echo "Error: unable to create mock image"   
+    clean_up 1
+}
+# test_image_3 = original mock image with wrong signature
+# Extract cms signature from signed file
+test_image_3=$out_dir/"test_image_3.bin"
+tmp_sig="${tmp_dir}/tmp_sig.sig"
+TMP_TAR_SIZE=$(head -n 50 $tmp_image | grep "payload_image_size=" | cut -d"=" -f2- )
+sed -e '1,/^exit_marker$/d' $tmp_image | tail -c +$(( $TMP_TAR_SIZE + 1 )) > $tmp_sig
+
+TAR_SIZE=$(head -n 50 $output_file | grep "payload_image_size=" | cut -d"=" -f2- )
+SHARCH_SIZE=$(sed '/^exit_marker$/q' $output_file | wc -c)
+SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE=$(($TAR_SIZE + $SHARCH_SIZE ))
+head -c $SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE $output_file > $test_image_3
+sudo rm -rf $tmp_image
+
+cat ${tmp_sig} >> ${test_image_3}
+
+# test_image_4 = modified image with original mock image signature
+test_image_4=$out_dir/"test_image_4.bin"
+tmp_sig2="${tmp_dir}/tmp_sig2.sig"
+head -c $SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE $output_file > $test_image_4
+echo "this is additional line" >> $test_image_4
+sed -e '1,/^exit_marker$/d' $output_file | tail -c +$(( $TAR_SIZE + 1 )) > $tmp_sig2
+cat ${tmp_sig} >> ${test_image_4}
+clean_up 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/verify_image_sign.sh b/scripts/verify_image_sign.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4599abe148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_image_sign.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+image_file="${1}"
+cms_sig_file="sig.cms"
+lines_for_lookup=50
+SECURE_UPGRADE_ENABLED=0
+DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+if [ -d "/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" ]; then
+    if ! [ -n "$(ls -A /sys/firmware/efi/efivars 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+        mount -t efivarfs none /sys/firmware/efi/efivars 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+    SECURE_UPGRADE_ENABLED=$(bootctl status 2>/dev/null | grep -c "Secure Boot: enabled")
+else
+    echo "efi not supported - exiting without verification"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+. /usr/local/bin/verify_image_common.sh
+
+if [ ${SECURE_UPGRADE_ENABLED} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "secure boot not enabled - exiting without image verification"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+clean_up ()
+{
+    if  [ -d ${EFI_CERTS_DIR} ]; then rm -rf ${EFI_CERTS_DIR}; fi
+    if  [ -d "${TMP_DIR}" ]; then rm -rf ${TMP_DIR}; fi
+    exit $?
+}
+
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+DATA_FILE="${TMP_DIR}/data.bin"
+CMS_SIG_FILE="${TMP_DIR}/${cms_sig_file}"
+TAR_SIZE=$(head -n $lines_for_lookup $image_file | grep "payload_image_size=" | cut -d"=" -f2- )
+SHARCH_SIZE=$(sed '/^exit_marker$/q' $image_file | wc -c)
+SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE=$(($TAR_SIZE + $SHARCH_SIZE ))
+# Extract cms signature from signed file
+# Add extra byte for payload
+sed -e '1,/^exit_marker$/d' $image_file | tail -c +$(( $TAR_SIZE + 1 )) > $CMS_SIG_FILE
+# Extract image from signed file
+head -c $SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE $image_file > $DATA_FILE
+# verify signature with certificate fetched with efi tools
+EFI_CERTS_DIR=/tmp/efi_certs
+[ -d $EFI_CERTS_DIR ] && rm  -rf $EFI_CERTS_DIR
+mkdir $EFI_CERTS_DIR
+efi-readvar -v db -o $EFI_CERTS_DIR/db_efi >/dev/null || 
+{
+    echo "Error: unable to read certs from efi db: $?"
+    clean_up 1
+}
+# Convert one file to der certificates
+sig-list-to-certs $EFI_CERTS_DIR/db_efi $EFI_CERTS_DIR/db >/dev/null||
+{
+    echo "Error: convert sig list to certs: $?"
+    clean_up 1
+}
+for file in $(ls $EFI_CERTS_DIR | grep "db-"); do
+    LOG=$(openssl  x509 -in $EFI_CERTS_DIR/$file -inform der -out $EFI_CERTS_DIR/cert.pem 2>&1)
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        logger "cms_validation: $LOG"
+    fi
+    # Verify detached signature
+    LOG=$(verify_image_sign_common $image_file $DATA_FILE $CMS_SIG_FILE)
+    VALIDATION_RES=$?
+    if [ $VALIDATION_RES -eq 0 ]; then
+        RESULT="CMS Verified OK this is using efi keys"
+        echo "verification ok:$RESULT"
+        # No need to continue.
+        # Exit without error if any success signature verification.
+        clean_up 0
+    fi
+done
+echo "Error: image not verified $LOG"
+
+clean_up 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/verify_image_sign_common.sh b/scripts/verify_image_sign_common.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cf58875b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_image_sign_common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+verify_image_sign_common() {
+image_file="${1}"
+cms_sig_file="sig.cms"
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+DATA_FILE="${2}"
+CMS_SIG_FILE="${3}"
+
+openssl version | awk '$2 ~ /(^0\.)|(^1\.(0\.|1\.0))/ { exit 1 }'
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    # for version 1.1.1 and later
+    no_check_time="-no_check_time"
+else
+    # for version older than 1.1.1 use noattr
+    no_check_time="-noattr"
+fi
+
+# making sure image verification is supported
+EFI_CERTS_DIR=/tmp/efi_certs
+RESULT="CMS Verification Failure"
+LOG=$(openssl cms -verify $no_check_time -noout -CAfile $EFI_CERTS_DIR/cert.pem -binary -in ${CMS_SIG_FILE} -content ${DATA_FILE} -inform pem 2>&1 > /dev/null )
+VALIDATION_RES=$?
+if [ $VALIDATION_RES -eq 0 ]; then
+    RESULT="CMS Verified OK this is using efi keys"
+    if  [ -d "${TMP_DIR}" ]; then rm -rf ${TMP_DIR}; fi
+    echo "verification ok:$RESULT"
+    # No need to continue.
+    # Exit without error if any success signature verification.
+    return 0
+fi
+
+if  [ -d "${TMP_DIR}" ]; then rm -rf ${TMP_DIR}; fi
+return 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/verify_image_sign_test.sh b/scripts/verify_image_sign_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f4abd2584f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_image_sign_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+image_file="${1}"
+cert_path="${2}"
+cms_sig_file="sig.cms"
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+DATA_FILE="${TMP_DIR}/data.bin"
+CMS_SIG_FILE="${TMP_DIR}/${cms_sig_file}"
+lines_for_lookup=50
+
+TAR_SIZE=$(head -n $lines_for_lookup $image_file | grep "payload_image_size=" | cut -d"=" -f2- )
+SHARCH_SIZE=$(sed '/^exit_marker$/q' $image_file | wc -c)
+SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE=$(($TAR_SIZE + $SHARCH_SIZE ))
+# Extract cms signature from signed file - exit marker marks last sharch prefix + number of image lines + 1 for next linel
+# Add extra byte for payload - extracting image signature from line after data file
+sed -e '1,/^exit_marker$/d' $image_file | tail -c +$(( $TAR_SIZE + 1 )) > $CMS_SIG_FILE
+# Extract image from signed file
+head -c $SIG_PAYLOAD_SIZE $image_file > $DATA_FILE
+EFI_CERTS_DIR=/tmp/efi_certs
+[ -d $EFI_CERTS_DIR ] && rm  -rf $EFI_CERTS_DIR
+mkdir $EFI_CERTS_DIR
+cp $cert_path $EFI_CERTS_DIR/cert.pem
+
+DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+. $DIR/verify_image_sign_common.sh
+verify_image_sign_common $image_file $DATA_FILE $CMS_SIG_FILE
+VERIFICATION_RES=$?
+if  [ -d "${TMP_DIR}" ]; then rm -rf ${TMP_DIR}; fi
+[ -d $EFI_CERTS_DIR ] && rm  -rf $EFI_CERTS_DIR
+exit $VERIFICATION_RES
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7f617905da..8f9414a7f0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
         'scripts/memory_threshold_check_handler.py',
         'scripts/techsupport_cleanup.py',
         'scripts/storm_control.py',
+        'scripts/verify_image_sign.sh',
+        'scripts/verify_image_sign_common.sh',
         'scripts/check_db_integrity.py',
         'scripts/sysreadyshow'
     ],
diff --git a/sonic_installer/main.py b/sonic_installer/main.py
index db3fe49827..b59ae9055d 100644
--- a/sonic_installer/main.py
+++ b/sonic_installer/main.py
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ def install(url, force, skip_platform_check=False, skip_migration=False, skip_pa
                 "Aborting...", LOG_ERR)
             raise click.Abort()
 
+        # Verify image signature by default (in sonic there will be a flag here)
+        echo_and_log("Verifing image {} signature...".format(binary_image_version))
+        if not _verify_signature(image_path):
+            echo_and_log('Error: Failed verify image signature', LOG_ERR)
+            raise click.Abort()
+        else:
+            echo_and_log('Verification successful')
+
         echo_and_log("Installing image {} and setting it as default...".format(binary_image_version))
         with SWAPAllocator(not skip_setup_swap, swap_mem_size, total_mem_threshold, available_mem_threshold):
             bootloader.install_image(image_path)
@@ -949,5 +957,22 @@ def verify_next_image():
         sys.exit(1)
     click.echo('Image successfully verified')
 
+
+def _verify_signature(image_path):
+    script_path = os.path.join('usr', 'local', 'bin', 'verify_image_sign.sh')
+    if not os.path.exists(script_path):
+        echo_and_log("No need to verify mock image")
+        return True
+    verification_result = subprocess.Popen([script_path, image_path], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    stdout, stderr = verification_result.communicate()
+    if verification_result.returncode != 0:
+        echo_and_log(stdout, LOG_ERR)
+        echo_and_log(stderr, LOG_ERR)
+    else:
+        echo_and_log(stdout)
+        echo_and_log(stderr)
+    return verification_result.returncode == 0
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sonic_installer()
diff --git a/tests/sign_and_verify_test.py b/tests/sign_and_verify_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b95c9d4eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sign_and_verify_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+import subprocess
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+
+
+class TestSignVerify(object):
+    def _run_verification_script_and_check(self, image, cert_file_path, success_str, expected_value=0):
+        res = subprocess.run(['sh', self._verification_script, image, cert_file_path])
+        assert res.returncode == expected_value
+        print(success_str)
+
+    def test_basic_signature_verification(self):
+        self._run_verification_script_and_check(os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'output_file.bin'),
+                                                self._cert_file_path, "test case 1 - basic verify signature - SUCCESS")
+
+    # change image size to something else - should fail on signature verification
+    def test_modified_image_size(self):
+        self._run_verification_script_and_check(os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'test_image_1.bin'),
+                                                self._cert_file_path, "test case 2 - modified image size - SUCCESS", 1)
+
+    def test_modified_image_sha1(self):
+        self._run_verification_script_and_check(os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'test_image_2.bin'),
+                                                self._cert_file_path, "test case 3 - modified image sha1 - SUCCESS", 1)
+
+    def test_modified_image_data(self):
+        self._run_verification_script_and_check(os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'test_image_3.bin'),
+                                                self._cert_file_path, "test case 4 - modified image data - SUCCESS", 1)
+
+    def test_modified_image_signature(self):
+        self._run_verification_script_and_check(os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'test_image_4.bin'),
+                                                self._cert_file_path, "test case 5 - modified image data - SUCCESS", 1)
+
+    def test_verify_image_with_wrong_certificate(self):
+        self._run_verification_script_and_check(os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'output_file.bin'),
+                                                self._alt_cert_path, "test case 6 - verify with wrong signature - SUCCESS", 1)
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._test_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        self._modules_path = os.path.dirname(self._test_path)
+        self._repo_path = os.path.join(self._modules_path, '../..')
+        self._scripts_path = os.path.join(self._modules_path, "scripts")
+        sys.path.insert(0, self._test_path)
+        sys.path.insert(0, self._modules_path)
+        sys.path.insert(0, self._scripts_path)
+        script_path = os.path.join(self._scripts_path, 'create_sign_and_verify_test_files.sh')
+        self._verification_script = os.path.join(self._scripts_path, 'verify_image_sign_test.sh')
+        self._out_dir_path = '/tmp/sign_verify_test'
+        self._cert_file_path = os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'self_certificate.pem')
+        self._alt_cert_path = os.path.join(self._out_dir_path, 'alt_self_certificate.pem')
+        create_files_result = subprocess.run(['sh', script_path, self._repo_path, self._out_dir_path,
+                                              self._cert_file_path,
+                                              self._alt_cert_path])
+        print(create_files_result)
+        assert create_files_result.returncode == 0
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        shutil.rmtree(self._out_dir_path)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    t = TestSignVerify()
+    t.test_basic_signature_verification()
+    subprocess.run(['ls', '/tmp/sign_verify_test'])
+    t.test_modified_image_data()
+    t.test_modified_image_sha1()
+    t.test_modified_image_signature()
+    t.test_modified_image_size()
+    t.test_verify_image_with_wrong_certificate()