diff --git a/extension/js/common/core/crypto/key.ts b/extension/js/common/core/crypto/key.ts
index f3b37c86859..90fd3e6515b 100644
--- a/extension/js/common/core/crypto/key.ts
+++ b/extension/js/common/core/crypto/key.ts
@@ -199,19 +199,24 @@ export class KeyUtil {
 
   public static readBinary = async (key: Uint8Array, passPhrase?: string | undefined): Promise<{ keys: Key[], err: Error[] }> => {
     const allKeys: Key[] = [], allErr: Error[] = [];
+    let uncheckedOpgpKeyCount = 0;
     try {
       const { keys, err } = await opgp.key.read(key);
-      if (keys.length > 0) {
-        for (const key of keys) {
+      uncheckedOpgpKeyCount = keys.length;
+      for (const key of keys) {
+        try {
           // we should decrypt them all here to have consistent behavior between pkcs12 files and PGP
           // pkcs12 files must be decrypted during parsing
           // then rename this method to parseDecryptBinary
+          await OpenPGPKey.validateAllDecryptedPackets(key);
           const parsed = await OpenPGPKey.convertExternalLibraryObjToKey(key);
           // if (await KeyUtil.decrypt(parsed, passPhrase, undefined, 'OK-IF-ALREADY-DECRYPTED')) {
           allKeys.push(parsed);
           // } else {
           //   allErr.push(new Error(`Wrong pass phrase for OpenPGP key ${parsed.id} (${parsed.emails[0]})`));
           // }
+        } catch (e) {
+          allErr.push(e as Error);
         }
       }
       if (err) {
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@ export class KeyUtil {
     } catch (e) {
       allErr.push(e as Error);
     }
-    if (!allKeys.length) {
+    if (!uncheckedOpgpKeyCount) {
       try {
         allKeys.push(SmimeKey.parseDecryptBinary(key, passPhrase ?? ''));
         return { keys: allKeys, err: [] };
diff --git a/extension/js/common/core/crypto/pgp/openpgp-key.ts b/extension/js/common/core/crypto/pgp/openpgp-key.ts
index 9e6f1fc42c8..ed74dcc0a01 100644
--- a/extension/js/common/core/crypto/pgp/openpgp-key.ts
+++ b/extension/js/common/core/crypto/pgp/openpgp-key.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,18 @@ export class OpenPGPKey {
     }
     const keys = [];
     for (const key of result.keys) {
+      await OpenPGPKey.validateAllDecryptedPackets(key);
       keys.push(await OpenPGPKey.convertExternalLibraryObjToKey(key));
     }
     return keys;
   };
 
+  public static validateAllDecryptedPackets = async (key: OpenPGP.key.Key): Promise<void> => {
+    for (const prvPacket of key.toPacketlist().filter(OpenPGPKey.isPacketPrivate).filter(packet => packet.isDecrypted())) {
+      await prvPacket.validate(); // gnu-dummy never raises an exception, invalid keys raise exceptions
+    }
+  };
+
   public static asPublicKey = async (pubkey: Key): Promise<Key> => {
     if (pubkey.type !== 'openpgp') {
       throw new UnexpectedKeyTypeError(`Key type is ${pubkey.type}, expecting OpenPGP`);
@@ -70,6 +77,7 @@ export class OpenPGPKey {
       }
       try {
         await prvPacket.decrypt(passphrase); // throws on password mismatch
+        await prvPacket.validate(); // throws
       } catch (e) {
         if (e instanceof Error && e.message.toLowerCase().includes('incorrect key passphrase')) {
           return false;
@@ -411,7 +419,7 @@ export class OpenPGPKey {
     return { public: k.publicKeyArmored, private: k.privateKeyArmored };
   };
 
-  public static isPacketPrivate = (p: OpenPGP.packet.AnyKeyPacket): p is PrvPacket => {
+  public static isPacketPrivate = (p: OpenPGP.packet.BasePacket): p is PrvPacket => {
     return p.tag === opgp.enums.packet.secretKey || p.tag === opgp.enums.packet.secretSubkey;
   };
 
diff --git a/extension/js/common/core/types/openpgp.d.ts b/extension/js/common/core/types/openpgp.d.ts
index a4dd3e15446..1780d6c8e7c 100644
--- a/extension/js/common/core/types/openpgp.d.ts
+++ b/extension/js/common/core/types/openpgp.d.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ declare namespace OpenPGP {
       public s2k: { type: string } | null;
       public encrypt(passphrase: string): Promise<boolean>;
       public decrypt(passphrase: string): Promise<true>;
+      public validate(): Promise<any>;
     }
 
     export class Userid extends BasePacket {
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ declare namespace OpenPGP {
       public s2k: { type: string } | null;
       public encrypt(passphrase: string): Promise<boolean>;
       public decrypt(passphrase: string): Promise<true>;
+      public validate(): Promise<any>;
     }
 
     export class Signature extends BasePacket {
@@ -872,6 +874,7 @@ declare namespace OpenPGP {
       public getCreationTime(): Date;
       public getAlgorithmInfo(): AlgorithmInfo;
       public getKeyId(): Keyid;
+      public validate(): Promise<any>;
     }
 
     class SubKey {
diff --git a/test/source/tests/unit-node.ts b/test/source/tests/unit-node.ts
index a46a61274e0..ba2c7b2b91e 100644
--- a/test/source/tests/unit-node.ts
+++ b/test/source/tests/unit-node.ts
@@ -1634,6 +1634,152 @@ jA==
       t.pass();
     });
 
+    ava.default('[unit][KeyUtil.decrypt] validates the private key', async t => {
+      const corruptedRsaKey = await KeyUtil.parse(`-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
+Comment: Corrupted encrypted RSA private key
+Comment: Passphrase is 123
+
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+-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----`);
+      await t.throwsAsync(() => KeyUtil.decrypt(corruptedRsaKey, '123'), { instanceOf: Error, message: 'Key is invalid' });
+      t.pass();
+    });
+
+    const unencryptedCorruptedRsaKey = `-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
+Version: FlowCrypt Email Encryption [BUILD_REPLACEABLE_VERSION]
+Comment: Seamlessly send and receive encrypted email
+
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+-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----`;
+
+    ava.default('[unit][KeyUtil.parse] validates the private key if it is not encrypted', async t => {
+      await t.throwsAsync(() => KeyUtil.parse(unencryptedCorruptedRsaKey), { instanceOf: Error, message: 'Key is invalid' });
+      t.pass();
+    });
+
+    ava.default('[unit][KeyUtil.readBinary] validates the private key if it is not encrypted', async t => {
+      const binaryKey = (await PgpArmor.dearmor(unencryptedCorruptedRsaKey)).data;
+      const { keys, err } = await KeyUtil.readBinary(binaryKey);
+      expect(keys.length).to.equal(0);
+      expect(err.length).to.equal(1);
+      expect(err[0].message).to.equal('Key is invalid');
+      t.pass();
+    });
+
     ava.default('[unit][KeyUtil.decrypt] correctly handles signing/encryption detection for PKSK with private keys', async t => {
       const dsakey = await KeyUtil.parse(dsaPrimaryKeyAndSubkeyBothHavePrivateKey);
       expect(await KeyUtil.decrypt(dsakey, '1234')).to.be.true;