diff --git a/update_verifier/Android.bp b/update_verifier/Android.bp
index 220b007f..cb97bd1f 100644
--- a/update_verifier/Android.bp
+++ b/update_verifier/Android.bp
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ cc_library_static {
         "libvold_binder",
     ],
 
+    whole_static_libs: [
+	"libsnapshot_snapuserd",
+    ],
+
     shared_libs: [
         "android.hardware.boot@1.0",
         "libbase",
diff --git a/update_verifier/include/update_verifier/update_verifier.h b/update_verifier/include/update_verifier/update_verifier.h
index 4c64b1ea..0cccc907 100644
--- a/update_verifier/include/update_verifier/update_verifier.h
+++ b/update_verifier/include/update_verifier/update_verifier.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <snapuserd/snapuserd_client.h>
 #include "otautil/rangeset.h"
 
 // The update verifier performs verification upon the first boot to a new slot on A/B devices.
@@ -68,4 +69,8 @@ class UpdateVerifier {
 
   // The function to read the device property; default value: android::base::GetProperty()
   std::function<std::string(const std::string&)> property_reader_;
+
+  // Check if snapuserd daemon has already completed the update verification
+  // Applicable only for VABC with userspace snapshots
+  bool CheckVerificationStatus();
 };
diff --git a/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp b/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp
index a042f900..88fcfa50 100644
--- a/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp
+++ b/update_verifier/update_verifier.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <future>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include <android-base/chrono_utils.h>
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/parseint.h>
@@ -188,7 +189,28 @@ bool UpdateVerifier::ReadBlocks(const std::string partition_name,
   return ret;
 }
 
+bool UpdateVerifier::CheckVerificationStatus() {
+  auto client =
+      android::snapshot::SnapuserdClient::Connect(android::snapshot::kSnapuserdSocket, 5s);
+  if (!client) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to connect to snapuserd";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return client->QueryUpdateVerification();
+}
+
 bool UpdateVerifier::VerifyPartitions() {
+  const bool userspace_snapshots =
+      android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.userspace.snapshots.enabled", false);
+
+  if (userspace_snapshots && CheckVerificationStatus()) {
+    LOG(INFO) << "Partitions verified by snapuserd daemon";
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  LOG(INFO) << "Partitions not verified by snapuserd daemon";
+
   auto dm_block_devices = FindDmPartitions();
   if (dm_block_devices.empty()) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "No dm-enabled block device is found.";