diff --git a/ghost/webmentions/lib/Mention.js b/ghost/webmentions/lib/Mention.js
index 15b1990ac9..7b52cbce82 100644
--- a/ghost/webmentions/lib/Mention.js
+++ b/ghost/webmentions/lib/Mention.js
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ module.exports = class Mention {
         return this.#id;
     }
 
+    /** @type {boolean} */
+    #verified = false;
+    get verified() {
+        return this.#verified;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {string} html
+     */
+    verify(html) {
+        if (html.includes(this.target.href)) {
+            this.#verified = true;
+        } else {
+            this.#verified = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /** @type {URL} */
     #source;
     get source() {
diff --git a/ghost/webmentions/test/Mention.test.js b/ghost/webmentions/test/Mention.test.js
index 6a71158a43..64b3e423aa 100644
--- a/ghost/webmentions/test/Mention.test.js
+++ b/ghost/webmentions/test/Mention.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ describe('Mention', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('verify', function () {
+        it('Does basic check for the target URL and updates verified property', async function () {
+            const mention = await Mention.create(validInput);
+            assert(!mention.verified);
+
+            mention.verify('<a href="https://target.com/">');
+            assert(mention.verified);
+
+            mention.verify('<a href="https://not-da-target.com">');
+            assert(!mention.verified);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('create', function () {
         it('Will error with invalid inputs', async function () {
             const invalidInputs = [