diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/crypto/verification/VerificationService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/crypto/verification/VerificationService.kt
index e7d8e6d91c..000dd17916 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/crypto/verification/VerificationService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/crypto/verification/VerificationService.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ interface VerificationService {
 
     fun getExistingVerificationRequestInRoom(roomId: String, tid: String?): PendingVerificationRequest?
 
+
+    /**
+     * Request an interactive verification to begin
+     *
+     * This sends out a m.key.verification.request event over to-device messaging to
+     * to this device.
+     *
+     * If no specific device should be verified, but we would like to request
+     * verification from all our devices, use [requestSelfKeyVerification] instead.
+     */
+    suspend fun requestDeviceVerification(methods: List<VerificationMethod>, otherUserId: String, otherDeviceId: String): PendingVerificationRequest?
+
     /**
      * Request key verification with another user via room events (instead of the to-device API).
      */
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/Device.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/Device.kt
index 90bf533d58..e248d11360 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/Device.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/Device.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.crypto.verification.prepareMethods
 import uniffi.olm.CryptoStoreException
 import uniffi.olm.OlmMachine
 import uniffi.olm.SignatureException
-import uniffi.olm.VerificationRequest
 import uniffi.olm.Device as InnerDevice
 
 /** Class representing a device that supports E2EE in the Matrix world
@@ -71,10 +70,15 @@ internal class Device(
         val result = withContext(coroutineDispatchers.io) {
             machine.requestVerificationWithDevice(inner.userId, inner.deviceId, stringMethods)
         }
-
         return if (result != null) {
             sender.sendVerificationRequest(result.request)
-            result.verification
+            VerificationRequest(
+                    machine = machine,
+                    inner = result.verification,
+                    sender = sender,
+                    coroutineDispatchers = coroutineDispatchers,
+                    listeners = listeners
+            )
         } else {
             null
         }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/verification/RustVerificationService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/verification/RustVerificationService.kt
index 3e5f200edc..dd0d526055 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/verification/RustVerificationService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/verification/RustVerificationService.kt
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@ internal class RustVerificationService @Inject constructor(private val olmMachin
         return verification.toPendingVerificationRequest()
     }
 
+
+    override suspend fun requestDeviceVerification(methods: List<VerificationMethod>, otherUserId: String, otherDeviceId: String): PendingVerificationRequest? {
+        olmMachine.ensureUsersKeys(listOf(otherUserId))
+        val otherDevice = olmMachine.getDevice(otherUserId, otherDeviceId)
+        val verificationRequest = otherDevice?.requestVerification(methods)
+        return verificationRequest?.toPendingVerificationRequest()
+    }
+
     override suspend fun readyPendingVerification(
             methods: List<VerificationMethod>,
             otherUserId: String,