diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/hmac_concern.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/hmac_concern.rb
index abc55a394..25a0145c6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/hmac_concern.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/hmac_concern.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 module HmacConcern
   def hmac_verified?
-    ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(params[:hmac_verified]).present?
+    return false unless hmac_verification_params_valid?
+
+    expected_hash = OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest(
+      'sha256',
+      hmac_channel.hmac_token,
+      @contact.identifier
+    )
+    identifier_hash = params[:identifier_hash].to_s
+    return false unless identifier_hash.bytesize == expected_hash.bytesize
+
+    ActiveSupport::SecurityUtils.secure_compare(identifier_hash, expected_hash)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def hmac_verification_params_valid?
+    params[:identifier_hash].present? &&
+      @contact&.identifier.present? &&
+      params[:identifier].to_s == @contact.identifier &&
+      hmac_channel.present?
+  end
+
+  def hmac_channel
+    return if @inbox.blank?
+
+    @hmac_channel ||= @inbox.channel if @inbox.channel.respond_to?(:hmac_token)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts/contact_inboxes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts/contact_inboxes_controller_spec.rb
index 659d41f4a..1d40c98cb 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts/contact_inboxes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts/contact_inboxes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe '/api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/contacts/:id/contact_inboxes', type: :request do
   let(:account) { create(:account) }
-  let(:contact) { create(:contact, account: account, email: 'f.o.o.b.a.r@gmail.com') }
+  let(:contact) { create(:contact, account: account, email: 'f.o.o.b.a.r@gmail.com', identifier: 'contact-identifier') }
   let(:channel_twilio_sms) { create(:channel_twilio_sms, account: account) }
   let(:channel_email) { create(:channel_email, account: account) }
   let(:channel_api) { create(:channel_api, account: account) }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RSpec.describe '/api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/contacts/:id/contact_inboxes', typ
         expect(contact.reload.contact_inboxes.map(&:inbox_id)).to include(channel_email.inbox.id)
       end
 
-      it 'creates an hmac verified contact inbox' do
+      it 'does not trust client supplied hmac_verified param' do
         create(:inbox_member, inbox: channel_api.inbox, user: agent)
         expect do
           post "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}/contact_inboxes",
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ RSpec.describe '/api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/contacts/:id/contact_inboxes', typ
                as: :json
         end.to change(ContactInbox, :count).by(1)
 
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        contact_inbox = contact.reload.contact_inboxes.find_by(inbox_id: channel_api.inbox.id)
+        expect(contact_inbox).to be_present
+        expect(contact_inbox.hmac_verified).to be(false)
+      end
+
+      it 'creates an hmac verified contact inbox with a valid identifier hash' do
+        create(:inbox_member, inbox: channel_api.inbox, user: agent)
+        identifier_hash = OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest('sha256', channel_api.hmac_token, contact.identifier)
+
+        expect do
+          post "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}/contact_inboxes",
+               params: { inbox_id: channel_api.inbox.id, identifier: contact.identifier, identifier_hash: identifier_hash },
+               headers: agent.create_new_auth_token,
+               as: :json
+        end.to change(ContactInbox, :count).by(1)
+
         expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
         contact_inbox = contact.reload.contact_inboxes.find_by(inbox_id: channel_api.inbox.id)
         expect(contact_inbox).to be_present