diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.td b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.td
@@ -962,6 +962,36 @@
   let hasVerifier = 1;
 }
 
+def VerifyOp : TransformDialectOp<"verify",
+    [TransformOpInterface, TransformEachOpTrait,
+     DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<MemoryEffectsOpInterface>,
+     ReportTrackingListenerFailuresOpTrait]> {
+  let summary = "Verifies the targeted ops";
+  let description = [{
+    This transform verifies the targeted ops. If at least one op fails to
+    verify, the transform fails definitely.
+
+    Note: This op was designed for debugging purposes and should be used like an
+    assertion. It is intentional that this op produces a definite failure and
+    not a silenceable one. Correctness of the program should not depend on this
+    op.
+
+    This transform reads the target handle.
+  }];
+
+  let arguments = (ins TransformHandleTypeInterface:$target);
+  let results = (outs);
+  let assemblyFormat = "$target attr-dict `:` type($target)";
+
+  let extraClassDeclaration = [{
+    ::mlir::DiagnosedSilenceableFailure applyToOne(
+      ::mlir::transform::TransformRewriter &rewriter,
+      ::mlir::Operation *target,
+      ::mlir::transform::ApplyToEachResultList &results,
+      ::mlir::transform::TransformState &state);
+  }];
+}
+
 def YieldOp : TransformDialectOp<"yield",
     [Terminator, DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<MemoryEffectsOpInterface>]> {
   let summary = "Yields operation handles from a transform IR region";
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "mlir/IR/Dominance.h"
 #include "mlir/IR/FunctionImplementation.h"
 #include "mlir/IR/PatternMatch.h"
+#include "mlir/IR/Verifier.h"
 #include "mlir/Interfaces/ControlFlowInterfaces.h"
 #include "mlir/Pass/Pass.h"
 #include "mlir/Pass/PassManager.h"
@@ -2019,6 +2020,29 @@
   effects.emplace_back(MemoryEffects::Write::get());
 }
 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// VerifyOp
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+DiagnosedSilenceableFailure
+transform::VerifyOp::applyToOne(transform::TransformRewriter &rewriter,
+                                Operation *target,
+                                transform::ApplyToEachResultList &results,
+                                transform::TransformState &state) {
+  if (failed(::mlir::verify(target))) {
+    DiagnosedDefiniteFailure diag = emitDefiniteFailure()
+                                    << "failed to verify payload op";
+    diag.attachNote(target->getLoc()) << "payload op";
+    return diag;
+  }
+  return DiagnosedSilenceableFailure::success();
+}
+
+void transform::VerifyOp::getEffects(
+    SmallVectorImpl<MemoryEffects::EffectInstance> &effects) {
+  transform::onlyReadsHandle(getTarget(), effects);
+}
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // YieldOp
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/Transform/test-interpreter.mlir
@@ -1915,3 +1915,31 @@
   // CHECK: test_produce_param(#{{.*}}) : !transform.affine_map
   transform.test_produce_param(affine_map<(d0) -> ()>) : !transform.affine_map
 }
+
+// -----
+
+func.func @verify_success(%arg0: f64) -> f64 {
+  return %arg0 : f64
+}
+
+transform.sequence failures(propagate) {
+^bb0(%arg0: !transform.any_op):
+  %0 = transform.structured.match ops{["func.func"]} in %arg0 : (!transform.any_op) -> !transform.any_op
+  transform.verify %0 : !transform.any_op
+}
+
+// -----
+
+// expected-error @below{{fail_to_verify is set}}
+// expected-note @below{{payload op}}
+func.func @verify_failure(%arg0: f64) -> f64 {
+  return %arg0 : f64
+}
+
+transform.sequence failures(propagate) {
+^bb0(%arg0: !transform.any_op):
+  %0 = transform.structured.match ops{["func.func"]} in %arg0 : (!transform.any_op) -> !transform.any_op
+  transform.test_produce_invalid_ir %0 : !transform.any_op
+  // expected-error @below{{failed to verify payload op}}
+  transform.verify %0 : !transform.any_op
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.cpp b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.cpp
--- a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.cpp
+++ b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.cpp
@@ -747,6 +747,12 @@
     transform::producesHandle(result, effects);
 }
 
+LogicalResult mlir::test::TestDummyPayloadOp::verify() {
+  if (getFailToVerify())
+    return emitOpError() << "fail_to_verify is set";
+  return success();
+}
+
 DiagnosedSilenceableFailure
 mlir::test::TestTrackedRewriteOp::apply(transform::TransformRewriter &rewriter,
                                         transform::TransformResults &results,
@@ -892,6 +898,23 @@
   transform::onlyReadsHandle(getReplacement(), effects);
 }
 
+DiagnosedSilenceableFailure mlir::test::TestProduceInvalidIR::applyToOne(
+    transform::TransformRewriter &rewriter, Operation *target,
+    transform::ApplyToEachResultList &results,
+    transform::TransformState &state) {
+  // Provide some IR that does not verify.
+  rewriter.setInsertionPointToStart(&target->getRegion(0).front());
+  rewriter.create<TestDummyPayloadOp>(target->getLoc(), TypeRange(),
+                                      ValueRange(), /*failToVerify=*/true);
+  return DiagnosedSilenceableFailure::success();
+}
+
+void mlir::test::TestProduceInvalidIR::getEffects(
+    SmallVectorImpl<MemoryEffects::EffectInstance> &effects) {
+  transform::onlyReadsHandle(getTarget(), effects);
+  transform::modifiesPayload(effects);
+}
+
 namespace {
 /// Test extension of the Transform dialect. Registers additional ops and
 /// declares PDL as dependent dialect since the additional ops are using PDL
diff --git a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.td b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.td
--- a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.td
+++ b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Transform/TestTransformDialectExtension.td
@@ -518,10 +518,12 @@
   : Op<Transform_Dialect, "test_dummy_payload_op",
       [DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<MemoryEffectsOpInterface>,
        TransformOpInterface]> {
-  let arguments = (ins Variadic<AnyType>:$args);
+  let arguments = (ins Variadic<AnyType>:$args,
+                       UnitAttr:$fail_to_verify);
   let results = (outs Variadic<AnyType>:$outs);
   let assemblyFormat = "$args attr-dict `:` functional-type(operands, results)";
   let cppNamespace = "::mlir::test";
+  let hasVerifier = 1;
 
   let extraClassDeclaration = [{
     DiagnosedSilenceableFailure apply(transform::TransformRewriter &rewriter,
@@ -574,4 +576,21 @@
   let cppNamespace = "::mlir::test";
 }
 
+def TestProduceInvalidIR
+  : Op<Transform_Dialect, "test_produce_invalid_ir",
+       [DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<MemoryEffectsOpInterface>,
+        TransformOpInterface, TransformEachOpTrait]> {
+  let arguments = (ins TransformHandleTypeInterface:$target);
+  let results = (outs);
+  let assemblyFormat = "$target attr-dict `:` type($target)";
+  let cppNamespace = "::mlir::test";
+  let extraClassDeclaration = [{
+    ::mlir::DiagnosedSilenceableFailure applyToOne(
+        ::mlir::transform::TransformRewriter &rewriter,
+        ::mlir::Operation *target,
+        ::mlir::transform::ApplyToEachResultList &results,
+        ::mlir::transform::TransformState &state);
+  }];
+}
+
 #endif // MLIR_TESTTRANSFORMDIALECTEXTENSION_TD