diff --git a/backend/app/api/import_admin.py b/backend/app/api/import_admin.py
index ee074e3..6a16bd3 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/import_admin.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/import_admin.py
@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@ import_admin_bp = Blueprint("import_admin", __name__, url_prefix="/api/import")
 async def trigger_scan():
     body = await request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
     mode = body.get("mode", "quick")
-    if mode not in ("quick", "deep"):
-        return jsonify({"error": f"mode {mode!r} not supported; use 'quick' or 'deep'"}), 400
+    if mode not in ("quick", "deep", "verify"):
+        return jsonify({"error": f"mode {mode!r} not supported; use 'quick', 'deep', or 'verify'"}), 400
+
+    # 'verify' is a library task — short-circuit the import_root walk
+    # (no ImportBatch, no per-file ImportTasks).
+    if mode == "verify":
+        from ..tasks.maintenance import verify_integrity
+
+        async_result = verify_integrity.delay()
+        return jsonify({"celery_task_id": async_result.id, "mode": mode}), 202
 
-    # Enqueue the scan task in Celery. The task creates the batch itself.
     from ..tasks.scan import scan_directory
 
     async_result = scan_directory.delay(triggered_by="manual", mode=mode)
diff --git a/tests/test_api_import_admin.py b/tests/test_api_import_admin.py
index 9f02861..7e15f4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_import_admin.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_import_admin.py
@@ -114,3 +114,26 @@ async def test_trigger_accepts_deep(client, monkeypatch):
 async def test_trigger_still_rejects_unknown_mode(client):
     resp = await client.post("/api/import/trigger", json={"mode": "wat"})
     assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_trigger_accepts_verify(client, monkeypatch):
+    # Stub the verify task's dispatch so the API contract is asserted
+    # without running the real (eager) verify_integrity end-to-end.
+    from backend.app.tasks import maintenance as m
+
+    seen = {}
+
+    class _Res:
+        id = "celery-verify"
+
+    def _fake_delay():
+        seen["called"] = True
+        return _Res()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(m.verify_integrity, "delay", _fake_delay)
+    resp = await client.post("/api/import/trigger", json={"mode": "verify"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 202
+    body = await resp.get_json()
+    assert body["mode"] == "verify"
+    assert seen == {"called": True}