diff --git a/components/spi_flash/Kconfig b/components/spi_flash/Kconfig
index 5a9a4e8d84..39584ff736 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/Kconfig
+++ b/components/spi_flash/Kconfig
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ menu "SPI Flash driver"
             back and verified. This can catch hardware problems with SPI flash, or flash which
             was not erased before verification.
 
+            This will slightly influence the write performance.
+
     config SPI_FLASH_LOG_FAILED_WRITE
         bool "Log errors if verification fails"
         depends on SPI_FLASH_VERIFY_WRITE
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/esp_flash_api.c b/components/spi_flash/esp_flash_api.c
index a4cb822718..13c97f2a21 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/esp_flash_api.c
+++ b/components/spi_flash/esp_flash_api.c
@@ -1378,11 +1378,31 @@ esp_err_t IRAM_ATTR esp_flash_write_encrypted(esp_flash_t *chip, uint32_t addres
         COUNTER_ADD_BYTES(write, encrypt_byte);
 
 #if CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_VERIFY_WRITE
+
+        if (lock_once == true) {
+            err = s_encryption_write_unlock(chip);
+            if (err != ESP_OK) {
+                bus_acquired = false;
+                //Error happens, we end flash operation. Re-enable cache and flush it
+                goto restore_cache;
+            }
+            bus_acquired = false;
+        }
         err = s_verify_write(chip, row_addr, encrypt_byte, (uint32_t *)encrypt_buf, is_encrypted);
         if (err != ESP_OK) {
             //Error happens, we end flash operation. Re-enable cache and flush it
             goto restore_cache;
         }
+
+        if (lock_once == true) {
+            err = s_encryption_write_lock(chip);
+            if (err != ESP_OK) {
+                bus_acquired = false;
+                //Error happens, we end flash operation. Re-enable cache and flush it
+                goto restore_cache;
+            }
+            bus_acquired = true;
+        }
 #endif //CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_VERIFY_WRITE
     }
 
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/test_apps/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encrypted.py b/components/spi_flash/test_apps/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encrypted.py
index 572231288d..58112e1432 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/test_apps/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encrypted.py
+++ b/components/spi_flash/test_apps/flash_encryption/pytest_flash_encrypted.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from pytest_embedded import Dut
     'config',
     [
         'release',
+        'verify',
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def test_flash_encryption_rom_impl(dut: Dut) -> None:
     [
         'release_f4r8',
         'rom_impl',
+        'verify',
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )