diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade.go
index 546d0414f74..5ed55f79914 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade.go
@@ -288,6 +288,30 @@ func (k Keeper) ChanUpgradeAck(
 		return types.NewUpgradeError(channel.UpgradeSequence, err)
 	}
 
+	// verify the counterparty channel state containing the upgrade sequence
+	if err := k.connectionKeeper.VerifyChannelState(
+		ctx,
+		connection,
+		proofHeight, proofChannel,
+		channel.Counterparty.PortId,
+		channel.Counterparty.ChannelId,
+		counterpartyChannel,
+	); err != nil {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "failed to verify counterparty channel state")
+	}
+
+	// verifies the proof that a particular proposed upgrade has been stored in the upgrade path of the counterparty
+	if err := k.connectionKeeper.VerifyChannelUpgrade(
+		ctx,
+		channel.Counterparty.PortId,
+		channel.Counterparty.ChannelId,
+		connection,
+		counterpartyUpgrade,
+		proofUpgrade, proofHeight,
+	); err != nil {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "failed to verify counterparty upgrade")
+	}
+
 	if err := k.startFlushUpgradeHandshake(ctx, portID, channelID, upgrade.Fields, counterpartyChannel, counterpartyUpgrade,
 		proofChannel, proofUpgrade, proofHeight); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade_test.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade_test.go
index d01515c4a8e..305278f4496 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/upgrade_test.go
@@ -525,12 +525,29 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestChanUpgradeAck() {
 			types.ErrUpgradeNotFound,
 		},
 		{
-			"fails due to proof verification failure, counterparty upgrade connection hops are tampered with",
+			"fails due to upgrade incompatibility",
 			func() {
 				counterpartyUpgrade.Fields.ConnectionHops = []string{ibctesting.InvalidID}
 			},
 			types.NewUpgradeError(1, types.ErrIncompatibleCounterpartyUpgrade),
 		},
+		{
+			"fails due to proof verification failure, counterparty channel ordering does not match expected ordering",
+			func() {
+				channel := path.EndpointA.GetChannel()
+				channel.Ordering = types.ORDERED
+				path.EndpointA.SetChannel(channel)
+			},
+			commitmenttypes.ErrInvalidProof,
+		},
+		{
+			"fails due to proof verification failure, counterparty update has unexpected sequence",
+			func() {
+				// Decrementing LatestSequenceSend is sufficient to cause the proof to fail.
+				counterpartyUpgrade.LatestSequenceSend--
+			},
+			commitmenttypes.ErrInvalidProof,
+		},
 		{
 			"startFlushUpgradeHandshake fails due to mismatch in upgrade ordering",
 			func() {