diff --git a/test/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e_test.go
index 409485341938..787d85698e7c 100644
--- a/test/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_test.go
@@ -873,16 +873,26 @@ func TestVerifyWithCARoots(t *testing.T) {
 	td := t.TempDir()
 
 	imgName := path.Join(repo, "cosign-verify-caroots-e2e")
-
+	privKeyRef := path.Join(repo, "cosign-verify-caroots-e2e-blob")
 	_, _, cleanup := mkimage(t, imgName)
 	defer cleanup()
 
+	blob := "someblob2sign"
+
 	b := bytes.Buffer{}
+	blobRef := filepath.Join(td, blob)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(blobRef, []byte(blob), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	must(generate.GenerateCmd(context.Background(), options.RegistryOptions{}, imgName, nil, &b), t)
 
 	rootCert, rootKey, _ := GenerateRootCa()
 	subCert, subKey, _ := GenerateSubordinateCa(rootCert, rootKey)
 	leafCert, privKey, _ := GenerateLeafCert("subject@mail.com", "oidc-issuer", subCert, subKey)
+	if err := ecdsaPublicKeyToPEMFile(privKey, privKeyRef); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	pemRoot := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: rootCert.Raw})
 	pemSub := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: subCert.Raw})
@@ -947,6 +957,14 @@ func TestVerifyWithCARoots(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// Now sign the blob with one key
+	ko := options.KeyOpts{
+		KeyRef: privKeyRef,
+	}
+	blobSig, err := sign.SignBlobCmd(ro, ko, blobRef, true, "", "", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	// the following fields with non-changing values are logically "factored out" for brevity
 	// and passed to verifyKeylessTSAWithCARoots in the testing loop:
 	// imageName string
@@ -1053,6 +1071,21 @@ func TestVerifyWithCARoots(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("%s - unexpected error: %v", tt.name, err)
 			}
 		}
+		err = verifyBlobKeylessTSAWithCARoots(blobRef,
+			string(blobSig),
+			tt.rootRef,
+			tt.subRef,
+			tt.leafRef,
+			false,
+			false)
+		hasErr = (err != nil)
+		if hasErr != tt.wantError {
+			if tt.wantError {
+				t.Errorf("%s - no expected error", tt.name)
+			} else {
+				t.Errorf("%s - unexpected error: %v", tt.name, err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/helpers.go b/test/helpers.go
index 7501ce1cc45f..66e51f13a710 100644
--- a/test/helpers.go
+++ b/test/helpers.go
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"crypto/x509/pkix"
 	"encoding/pem"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -195,6 +197,28 @@ var verifyKeylessTSAWithCARoots = func(imageRef string,
 	return cmd.Exec(context.Background(), args)
 }
 
+var verifyBlobKeylessTSAWithCARoots = func(blobRef string,
+	sig string,
+	caroots string, // filename of a PEM file with CA Roots certificates
+	intermediates string, // empty or filename of a PEM file with Intermediate certificates
+	certFile string, // filename of a PEM file with the codesigning certificate
+	skipSCT bool,
+	skipTlogVerify bool) error {
+	cmd := cliverify.VerifyBlobCmd{
+		CertVerifyOptions: options.CertVerifyOptions{
+			CertOidcIssuerRegexp: ".*",
+			CertIdentityRegexp:   ".*",
+		},
+		SigRef:          sig,
+		CertRef:         certFile,
+		CARoots:         caroots,
+		CAIntermediates: intermediates,
+		IgnoreSCT:       skipSCT,
+		IgnoreTlog:      skipTlogVerify,
+	}
+	return cmd.Exec(context.Background(), blobRef)
+}
+
 // Used to verify local images stored on disk
 var verifyLocal = func(keyRef, path string, checkClaims bool, annotations map[string]interface{}, attachment string) error {
 	cmd := cliverify.VerifyCommand{
@@ -727,3 +751,26 @@ func generateCertificateBundle(genIntermediate bool) (
 
 	return caCertBuf, caPrivKeyBuf, caIntermediateCertBuf, caIntermediatePrivKeyBuf, certBuf, certBundleBuf, nil
 }
+
+func ecdsaPrivateKeyToPEM(priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey) ([]byte, error) {
+	der, err := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	block := &pem.Block{
+		Type:  "EC PRIVATE KEY",
+		Bytes: der,
+	}
+	return pem.EncodeToMemory(block), nil
+}
+
+func ecdsaPublicKeyToPEMFile(priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, fpath string) error {
+	pemBytes, err := ecdsaPrivateKeyToPEM(priv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if fpath == "" {
+		return errors.New("file path empty")
+	}
+	return os.WriteFile(fpath, pemBytes, 0600)
+}