diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/Cargo.toml b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/Cargo.toml
index d1e4ac899bd..dc5358b0c73 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ chromium_importer = { path = "../chromium_importer" }
 clap = { version = "=4.5.40", features = ["derive"] }
 scopeguard = { workspace = true }
 sysinfo = { workspace = true }
-verifysign = "=0.2.4"
 windows = { workspace = true, features = [
     "Wdk_System_SystemServices",
     "Win32_Security_Cryptography",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/src/windows.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/src/windows.rs
index 7ab80ff0f35..9abc8c95a1f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/src/windows.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/bitwarden_chromium_import_helper/src/windows.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ mod windows_binary {
     use tracing_subscriber::{
         fmt, layer::SubscriberExt as _, util::SubscriberInitExt as _, EnvFilter, Layer as _,
     };
-    use verifysign::CodeSignVerifier;
     use windows::{
         core::BOOL,
         Wdk::System::SystemServices::SE_DEBUG_PRIVILEGE,
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ mod windows_binary {
         },
     };
 
-    use chromium_importer::chromium::ADMIN_TO_USER_PIPE_NAME;
+    use chromium_importer::chromium::{verify_signature, ADMIN_TO_USER_PIPE_NAME};
 
     #[derive(Parser)]
     #[command(name = "bitwarden_chromium_import_helper")]
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ mod windows_binary {
 
     // This should be enabled for production
     const ENABLE_SERVER_SIGNATURE_VALIDATION: bool = true;
-    const EXPECTED_SERVER_SIGNATURE_SHA256_THUMBPRINT: &str =
-        "9f6680c4720dbf66d1cb8ed6e328f58e42523badc60d138c7a04e63af14ea40d";
 
     // List of SYSTEM process names to try to impersonate
     const SYSTEM_PROCESS_NAMES: [&str; 2] = ["services.exe", "winlogon.exe"];
@@ -383,29 +380,7 @@ mod windows_binary {
 
             dbg_log!("Pipe server executable path: {}", exe_path.display());
 
-            let verifier = CodeSignVerifier::for_file(exe_path.as_path()).map_err(|e| {
-                anyhow!("verifysign init failed for {}: {:?}", exe_path.display(), e)
-            })?;
-
-            let signature = verifier.verify().map_err(|e| {
-                anyhow!(
-                    "verifysign verify failed for {}: {:?}",
-                    exe_path.display(),
-                    e
-                )
-            })?;
-
-            dbg_log!("Pipe server executable path: {}", exe_path.display());
-
-            // Dump signature fields for debugging/inspection
-            dbg_log!("Signature fields:");
-            dbg_log!("  Subject Name: {:?}", signature.subject_name());
-            dbg_log!("  Issuer Name: {:?}", signature.issuer_name());
-            dbg_log!("  SHA1 Thumbprint: {:?}", signature.sha1_thumbprint());
-            dbg_log!("  SHA256 Thumbprint: {:?}", signature.sha256_thumbprint());
-            dbg_log!("  Serial Number: {:?}", signature.serial());
-
-            if signature.sha256_thumbprint() != EXPECTED_SERVER_SIGNATURE_SHA256_THUMBPRINT {
+            if !verify_signature(&exe_path)? {
                 return Err(anyhow!("Pipe server signature is not valid"));
             }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/Cargo.toml b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/Cargo.toml
index 99246af3f90..51ad450a6fc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ windows = { workspace = true, features = [
     "Win32_UI_Shell",
     "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
 ] }
+verifysign = "=0.2.4"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
 oo7 = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/mod.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/mod.rs
index 0873c66d053..471e35da23e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
 mod platform;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-pub use platform::ADMIN_TO_USER_PIPE_NAME;
+pub use platform::{
+    verify_signature, ADMIN_TO_USER_PIPE_NAME, EXPECTED_SIGNATURE_SHA256_THUMBPRINT,
+};
 
 pub(crate) use platform::SUPPORTED_BROWSERS as PLATFORM_SUPPORTED_BROWSERS;
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/mod.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/mod.rs
index e47e9bf08d2..a8045cf1182 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/mod.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ use crate::chromium::{BrowserConfig, CryptoService, LocalState};
 use crate::util;
 mod abe;
 mod abe_config;
+mod signature;
 
 pub use abe_config::ADMIN_TO_USER_PIPE_NAME;
+pub use signature::*;
 
 //
 // Public API
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ pub(crate) fn get_crypto_service(
 
 const ADMIN_EXE_FILENAME: &str = "bitwarden_chromium_import_helper.exe";
 
+// This should be enabled for production
+const ENABLE_SIGNATURE_VALIDATION: bool = true;
+
 //
 // CryptoService
 //
@@ -179,6 +184,11 @@ impl WindowsCryptoService {
         }
 
         let admin_exe_path = get_admin_exe_path()?;
+
+        if ENABLE_SIGNATURE_VALIDATION && !verify_signature(&admin_exe_path)? {
+            return Err(anyhow!("Helper executable signature is not valid"));
+        }
+
         let admin_exe_str = admin_exe_path
             .to_str()
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Failed to convert {} path to string", ADMIN_EXE_FILENAME))?;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/signature.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/signature.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a30b396db28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/chromium_importer/src/chromium/platform/windows/signature.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use std::path::Path;
+use tracing::{debug, info};
+use verifysign::CodeSignVerifier;
+
+pub const EXPECTED_SIGNATURE_SHA256_THUMBPRINT: &str =
+    "9f6680c4720dbf66d1cb8ed6e328f58e42523badc60d138c7a04e63af14ea40d";
+
+pub fn verify_signature(path: &Path) -> Result<bool> {
+    info!("verifying signature of: {}", path.display());
+
+    let verifier = CodeSignVerifier::for_file(path)
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("verifysign init failed for {}: {:?}", path.display(), e))?;
+
+    let signature = verifier
+        .verify()
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("verifysign verify failed for {}: {:?}", path.display(), e))?;
+
+    // Dump signature fields for debugging/inspection
+    debug!("Signature fields:");
+    debug!("  Subject Name: {:?}", signature.subject_name());
+    debug!("  Issuer Name: {:?}", signature.issuer_name());
+    debug!("  SHA1 Thumbprint: {:?}", signature.sha1_thumbprint());
+    debug!("  SHA256 Thumbprint: {:?}", signature.sha256_thumbprint());
+    debug!("  Serial Number: {:?}", signature.serial());
+
+    Ok(signature.sha256_thumbprint() == EXPECTED_SIGNATURE_SHA256_THUMBPRINT)
+}