diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc95232d3..66f32728a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from `algosdk` and sends it to the network.
 - Added verification for secret key signatures in `Runtime`.
 - Added replace2 and replace3 opcode to `runtime`.
 - Added sha3_256 opcode to `Runtime`
+- Added ed25519verify_bare opcode to `Runtime`
 
 #### @algo-builder/web
 - Added `appendSignMultisigTransaction` function to `WebMode` for appending signature to multisig transaction in the algosigner.
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts b/packages/runtime/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts
index eba96e233..7f220d71b 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts
@@ -770,6 +770,41 @@ export class Ed25519verify extends Op {
 	}
 }
 
+// for (data A, signature B, pubkey C) verify the signature of the data against the pubkey => {0 or 1}
+// push to stack [...stack, bigint]
+export class Ed25519verify_bare extends Ed25519verify {
+	/**
+	 * Asserts 0 arguments are passed.
+	 * @param args Expected arguments: [] // none
+	 * @param line line number in TEAL file
+	 */
+	constructor(args: string[], line: number) {
+		super(args, line);
+	}
+
+	computeCost(): number {
+		return OpGasCost[7]["ed25519verify_bare"];
+	}
+
+	execute(stack: TEALStack): number {
+		this.assertMinStackLen(stack, 3, this.line);
+		const pubkey = this.assertBytes(stack.pop(), this.line);
+		const signature = this.assertBytes(stack.pop(), this.line);
+		const data = this.assertBytes(stack.pop(), this.line);
+
+		const addr = encodeAddress(pubkey);
+		const isValid = verifyBytes(data, signature, addr);
+		if (isValid) {
+			stack.push(1n);
+		} else {
+			stack.push(0n);
+		}
+		return this.computeCost();
+	}
+}
+
+
+
 // If A < B pushes '1' else '0'
 // push to stack [...stack, bigint]
 export class LessThan extends Op {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/lib/constants.ts b/packages/runtime/src/lib/constants.ts
index 2ce9e4fb4..b3d3c2951 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/lib/constants.ts
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ OpGasCost[6] = {
 OpGasCost[7] = {
 	...OpGasCost[6],
 	sha3_256: 130,
+	ed25519verify_bare: 1900,
 };
 
 export const enum MathOp {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/parser/parser.ts b/packages/runtime/src/parser/parser.ts
index a8236624b..d3cacf9ae 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/parser/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/parser/parser.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {
 	EcdsaPkRecover,
 	EcdsaVerify,
 	Ed25519verify,
+	Ed25519verify_bare,
 	EqualTo,
 	Err,
 	Exp,
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ opCodeMap[7] = {
 	replace2: Replace2,
 	replace3: Replace3,
 	sha3_256: Sha3_256,
+	ed25519verify_bare: Ed25519verify_bare,
 };
 
 // list of opcodes with exactly one parameter.
@@ -515,6 +517,7 @@ const commonModeOps = new Set([
 	"sha3_256",
 	"sha512_256",
 	"ed25519verify",
+	"Ed25519verify_bare",
 	"ecdsa_verify",
 	"ecdsa_pk_decompress",
 	"+",
diff --git a/packages/runtime/test/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts b/packages/runtime/test/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts
index 30efc9d5d..08fd54f2e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/test/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/test/src/interpreter/opcode-list.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import {
 	EcdsaPkRecover,
 	EcdsaVerify,
 	Ed25519verify,
+	Ed25519verify_bare,
 	EqualTo,
 	Err,
 	Exp,
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@ import {
 	Select,
 	SetBit,
 	SetByte,
-	Sha256,
 	Sha3_256,
+	Sha256,
 	Sha512_256,
 	Shl,
 	Shr,
@@ -7203,4 +7204,83 @@ describe("Teal Opcodes", function () {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe("Ed25519verify_bare", function () {
+		const stack = new Stack<StackElem>();
+
+		it("Should push 1 to stack if signature is valid", function () {
+			const account = generateAccount();
+			const hexStr = "62fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d0aa413bf009c9800418c19cd";
+			const data = Buffer.from(
+				hexStr,
+				"hex"
+			);
+			const signature = signBytes(data, account.sk);
+
+			stack.push(data); 
+			stack.push(signature); 
+			stack.push(decodeAddress(account.addr).publicKey);
+
+			const op = new Ed25519verify_bare([], 1);
+			op.execute(stack);
+			const top = stack.pop();
+			assert.equal(top, 1n);
+		});
+
+		it("Should push 0 to stack if signature is invalid", function () {
+			const account = generateAccount();
+			let hexStr = "62fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d0aa413bf009c9800418c19cd";
+			let data = Buffer.from(
+				hexStr,
+				"hex"
+			);
+			const signature = signBytes(data, account.sk);
+			//flip a bit and it should not pass
+			hexStr = "52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d0aa413bf009c9800418c19cd"
+			data = Buffer.from(
+				hexStr,
+				"hex"
+			);
+			stack.push(data); 
+			stack.push(signature); 
+			stack.push(decodeAddress(account.addr).publicKey);
+
+			const op = new Ed25519verify_bare([], 1);
+			op.execute(stack);
+			const top = stack.pop();
+			assert.equal(top, 0n);
+		});
+
+		it(
+			"Should throw an invalid type error",
+			execExpectError(
+				stack,
+				["1", "1", "1"].map(BigInt),
+				new Ed25519verify_bare([], 1),
+				RUNTIME_ERRORS.TEAL.INVALID_TYPE
+			)
+		);
+
+		it(
+			"Should throw an error if stack is below min length",
+			execExpectError(
+				stack,
+				[],
+				new Ed25519verify_bare([], 1),
+				RUNTIME_ERRORS.TEAL.ASSERT_STACK_LENGTH
+			)
+		);
+
+		it("Should return correct cost", () => {
+			const account = generateAccount();
+			const data = new Uint8Array(Buffer.from([1, 9, 25, 49]));
+			const signature = signBytes(data, account.sk);
+
+			stack.push(data); 
+			stack.push(signature); 
+			stack.push(decodeAddress(account.addr).publicKey);
+
+			const op = new Ed25519verify_bare([], 1);
+			assert.equal(1900, op.execute(stack));
+		});
+	});
 });