diff --git a/src/rust-crypto/backup.ts b/src/rust-crypto/backup.ts
index a16901afb5..35b6d491ab 100644
--- a/src/rust-crypto/backup.ts
+++ b/src/rust-crypto/backup.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { sleep } from "../utils.ts";
 import { BackupDecryptor } from "../common-crypto/CryptoBackend.ts";
 import { ImportRoomKeyProgressData, ImportRoomKeysOpts, CryptoEvent } from "../crypto-api/index.ts";
 import { AESEncryptedSecretStoragePayload } from "../@types/AESEncryptedSecretStoragePayload.ts";
+import { encodeBase64 } from "../base64.ts";
 
 /** Authentification of the backup info, depends on algorithm */
 type AuthData = KeyBackupInfo["auth_data"];
@@ -813,6 +814,18 @@ export async function requestKeyBackupVersion(
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks if the provided decryption key matches the public key of the key backup info.
+ * @param decryptionKey - The decryption key to check.
+ * @param keyBackupInfo - The key backup info to check against.
+ * @returns `true` if the decryption key matches the key backup info, `false` otherwise.
+ */
+export function decryptionKeyMatchKeyBackupInfo(decryptionKey: Uint8Array, keyBackupInfo: KeyBackupInfo): boolean {
+    const backupDecryptionKey = RustSdkCryptoJs.BackupDecryptionKey.fromBase64(encodeBase64(decryptionKey));
+    const authData = <Curve25519AuthData>keyBackupInfo.auth_data;
+    return authData.public_key === backupDecryptionKey.megolmV1PublicKey.publicKeyBase64;
+}
+
 /**
  * Counts the total number of keys present in a key backup.
  * @param keyBackup - The key backup to count the keys from.
diff --git a/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts b/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts
index 8cc338b8e0..6725e44feb 100644
--- a/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts
+++ b/src/rust-crypto/rust-crypto.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import {
     CrossSigningStatus,
     CryptoApi,
     CryptoCallbacks,
-    Curve25519AuthData,
     DecryptionFailureCode,
     DeviceVerificationStatus,
     EventEncryptionInfo,
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ import { secretStorageCanAccessSecrets, secretStorageContainsCrossSigningKeys }
 import { isVerificationEvent, RustVerificationRequest, verificationMethodIdentifierToMethod } from "./verification.ts";
 import { EventType, MsgType } from "../@types/event.ts";
 import { TypedEventEmitter } from "../models/typed-event-emitter.ts";
-import { RustBackupManager } from "./backup.ts";
+import { decryptionKeyMatchKeyBackupInfo, RustBackupManager } from "./backup.ts";
 import { TypedReEmitter } from "../ReEmitter.ts";
 import { randomString } from "../randomstring.ts";
 import { ClientStoppedError } from "../errors.ts";
@@ -339,13 +338,11 @@ export class RustCrypto extends TypedEventEmitter<RustCryptoEvents, CryptoEventH
             throw new Error(`getBackupDecryptor: Unsupported algorithm ${backupInfo.algorithm}`);
         }
 
-        const backupDecryptionKey = RustSdkCryptoJs.BackupDecryptionKey.fromBase64(encodeBase64(privKey));
-
-        const authData = <Curve25519AuthData>backupInfo.auth_data;
-        if (authData.public_key != backupDecryptionKey.megolmV1PublicKey.publicKeyBase64) {
+        if (!decryptionKeyMatchKeyBackupInfo(privKey, backupInfo)) {
             throw new Error(`getBackupDecryptor: key backup on server does not match the decryption key`);
         }
 
+        const backupDecryptionKey = RustSdkCryptoJs.BackupDecryptionKey.fromBase64(encodeBase64(privKey));
         return this.backupManager.createBackupDecryptor(backupDecryptionKey);
     }
 
@@ -1220,6 +1217,10 @@ export class RustCrypto extends TypedEventEmitter<RustCryptoEvents, CryptoEventH
             throw new Error("loadSessionBackupPrivateKeyFromSecretStorage: unable to get backup version");
         }
 
+        if (!decryptionKeyMatchKeyBackupInfo(decodedKey, keyBackupInfo)) {
+            throw new Error("loadSessionBackupPrivateKeyFromSecretStorage: decryption key does not match backup info");
+        }
+
         await this.storeSessionBackupPrivateKey(decodedKey, keyBackupInfo.version);
     }