diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.c b/libtransmission/torrent.c
index 541019dcd..341c1d583 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.c
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.c
@@ -1124,10 +1124,15 @@ torrentStart( tr_torrent * tor,
 
     if( !tor->isRunning )
     {
-        if( reloadProgress )
+        const int isVerifying = tr_verifyInProgress( tor );
+
+        if( !isVerifying && reloadProgress )
             tr_torrentLoadResume( tor, TR_FR_PROGRESS, NULL );
+
         tor->isRunning = 1;
-        tr_verifyAdd( tor, checkAndStartCB );
+
+        if( !isVerifying )
+            tr_verifyAdd( tor, checkAndStartCB );
     }
 
     tr_globalUnlock( tor->session );
diff --git a/libtransmission/verify.c b/libtransmission/verify.c
index 6fa3637e1..ad6262aa2 100644
--- a/libtransmission/verify.c
+++ b/libtransmission/verify.c
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ compareVerifyByTorrent( const void * va,
     return a->torrent - b;
 }
 
+int
+tr_verifyInProgress( const tr_torrent * tor )
+{
+    int found = FALSE;
+    tr_lock * lock = getVerifyLock( );
+    tr_lockLock( lock );
+
+    found = ( tor == currentNode.torrent )
+         || ( tr_list_find( verifyList, tor, compareVerifyByTorrent ) != NULL );
+
+    tr_lockUnlock( lock );
+    return found;
+}
+
 void
 tr_verifyRemove( tr_torrent * tor )
 {
diff --git a/libtransmission/verify.h b/libtransmission/verify.h
index 2f05e1775..d634cb7be 100644
--- a/libtransmission/verify.h
+++ b/libtransmission/verify.h
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ void tr_verifyAdd( tr_torrent *      tor,
 
 void tr_verifyRemove( tr_torrent * tor );
 
+int tr_verifyInProgress( const tr_torrent * tor );
+
 #endif