diff --git a/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs b/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs
index 4d2a9d7..fc18dd6 100644
--- a/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs
+++ b/test/feed_reader/remote_session_test.exs
@@ -63,6 +63,30 @@ defmodule FeedReader.RemoteSessionTest do
     assert download_files() == before
   end
 
+  test "verified downloads preserve unchanged outcomes and clean rejected feeds" do
+    url = "https://example.com/feed.xml"
+
+    assert {:ok, :not_modified} =
+             FeedReader.stream_verified(url, request_opts("", response: response([], [], 304)))
+
+    assert {:ok, :not_changed} =
+             FeedReader.stream_verified(
+               url,
+               request_opts(@xml, previous_checksum: checksum(@xml))
+             )
+
+    before = download_files()
+
+    assert {:error, :unknown} =
+             FeedReader.stream_verified(url, request_opts("<unknown/>", format: :invalid))
+
+    assert download_files() == before
+  end
+
+  test "verified stream validates its default-argument URL path" do
+    assert {:error, :invalid_url} = FeedReader.stream_verified(:invalid)
+  end
+
   test "covers default options and closing a local session" do
     assert {:error, :invalid_url} = FeedReader.stream(:invalid)
 
diff --git a/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs b/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1165f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/feed_reader/verified_parser_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+defmodule FeedReader.VerifiedParserTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
+
+  alias FeedReader.{Feed, Fetch, Item, Session}
+
+  @xml ~s(<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Verified</title><item><title>One</title></item></channel></rss>)
+
+  test "validates before returning a local event stream" do
+    path = write_temp(@xml)
+    on_exit(fn -> File.rm(path) end)
+
+    assert {:ok, %Session{fetch: nil, resource: nil, events: events}} =
+             FeedReader.stream_file_verified(path, max_parse_passes: 0)
+
+    assert [{:feed, %Feed{title: "Verified"}}, {:item, %Item{title: "One"}}] =
+             Enum.to_list(events)
+
+    assert File.read!(path) == @xml
+  end
+
+  test "does not return a session for malformed tails or an insufficient pass budget" do
+    path = write_temp(@xml <> "<broken")
+    on_exit(fn -> File.rm(path) end)
+
+    assert {:error, %Saxy.ParseError{}} = FeedReader.stream_file_verified(path)
+
+    valid_path = write_temp(@xml)
+    on_exit(fn -> File.rm(valid_path) end)
+
+    assert {:error, {:resource_limit, :max_parse_passes, 1}} =
+             FeedReader.stream_file_verified(valid_path, max_parse_passes: 1)
+  end
+
+  test "releases a remote verified source after enumeration or explicit close" do
+    assert {:ok, %Session{fetch: %Fetch{}, resource: %{path: path}} = session} =
+             FeedReader.stream_verified("https://example.com/feed.xml", remote_options())
+
+    assert [{:feed, %Feed{}}, {:item, %Item{}}] = Enum.to_list(session.events)
+    refute File.exists?(path)
+
+    assert {:ok, %Session{resource: %{path: path2}} = session2} =
+             FeedReader.stream_verified("https://example.com/feed.xml", remote_options())
+
+    assert File.exists?(path2)
+    assert :ok = FeedReader.close(session2)
+    refute File.exists?(path2)
+  end
+
+  defp remote_options do
+    [
+      http_client: FeedReader.TestSupport.TransportClient,
+      response: %{
+        status: 200,
+        headers: [],
+        final_url: "https://example.com/final.xml",
+        body: [@xml]
+      },
+      test_pid: self()
+    ]
+  end
+
+  defp write_temp(xml) do
+    path =
+      Path.join(
+        System.tmp_dir!(),
+        "feed_reader-verified-#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}.xml"
+      )
+
+    File.write!(path, xml)
+    path
+  end
+end