diff --git a/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.h b/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.h
index c1255157bb..702fb013f6 100644
--- a/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.h
+++ b/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern NSString *const kNSNotificationName_IdentityStateDidChange;
 - (BOOL)isCurrentIdentityTrustedForSendingWithRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
 
 - (void)generateNewIdentityKey;
+
 - (nullable NSData *)identityKeyForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
 
 - (void)setVerificationState:(OWSVerificationState)verificationState
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ extern NSString *const kNSNotificationName_IdentityStateDidChange;
 
 - (OWSVerificationState)verificationStateForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
 
+/**
+ * @param   recipientId unique stable identifier for the recipient, e.g. e164 phone number
+ * @returns nil if the recipient does not exist, or if the recipient exists and is OWSVerificationStateVerified or
+ * OWSVerificationStateDefault else return the no longer verified identity
+ */
+- (OWSRecipientIdentity *)noLongerVerifiedIdentityForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.m b/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.m
index 6fedaffca3..c9dcd9f596 100644
--- a/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.m
+++ b/src/Messages/OWSIdentityManager.m
@@ -235,6 +235,21 @@ NSString *const kNSNotificationName_IdentityStateDidChange = @"kNSNotificationNa
     }
 }
 
+- (OWSRecipientIdentity *)noLongerVerifiedIdentityForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId
+{
+    OWSAssert(recipientId.length > 0);
+
+    @synchronized(self)
+    {
+        OWSRecipientIdentity *_Nullable identity = [OWSRecipientIdentity fetchObjectWithUniqueID:recipientId];
+
+        if (identity && identity.verificationState == OWSVerificationStateNoLongerVerified) {
+            return identity;
+        }
+    }
+    return nil;
+}
+
 - (void)fireIdentityStateChangeNotification
 {
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{