diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.spec.ts
index d531eeb798..a441794e26 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 
 import path from 'path'
 import { type PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface'
+import { type LogEntry } from '@orbitdb/core'
 import waitForExpect from 'wait-for-expect'
 import { TestModule } from '../../common/test.module'
 import { createArbitraryFile, libp2pInstanceParams } from '../../common/utils'
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ import { createLogger } from '../../common/logger'
 import { ChannelsService } from './channels.service'
 import { SigChainService } from '../../auth/sigchain.service'
 import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
+import { SigChain } from '../../auth/sigchain'
+import { RoleName } from '../../auth/services/roles/roles'
+import { EncryptedAndSignedPayload, EncryptionScopeType } from '../../auth/services/crypto/types'
+import { InviteService } from '../../auth/services/invites/invite.service'
+import { UserService } from '../../auth/services/members/user.service'
 
 const logger = createLogger('channelsService:test')
 
@@ -107,6 +113,51 @@ describe('ChannelsService', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  const createNonAdminMemberChain = (username: string): SigChain => {
+    const adminChain = sigChainService.getActiveChain()
+    const invite = adminChain.invites.createUserInvite()
+    const salt = `${username}-metadata-validation-salt`
+
+    adminChain.lockbox.createInviteLockboxes(invite.seed, salt, RoleName.MEMBER)
+
+    const invitedChain = SigChain.createFromInvite(username, invite.seed)
+    adminChain.invites.admitMemberFromInvite(
+      InviteService.generateProof(invite.seed),
+      invitedChain.user.userName,
+      invitedChain.user.userId,
+      UserService.redactUser(invitedChain.user).keys
+    )
+
+    const joinedChain = SigChain.joinForTesting(
+      {
+        user: invitedChain.user,
+        device: invitedChain.device,
+      },
+      adminChain.save(),
+      adminChain.team!.teamKeyring()
+    )
+    joinedChain.roles.addSelf(RoleName.MEMBER, invite.seed, salt)
+
+    expect(joinedChain.roles.amIAdmin()).toBe(false)
+    expect(joinedChain.roles.amIMemberOfRole(RoleName.MEMBER)).toBe(true)
+
+    return joinedChain
+  }
+
+  const channelPutEntry = (
+    key: string,
+    value: EncryptedAndSignedPayload,
+    hash: string = 'test-channel-metadata-entry'
+  ): LogEntry<EncryptedAndSignedPayload> =>
+    ({
+      hash,
+      payload: {
+        op: 'PUT',
+        key,
+        value,
+      },
+    }) as unknown as LogEntry<EncryptedAndSignedPayload>
+
   afterEach(async () => {
     await storageService.stop()
     await libp2pService.close()
@@ -302,6 +353,123 @@ describe('ChannelsService', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('Channel metadata validation', () => {
+    it('accepts legitimate public channel metadata encrypted to the member role', async () => {
+      const publicChannel = await factory.build<PublicChannel>('PublicChannel', {
+        owner: aliceUserId,
+        teamId: community.teamId!,
+      })
+      const encryptedEntry = channelsService.encryptChannelEntry(publicChannel)
+
+      await expect(channelsService.validateEntry(channelPutEntry(publicChannel.id, encryptedEntry))).resolves.toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('accepts legitimate private channel metadata encrypted to the channel role', async () => {
+      const activeChain = sigChainService.getActiveChain()
+      const privateChannel: PublicChannel = {
+        id: 'legitimate-private-channel-id',
+        name: 'legitimate-private-channel',
+        description: 'legitimate private channel metadata',
+        owner: aliceUserId,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        public: false,
+        teamId: community.teamId!,
+      }
+      privateChannel.roleName = activeChain.channels.create(privateChannel.id)
+      const encryptedEntry = channelsService.encryptChannelEntry(privateChannel)
+
+      await expect(channelsService.validateEntry(channelPutEntry(privateChannel.id, encryptedEntry))).resolves.toBe(
+        true
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('rejects forged private channel metadata encrypted to the broad member role', async () => {
+      const malloryChain = createNonAdminMemberChain('mallory')
+      const forgedPrivateChannel: PublicChannel = {
+        id: 'private-channel-id',
+        name: 'private-channel',
+        description: 'forged private channel metadata',
+        owner: malloryChain.user.userId,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        public: false,
+        roleName: RoleName.MEMBER,
+        teamId: community.teamId!,
+      }
+      const forgedEntry = malloryChain.crypto.encryptAndSign(forgedPrivateChannel, {
+        type: EncryptionScopeType.ROLE,
+        name: RoleName.MEMBER,
+      })
+
+      await expect(
+        channelsService.validateEntry(
+          channelPutEntry(forgedPrivateChannel.id, forgedEntry, 'forged-private-channel-metadata')
+        )
+      ).resolves.toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('rejects private channel metadata encrypted outside the channel role', async () => {
+      const activeChain = sigChainService.getActiveChain()
+      const privateChannel: PublicChannel = {
+        id: 'team-scoped-private-channel-id',
+        name: 'team-scoped-private-channel',
+        description: 'private channel metadata encrypted to team scope',
+        owner: aliceUserId,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        public: false,
+        teamId: community.teamId!,
+      }
+      privateChannel.roleName = activeChain.channels.create(privateChannel.id)
+      const teamScopedEntry = activeChain.crypto.encryptAndSign(privateChannel, {
+        type: EncryptionScopeType.TEAM,
+      })
+
+      await expect(
+        channelsService.validateEntry(
+          channelPutEntry(privateChannel.id, teamScopedEntry, 'team-scoped-private-channel-metadata')
+        )
+      ).resolves.toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('rejects public metadata forged for an existing private channel id', async () => {
+      const activeChain = sigChainService.getActiveChain()
+      const malloryChain = createNonAdminMemberChain('mallory')
+      const privateChannelId = 'downgraded-private-channel-id'
+      activeChain.channels.create(privateChannelId)
+
+      const forgedPublicChannel: PublicChannel = {
+        id: privateChannelId,
+        name: 'downgraded-private-channel',
+        description: 'forged public metadata for a private channel',
+        owner: malloryChain.user.userId,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        public: true,
+        teamId: community.teamId!,
+      }
+      const forgedEntry = malloryChain.crypto.encryptAndSign(forgedPublicChannel, {
+        type: EncryptionScopeType.ROLE,
+        name: RoleName.MEMBER,
+      })
+
+      await expect(
+        channelsService.validateEntry(
+          channelPutEntry(forgedPublicChannel.id, forgedEntry, 'downgraded-private-channel-metadata')
+        )
+      ).resolves.toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('rejects channel metadata stored under a different key', async () => {
+      const publicChannel = await factory.build<PublicChannel>('PublicChannel', {
+        owner: aliceUserId,
+        teamId: community.teamId!,
+      })
+      const encryptedEntry = channelsService.encryptChannelEntry(publicChannel)
+
+      await expect(channelsService.validateEntry(channelPutEntry('wrong-channel-id', encryptedEntry))).resolves.toBe(
+        false
+      )
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('Files deletion', () => {
     let realFilePath: string
     let messages: {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.ts
index 2783c879b4..7b67a9718c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,122 @@ export class ChannelsService extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  private validateChannelEntryMetadata(
+    entry: LogEntry<EncryptedAndSignedPayload>,
+    encPayload: EncryptedAndSignedPayload,
+    decEntry: PublicChannel
+  ): boolean {
+    const key = entry.payload.key
+    const sigAuthor = encPayload.signature.author.name
+    const chain = this.sigchainService.getActiveChain(false)
+
+    if (chain == null) {
+      this.logger.error('Cannot validate channel entry without an active chain:', entry.hash)
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (!key || key !== decEntry.id) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate channel entry: key must match decrypted channel id:', entry.hash, {
+        key,
+        channelId: decEntry.id,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (!encPayload.userId || !sigAuthor || encPayload.userId !== sigAuthor) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate channel entry: payload userId must match signature author:', entry.hash, {
+        userId: encPayload.userId,
+        sigAuthor,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (encPayload.teamId !== chain.team!.id) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate channel entry: payload teamId must match active chain:', entry.hash, {
+        payloadTeamId: encPayload.teamId,
+        activeTeamId: chain.team!.id,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (!(decEntry.public ?? true)) {
+      return this.validatePrivateChannelEntry(entry, encPayload, decEntry, sigAuthor)
+    }
+
+    if (decEntry.roleName != null) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate public channel entry: public channels cannot declare a role:', entry.hash, {
+        roleName: decEntry.roleName,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    const expectedPrivateRoleName = chain.channels.generateChannelRoleName(decEntry.id)
+    if (chain.roles.getAllRoles().some(role => role.roleName === expectedPrivateRoleName)) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        'Failed to validate public channel entry: channel id already has a private channel role:',
+        entry.hash,
+        {
+          channelId: decEntry.id,
+          roleName: expectedPrivateRoleName,
+        }
+      )
+      return false
+    }
+
+    return this.validateChannelEncryptionScope(entry, encPayload, RoleName.MEMBER)
+  }
+
+  private validatePrivateChannelEntry(
+    entry: LogEntry<EncryptedAndSignedPayload>,
+    encPayload: EncryptedAndSignedPayload,
+    decEntry: PublicChannel,
+    sigAuthor: string
+  ): boolean {
+    if (decEntry.owner !== sigAuthor) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate private channel entry: owner must match signature author:', entry.hash, {
+        owner: decEntry.owner,
+        sigAuthor,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    const chain = this.sigchainService.getActiveChain()
+    const expectedRoleName = chain.channels.generateChannelRoleName(decEntry.id)
+    if (decEntry.roleName !== expectedRoleName) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate private channel entry: roleName must match channel id:', entry.hash, {
+        roleName: decEntry.roleName,
+        expectedRoleName,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (!chain.roles.memberHasRole(sigAuthor, expectedRoleName)) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate private channel entry: signer must have the channel role:', entry.hash, {
+        sigAuthor,
+        roleName: expectedRoleName,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+
+    return this.validateChannelEncryptionScope(entry, encPayload, expectedRoleName)
+  }
+
+  private validateChannelEncryptionScope(
+    entry: LogEntry<EncryptedAndSignedPayload>,
+    encPayload: EncryptedAndSignedPayload,
+    expectedRoleName: string
+  ): boolean {
+    const scope = encPayload.encrypted.scope
+    if (scope.type !== EncryptionScopeType.ROLE || scope.name !== expectedRoleName) {
+      this.logger.error('Failed to validate channel entry: encryption scope must match channel role:', entry.hash, {
+        scope,
+        expectedRoleName,
+      })
+      return false
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+
   /**
    * Validates a log entry in the OrbitDB store.
    * @param entry The log entry to validate.
@@ -261,6 +377,9 @@ export class ChannelsService extends EventEmitter {
           this.logger.error('Decrypted channel entry is not a valid channel:', entry.hash, decEntry)
           return false
         }
+        if (!this.validateChannelEntryMetadata(entry, encPayload, decEntry)) {
+          return false
+        }
       }
       if (entry.payload.op === 'DEL') {
         if (!entry.payload.key) {