diff --git a/cypress/e2e/crypto/complete-security.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/crypto/complete-security.spec.ts
index 5afbe542ce..b598829b86 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/crypto/complete-security.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/crypto/complete-security.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import type { VerificationRequest } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto/verification/request/VerificationRequest";
 import { HomeserverInstance } from "../../plugins/utils/homeserver";
-import { handleVerificationRequest, waitForVerificationRequest } from "./utils";
+import { handleVerificationRequest, logIntoElement, waitForVerificationRequest } from "./utils";
 import { CypressBot } from "../../support/bot";
 import { skipIfRustCrypto } from "../../support/util";
 
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ describe("Complete security", () => {
 
                 // accept the verification request on the "bot" side
                 cy.wrap(botVerificationRequestPromise).then(async (verificationRequest: VerificationRequest) => {
-                    await verificationRequest.accept();
                     await handleVerificationRequest(verificationRequest);
                 });
 
@@ -83,22 +82,3 @@ describe("Complete security", () => {
             });
     });
 });
-
-/**
- * Fill in the login form in element with the given creds
- */
-function logIntoElement(homeserverUrl: string, username: string, password: string) {
-    cy.visit("/#/login");
-
-    // select homeserver
-    cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Edit" }).click();
-    cy.findByRole("textbox", { name: "Other homeserver" }).type(homeserverUrl);
-    cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Continue" }).click();
-
-    // wait for the dialog to go away
-    cy.get(".mx_ServerPickerDialog").should("not.exist");
-
-    cy.findByRole("textbox", { name: "Username" }).type(username);
-    cy.findByPlaceholderText("Password").type(password);
-    cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" }).click();
-}
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/crypto/crypto.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/crypto/crypto.spec.ts
index 4e3aad3a1a..17975e88da 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/crypto/crypto.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/crypto/crypto.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ import type { VerificationRequest } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto/verification/
 import type { CypressBot } from "../../support/bot";
 import { HomeserverInstance } from "../../plugins/utils/homeserver";
 import { UserCredentials } from "../../support/login";
-import { EmojiMapping, handleVerificationRequest, waitForVerificationRequest } from "./utils";
+import {
+    checkDeviceIsCrossSigned,
+    EmojiMapping,
+    handleVerificationRequest,
+    logIntoElement,
+    waitForVerificationRequest,
+} from "./utils";
 import { skipIfRustCrypto } from "../../support/util";
 
 interface CryptoTestContext extends Mocha.Context {
@@ -104,6 +110,27 @@ function autoJoin(client: MatrixClient) {
     });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given a VerificationRequest in a bot client, add cypress commands to:
+ *   - wait for the bot to receive a 'verify by emoji' notification
+ *   - check that the bot sees the same emoji as the application
+ *
+ * @param botVerificationRequest - a verification request in a bot client
+ */
+function doTwoWaySasVerification(botVerificationRequest: VerificationRequest): void {
+    // on the bot side, wait for the emojis, confirm they match, and return them
+    const emojiPromise = handleVerificationRequest(botVerificationRequest);
+
+    // then, check that our application shows an emoji panel with the same emojis.
+    cy.wrap(emojiPromise).then((emojis: EmojiMapping[]) => {
+        cy.get(".mx_VerificationShowSas_emojiSas_block").then((emojiBlocks) => {
+            emojis.forEach((emoji: EmojiMapping, index: number) => {
+                expect(emojiBlocks[index].textContent.toLowerCase()).to.eq(emoji[0] + emoji[1]);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 const verify = function (this: CryptoTestContext) {
     const bobsVerificationRequestPromise = waitForVerificationRequest(this.bob);
 
@@ -112,21 +139,9 @@ const verify = function (this: CryptoTestContext) {
         cy.findByText("Bob").click();
         cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Verify" }).click();
         cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Start Verification" }).click();
-        cy.wrap(bobsVerificationRequestPromise)
-            .then((verificationRequest: VerificationRequest) => {
-                verificationRequest.accept();
-                return verificationRequest;
-            })
-            .as("bobsVerificationRequest");
         cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Verify by emoji" }).click();
-        cy.get<VerificationRequest>("@bobsVerificationRequest").then((request: VerificationRequest) => {
-            return cy.wrap(handleVerificationRequest(request)).then((emojis: EmojiMapping[]) => {
-                cy.get(".mx_VerificationShowSas_emojiSas_block").then((emojiBlocks) => {
-                    emojis.forEach((emoji: EmojiMapping, index: number) => {
-                        expect(emojiBlocks[index].textContent.toLowerCase()).to.eq(emoji[0] + emoji[1]);
-                    });
-                });
-            });
+        cy.wrap(bobsVerificationRequestPromise).then((request: VerificationRequest) => {
+            doTwoWaySasVerification(request);
         });
         cy.findByRole("button", { name: "They match" }).click();
         cy.findByText("You've successfully verified Bob!").should("exist");
@@ -144,7 +159,11 @@ describe("Cryptography", function () {
                 cy.initTestUser(homeserver, "Alice", undefined, "alice_").then((credentials) => {
                     aliceCredentials = credentials;
                 });
-                cy.getBot(homeserver, { displayName: "Bob", autoAcceptInvites: false, userIdPrefix: "bob_" }).as("bob");
+                cy.getBot(homeserver, {
+                    displayName: "Bob",
+                    autoAcceptInvites: false,
+                    userIdPrefix: "bob_",
+                }).as("bob");
             });
     });
 
@@ -305,3 +324,67 @@ describe("Cryptography", function () {
         });
     });
 });
+
+describe("Verify own device", () => {
+    let aliceBotClient: CypressBot;
+    let homeserver: HomeserverInstance;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.startHomeserver("default").then((data: HomeserverInstance) => {
+            homeserver = data;
+
+            // Visit the login page of the app, to load the matrix sdk
+            cy.visit("/#/login");
+
+            // wait for the page to load
+            cy.window({ log: false }).should("have.property", "matrixcs");
+
+            // Create a new device for alice
+            cy.getBot(homeserver, { bootstrapCrossSigning: true }).then((bot) => {
+                aliceBotClient = bot;
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        cy.stopHomeserver(homeserver);
+    });
+
+    /* Click the "Verify with another device" button, and have the bot client auto-accept it.
+     *
+     * Stores the incoming `VerificationRequest` on the bot client as `@verificationRequest`.
+     */
+    function initiateAliceVerificationRequest() {
+        // alice bot waits for verification request
+        const promiseVerificationRequest = waitForVerificationRequest(aliceBotClient);
+
+        // Click on "Verify with another device"
+        cy.get(".mx_AuthPage").within(() => {
+            cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Verify with another device" }).click();
+        });
+
+        // alice bot responds yes to verification request from alice
+        cy.wrap(promiseVerificationRequest).as("verificationRequest");
+    }
+
+    it("with SAS", function (this: CryptoTestContext) {
+        logIntoElement(homeserver.baseUrl, aliceBotClient.getUserId(), aliceBotClient.__cypress_password);
+
+        // Launch the verification request between alice and the bot
+        initiateAliceVerificationRequest();
+
+        // Handle emoji SAS verification
+        cy.get(".mx_InfoDialog").within(() => {
+            cy.get<VerificationRequest>("@verificationRequest").then((request: VerificationRequest) => {
+                // Handle emoji request and check that emojis are matching
+                doTwoWaySasVerification(request);
+            });
+
+            cy.findByRole("button", { name: "They match" }).click();
+            cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Got it" }).click();
+        });
+
+        // Check that our device is now cross-signed
+        checkDeviceIsCrossSigned();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/crypto/utils.ts b/cypress/e2e/crypto/utils.ts
index 5d4d9dc304..3e91d1e93d 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/crypto/utils.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/crypto/utils.ts
@@ -21,15 +21,16 @@ import type { VerificationRequest } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto/verification/
 export type EmojiMapping = [emoji: string, name: string];
 
 /**
- * wait for the given client to receive an incoming verification request
+ * wait for the given client to receive an incoming verification request, and automatically accept it
  *
  * @param cli - matrix client we expect to receive a request
  */
 export function waitForVerificationRequest(cli: MatrixClient): Promise<VerificationRequest> {
     return new Promise<VerificationRequest>((resolve) => {
-        const onVerificationRequestEvent = (request: VerificationRequest) => {
+        const onVerificationRequestEvent = async (request: VerificationRequest) => {
             // @ts-ignore CryptoEvent is not exported to window.matrixcs; using the string value here
             cli.off("crypto.verification.request", onVerificationRequestEvent);
+            await request.accept();
             resolve(request);
         };
         // @ts-ignore
@@ -62,3 +63,59 @@ export function handleVerificationRequest(request: VerificationRequest): Promise
         verifier.verify();
     });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check that the user has published cross-signing keys, and that the user's device has been cross-signed.
+ */
+export function checkDeviceIsCrossSigned(): void {
+    let userId: string;
+    let myDeviceId: string;
+    cy.window({ log: false })
+        .then((win) => {
+            // Get the userId and deviceId of the current user
+            const cli = win.mxMatrixClientPeg.get();
+            const accessToken = cli.getAccessToken()!;
+            const homeserverUrl = cli.getHomeserverUrl();
+            myDeviceId = cli.getDeviceId();
+            userId = cli.getUserId();
+            return cy.request({
+                method: "POST",
+                url: `${homeserverUrl}/_matrix/client/v3/keys/query`,
+                headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
+                body: { device_keys: { [userId]: [] } },
+            });
+        })
+        .then((res) => {
+            // there should be three cross-signing keys
+            expect(res.body.master_keys[userId]).to.have.property("keys");
+            expect(res.body.self_signing_keys[userId]).to.have.property("keys");
+            expect(res.body.user_signing_keys[userId]).to.have.property("keys");
+
+            // and the device should be signed by the self-signing key
+            const selfSigningKeyId = Object.keys(res.body.self_signing_keys[userId].keys)[0];
+
+            expect(res.body.device_keys[userId][myDeviceId]).to.exist;
+
+            const myDeviceSignatures = res.body.device_keys[userId][myDeviceId].signatures[userId];
+            expect(myDeviceSignatures[selfSigningKeyId]).to.exist;
+        });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fill in the login form in element with the given creds
+ */
+export function logIntoElement(homeserverUrl: string, username: string, password: string) {
+    cy.visit("/#/login");
+
+    // select homeserver
+    cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Edit" }).click();
+    cy.findByRole("textbox", { name: "Other homeserver" }).type(homeserverUrl);
+    cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Continue" }).click();
+
+    // wait for the dialog to go away
+    cy.get(".mx_ServerPickerDialog").should("not.exist");
+
+    cy.findByRole("textbox", { name: "Username" }).type(username);
+    cy.findByPlaceholderText("Password").type(password);
+    cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" }).click();
+}
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/register/register.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/register/register.spec.ts
index 79f4987353..e975ad4f7d 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/register/register.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/register/register.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 /// <reference types="cypress" />
 
 import { HomeserverInstance } from "../../plugins/utils/homeserver";
+import { checkDeviceIsCrossSigned } from "../crypto/utils";
 
 describe("Registration", () => {
     let homeserver: HomeserverInstance;
@@ -95,32 +96,7 @@ describe("Registration", () => {
         );
 
         // check that cross-signing keys have been uploaded.
-        const myUserId = "@alice:localhost";
-        let myDeviceId: string;
-        cy.window({ log: false })
-            .then((win) => {
-                const cli = win.mxMatrixClientPeg.get();
-                const accessToken = cli.getAccessToken()!;
-                myDeviceId = cli.getDeviceId();
-                return cy.request({
-                    method: "POST",
-                    url: `${homeserver.baseUrl}/_matrix/client/v3/keys/query`,
-                    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` },
-                    body: { device_keys: { [myUserId]: [] } },
-                });
-            })
-            .then((res) => {
-                // there should be three cross-signing keys
-                expect(res.body.master_keys[myUserId]).to.have.property("keys");
-                expect(res.body.self_signing_keys[myUserId]).to.have.property("keys");
-                expect(res.body.user_signing_keys[myUserId]).to.have.property("keys");
-
-                // and the device should be signed by the self-signing key
-                const selfSigningKeyId = Object.keys(res.body.self_signing_keys[myUserId].keys)[0];
-                expect(res.body.device_keys[myUserId][myDeviceId]).to.exist;
-                const myDeviceSignatures = res.body.device_keys[myUserId][myDeviceId].signatures[myUserId];
-                expect(myDeviceSignatures[selfSigningKeyId]).to.exist;
-            });
+        checkDeviceIsCrossSigned();
     });
 
     it("should require username to fulfil requirements and be available", () => {