diff --git a/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof.go b/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof.go
index c6f4c8b48f75..6c2e0b842886 100644
--- a/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof.go
+++ b/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof.go
@@ -15,32 +15,34 @@ import (
 
 // VerifySignature verifies if the the provided public key generated the signature
 // over the given data. Single and Multi signature public keys are supported.
-// The type of the signature data determines how the public key is used to
-// verify the signature. An error is returned if signature verification fails
-// or an invalid SignatureData type is provided.
+// The signature data type must correspond to the public key type. An error is
+// returned if signature verification fails or an invalid SignatureData type is
+// provided.
 func VerifySignature(pubKey cryptotypes.PubKey, signBytes []byte, sigData signing.SignatureData) error {
-	switch data := sigData.(type) {
-	case *signing.SingleSignatureData:
-		if !pubKey.VerifySignature(signBytes, data.Signature) {
-			return ErrSignatureVerificationFailed
-		}
-
-	case *signing.MultiSignatureData:
-		multiPK, ok := pubKey.(multisig.PubKey)
+	switch pubKey := pubKey.(type) {
+	case multisig.PubKey:
+		data, ok := sigData.(*signing.MultiSignatureData)
 		if !ok {
-			return sdkerrors.Wrapf(ErrSignatureVerificationFailed, "invalid pubkey type: expected %T, got %T", (multisig.PubKey)(nil), pubKey)
+			return sdkerrors.Wrapf(ErrSignatureVerificationFailed, "invalid signature data type, expected %T, got %T", (*signing.MultiSignatureData)(nil), data)
 		}
 
 		// The function supplied fulfills the VerifyMultisignature interface. No special
 		// adjustments need to be made to the sign bytes based on the sign mode.
-		if err := multiPK.VerifyMultisignature(func(signing.SignMode) ([]byte, error) {
+		if err := pubKey.VerifyMultisignature(func(signing.SignMode) ([]byte, error) {
 			return signBytes, nil
 		}, data); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 	default:
-		return sdkerrors.Wrapf(ErrSignatureVerificationFailed, "unsupported signature data type %T", data)
+		data, ok := sigData.(*signing.SingleSignatureData)
+		if !ok {
+			return sdkerrors.Wrapf(ErrSignatureVerificationFailed, "invalid signature data type, expected %T, got %T", (*signing.SingleSignatureData)(nil), data)
+		}
+
+		if !pubKey.VerifySignature(signBytes, data.Signature) {
+			return ErrSignatureVerificationFailed
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof_test.go b/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof_test.go
index 5ecd9c4c5da2..e2ba679a5b98 100644
--- a/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof_test.go
+++ b/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types/proof_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,72 @@
 package types_test
 
 import (
+	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/tx/signing"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types"
+	solomachinetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/light-clients/06-solomachine/types"
 	ibctesting "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/ibc/testing"
 )
 
+func (suite *SoloMachineTestSuite) TestVerifySignature() {
+	cdc := suite.chainA.App.AppCodec()
+	signBytes := []byte("sign bytes")
+
+	singleSignature := suite.solomachine.GenerateSignature(signBytes)
+	singleSigData, err := solomachinetypes.UnmarshalSignatureData(cdc, singleSignature)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	multiSignature := suite.solomachineMulti.GenerateSignature(signBytes)
+	multiSigData, err := solomachinetypes.UnmarshalSignatureData(cdc, multiSignature)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		publicKey cryptotypes.PubKey
+		sigData   signing.SignatureData
+		expPass   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"single signature with regular public key",
+			suite.solomachine.PublicKey,
+			singleSigData,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"multi signature with multisig public key",
+			suite.solomachineMulti.PublicKey,
+			multiSigData,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"single signature with multisig public key",
+			suite.solomachineMulti.PublicKey,
+			singleSigData,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"multi signature with regular public key",
+			suite.solomachine.PublicKey,
+			multiSigData,
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		tc := tc
+
+		suite.Run(tc.name, func() {
+			err := solomachinetypes.VerifySignature(tc.publicKey, signBytes, tc.sigData)
+
+			if tc.expPass {
+				suite.Require().NoError(err)
+			} else {
+				suite.Require().Error(err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (suite *SoloMachineTestSuite) TestClientStateSignBytes() {
 	cdc := suite.chainA.App.AppCodec()