diff --git a/backend/internal/server/auth.go b/backend/internal/server/auth.go
index 40488a78..1dcbfe68 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/auth.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/auth.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func (s *Server) setupAuthRoutes() {
 	auth.Use(s.authLimiter.RateLimit()) // special rate limit for auth routes
 	auth.POST("/signup", s.handleSignup, mw.ValidateRequestBody(reflect.TypeOf(SignupRequest{})))
 	auth.POST("/signin", s.handleSignin, mw.ValidateRequestBody(reflect.TypeOf(SigninRequest{})))
+	auth.GET("/ami-verified", s.handleEmailVerifiedStatus)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleSignup(c echo.Context) error {
@@ -144,6 +145,26 @@ func (s *Server) handleSignin(c echo.Context) error {
 	})
 }
 
+/*
+handleEmailVerifiedStatus checks for the email_verified column of the given email.
+If the email does not exist in the users table, it returns false. The same goes
+for any error encountered.
+*/
+func (s *Server) handleEmailVerifiedStatus(c echo.Context) error {
+	email := c.QueryParam("email")
+	if email == "" {
+		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "Missing email in query param.")
+	}
+
+	user, err := db.New(s.DBPool).GetUserByEmail(c.Request().Context(), email)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to fetch user when checking email verified status.")
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, EmailVerifiedStatusResponse{Verified: false})
+	}
+
+	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, EmailVerifiedStatusResponse{Verified: user.EmailVerified})
+}
+
 // helper function to convert pgtype.Text to *string
 func getStringPtr(t pgtype.Text) *string {
 	if !t.Valid {
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/auth_test.go b/backend/internal/server/auth_test.go
index f7c8917e..ae8e8ce5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/auth_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/auth_test.go
@@ -116,4 +116,26 @@ func TestAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		s.echoInstance.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rec.Code)
 	})
+
+	// TODO: re-order this test when the verification for the email tests are merged.
+	// this tets has to run before it to pass
+	// Then a new test should be added to cover the status when it is 'true'
+	t.Run("email verified status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/auth/ami-verified?email=test@example.com", nil)
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		s.echoInstance.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
+
+		var response EmailVerifiedStatusResponse
+		err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &response)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, response.Verified)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("email verified status - missing email query param", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/auth/ami-verified", nil)
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		s.echoInstance.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rec.Code)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/server/types.go b/backend/internal/server/types.go
index 81811c23..5e5b0d56 100644
--- a/backend/internal/server/types.go
+++ b/backend/internal/server/types.go
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ type UpdateMeetingRequest struct {
 	Notes      *string `json:"notes"`
 }
 
+type EmailVerifiedStatusResponse struct {
+	Verified bool `json:"verified"`
+}
+
 type CreateProjectFileRequest struct {
 	FileType string `json:"file_type" validate:"required"`
 	FileURL  string `json:"file_url" validate:"required,url,s3_url"`