diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
index 961930773..643d6d841 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "ftl_band.h"
 #include "ftl_io.h"
 #include "ftl_core.h"
+#include "ftl_debug.h"
 #include "ftl_internal.h"
 #include "utils/ftl_md.h"
 #include "utils/ftl_defs.h"
@@ -90,10 +91,12 @@ _ftl_band_set_preparing(struct ftl_band *band)
 }
 
 static void
-_ftl_band_set_closed(struct ftl_band *band)
+_ftl_band_set_closed_cb(struct ftl_band *band, bool valid)
 {
 	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev = band->dev;
 
+	assert(valid == true);
+
 	/* Set the state as free_md() checks for that */
 	band->md->state = FTL_BAND_STATE_CLOSED;
 	if (band->owner.state_change_fn) {
@@ -107,6 +110,13 @@ _ftl_band_set_closed(struct ftl_band *band)
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&dev->shut_bands, band, queue_entry);
 }
 
+static void
+_ftl_band_set_closed(struct ftl_band *band)
+{
+	/* Verify that band's metadata is consistent with l2p */
+	ftl_band_validate_md(band, _ftl_band_set_closed_cb);
+}
+
 ftl_addr
 ftl_band_tail_md_addr(struct ftl_band *band)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
index bc66c8991..f49c450b5 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum ftl_band_state {
 typedef void (*ftl_band_state_change_fn)(struct ftl_band *band);
 typedef void (*ftl_band_ops_cb)(struct ftl_band *band, void *ctx, bool status);
 typedef void (*ftl_band_md_cb)(struct ftl_band *band, void *ctx, enum ftl_md_status status);
+typedef void (*ftl_band_validate_md_cb)(struct ftl_band *band, bool valid);
 
 struct ftl_band_md {
 	/* Band iterator for writing */
@@ -132,6 +133,9 @@ struct ftl_band {
 
 	/* For writing metadata */
 	struct ftl_md_io_entry_ctx	md_persist_entry_ctx;
+
+	/* Callback function for validate md */
+	ftl_band_validate_md_cb		validate_cb;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.c
index c129090d9..426e24851 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.c
@@ -21,6 +21,138 @@ static const char *ftl_band_state_str[] = {
 	"max"
 };
 
+struct ftl_band_validate_ctx {
+	struct ftl_band *band;
+	ftl_band_validate_md_cb cb;
+	int remaining;
+	uint64_t pin_cnt;
+	uint64_t current_offset;
+	struct ftl_l2p_pin_ctx l2p_pin_ctx[];
+};
+
+static void ftl_band_validate_md_l2p_pin_cb(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int status,
+		struct ftl_l2p_pin_ctx *pin_ctx);
+
+#define FTL_MD_VALIDATE_LBA_PER_ITERATION 128
+
+static void
+ftl_band_validate_md_pin(struct ftl_band_validate_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	struct ftl_band *band = ctx->band;
+	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev = band->dev;
+	struct ftl_p2l_map *p2l_map = &band->p2l_map;
+	size_t i, size;
+	struct ftl_l2p_pin_ctx tmp_pin_ctx = {
+		.cb_ctx = ctx
+	};
+
+	/* Since the first L2P page may already be pinned, the ftl_band_validate_md_l2p_pin_cb could be prematurely
+	 * triggered. Initializing to 1 and then triggering the callback again manually prevents the issue.
+	 */
+	ctx->remaining = 1;
+	size = spdk_min(FTL_MD_VALIDATE_LBA_PER_ITERATION,
+			ftl_get_num_blocks_in_band(dev) - ctx->current_offset);
+
+	for (i = ctx->current_offset; i < ctx->current_offset + size; ++i) {
+		if (!ftl_bitmap_get(p2l_map->valid, i)) {
+			ctx->l2p_pin_ctx[i].lba = FTL_LBA_INVALID;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		assert(p2l_map->band_map[i] != FTL_LBA_INVALID);
+		ctx->remaining++;
+		ctx->pin_cnt++;
+		ftl_l2p_pin(dev, p2l_map->band_map[i], 1, ftl_band_validate_md_l2p_pin_cb, ctx,
+			    &ctx->l2p_pin_ctx[i]);
+	}
+
+	ftl_band_validate_md_l2p_pin_cb(dev, 0, &tmp_pin_ctx);
+}
+
+static void
+_ftl_band_validate_md(void *_ctx)
+{
+	struct ftl_band_validate_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
+	struct ftl_band *band = ctx->band;
+	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev = band->dev;
+	ftl_addr addr_l2p;
+	size_t i, size;
+	bool valid = true;
+	uint64_t lba;
+
+	size = spdk_min(FTL_MD_VALIDATE_LBA_PER_ITERATION,
+			ftl_get_num_blocks_in_band(dev) - ctx->current_offset);
+
+	for (i = ctx->current_offset; i < ctx->current_offset + size; ++i) {
+		lba = ctx->l2p_pin_ctx[i].lba;
+		if (lba == FTL_LBA_INVALID) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (ftl_bitmap_get(band->p2l_map.valid, i)) {
+			addr_l2p = ftl_l2p_get(dev, lba);
+
+			if (addr_l2p != FTL_ADDR_INVALID && !ftl_addr_in_nvc(dev, addr_l2p) &&
+			    addr_l2p != ftl_band_addr_from_block_offset(band, i)) {
+				valid = false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		ctx->pin_cnt--;
+		ftl_l2p_unpin(dev, lba, 1);
+	}
+	assert(ctx->pin_cnt == 0);
+
+	ctx->current_offset += size;
+
+	if (ctx->current_offset == ftl_get_num_blocks_in_band(dev)) {
+		ctx->cb(band, valid);
+		free(ctx);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ftl_band_validate_md_pin(ctx);
+}
+
+static void
+ftl_band_validate_md_l2p_pin_cb(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, int status,
+				struct ftl_l2p_pin_ctx *pin_ctx)
+{
+	struct ftl_band_validate_ctx *ctx = pin_ctx->cb_ctx;
+
+	assert(status == 0);
+
+	if (--ctx->remaining == 0) {
+		spdk_thread_send_msg(dev->core_thread, _ftl_band_validate_md, ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+ftl_band_validate_md(struct ftl_band *band, ftl_band_validate_md_cb cb)
+{
+	struct ftl_band_validate_ctx *ctx;
+	size_t size;
+
+	assert(cb);
+
+	size = ftl_get_num_blocks_in_band(band->dev);
+
+	ctx = malloc(sizeof(*ctx) + size * sizeof(*ctx->l2p_pin_ctx));
+
+	if (!ctx) {
+		FTL_ERRLOG(band->dev, "Failed to allocate memory for band validate context");
+		cb(band, false);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ctx->band = band;
+	ctx->cb = cb;
+	ctx->pin_cnt = 0;
+	ctx->current_offset = 0;
+
+	ftl_band_validate_md_pin(ctx);
+}
+
 void
 ftl_dev_dump_bands(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.h
index 32083c221..f3a3396d4 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_debug.h
@@ -10,11 +10,27 @@
 #include "ftl_band.h"
 #include "ftl_core.h"
 
-typedef void (*ftl_band_validate_md_cb)(struct ftl_band *band, bool valid);
-
 #if defined(DEBUG)
+void ftl_band_validate_md(struct ftl_band *band, ftl_band_validate_md_cb cb);
 void ftl_dev_dump_bands(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 #else
+
+static void
+_validate_cb(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct ftl_band *band = ctx;
+
+	band->validate_cb(band, true);
+}
+
+static inline void
+ftl_band_validate_md(struct ftl_band *band, ftl_band_validate_md_cb cb)
+{
+	/* For release builds this is a NOP operation, but should still be asynchronous to keep the behavior consistent */
+	band->validate_cb = cb;
+	spdk_thread_send_msg(band->dev->core_thread, _validate_cb, band);
+}
+
 static inline void
 ftl_dev_dump_bands(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c/ftl_band_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c/ftl_band_ut.c
index ddc8ab667..de6e51666 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c/ftl_band_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c/ftl_band_ut.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ struct base_bdev_geometry g_geo = {
 static struct spdk_ftl_dev *g_dev;
 static struct ftl_band	*g_band;
 
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+DEFINE_STUB_V(ftl_band_validate_md, (struct ftl_band *band, ftl_band_validate_md_cb cb));
+#endif
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_bdev_free_io, (struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io));
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_get_block_size, uint32_t, (const struct spdk_bdev *bdev), 512);
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_bdev_get_name, const char *, (const struct spdk_bdev *bdev), "test");