diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e718fc12..0d23ddd9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8140,6 +8140,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "openvm-pairing",
  "openvm-pairing-guest",
  "openvm-sha2",
+ "rand 0.9.4",
  "sbv-primitives",
  "scroll-zkvm-types-base",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/types/batch/Cargo.toml b/crates/types/batch/Cargo.toml
index e2836f22..af502445 100644
--- a/crates/types/batch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/types/batch/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ host = ["dep:sbv-primitives", "dep:c-kzg"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 c-kzg = { workspace = true }
+rand = { version = "0.9" }
diff --git a/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/mod.rs b/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/mod.rs
index a6498d47..d7d502a6 100644
--- a/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod openvm;
 mod types;
 
 pub use openvm::point_evaluation;
-pub use openvm::{kzg_to_versioned_hash, verify_kzg_proof};
+pub use openvm::{is_in_g1_subgroup, kzg_to_versioned_hash, verify_kzg_proof};
 pub use types::ToIntrinsic;
 
 // Number of bytes in a u256.
diff --git a/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/openvm.rs b/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/openvm.rs
index 0439b802..a8313fe2 100644
--- a/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/openvm.rs
+++ b/crates/types/batch/src/blob_consistency/openvm.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::ops::{AddAssign, MulAssign};
+use std::slice;
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 use algebra::{Field, IntMod};
-use alloy_primitives::U256;
+use alloy_primitives::{U256, hex};
 use halo2curves_axiom::bls12_381::G2Affine as Bls12_381_G2;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use openvm_ecc_guest::{AffinePoint, CyclicGroup, msm, weierstrass::WeierstrassPoint};
-use openvm_pairing::bls12_381::{Bls12_381, G1Affine, G2Affine, Scalar};
+use openvm_pairing::bls12_381::{Bls12_381, Fp, G1Affine, G2Affine, Scalar};
 use openvm_pairing_guest::{algebra, pairing::PairingCheck};
 
 use super::types::ToIntrinsic;
@@ -51,6 +52,16 @@ static KZG_G2_SETUP: LazyLock<G2Affine> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         .to_intrinsic()
 });
 
+// Nontrivial BLS12-381 Fp cube root of unity used by the G1 endomorphism;
+// bytes are little-endian.
+static BETA: Fp = Fp::from_const_bytes(hex!(
+    "fefffeffffff012e02000a6213d817de8896f8e63ba9b3ddea770f6a07c669ba51ce76df2f67195f0000000000000000"
+));
+// BLS_X^2 in the BLS12-381 scalar field; bytes are little-endian.
+static X_SQUARE: Scalar = Scalar::from_const_bytes(hex!(
+    "000000000100000002a4010001a445ac00000000000000000000000000000000"
+));
+
 /// The version for KZG as per EIP-4844.
 const VERSIONED_HASH_VERSION_KZG: u8 = 1;
 
@@ -145,6 +156,17 @@ fn interpolate(z: &Scalar, coefficients: &[Scalar; BLOB_WIDTH]) -> Scalar {
         * Scalar::from_u64(blob_width).invert()
 }
 
+pub fn is_in_g1_subgroup(p: &G1Affine) -> bool {
+    let expected_x = p.x() * &BETA;
+    let expected_y = -p.y();
+
+    // [x^2] * P
+    let actual_point = msm(slice::from_ref(&X_SQUARE), slice::from_ref(p));
+
+    // [x^2]P == (BETA * x, -y)
+    actual_point.x() == &expected_x && actual_point.y() == &expected_y
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
@@ -192,4 +214,69 @@ mod test {
         let proof_ok = verify_kzg_proof(z, y, commitment, proof);
         assert!(proof_ok, "verify failed");
     }
+
+    /// BETA is a nontrivial cube root of unity mod p
+    #[test]
+    fn test_beta() {
+        use halo2curves_axiom::bls12_381::Fq;
+        let beta = Fq::from_bytes_be(&BETA.to_be_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+        // BETA != 1
+        assert_ne!(beta, Fq::one(), "BETA != 1");
+        // BETA^3 mod p == 1
+        let beta_cubed = &beta * &beta * &beta;
+        assert_eq!(beta_cubed, Fq::one(), "BETA^3 == 1");
+        // BETA^2 + BETA + 1 mod p == 0
+        assert_eq!(
+            &beta * &beta + beta + Fq::one(),
+            Fq::zero(),
+            "BETA^2 + BETA + 1 == 0"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_x_square() {
+        use halo2curves_axiom::bls12_381::BLS_X;
+        let x = -Scalar::from_u64(BLS_X);
+        let x_square = &x * &x;
+        assert_eq!(x_square, X_SQUARE);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_g1_generator_is_in_subgroup() {
+        assert!(is_in_g1_subgroup(&G1Affine::GENERATOR));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_point_on_curve_but_not_in_subgroup() {
+        use halo2curves_axiom::{CurveAffine, bls12_381::Fq};
+
+        let four = Fq::one() + Fq::one() + Fq::one() + Fq::one();
+
+        for _ in 0..1024 {
+            let x_bytes: [u8; 48] = rand::random();
+            let Some(x) = Fq::from_bytes(&x_bytes).into_option() else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let x3 = x.square() * x.clone();
+            let x3_plus_4 = x3 + four.clone();
+
+            let Some(y) = x3_plus_4.sqrt().into_option() else {
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            let point_axiom = Bls12_381_G1::from_xy(x, y).unwrap();
+
+            // point in group
+            let is_torsion_free: bool = point_axiom.is_torsion_free().into();
+            if is_torsion_free {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            assert!(!is_in_g1_subgroup(&point_axiom.to_intrinsic()));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        panic!("failed to find a non-subgroup curve point");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/types/batch/src/witness.rs b/crates/types/batch/src/witness.rs
index fb7e569c..7af70c90 100644
--- a/crates/types/batch/src/witness.rs
+++ b/crates/types/batch/src/witness.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use types_base::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    blob_consistency::{ToIntrinsic, is_in_g1_subgroup},
     builder::{
         BatchInfoBuilder, BatchInfoBuilderV6, BatchInfoBuilderV7, BuilderArgsV6, BuilderArgsV7,
         validium::{ValidiumBatchInfoBuilder, ValidiumBuilderArgs},
@@ -74,14 +75,23 @@ pub fn build_intrinsic_point(
     use openvm_pairing::bls12_381::{Fp, G1Affine};
     let x = Fp::from_be_bytes(&x)?;
     let y = Fp::from_be_bytes(&y)?;
-    unsafe { G1Affine::from_xy(x, y) }
+    // SAFETY: We have already verified the point is in the G1 subgroup via `is_in_g1_subgroup` check.
+    let p = unsafe { G1Affine::from_xy(x, y)? };
+    is_in_g1_subgroup(&p).then_some(p)
 }
 
 pub fn build_point(x: Bytes48, y: Bytes48) -> Option<halo2curves_axiom::bls12_381::G1Affine> {
     use halo2curves_axiom::bls12_381::{Fq, G1Affine};
     let x = Fq::from_bytes_be(&x).into_option()?;
     let y = Fq::from_bytes_be(&y).into_option()?;
-    G1Affine::from_xy(x, y).into_option()
+    let p = G1Affine::from_xy(x, y).into_option()?;
+
+    let is_in_g1_subgroup = is_in_g1_subgroup(&p.to_intrinsic());
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "host")]
+    assert_eq!(is_in_g1_subgroup, bool::from(p.is_torsion_free()));
+
+    is_in_g1_subgroup.then_some(p)
 }
 
 /// Witness to the batch circuit.