diff --git a/.changes/20261111_162405_cardano-cli_pablo.lamela_bls_verification_key.yml b/.changes/20261111_162405_cardano-cli_pablo.lamela_bls_verification_key.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95dd424129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/20261111_162405_cardano-cli_pablo.lamela_bls_verification_key.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+description: Accept BLS signing keys, in text envelope and bech32 form, in `key verification-key`.
+kind:
+- bugfix
+pr: 1502
+project: cardano-cli
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Type/Key.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Type/Key.hs
index 05d2786350..bac03d6af7 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Type/Key.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Type/Key.hs
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ data SomeSigningKey
   | ACommitteeHotExtendedSigningKey (SigningKey CommitteeHotExtendedKey)
   | AVrfSigningKey (SigningKey VrfKey)
   | AKesSigningKey (SigningKey KesKey)
+  | ABlsSigningKey (SigningKey BlsKey)
 
 withSomeSigningKey
   :: ()
@@ -439,6 +440,7 @@ withSomeSigningKey ssk f =
     ACommitteeHotExtendedSigningKey sk -> f sk
     AVrfSigningKey sk -> f sk
     AKesSigningKey sk -> f sk
+    ABlsSigningKey sk -> f sk
 
 readSigningKeyFile
   :: ()
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ readSigningKeyFile skFile =
     , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsCommitteeHotExtendedKey) ACommitteeHotExtendedSigningKey
     , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsVrfKey) AVrfSigningKey
     , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsKesKey) AKesSigningKey
+    , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsBlsKey) ABlsSigningKey
     ]
 
   bech32FileTypes =
@@ -482,6 +485,7 @@ readSigningKeyFile skFile =
     , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsStakePoolExtendedKey) AStakePoolExtendedSigningKey
     , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsVrfKey) AVrfSigningKey
     , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsKesKey) AKesSigningKey
+    , FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsBlsKey) ABlsSigningKey
     ]
 
 -- | Source for hashes of stake pool keys (potentially extended)
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/VerificationKey.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/VerificationKey.hs
index d657ce545f..6d4c85709b 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/VerificationKey.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-test/Test/Cli/VerificationKey.hs
@@ -17,25 +17,35 @@ import Hedgehog.Extras.Test.Base qualified as H
 -- @cabal test cardano-cli-test --test-options '-p "/verification key drep/"'@
 hprop_verification_key_drep :: Property
 hprop_verification_key_drep =
-  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ runOne ["drep", "key-gen"]
+  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $
+    runOne ["conway", "governance", "drep", "key-gen"]
 
 -- | Execute me with:
 -- @cabal test cardano-cli-test --test-options '-p "/verification key committee hot/"'@
 hprop_verification_key_committee_hot :: Property
 hprop_verification_key_committee_hot =
-  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ runOne ["committee", "key-gen-hot"]
+  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $
+    runOne ["conway", "governance", "committee", "key-gen-hot"]
 
 -- | Execute me with:
 -- @cabal test cardano-cli-test --test-options '-p "/verification key committee cold/"'@
 hprop_verification_key_committee_cold :: Property
 hprop_verification_key_committee_cold =
-  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ runOne ["committee", "key-gen-cold"]
+  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $
+    runOne ["conway", "governance", "committee", "key-gen-cold"]
+
+-- | Execute me with:
+-- @cabal test cardano-cli-test --test-options '-p "/verification key bls/"'@
+hprop_verification_key_bls :: Property
+hprop_verification_key_bls =
+  watchdogProp . propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $
+    runOne ["dijkstra", "node", "key-gen-BLS"]
 
 runOne
   :: ()
   => (HasCallStack, MonadCatch m, MonadIO m, MonadTest m)
   => [String]
-  -- ^ The piece of the command to generate the keys
+  -- ^ The command to generate the keys
   -> FilePath
   -- ^ The temporary directory, i.e. where the test is allowed to generate files
   -> m ()
@@ -46,8 +56,7 @@ runOne cmd tempDir = GHC.withFrozenCallStack $ do
 
   H.noteM_ $
     execCardanoCLI $
-      ["conway", "governance"]
-        ++ cmd
+      cmd
         ++ [ "--verification-key-file"
            , verificationKeyFile
            , "--signing-key-file"