diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 5fa008fa..eca51db1 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
     <property name="md.dist.host1.name" value="md1.infr.ukfederation.org.uk"/>
     <property name="md.dist.host2.name" value="md2.infr.ukfederation.org.uk"/>
     <property name="md.dist.host3.name" value="md3.infr.ukfederation.org.uk"/>
+    <property name="mdq.dist.name" value="mdq.ukfederation.org.uk"/>
     <property name="md.dist.path.name" value="/"/>
 
     <!--
@@ -580,6 +581,7 @@
         publish.md,
         publish.otherfiles,
         samlmd.aggregates.verify.remote,
+        samlmd.mdq.verify.remote,
         azure.purgecdn,
         lock.unlock,
         git.data.masterbranch.checkout,
@@ -1293,6 +1295,16 @@
         <echo>Verification completed.</echo>
     </target>
 
+    <!--
+        Verify a few select mdq files held on the master distribution site.
+    -->
+    <target name="samlmd.mdq.verify.remote">
+        <echo>Verifying MDQ held at ${mdq.dist.name}</echo>
+        <VFY.remote i="http://${mdq.dist.name}/entities/https%3A%2F%2Ftest-idp.ukfederation.org.uk%2Fidp%2Fshibboleth"/>
+        <VFY.remote i="http://${mdq.dist.name}/entities/https%3A%2F%2Ftest.ukfederation.org.uk%2Fentity"/>
+    </target>
+
+
     <!--
         *************************************************
         ***                                           ***
diff --git a/preprod.properties b/preprod.properties
index 3723db8b..5d6b3cb4 100644
--- a/preprod.properties
+++ b/preprod.properties
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ md.dist.host3.name=md3-test.infr.ukfederation.org.uk
 md.dist.path.name=/
 
 #
-# Preprod MDQ cache is a different file
+# Preprod MDQ cache is a different file published at a different hostname
 #
+mdq.dist.name=mdq-test.ukfederation.org.uk
 mdq.cache=mdqcache-test.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file