diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
index 9d5da6d53..322d35883 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
@@ -2270,28 +2270,68 @@ impl VolumeServer for VolumeGrpcService {
             _ => return Err(Status::invalid_argument(format!("unsupported EC volume scrub mode {}", mode))),
         }
 
-        if req.volume_ids.is_empty() {
-            // Auto-select: no EC volumes exist in our implementation
-            return Ok(Response::new(volume_server_pb::ScrubEcVolumeResponse {
-                total_volumes: 0,
-                total_files: 0,
-                broken_volume_ids: vec![],
-                broken_shard_infos: vec![],
-                details: vec![],
-            }));
-        }
+        let store = self.state.store.read().unwrap();
+        let vids: Vec<VolumeId> = if req.volume_ids.is_empty() {
+            store.ec_volumes.keys().copied().collect()
+        } else {
+            req.volume_ids.iter().map(|&id| VolumeId(id)).collect()
+        };
 
-        // Specific volume IDs requested — EC volumes don't exist, so error
-        for &vid in &req.volume_ids {
-            return Err(Status::not_found(format!("EC volume id {} not found", vid)));
+        let mut total_volumes: u64 = 0;
+        let total_files: u64 = 0;
+        let mut broken_volume_ids: Vec<u32> = Vec::new();
+        let mut broken_shard_infos: Vec<volume_server_pb::EcShardInfo> = Vec::new();
+        let mut details: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+        for vid in &vids {
+            let collection = {
+                if let Some(ecv) = store.ec_volumes.get(vid) {
+                    ecv.collection.clone()
+                } else {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            let dir = store.find_ec_dir(*vid, &collection).unwrap_or_else(|| String::from(""));
+            if dir.is_empty() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            total_volumes += 1;
+            let (data_shards, parity_shards) = crate::storage::erasure_coding::ec_volume::read_ec_shard_config(&dir, *vid);
+
+            match crate::storage::erasure_coding::ec_encoder::verify_ec_shards(
+                &dir, &collection, *vid, data_shards as usize, parity_shards as usize
+            ) {
+                Ok((broken, msgs)) => {
+                    if !broken.is_empty() {
+                        broken_volume_ids.push(vid.0);
+                        for b in broken {
+                            broken_shard_infos.push(volume_server_pb::EcShardInfo {
+                                volume_id: vid.0,
+                                collection: collection.clone(),
+                                shard_id: b,
+                                ..Default::default()
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                    for msg in msgs {
+                        details.push(format!("ecvol {}: {}", vid.0, msg));
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    broken_volume_ids.push(vid.0);
+                    details.push(format!("ecvol {}: scrub error: {}", vid.0, e));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(Response::new(volume_server_pb::ScrubEcVolumeResponse {
-            total_volumes: 0,
-            total_files: 0,
-            broken_volume_ids: vec![],
-            broken_shard_infos: vec![],
-            details: vec![],
+            total_volumes,
+            total_files,
+            broken_volume_ids,
+            broken_shard_infos,
+            details,
         }))
     }
 
diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/storage/erasure_coding/ec_encoder.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/storage/erasure_coding/ec_encoder.rs
index 93c785b2f..3a19158cc 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/storage/erasure_coding/ec_encoder.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/storage/erasure_coding/ec_encoder.rs
@@ -62,49 +62,59 @@ pub fn write_ec_files(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Rebuild missing shards by reconstructing them using Reed-Solomon.
+/// Rebuild missing EC shard files from existing shards using Reed-Solomon reconstruct.
+///
+/// This does not require the `.dat` file, only the existing `.ecXX` shard files.
 pub fn rebuild_ec_files(
     dir: &str,
     collection: &str,
-    vid: VolumeId,
-    missing_shards: &[u32],
+    volume_id: VolumeId,
+    missing_shard_ids: &[u32],
     data_shards: usize,
     parity_shards: usize,
 ) -> io::Result<()> {
+    if missing_shard_ids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let rs = ReedSolomon::new(data_shards, parity_shards).map_err(|e| {
         io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("reed-solomon init: {:?}", e))
     })?;
 
     let total_shards = data_shards + parity_shards;
     let mut shards: Vec<EcVolumeShard> = (0..total_shards as u8)
-        .map(|i| EcVolumeShard::new(dir, collection, vid, i))
+        .map(|i| EcVolumeShard::new(dir, collection, volume_id, i))
         .collect();
 
+    // Determine the exact shard size from the first available existing shard
     let mut shard_size = 0;
-    for shard in &mut shards {
-        if shard.open().is_ok() {
-            shard_size = shard.file_size();
-            break;
+    for (i, shard) in shards.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        if !missing_shard_ids.contains(&(i as u32)) {
+            if let Ok(_) = shard.open() {
+                let size = shard.file_size();
+                if size > shard_size {
+                    shard_size = size;
+                }
+            } else {
+                return Err(io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+                    format!("missing non-rebuild shard {}", i),
+                ));
+            }
         }
     }
 
     if shard_size == 0 {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "no valid EC shards found to rebuild from"));
+        return Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+            "all existing shards are empty or cannot find an existing shard to determine size",
+        ));
     }
 
-    // Open/Create all shards
-    for (i, shard) in shards.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-        if missing_shards.contains(&(i as u32)) {
-            let path = shard.file_name();
-            let file = OpenOptions::new()
-                .read(true)
-                .write(true)
-                .create(true)
-                .truncate(true)
-                .open(&path)?;
-            shard.set_file(file);
-        } else {
-            shard.open()?;
+    // Create the missing shards for writing
+    for i in missing_shard_ids {
+        if let Some(shard) = shards.get_mut(*i as usize) {
+            shard.create()?;
         }
     }
 
@@ -112,26 +122,130 @@ pub fn rebuild_ec_files(
     let mut remaining = shard_size;
     let mut offset: u64 = 0;
 
+    // Process all data in blocks
     while remaining > 0 {
         let to_process = remaining.min(block_size as i64) as usize;
+
+        // Allocate buffers for all shards. Option<Vec<u8>> is required by rs.reconstruct()
         let mut buffers: Vec<Option<Vec<u8>>> = vec![None; total_shards];
 
-        for i in 0..total_shards {
-            if !missing_shards.contains(&(i as u32)) {
+        // Read available shards
+        for (i, shard) in shards.iter().enumerate() {
+            if !missing_shard_ids.contains(&(i as u32)) {
                 let mut buf = vec![0u8; to_process];
-                shards[i].read_at(&mut buf, offset)?;
+                shard.read_at(&mut buf, offset)?;
                 buffers[i] = Some(buf);
             }
         }
 
+        // Reconstruct missing shards
         rs.reconstruct(&mut buffers).map_err(|e| {
-            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("rs reconstruct: {:?}", e))
+            io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("reed-solomon reconstruct: {:?}", e))
         })?;
 
+        // Write recovered data into the missing shards
+        for i in missing_shard_ids {
+            let idx = *i as usize;
+            if let Some(buf) = buffers[idx].take() {
+                shards[idx].write_all(&buf)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        offset += to_process as u64;
+        remaining -= to_process as i64;
+    }
+
+    // Close all shards
+    for shard in &mut shards {
+        shard.close();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Verify EC shards by computing parity against the existing data and identifying corrupted shards.
+pub fn verify_ec_shards(
+    dir: &str,
+    collection: &str,
+    volume_id: VolumeId,
+    data_shards: usize,
+    parity_shards: usize,
+) -> io::Result<(Vec<u32>, Vec<String>)> {
+    let rs = ReedSolomon::new(data_shards, parity_shards).map_err(|e| {
+        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("reed-solomon init: {:?}", e))
+    })?;
+
+    let total_shards = data_shards + parity_shards;
+    let mut shards: Vec<EcVolumeShard> = (0..total_shards as u8)
+        .map(|i| EcVolumeShard::new(dir, collection, volume_id, i))
+        .collect();
+
+    let mut shard_size = 0;
+    let mut broken_shards = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+    let mut details = Vec::new();
+
+    for (i, shard) in shards.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        if let Ok(_) = shard.open() {
+            let size = shard.file_size();
+            if size > shard_size {
+                shard_size = size;
+            }
+        } else {
+            broken_shards.insert(i as u32);
+            details.push(format!("failed to open or missing shard {}", i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if shard_size == 0 || broken_shards.len() >= parity_shards {
+        // Can't do much if we don't know the size or have too many missing
+        return Ok((broken_shards.into_iter().collect(), details));
+    }
+
+    let block_size = ERASURE_CODING_SMALL_BLOCK_SIZE;
+    let mut remaining = shard_size;
+    let mut offset: u64 = 0;
+
+    while remaining > 0 {
+        let to_process = remaining.min(block_size as i64) as usize;
+        let mut buffers = vec![vec![0u8; to_process]; total_shards];
+
+        let mut read_failed = false;
         for i in 0..total_shards {
-            if missing_shards.contains(&(i as u32)) {
-                if let Some(ref buf) = buffers[i] {
-                    shards[i].write_at(buf, offset)?;
+            if !broken_shards.contains(&(i as u32)) {
+                if let Err(e) = shards[i].read_at(&mut buffers[i], offset) {
+                    broken_shards.insert(i as u32);
+                    details.push(format!("read error shard {}: {}", i, e));
+                    read_failed = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                read_failed = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Only do verification if all shards were readable
+        if !read_failed {
+            // Need to convert Vec<Vec<u8>> to &[&[u8]] for rs.verify
+            let slice_ptrs: Vec<&[u8]> = buffers.iter().map(|v| v.as_slice()).collect();
+            if let Ok(is_valid) = rs.verify(&slice_ptrs) {
+                if !is_valid {
+                    // Reed-Solomon verification failed. We cannot easily pinpoint which shard
+                    // is corrupted without recalculating parities or syndromes, so we just
+                    // log that this batch has corruption. Wait, we can test each parity shard!
+                    // Let's re-encode from the first `data_shards` and compare to the actual `parity_shards`.
+                    
+                    let mut verify_buffers = buffers.clone();
+                    // Clear the parity parts
+                    for i in data_shards..total_shards {
+                        verify_buffers[i].fill(0);
+                    }
+                    if rs.encode(&mut verify_buffers).is_ok() {
+                        for i in 0..total_shards {
+                            if buffers[i] != verify_buffers[i] {
+                                broken_shards.insert(i as u32);
+                                details.push(format!("parity mismatch on shard {} at offset {}", i, offset));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -140,12 +254,15 @@ pub fn rebuild_ec_files(
         remaining -= to_process as i64;
     }
 
-    // Close all
+    // Close all shards
     for shard in &mut shards {
         shard.close();
     }
 
-    Ok(())
+    let mut broken_vec: Vec<u32> = broken_shards.into_iter().collect();
+    broken_vec.sort_unstable();
+    
+    Ok((broken_vec, details))
 }
 
 /// Write sorted .ecx index from .idx file.