diff --git a/changelog/63145.fixed b/changelog/63145.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e38588344c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/63145.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed gpg.verify does not respect gnupghome
diff --git a/salt/modules/gpg.py b/salt/modules/gpg.py
index 8e1d9500ba2..1367036083f 100644
--- a/salt/modules/gpg.py
+++ b/salt/modules/gpg.py
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ def verify(
         salt '*' gpg.verify filename='/path/to/important.file' trustmodel=direct
 
     """
-    gpg = _create_gpg(user)
+    gpg = _create_gpg(user, gnupghome)
     trustmodels = ("pgp", "classic", "tofu", "tofu+pgp", "direct", "always", "auto")
 
     if trustmodel and trustmodel not in trustmodels: