diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/index.ts
index 836593dcb..6f170b6df 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import '@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers';
 import './type-extensions';
+import { TASK_VERIFY_ETHERSCAN } from '@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify/internal/task-names';
 import { subtask, extendEnvironment, extendConfig } from 'hardhat/config';
 import { TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY, TASK_COMPILE_SOLIDITY_COMPILE } from 'hardhat/builtin-tasks/task-names';
 import { lazyObject } from 'hardhat/plugins';
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ extendConfig((config: HardhatConfig) => {
 });
 
 if (tryRequire('@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify')) {
-  subtask('verify:etherscan').setAction(async (args, hre, runSuper) => {
+  subtask(TASK_VERIFY_ETHERSCAN).setAction(async (args, hre, runSuper) => {
     const { verify } = await import('./verify-proxy');
     return await verify(args, hre, runSuper);
   });
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy-impl.ts b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy-impl.ts
index 94e9d971b..4c6005e5d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy-impl.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '@openzeppelin/upgrades-core';
 import type { ContractFactory, ethers } from 'ethers';
 import type { EthereumProvider, HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from 'hardhat/types';
+import { runVerify } from '../verify-proxy';
 import { deploy } from './deploy';
 import { GetTxResponse, DefenderDeployOptions, StandaloneOptions, UpgradeOptions, withDefaults } from './options';
 import { getRemoteDeployment } from '../defender/utils';
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ async function deployImpl(
     remoteDeploymentId => getRemoteDeployment(hre, remoteDeploymentId),
   );
 
-  let txResponse;
+  let txResponse: ethers.TransactionResponse | undefined;
   if (opts.getTxResponse) {
     if ('deployTransaction' in deployment) {
       txResponse = deployment.deployTransaction ?? undefined;
@@ -141,5 +142,10 @@ async function deployImpl(
     }
   }
 
+  if (txResponse) {
+    await txResponse.wait(1);
+    await runVerify(hre, deployment.address, opts.constructorArgs);
+  }
+
   return { impl: deployment.address, txResponse };
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy.ts b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy.ts
index fab957310..985a112e7 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/utils/deploy.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,38 @@ import type { Deployment, RemoteDeploymentId } from '@openzeppelin/upgrades-core
 import type { ethers, ContractFactory, ContractMethodArgs } from 'ethers';
 import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from 'hardhat/types';
 import { defenderDeploy } from '../defender/deploy';
+import { runVerify } from '../verify-proxy';
 import { EthersDeployOptions, DefenderDeployOptions, UpgradeOptions } from './options';
 
 export interface DeployTransaction {
   deployTransaction?: ethers.TransactionResponse;
 }
 
+export type DeployResponse = Required<Deployment> & DeployTransaction & RemoteDeploymentId;
+
 export async function deploy(
   hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment,
   opts: UpgradeOptions & EthersDeployOptions & DefenderDeployOptions,
   factory: ContractFactory,
   ...args: unknown[]
-): Promise<Required<Deployment> & DeployTransaction & RemoteDeploymentId> {
+): Promise<DeployResponse> {
   // defender always includes RemoteDeploymentId, while ethers always includes DeployTransaction
+  let response: DeployResponse;
   if (opts?.useDefenderDeploy) {
-    return await defenderDeploy(hre, factory, opts, ...args);
+    response = await defenderDeploy(hre, factory, opts, ...args);
   } else {
     if (opts.txOverrides !== undefined) {
       args.push(opts.txOverrides);
     }
-    return await ethersDeploy(factory, ...args);
+    response = await ethersDeploy(factory, ...args);
+  }
+
+  if (response.deployTransaction) {
+    await response.deployTransaction.wait(1);
+    await runVerify(hre, response.address, opts.constructorArgs);
   }
+
+  return response;
 }
 
 async function ethersDeploy(
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/verify-proxy.ts b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/verify-proxy.ts
index 173126208..b0e443e3f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/verify-proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/src/verify-proxy.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { TASK_VERIFY_VERIFY } from '@nomicfoundation/hardhat-verify/internal/task-names';
 import {
   getTransactionByHash,
   getImplementationAddress,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   isEmptySlot,
 } from '@openzeppelin/upgrades-core';
 import artifactsBuildInfo from '@openzeppelin/upgrades-core/artifacts/build-info.json';
+import { HARDHAT_NETWORK_NAME } from 'hardhat/plugins';
 
 import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironment, RunSuperFunction } from 'hardhat/types';
 
@@ -61,6 +63,21 @@ const verifiableContracts = {
   proxyAdmin: { artifact: ProxyAdmin, event: 'OwnershipTransferred(address,address)' },
 };
 
+export async function runVerify(hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment, address: string, constructorArguments: unknown[] = []) {
+  if (hre.network.name === HARDHAT_NETWORK_NAME) {
+    // Don't verify on hardhat network
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    await hre.run(TASK_VERIFY_VERIFY, {
+      address,
+      constructorArguments,
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    // fail silently
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Overrides hardhat-verify's verify:etherscan subtask to fully verify a proxy or beacon.
  *