diff --git a/changelog.d/10776.feature b/changelog.d/10776.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aec0685a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/10776.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Only allow the [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send?chunk_id=xxx` endpoint to connect to an already existing insertion event.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py b/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py
index 783fecf194..d466edeec2 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/room_batch.py
@@ -300,7 +300,18 @@ class RoomBatchSendEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
             #  event, which causes the HS to ask for the state at the start of
             #  the chunk later.
             prev_event_ids = [fake_prev_event_id]
-            # TODO: Verify the chunk_id_from_query corresponds to an insertion event
+
+            # Verify the chunk_id_from_query corresponds to an actual insertion event
+            # and have the chunk connected.
+            corresponding_insertion_event_id = (
+                await self.store.get_insertion_event_by_chunk_id(chunk_id_from_query)
+            )
+            if corresponding_insertion_event_id is None:
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400,
+                    "No insertion event corresponds to the given ?chunk_id",
+                    errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
+                )
             pass
         # Otherwise, create an insertion event to act as a starting point.
         #
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 1dc347f0c9..5c21402dea 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from .registration import RegistrationStore
 from .rejections import RejectionsStore
 from .relations import RelationsStore
 from .room import RoomStore
+from .room_batch import RoomBatchStore
 from .roommember import RoomMemberStore
 from .search import SearchStore
 from .session import SessionStore
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class DataStore(
     EventsBackgroundUpdatesStore,
     RoomMemberStore,
     RoomStore,
+    RoomBatchStore,
     RegistrationStore,
     StreamStore,
     ProfileStore,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54fa361d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room_batch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
+
+
+class RoomBatchStore(SQLBaseStore):
+    async def get_insertion_event_by_chunk_id(self, chunk_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Retrieve a insertion event ID.
+
+        Args:
+            chunk_id: The chunk ID of the insertion event to retrieve.
+
+        Returns:
+            The event_id of an insertion event, or None if there is no known
+            insertion event for the given insertion event.
+        """
+        return await self.db_pool.simple_select_one_onecol(
+            table="insertion_events",
+            keyvalues={"next_chunk_id": chunk_id},
+            retcol="event_id",
+            allow_none=True,
+        )