diff --git a/pkg/storaged/client.js b/pkg/storaged/client.js
index 628c66f5d151..b6128a3d58dc 100644
--- a/pkg/storaged/client.js
+++ b/pkg/storaged/client.js
@@ -960,6 +960,10 @@ function init_model(callback) {
     }
 
     function enable_pk_features() {
+        if (client.in_anaconda_mode()) {
+            client.features.packagekit = false;
+            return Promise.resolve();
+        }
         return PK.detect().then(function (available) { client.features.packagekit = available });
     }
 
diff --git a/test/common/testlib.py b/test/common/testlib.py
index 643a277b3293..2c69bb22b60e 100644
--- a/test/common/testlib.py
+++ b/test/common/testlib.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     'Error',
     'MachineCase',
     'arg_parser',
+    'destructive',
     'no_retry_when_changed',
     'nondestructive',
     'onlyImage',
@@ -2488,6 +2489,15 @@ def nondestructive(testEntity: _T) -> _T:
     return testEntity
 
 
+def destructive(testEntity: _T) -> _T:
+    """Tests decorated as destructive will get their own VM
+
+    Can be used on test classes and individual test methods.
+    """
+    setattr(testEntity, '_testlib__nondestructive', False)
+    return testEntity
+
+
 def no_retry_when_changed(testEntity: _T) -> _T:
     """Tests decorated with no_retry_when_changed will only run once if they've been changed
 
diff --git a/test/verify/check-storage-anaconda b/test/verify/check-storage-anaconda
index c5fb6f3413ce..ba6fdc491d91 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-storage-anaconda
+++ b/test/verify/check-storage-anaconda
@@ -638,6 +638,32 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
         self.dialog_wait_close()
         b.wait_text(self.card_row_col("Storage", 1, 3), "Unformatted data")
 
+    @testlib.skipImage("No Stratis", "debian-*", "ubuntu-*")
+    @testlib.skipImage("No Anaconda", "arch")
+    @testlib.destructive
+    def testNoOndemandPackages(self):
+        b = self.browser
+        m = self.machine
+
+        disk = self.add_loopback_disk(name="loop10")
+
+        m.execute("systemctl stop stratisd; dnf remove -y stratisd stratis")
+
+        anaconda_config = {
+            "mount_point_prefix": "/sysroot",
+            "available_devices": [disk],
+        }
+
+        self.login_and_go("/storage")
+        self.enterAnacondaMode(anaconda_config)
+
+        dropdown_toggle = self.dropdown_toggle(self.card_header("Storage"))
+        raid_action = self.dropdown_action(self.card_header("Storage"), "Create MDRAID device")
+        stratis_action = self.dropdown_action(self.card_header("Storage"), "Create Stratis pool")
+        b.click(dropdown_toggle)
+        b.wait_visible(raid_action)
+        b.wait_not_present(stratis_action)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     testlib.test_main()