diff --git a/test/verify/check-apps b/test/verify/check-apps
index ac4cfd7b7fe..cb4e28a547f 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-apps
+++ b/test/verify/check-apps
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class TestApps(packagelib.PackageCase):
         self.write_file("/etc/cockpit/apps.override.json",
                         '{ "config": { "appstream_data_packages": [ "appstream-data-test" ] } }')
 
+        self.createPackage("appstream", "1.0", "1", install=True)
+
         if urlroot != "":
             m.write("/etc/cockpit/cockpit.conf", f"[WebService]\nUrlRoot={urlroot}")
 
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ class TestApps(packagelib.PackageCase):
         # Refresh package info
         b.click("#refresh")
 
+        b.wait_not_present(".pf-v5-c-alert.pf-m-inline")
+
         with b.wait_timeout(30):
             b.click(".app-list #app-1")
         b.wait_visible('a[href="https://app-1.com"]')
@@ -318,6 +322,19 @@ This <is <not XML.
         b.wait_not_present(".pf-v5-c-empty-state")
         b.wait_visible(".app-list .pf-v5-c-data-list__item-row:contains('Summary 2')")
 
+    def testNoAppStream(self):
+        b = self.browser
+
+        self.login_and_go("/apps")
+
+        b.wait_in_text(".pf-v5-c-alert.pf-m-inline h4.pf-v5-c-alert__title",
+                       "Warning alert:Appstream data package is missing, only installed applications are shown.")
+
+        b.click("#refresh")
+
+        with b.wait_timeout(30):
+            b.wait_in_text(".pf-v5-c-modal-box:contains('Install software')", "appstream will be installed")
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     testlib.test_main()