diff --git a/appvalidator/specs/webapps.py b/appvalidator/specs/webapps.py
index e695ea3..3023ed9 100644
--- a/appvalidator/specs/webapps.py
+++ b/appvalidator/specs/webapps.py
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ class WebappSpec(Spec):
         # version.
         sparse_nodes = copy.deepcopy(sparse_nodes)
 
+        if err.get_resource("packaged"):
+            self.SPEC["required_nodes"].append("launch_path")
+
         # Allow the developer to avoid localizing their name.
         del sparse_nodes["developer"]["required_nodes"]
         sparse_nodes["developer"]["allowed_once_nodes"].append("name")
diff --git a/tests/test_webapp.py b/tests/test_webapp.py
index 9161ae1..b600bc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_webapp.py
+++ b/tests/test_webapp.py
@@ -327,6 +327,13 @@ class TestWebapps(TestCase):
         self.assert_failed(with_errors=True)
         self.assert_got_errid(("spec", "webapp", "iaf_bad_mrkt_protocol", ))
 
+    def test_launch_path_packaged(self):
+        """Test that the launch path is present in a packaged app."""
+        del self.data["launch_path"]
+        self.resources.append(('packaged', True))
+        self.analyze()
+        self.assert_failed(with_errors=True)
+
     def test_launch_path_not_string(self):
         """Test that the launch path is a string."""
         self.data["launch_path"] = [123]