diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86a037a5..a82e7f04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- **Honest installer success**: The package installer no longer shows the license / next-steps message when a bundled child extension failed to install. Postflight now verifies every component, module, and plugin declared in the package manifest actually landed in `#__extensions` and, if any are missing, enqueues an error listing them instead of the success message. The check fails open, so a transient query/IO glitch never turns a good install into a false failure; all housekeeping (download-key restore, plugin enabling, migration detection) still runs unconditionally.
+
 ## [01.12.00] --- 2026-06-28
 
 ## [01.12.00] --- 2026-06-28
diff --git a/source/script.php b/source/script.php
index 7c4bfcbc..e1ef18df 100644
--- a/source/script.php
+++ b/source/script.php
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class Pkg_MokoSuiteCrossInstallerScript
 
 	public function postflight(string $type, InstallerAdapter $parent): void
 	{
+		// Housekeeping — runs unconditionally regardless of child-install result.
 		$this->restoreDownloadKey();
-		$this->warnMissingLicenseKey();
 
 		$db = Factory::getDbo();
 
@@ -76,6 +76,108 @@ class Pkg_MokoSuiteCrossInstallerScript
 
 			$this->detectPerfectPublisherPro($db);
 		}
+
+		// Be honest about success. Joomla's package installer only LOGS a failed child
+		// sub-install but still runs this postflight, so don't show the license /
+		// next-steps message if a bundled extension is actually missing. Fails open
+		// (see missingChildExtensions) so a query/IO glitch never fakes a failure.
+		$missing = $this->missingChildExtensions($parent);
+
+		if (!empty($missing))
+		{
+			Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(
+				'<h4>MokoSuiteCross did not install correctly.</h4>'
+				. '<p>The following bundled extensions are missing: '
+				. htmlspecialchars(implode(', ', $missing), ENT_QUOTES) . '</p>'
+				. '<p>Please uninstall MokoSuiteCross and reinstall the full package.</p>',
+				'error'
+			);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Warn if no license key is configured (success / next-steps path).
+		$this->warnMissingLicenseKey();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify every child extension declared in the package manifest actually landed
+	 * in #__extensions. Returns readable labels of any that are missing.
+	 *
+	 * Matching per Joomla's #__extensions uniqueness:
+	 *   - type    = the <file> "type" attribute
+	 *   - element = the <file> "id" attribute, EXCEPT for plugins the manifest often
+	 *               declares the full `plg_<group>_<element>` id, so strip a leading
+	 *               `plg_<group>_` to get the real element; components/modules use id as-is
+	 *   - plugins ALSO match folder = the <file> "group" attribute
+	 *
+	 * FAILS OPEN: any error (unreadable manifest, query failure) returns [] so a
+	 * transient glitch never turns a good install into a false failure.
+	 */
+	private function missingChildExtensions(InstallerAdapter $parent): array
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			$manifest = $parent->getParent()->getManifest();
+
+			if (!$manifest || !isset($manifest->files) || !isset($manifest->files->file))
+			{
+				return [];
+			}
+
+			$db      = Factory::getDbo();
+			$missing = [];
+
+			foreach ($manifest->files->file as $file)
+			{
+				$attrs  = $file->attributes();
+				$id     = isset($attrs['id']) ? (string) $attrs['id'] : '';
+				$exType = isset($attrs['type']) ? (string) $attrs['type'] : '';
+
+				if ($id === '' || $exType === '')
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				$group   = isset($attrs['group']) ? (string) $attrs['group'] : '';
+				$element = $id;
+
+				// Plugin element in #__extensions is the id minus any leading plg_<group>_.
+				if ($exType === 'plugin' && $group !== '')
+				{
+					$prefix = 'plg_' . $group . '_';
+
+					if (strpos($element, $prefix) === 0)
+					{
+						$element = substr($element, \strlen($prefix));
+					}
+				}
+
+				$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+					->select('COUNT(*)')
+					->from($db->quoteName('#__extensions'))
+					->where($db->quoteName('element') . ' = ' . $db->quote($element))
+					->where($db->quoteName('type') . ' = ' . $db->quote($exType));
+
+				if ($exType === 'plugin' && $group !== '')
+				{
+					$query->where($db->quoteName('folder') . ' = ' . $db->quote($group));
+				}
+
+				if ((int) $db->setQuery($query)->loadResult() === 0)
+				{
+					$label     = trim((string) $file);
+					$missing[] = $label !== '' ? preg_replace('/\.zip$/i', '', $label) : $id;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return $missing;
+		}
+		catch (\Throwable $e)
+		{
+			// Fail open — never fake a failure on a glitch.
+			return [];
+		}
 	}
 
 	private function detectPerfectPublisherPro($db): void