diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f984fc6..ec9fd77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - SQL migration compatibility: removed `DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS` (MySQL 8.0.13+ only) in favor of plain `DROP COLUMN`
+- Honest installer success: package postflight now verifies every bundled child extension (component, modules, plugin) actually landed in `#__extensions` before showing the license/next-steps message; if any is missing it shows an error and suppresses the success message instead of reporting a false success. Fails open so a transient DB/IO glitch never fakes a failure.
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2026-06-23
 
diff --git a/source/script.php b/source/script.php
index 1f4058e..75616ca 100644
--- a/source/script.php
+++ b/source/script.php
@@ -128,12 +128,121 @@ class Pkg_MokosuitestorelocatorInstallerScript implements InstallerScriptInterfa
 	 */
 	public function postflight(string $type, InstallerAdapter $parent): bool
 	{
+		// Housekeeping runs unconditionally.
 		$this->restoreDownloadKey();
+
+		// 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))
+		{
+			\Joomla\CMS\Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(
+				'<h4>MokoSuiteStoreLocator did not install correctly.</h4>'
+				. '<p>The following bundled extensions are missing: '
+				. htmlspecialchars(implode(', ', $missing), ENT_QUOTES) . '</p>'
+				. '<p>Please uninstall MokoSuiteStoreLocator and reinstall the full package.</p>',
+				'error'
+			);
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// Success / next-steps path — only reached when every child installed.
 		$this->warnMissingLicenseKey();
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * 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.
+	 *
+	 * @param   InstallerAdapter  $parent  The parent installer object.
+	 *
+	 * @return  array  Readable labels of missing child extensions.
+	 *
+	 * @since   1.0.0
+	 */
+	private function missingChildExtensions(InstallerAdapter $parent): array
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			$manifest = $parent->getParent()->getManifest();
+
+			if (!$manifest || !isset($manifest->files) || !isset($manifest->files->file))
+			{
+				return [];
+			}
+
+			$db      = \Joomla\CMS\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 ?string $savedDownloadKey = null;
 
 	private function saveDownloadKey(): void