diff --git a/spectacle.spec b/spectacle.spec
index 722f660..f4b45fc 100644
--- a/spectacle.spec
+++ b/spectacle.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires: kf5-kio-devel
 BuildRequires: kf5-kxmlgui-devel
 BuildRequires: kf5-kwindowsystem-devel
 BuildRequires: kf5-kdoctools-devel
+BuildRequires: libappstream-glib
 BuildRequires: libkscreen-qt5-devel
 BuildRequires: kf5-libkipi-devel >= %{majmin_ver}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(Qt5DBus)
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ make install/fast DESTDIR=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 
 
 %check
+appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/appdata/org.kde.spectacle.appdata.xml ||:
 desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_kf5_datadir}/applications/org.kde.spectacle.desktop
 
 
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ fi
 %files
 %license COPYING
 %{_kf5_bindir}/spectacle
+%{_kf5_datadir}/appdata/org.kde.spectacle.appdata.xml
 %{_kf5_datadir}/applications/org.kde.spectacle.desktop
 %{_kf5_datadir}/dbus-1/interfaces/org.kde.Spectacle.xml
 %{_kf5_datadir}/dbus-1/services/org.kde.Spectacle.service