diff --git a/nix/npm-deps.hash b/nix/npm-deps.hash
index 9ad4290b4d..e838ca8391 100644
--- a/nix/npm-deps.hash
+++ b/nix/npm-deps.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256-8P7kk9B2A81e13IIyyfo8fIoNGlrutfV/WGKAFHscUc=
+sha256-j8U5S71SJoC+5yh7IjkadrRZaHOYeMsi1z8B6K7j4R4=
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f8162e6c0d..1a94812378 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -37538,6 +37538,7 @@
         "zod": "^4.4.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@electron/asar": "3.4.1",
         "@types/node": "24.6.0",
         "@types/ws": "^8.5.14",
         "electron": "44.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/desktop/e2e/packaged-app-smoke.js b/packages/desktop/e2e/packaged-app-smoke.js
index b07b75df4d..6a77538952 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/e2e/packaged-app-smoke.js
+++ b/packages/desktop/e2e/packaged-app-smoke.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const os = require("node:os");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const { setTimeout: delay } = require("node:timers/promises");
 const { chromium } = require("playwright");
+const { extractFile } = require("@electron/asar");
 
 const EXECUTABLE_NAME = "Paseo";
 const SMOKE_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
@@ -805,9 +806,23 @@ async function stopCliDaemon({ appPath, env }) {
   });
 }
 
+function assertLinuxDesktopIdentity(appPath) {
+  if (process.platform === "linux") {
+    const metadata = JSON.parse(
+      extractFile(path.join(appPath, "resources", "app.asar"), "package.json").toString(),
+    );
+    if (metadata.desktopName !== `${EXECUTABLE_NAME}.desktop`) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Packaged Linux desktop identity ${JSON.stringify(metadata.desktopName)} does not match ${EXECUTABLE_NAME}.desktop`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 async function smokePackagedDesktopApp({ appPath }) {
   const executablePath = getExecutablePath(appPath);
   assertExecutable(executablePath, "Packaged app executable");
+  assertLinuxDesktopIdentity(appPath);
   ensureLinuxSandboxPermissions(appPath);
   await smokeColdCliDaemonStart({ appPath });
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/package.json b/packages/desktop/package.json
index 84d71dfafa..11ebbb9cb7 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "zod": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@electron/asar": "3.4.1",
     "@types/node": "24.6.0",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.14",
     "electron": "44.2.0",
@@ -43,5 +44,6 @@
     "unzip-crx-3": "^0.2.0",
     "vitest": "^4.1.6",
     "wait-on": "8.0.5"
-  }
+  },
+  "desktopName": "Paseo.desktop"
 }