diff --git a/flatpak_builder_lint/appstream.py b/flatpak_builder_lint/appstream.py
index d7992878..54514f19 100644
--- a/flatpak_builder_lint/appstream.py
+++ b/flatpak_builder_lint/appstream.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 
+from lxml import etree  # type: ignore
+
 
 def validate(path: str) -> dict:
     if not os.path.isfile(path):
@@ -17,3 +19,15 @@ def validate(path: str) -> dict:
     }
 
     return ret
+
+
+def is_developer_name_present(path: str) -> bool:
+    if not os.path.isfile(path):
+        raise FileNotFoundError("AppStream file not found")
+
+    root = etree.parse(path)
+    components = root.xpath("/components/component")
+
+    developer = components[0].xpath("developer_name")
+
+    return bool(developer)
diff --git a/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/metainfo.py b/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/metainfo.py
index 695f5750..c074ccdf 100644
--- a/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/metainfo.py
+++ b/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/metainfo.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def _validate(self, path: str, appid: str, flathub_json: Optional[dict]) -> None
                 if appinfo_validation["returncode"] != 0:
                     self.errors.add("appstream-failed-validation")
 
+                if not appstream.is_developer_name_present(appstream_path):
+                    self.errors.add("appstream-missing-developer-name")
+
         if not flathub_json.get("skip-icons-check"):
             if not os.path.exists(icon_path):
                 self.errors.add("appstream-missing-icon-file")