diff --git a/source/script.php b/source/script.php
index d920a019..f4312889 100644
--- a/source/script.php
+++ b/source/script.php
@@ -507,6 +507,41 @@ class Pkg_MokosuiteclientInstallerScript
 			if ($db->getAffectedRows() > 0)
 			{
 				Log::add('Fixed empty element for plugin ' . $group . '/' . $element, Log::NOTICE, 'mokosuiteclient');
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// No row exists at all — create one from the manifest XML on disk
+			$manifestFile = $pluginDir . '/' . $element . '.xml';
+
+			if (is_file($manifestFile))
+			{
+				$xml = @simplexml_load_file($manifestFile);
+				$name = $xml ? (string) ($xml->name ?? $manifestName) : $manifestName;
+				$namespace = $xml ? (string) ($xml->namespace ?? '') : '';
+
+				$row = (object) [
+					'name'        => $name,
+					'type'        => 'plugin',
+					'element'     => $element,
+					'folder'      => $group,
+					'client_id'   => 0,
+					'enabled'     => 1,
+					'access'      => 1,
+					'protected'   => 0,
+					'locked'      => 0,
+					'params'      => '{}',
+					'manifest_cache' => '{}',
+					'state'       => 0,
+				];
+
+				if (!empty($namespace))
+				{
+					$row->namespace = $namespace;
+				}
+
+				$db->insertObject('#__extensions', $row, 'extension_id');
+				Log::add('Created extension record for plugin ' . $group . '/' . $element, Log::INFO, 'mokosuiteclient');
 			}
 		}
 		catch (\Throwable $e)