diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
index 1b220619e05..2b2e9384e28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "maemoglobal.h"
 #include "maemopackagecreationstep.h"
 #include "maemopublishingfileselectiondialog.h"
+#include "maemotemplatesmanager.h"
 #include "maemotoolchain.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/ifile.h>
@@ -102,8 +103,17 @@ void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::cancel()
 
 void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::createPackage()
 {
-    // Step 1: Copy project directory.
     setState(CopyingProjectDir);
+
+    const QStringList &problems = findProblems();
+    if (!problems.isEmpty()) {
+        const QLatin1String separator("\n- ");
+        finishWithFailure(tr("The project is missing some information "
+            "important to publishing:") + separator + problems.join(separator),
+            tr("Publishing failed: Missing project information."));
+        return;
+    }
+
     m_tmpProjectDir = tmpDirContainer() + QLatin1Char('/')
         + m_project->displayName();
     if (QFileInfo(tmpDirContainer()).exists()) {
@@ -544,6 +554,25 @@ bool MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::addOrReplaceDesktopFileValue(QByteArray &fileC
     return true;
 }
 
+QStringList MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::findProblems() const
+{
+    QStringList problems;
+    const MaemoTemplatesManager * const templatesManager
+        = MaemoTemplatesManager::instance();
+    const QString &description = templatesManager
+        ->controlFileFieldValue(m_project, QLatin1String("Description"));
+    if (description.trimmed().isEmpty()) {
+        problems << tr("The package description is empty.");
+    } else if (description.contains(QLatin1String("insert up to"))) {
+        problems << tr("The package description is '%1', which is probably "
+                       "not what you want.").arg(description);
+    }
+    if (templatesManager->controlFileFieldValue(m_project,
+            QLatin1String("XB-Maemo-Icon-26")).trimmed().isEmpty())
+        problems << tr("You have not set an icon for the package manager.");
+    return problems;
+}
+
 void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::setState(State newState)
 {
     if (m_state == newState)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
index fe043c07c1e..8fa98a21204 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ private:
     bool updateDesktopFiles(QString *error = 0) const;
     bool addOrReplaceDesktopFileValue(QByteArray &fileContent,
         const QByteArray &key, const QByteArray &newValue) const;
+    QStringList findProblems() const;
 
     const ProjectExplorer::Project * const m_project;
     bool m_doUpload;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.cpp
index e2ab40149f9..a6020558457 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.cpp
@@ -588,6 +588,24 @@ QString MaemoTemplatesManager::controlFilePath(const Project *project) const
     return debianDirPath(project) + QLatin1String("/control");
 }
 
+QString MaemoTemplatesManager::controlFileFieldValue(const Project *project,
+    const QString &key) const
+{
+    QFile controlFile(controlFilePath(project));
+    if (!controlFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
+        return QString();
+    const QByteArray &contents = controlFile.readAll();
+    const int keyPos = contents.indexOf(key.toUtf8() + ':');
+    if (keyPos == -1)
+        return QString();
+    const int valueStartPos = keyPos + key.length() + 1;
+    int valueEndPos = contents.indexOf('\n', keyPos);
+    if (valueEndPos == -1)
+        valueEndPos = contents.count();
+    return QString::fromUtf8(contents.mid(valueStartPos,
+        valueEndPos - valueStartPos));
+}
+
 void MaemoTemplatesManager::raiseError(const QString &reason)
 {
     QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Error creating Maemo templates"), reason);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.h
index 7dcc8c33fe7..f504076f3eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemotemplatesmanager.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ public:
     bool setPackageManagerIcon(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project,
         const QString &iconFilePath, QString *error) const;
 
+    QString controlFileFieldValue(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project,
+        const QString &key) const;
+
 signals:
     void debianDirContentsChanged(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
     void changeLogChanged(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project);