diff --git a/.electron-builder.config.cjs b/.electron-builder.config.cjs
index 2cd12153715..1547b13f296 100644
--- a/.electron-builder.config.cjs
+++ b/.electron-builder.config.cjs
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  ***********************************************************************/
 
-const exec = require('child_process').exec;
+const { exec, execFile } = require('child_process');
 const Arch = require('builder-util').Arch;
 const path = require('path');
 const { flipFuses, FuseVersion, FuseV1Options } = require('@electron/fuses');
 const product = require('./product.json');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+
 if (process.env.VITE_APP_VERSION === undefined) {
   const now = new Date();
   process.env.VITE_APP_VERSION = `${now.getUTCFullYear() - 2000}.${now.getUTCMonth() + 1}.${now.getUTCDate()}-${
@@ -65,6 +67,34 @@ async function addElectronFuses(context) {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function will start the script that will bundle the extensions#remote from the `product.json`
+ * to the extensions-extra folder
+ *
+ * @remarks it should be called in the beforePack to populate the folder extensions-extra before electron builder pack them
+ */
+async function packageRemoteExtensions() {
+  const downloadScript = path.join('packages', 'main', 'dist', 'download-remote-extensions.cjs');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(downloadScript)) {
+    console.warn(`${downloadScript} not found, skipping remote extension download`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const destination = path.resolve('./extensions-extra');
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    execFile('node', [downloadScript, `--output=${destination}`], (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      console.log(stdout);
+      console.log(stderr);
+      if (error) {
+        reject(error);
+      } else {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * @type {import('electron-builder').Configuration}
  * @see https://www.electron.build/configuration/configuration
@@ -83,6 +113,9 @@ const config = {
     const PODMAN_EXTENSION_ASSETS = 'extensions/podman/packages/extension/assets';
     context.packager.config.extraResources = DEFAULT_ASSETS;
 
+    // download & package remote extensions
+    await packageRemoteExtensions();
+
     // include product.json
     context.packager.config.extraResources.push({
       from: 'product.json',
@@ -130,7 +163,12 @@ const config = {
   afterPack: async context => {
     await addElectronFuses(context);
   },
-  files: ['packages/**/dist/**', 'extensions/**/builtin/*.cdix/**', 'packages/main/src/assets/**'],
+  files: [
+    'packages/**/dist/**',
+    'extensions-extra/**',
+    'extensions/**/builtin/*.cdix/**',
+    'packages/main/src/assets/**',
+  ],
   portable: {
     artifactName: `${product.artifactName}${artifactNameSuffix}-\${version}-\${arch}.\${ext}`,
   },