diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs
index 1947cbf1f2..57a9c71637 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
 
   <Fragment>
     <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
+      <Component Id="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" Guid="304AD25A-A986-4058-940E-61DB79EBD78C" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Id="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Source="$(var.BinDir)Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
+      </Component>
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--BaseApplicationsFiles_Component_Def-->
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="BaseApplicationsComponentGroup">
+      <ComponentRef Id="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" />
     </ComponentGroup>
 
   </Fragment>