diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.h b/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.h
index 00adb527d..2aaa3d888 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.h
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.h
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 + (BOOL)fb_switchToSystemApplicationWithError:(NSError **)error;
 
+/**
+ Returns the bundle indentifier of the system app (ususally Springboard)
+ */
++ (NSString *)fb_systemApplicationBundleID;
+
+/**
+ Checks if the app is installed on the device under test.
+ */
+- (BOOL)fb_isInstalled;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.m
index 8a9a48ba0..095620118 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/FBApplication.m
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #import "FBApplication.h"
 
+#import "FBExceptions.h"
 #import "FBXCAccessibilityElement.h"
 #import "FBLogger.h"
 #import "FBRunLoopSpinner.h"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 #import "FBActiveAppDetectionPoint.h"
 #import "FBXCodeCompatibility.h"
 #import "FBXCTestDaemonsProxy.h"
+#import "LSApplicationWorkspace.h"
 #import "XCUIApplication.h"
 #import "XCUIApplication+FBHelpers.h"
 #import "XCUIApplicationImpl.h"
@@ -133,6 +135,16 @@ + (instancetype)fb_systemApplication
    [[FBXCAXClientProxy.sharedClient systemApplication] processIdentifier]];
 }
 
++ (NSString *)fb_systemApplicationBundleID
+{
+  static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+  static NSString *systemAppBundleID;
+  dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+    systemAppBundleID = [[self.class fb_systemApplication] bundleID];
+  });
+  return systemAppBundleID;
+}
+
 + (instancetype)applicationWithPID:(pid_t)processID
 {
   if ([NSProcessInfo processInfo].processIdentifier == processID) {
@@ -141,14 +153,33 @@ + (instancetype)applicationWithPID:(pid_t)processID
   return (FBApplication *)[FBXCAXClientProxy.sharedClient monitoredApplicationWithProcessIdentifier:processID];
 }
 
+/**
+ https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/issues/702
+ */
+- (void)fb_assertInstalledByAction:(NSString *)action
+{
+  if (![self.bundleID isEqualToString:[self.class fb_systemApplicationBundleID]] && !self.fb_isInstalled) {
+    NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"The application '%@' cannot be %@ because it is not installed on the device under test",
+                         self.bundleID, action];
+    [[NSException exceptionWithName:FBApplicationMissingException reason:message userInfo:nil] raise];
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)launch
 {
+  [self fb_assertInstalledByAction:@"launched"];
   [super launch];
   if (![self fb_waitForAppElement:APP_STATE_CHANGE_TIMEOUT]) {
     [FBLogger logFmt:@"The application '%@' is not running in foreground after %.2f seconds", self.bundleID, APP_STATE_CHANGE_TIMEOUT];
   }
 }
 
+- (void)activate
+{
+  [self fb_assertInstalledByAction:@"activated"];
+  [super activate];
+}
+
 - (void)terminate
 {
   [super terminate];
@@ -181,4 +212,9 @@ + (BOOL)fb_switchToSystemApplicationWithError:(NSError **)error
           error:error];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)fb_isInstalled
+{
+  return [[LSApplicationWorkspace defaultWorkspace] applicationIsInstalled:self.bundleID];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptionHandler.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptionHandler.m
index 203fcf0e7..7b7a8263f 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptionHandler.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptionHandler.m
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ - (void)handleException:(NSException *)exception forResponse:(RouteResponse *)re
     commandStatus = [FBCommandStatus noSuchDriverErrorWithMessage:exception.reason
                                                         traceback:traceback];
   } else if ([exception.name isEqualToString:FBInvalidArgumentException]
-             || [exception.name isEqualToString:FBElementAttributeUnknownException]) {
+             || [exception.name isEqualToString:FBElementAttributeUnknownException]
+             || [exception.name isEqualToString:FBApplicationMissingException]) {
     commandStatus = [FBCommandStatus invalidArgumentErrorWithMessage:exception.reason
                                                            traceback:traceback];
   } else if ([exception.name isEqualToString:FBApplicationCrashedException]
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.h b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.h
index 4cbc3e5c4..1c9507a19 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.h
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.h
@@ -49,4 +49,7 @@ extern NSString *const FBClassChainQueryParseException;
 /*! Exception used to notify about application crash */
 extern NSString *const FBApplicationCrashedException;
 
+/*! Exception used to notify about the application is not installed  */
+extern NSString *const FBApplicationMissingException;
+
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.m
index 5ff6fed85..571cea4fb 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBExceptions.m
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
 NSString *const FBXPathQueryEvaluationException = @"FBXPathQueryEvaluationException";
 NSString *const FBClassChainQueryParseException = @"FBClassChainQueryParseException";
 NSString *const FBApplicationCrashedException = @"FBApplicationCrashedException";
+NSString *const FBApplicationMissingException = @"FBApplicationMissingException";
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentTests/IntegrationTests/FBSessionIntegrationTests.m b/WebDriverAgentTests/IntegrationTests/FBSessionIntegrationTests.m
index dc9a9b1af..655d91b85 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentTests/IntegrationTests/FBSessionIntegrationTests.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentTests/IntegrationTests/FBSessionIntegrationTests.m
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #import "FBIntegrationTestCase.h"
 #import "FBApplication.h"
+#import "FBExceptions.h"
 #import "FBMacros.h"
 #import "FBSession.h"
 #import "FBXCodeCompatibility.h"
@@ -100,6 +101,34 @@ - (void)testMainAppCanBeRestartedInScopeOfTheCurrentSession
   FBAssertWaitTillBecomesTrue([self.session.activeApplication.bundleID isEqualToString:testedApp.bundleID]);
 }
 
+- (void)testAppWithInvalidBundleIDCannotBeStarted
+{
+  FBApplication *testedApp = [[FBApplication alloc] initWithBundleIdentifier:@"yolo"];
+  @try {
+    [testedApp launch];
+    XCTFail(@"An exception is expected to be thrown");
+  } @catch (NSException *exception) {
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects(FBApplicationMissingException, exception.name);
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)testAppWithInvalidBundleIDCannotBeActivated
+{
+  FBApplication *testedApp = [[FBApplication alloc] initWithBundleIdentifier:@"yolo"];
+  @try {
+    [testedApp activate];
+    XCTFail(@"An exception is expected to be thrown");
+  } @catch (NSException *exception) {
+    XCTAssertEqualObjects(FBApplicationMissingException, exception.name);
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)testAppWithInvalidBundleIDCannotBeTerminated
+{
+  FBApplication *testedApp = [[FBApplication alloc] initWithBundleIdentifier:@"yolo"];
+  [testedApp terminate];
+}
+
 - (void)testLaunchUnattachedApp
 {
   [FBUnattachedAppLauncher launchAppWithBundleId:SETTINGS_BUNDLE_ID];