diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs
index 32e33cc35e..4d842a1dd6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PackagingService.cs
@@ -842,10 +842,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    _logger.Warn<PackagingService>(
-                    string.Format(
-                        "Packager: Error handling DocumentType structure. DocumentType with alias '{0}' could not be found and was not added to the structure for '{1}'.",
-                        alias, contentType.Alias));
+                    // DocumentType was not in imported or dependant types, try to get from ContentTypeService
+                    var allowedChild = _contentTypeService.GetContentType(alias);
+                    if (allowedChild == null)
+                    {
+                        _logger.Warn<PackagingService>(
+                        string.Format(
+                            "Packager: Error handling DocumentType structure. DocumentType with alias '{0}' could not be found and was not added to the structure for '{1}'.",
+                            alias, contentType.Alias));
+                    }
+                    if (allowedChildren.Any(x => x.Id.IsValueCreated && x.Id.Value == allowedChild.Id)) continue;
+
+                    allowedChildren.Add(new ContentTypeSort(new Lazy<int>(() => allowedChild.Id), sortOrder, allowedChild.Alias));
+                    sortOrder++;
                 }
             }