diff --git a/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake b/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake
index bb07fa916bc8..aa1a5c72c971 100644
--- a/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake
+++ b/buildconfig/CMake/LinuxPackageScripts.cmake
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ if [ -n \"\$1\" ] && [ \"\$1\" = \"--debug\" ]; then
 fi"
 )
 
+# Without specifying these schema files, the standalone can fail to launch on Linux. Inside a conda environment this
+# environment variable is set by something else.
+set(GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DEFINITIONS
+    "# Specify path to schema files
+if [ -z \"\${GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR}\" ]; then
+    GSETTINGS_MANTID_PATH=\${INSTALLDIR}/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+fi"
+)
+
 set(ERROR_CMD "-m mantidqt.dialogs.errorreports.main --exitcode=\$?")
 
 # Local dev version
diff --git a/buildconfig/CMake/Packaging/launch_mantidworkbench.sh.in b/buildconfig/CMake/Packaging/launch_mantidworkbench.sh.in
index 7cf29879f522..7d6ce873ca32 100644
--- a/buildconfig/CMake/Packaging/launch_mantidworkbench.sh.in
+++ b/buildconfig/CMake/Packaging/launch_mantidworkbench.sh.in
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ fi
 
 @GDB_DEFINITIONS@
 
+@GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DEFINITIONS@
+
 # Launch the workbench
 LD_PRELOAD=${LOCAL_PRELOAD} \
     PYTHONPATH=${LOCAL_PYTHONPATH} @QT_QPA@ \
+    GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=${GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR}:${GSETTINGS_MANTID_PATH} \
     @WRAPPER_PREFIX@$VGLRUN $GDB \
     @PYTHON_EXEC_LOCAL@@PYTHON_ARGS@ @MANTIDWORKBENCH_EXEC@ $SINGLEPROCESS "$@"@WRAPPER_POSTFIX@
diff --git a/docs/source/release/v6.11.0/Workbench/Bugfixes/38160.rst b/docs/source/release/v6.11.0/Workbench/Bugfixes/38160.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cb7b35566b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/release/v6.11.0/Workbench/Bugfixes/38160.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed the standalone not launching on Linux, especially IDAaaS.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installers/conda/common/common.sh b/installers/conda/common/common.sh
index f84fe5c81bb3..b896be0e460b 100644
--- a/installers/conda/common/common.sh
+++ b/installers/conda/common/common.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function trim_conda() {
   mv "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share_tmp
   mkdir "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share
   mv "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share_tmp/doc "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share/
+  mkdir -p "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+  mv "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share_tmp/glib-2.0/schemas "$bundle_conda_prefix"/share/glib-2.0/
   # Heavily cut down translations
   mv "$bundle_conda_prefix"/translations "$bundle_conda_prefix"/translations_tmp
   mkdir -p "$bundle_conda_prefix"/translations/qtwebengine_locales