diff --git a/kunst b/kunst
index e4b0d51..9213490 100755
--- a/kunst
+++ b/kunst
@@ -171,7 +171,15 @@ pre_exit() {
 }
 
 main() {
-    
+
+    dependencies=(sxiv imagemagick bash ffmpeg mpc jq mpd)
+    for dependency in "${dependencies[@]}"; do
+        type -p "$dependency" &>/dev/null || {
+            echo "error: Could not find '${dependency}', is it installed?" >&2
+            exit 1
+        }
+    done
+
     [ "$KUNST_MUSIC_DIR" != "" ] && MUSIC_DIR="$KUNST_MUSIC_DIR"
     [ "$KUNST_SIZE" != "" ] && SIZE="$KUNST_SIZE"
     [ "$KUNST_POSITION" != "" ] && POSITION="$KUNST_POSITION"