diff --git a/Joplin_install_and_update.sh b/Joplin_install_and_update.sh
index a0866067f..b374d74b3 100755
--- a/Joplin_install_and_update.sh
+++ b/Joplin_install_and_update.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ elif [[ $ARCHITECTURE =~ .*i386.*|.*i686.* ]] ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------
+print "Checking dependencies..."
+## Check if libfuse2 is present.
+LIBFUSE=$(ldconfig -p | grep "libfuse.so.2" || echo '')
+if [[ $LIBFUSE == "" ]] ; then
+  print "${COLOR_RED}Error: Can't get libfuse2 on system, please install libfuse2${COLOR_RESET}"
+  print "See https://joplinapp.org/faq/#desktop-application-will-not-launch-on-linux and https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE for more information"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------
 # Download Joplin
 #-----------------------------------------------------