diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php
index c2e1bfb6..d5a315bf 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ class Admin_RawPhoto_Controller extends Admin_Controller {
   }
 
   private function _get_view($errors = array(), $icc_path = null) {
+    $dcraw = rawphoto_graphics::detect_dcraw();
+    rawphoto_graphics::report_dcraw_support($dcraw);
+
     $view = new Admin_View("admin.html");
     $view->content = new View("admin_rawphoto.html");
     $view->content->is_keeporiginal_active = module::is_active("keeporiginal");
-    $view->content->dcraw = rawphoto_graphics::detect_dcraw();
+    $view->content->dcraw = $dcraw;
     $toolkit_names = array("imagemagick" => "ImageMagick",
                            "graphicsmagick" => "GraphicsMagick");
     $toolkit_id = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit");
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php
index 550b3c36..2406e384 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ class rawphoto_graphics {
                  "graphicsmagick" => "GraphicsMagick");
   }
 
+  static function report_dcraw_support($dcraw) {
+    if ($dcraw->installed) {
+      site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_dcraw");
+    } else {
+      site_status::warning(
+        t('The Raw Photos module requires the <a href="%dcraw_url">dcraw</a> tool to be installed.',
+          array("dcraw_url" => "http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/")),
+        "rawphoto_needs_dcraw");
+    }
+  }
+
   static function report_ppm_support($toolkit_id) {
     if (array_key_exists($toolkit_id, self::get_supported_toolkits())) {
       site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_ppm_support");
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
index 73ab31f2..f0e9d358 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ class rawphoto_installer {
   }
 
   static function activate() {
+    $dcraw = rawphoto_graphics::detect_dcraw()
+    rawphoto_graphics::report_dcraw_support($dcraw);
     $toolkit_id = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit");
     rawphoto_graphics::report_ppm_support($toolkit_id);
   }
 
   static function deactivate() {
+    site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_dcraw");
     site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_ppm_support");
   }
 }