diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php
index a306e289..be407610 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class rawphoto_event_Core {
     array_push($types_wrapper->types, "image/tiff");
   }
 
+  static function module_change($changes) {
+    rawphoto_version::report_item_conversion_support();
+  }
+
   static function graphics_toolkit_change($toolkit_id) {
     rawphoto_graphics::report_ppm_support($toolkit_id);
   }
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
index 5fe00e79..a7efcb2e 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class rawphoto_installer {
   }
 
   static function activate() {
+    rawphoto_version::report_item_conversion_support();
     $dcraw = rawphoto_graphics::detect_dcraw();
     rawphoto_graphics::report_dcraw_support($dcraw);
     $toolkit_id = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit");
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class rawphoto_installer {
   }
 
   static function deactivate() {
+    site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_item_conversion_support");
     site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_dcraw");
     site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_ppm_support");
   }
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_version.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_version.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1975970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_version.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Chad Parry
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class rawphoto_version {
+  const MIN_RELEASE_VERSION = "3.0.3";
+  const MIN_BUILD_NUMBER = "164";
+
+  static function report_item_conversion_support() {
+    if (gallery::RELEASE_CHANNEL == "release") {
+      if (version_compare(gallery::VERSION, rawphoto_version::MIN_RELEASE_VERSION, ">=")) {
+        site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_item_conversion_support");
+      } else {
+        site_status::warning(
+          t("The <em>Raw Photos</em> module requires Gallery %version or higher.",
+            array("version" => rawphoto_version::MIN_RELEASE_VERSION)),
+          "rawphoto_needs_item_conversion_support");
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (version_compare(gallery::build_number(), rawphoto_version::MIN_BUILD_NUMBER, ">=")) {
+        site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_item_conversion_support");
+      } else {
+        site_status::warning(
+          t("The <em>Raw Photos</em> module requires Gallery %version, build %build_number or higher.",
+            array("version" => gallery::VERSION,
+                  "build_number" => rawphoto_version::MIN_BUILD_NUMBER)),
+          "rawphoto_needs_item_conversion_support");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}