diff --git a/includes/i18n.php b/includes/i18n.php
index 550b65f2..ca6559eb 100644
--- a/includes/i18n.php
+++ b/includes/i18n.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class I18n
             'icon_dir_failure' => "<frm=red>Couldn't open icon directory (%s). Skipping.</frm>\n",
             'dir_create' => "Creating output directory.\n",
             'dir_error' => "<frm=red>Couldn't create directories.</frm>\n",
+            'gd_error' => "<frm=red>Error: GD functions seem to be missing, e.g. imagecreatefrompng(). Install them or recompile PHP with GD support, then try again.</frm>\n",
             'dir_success' => "<frm=green>Dirs successfully created.</frm>\n",
             'no_cli' => "<frm=red>We don't seem to be running via the command line. Keep in mind this tool was designed for command line usage, and hasn't been tested in other situations.</frm>\n",
             'pngcrush_missing' => "<frm=red>pngcrush seems to be missing (path: %s). By default, it needs to be in the tools directory, chmodded to be executable, and at least version 1.7.60.\nImage will not be optimized by pngcrush.</frm>\n",
diff --git a/pokesprite.php b/pokesprite.php
index 9106099b..3ac261ef 100755
--- a/pokesprite.php
+++ b/pokesprite.php
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ I18n::set_default_lines();
 $termfrm = new TerminalFormatter();
 I18n::add_output_filter(array('PkSpr\TerminalFormatter', 'format'));
 
+// Check if we have GD.
+if (!function_exists('imagecreatefrompng')) {
+    print(I18n::l('gd_error'));
+    die();
+}
+
 // Print basic program info.
 print(I18n::lf('info', array(
     $title_str,