diff --git a/appinfo/routes.php b/appinfo/routes.php
index 4c13704d..ce6bc98c 100644
--- a/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ return [
 
         // Config API
         ['name' => 'Other#setUserConfig', 'url' => '/api/config/{key}', 'verb' => 'PUT'],
+        ['name' => 'Other#getSystemStatus', 'url' => '/api/system-status', 'verb' => 'GET'],
         ['name' => 'Other#getSystemConfig', 'url' => '/api/system-config', 'verb' => 'GET'],
         ['name' => 'Other#setSystemConfig', 'url' => '/api/system-config/{key}', 'verb' => 'PUT'],
 
diff --git a/lib/Controller/OtherController.php b/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
index d1a4e4cc..581333da 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace OCA\Memories\Controller;
 
 use OCA\Memories\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCA\Memories\Exceptions;
+use OCA\Memories\Exif;
 use OCA\Memories\Util;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\JSONResponse;
@@ -76,8 +77,6 @@ class OtherController extends GenericApiController
     /**
      * @AdminRequired
      *
-     * @NoCSRFRequired
-     *
      * @param mixed $value
      */
     public function setSystemConfig(string $key, $value): Http\Response
@@ -109,6 +108,43 @@ class OtherController extends GenericApiController
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @AdminRequired
+     *
+     * @NoCSRFRequired
+     */
+    public function getSystemStatus(): Http\Response
+    {
+        return Util::guardEx(function () {
+            $status = [];
+
+            // Check exiftool
+            $status['exiftool'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.exiftool'));
+
+            // Check for system perl
+            $status['perl'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(exec('which perl'));
+
+            // Check ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries
+            $status['ffmpeg'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.ffmpeg'));
+            $status['ffprobe'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.ffprobe'));
+
+            // Check go-vod binary
+            $status['govod'] = $this->getExecutableStatus(Util::getSystemConfig('memories.vod.path'));
+
+            // Check for VA-API device
+            $devPath = '/dev/dri/renderD128';
+            if (!is_file($devPath)) {
+                $status['vaapi_dev'] = 'not_found';
+            } elseif (!is_readable($devPath)) {
+                $status['vaapi_dev'] = 'not_readable';
+            } else {
+                $status['vaapi_dev'] = 'ok';
+            }
+
+            return new JSONResponse($status, Http::STATUS_OK);
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * @NoAdminRequired
      *
@@ -127,4 +163,17 @@ class OtherController extends GenericApiController
 
         return $response;
     }
+
+    private function getExecutableStatus(string $path): string
+    {
+        if (!is_file($path)) {
+            return 'not_found';
+        }
+
+        if (!is_executable($path)) {
+            return 'not_executable';
+        }
+
+        return 'ok';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Admin.vue b/src/Admin.vue
index b3f8313b..8be78883 100644
--- a/src/Admin.vue
+++ b/src/Admin.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   <div class="outer" v-if="loaded">
     <h2>{{ t("memories", "EXIF Extraction") }}</h2>
 
+    <template v-if="status">
+      <NcNoteCard :type="binaryStatusType(status.exiftool)">
+        {{ binaryStatus("exiftool", status.exiftool) }}
+      </NcNoteCard>
+    </template>
+
     <NcTextField
       :label="t('memories', 'Path to packaged exiftool binary')"
       :label-visible="true"
@@ -10,6 +16,12 @@
       disabled
     />
 
+    <template v-if="status">
+      <NcNoteCard :type="binaryStatusType(status.perl, false)">
+        {{ binaryStatus("perl", status.perl) }}
+      </NcNoteCard>
+    </template>
+
     <NcCheckboxRadioSwitch
       :checked.sync="exiftoolPerl"
       @update:checked="update('exiftoolPerl')"
@@ -45,6 +57,15 @@
         {{ t("memories", "Enable Transcoding") }}
       </NcCheckboxRadioSwitch>
 
+      <template v-if="status">
+        <NcNoteCard :type="binaryStatusType(status.ffmpeg)">
+          {{ binaryStatus("ffmpeg", status.ffmpeg) }}
+        </NcNoteCard>
+        <NcNoteCard :type="binaryStatusType(status.ffprobe)">
+          {{ binaryStatus("ffprobe", status.ffprobe) }}
+        </NcNoteCard>
+      </template>
+
       <NcTextField
         :label="t('memories', 'ffmpeg path')"
         :label-visible="true"
@@ -102,6 +123,12 @@
         {{ t("memories", "external transcoder configuration") }}
       </a>
 
+      <template v-if="status">
+        <NcNoteCard :type="binaryStatusType(status.govod)">
+          {{ binaryStatus("go-vod", status.govod) }}
+        </NcNoteCard>
+      </template>
+
       <NcCheckboxRadioSwitch
         :checked.sync="enableExternalTranscoder"
         @update:checked="update('enableExternalTranscoder')"
@@ -178,13 +205,8 @@
         VA-API configuration
       </a>
 
-      <NcNoteCard type="warning">
-        {{
-          t(
-            "memories",
-            "/dev/dri/renderD128 is required for VA-API acceleration."
-          )
-        }}
+      <NcNoteCard :type="vaapiStatusType()" v-if="status">
+        {{ vaapiStatusText() }}
       </NcNoteCard>
 
       <NcCheckboxRadioSwitch
@@ -300,6 +322,22 @@ const settings = {
 /** Invert setting before saving */
 const invertedBooleans = ["enableTranscoding"];
 
+type BinaryStatus =
+  | "ok"
+  | "not_found"
+  | "not_executable"
+  | "test_fail"
+  | "test_ok";
+
+type IStatus = {
+  exiftool: BinaryStatus;
+  perl: BinaryStatus;
+  ffmpeg: BinaryStatus;
+  ffprobe: BinaryStatus;
+  govod: BinaryStatus;
+  vaapi_dev: "ok" | "not_found" | "not_readable";
+};
+
 export default defineComponent({
   name: "Admin",
   components: {
@@ -329,10 +367,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
     enableNvenc: false,
     enableNvencTemporalAQ: false,
     nvencScaler: "",
+
+    status: null as IStatus,
   }),
 
   mounted() {
     this.reload();
+    this.refreshStatus();
   },
 
   methods: {
@@ -356,6 +397,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
       this.loaded = true;
     },
 
+    async refreshStatus() {
+      const res = await axios.get(API.SYSTEM_STATUS());
+      this.status = res.data;
+    },
+
     async update(key: string, value = null) {
       value ||= this[key];
       const setting = settings[key];
@@ -374,6 +420,70 @@ export default defineComponent({
           showError(this.t("memories", "Failed to update setting"));
         });
     },
+
+    binaryStatus(name: string, status: BinaryStatus): string {
+      if (status === "ok") {
+        return this.t("memories", "{name} binary exists and is executable", {
+          name,
+        });
+      } else if (status === "not_found") {
+        return this.t("memories", "{name} binary not found", { name });
+      } else if (status === "not_executable") {
+        return this.t("memories", "{name} binary is not executable", {
+          name,
+        });
+      } else if (status === "test_fail") {
+        return this.t("memories", "{name} binary exists but failed test", {
+          name,
+        });
+      } else if (status === "test_ok") {
+        return this.t("memories", "{name} binary exists and is usable", {
+          name,
+        });
+      } else {
+        return this.t("memories", "{name} binary status: {status}", {
+          name,
+          status,
+        });
+      }
+    },
+
+    binaryStatusType(status: BinaryStatus, critical = true): string {
+      if (status === "ok" || status === "test_ok") {
+        return "success";
+      } else if (
+        status === "not_found" ||
+        status === "not_executable" ||
+        status === "test_fail"
+      ) {
+        return critical ? "error" : "warning";
+      } else {
+        return "warning";
+      }
+    },
+
+    vaapiStatusText(): string {
+      const dev = "/dev/dri/renderD128";
+      if (this.status.vaapi_dev === "ok") {
+        return this.t("memories", "VA-API device ({dev}) is readable", { dev });
+      } else if (this.status.vaapi_dev === "not_found") {
+        return this.t("memories", "VA-API device ({dev}) not found", { dev });
+      } else if (this.status.vaapi_dev === "not_readable") {
+        return this.t(
+          "memories",
+          "VA-API device ({dev}) has incorrect permissions",
+          { dev }
+        );
+      } else {
+        return this.t("memories", "VA-API device status: {status}", {
+          status: this.status.vaapi_dev,
+        });
+      }
+    },
+
+    vaapiStatusType(): string {
+      return this.status.vaapi_dev === "ok" ? "success" : "error";
+    },
   },
 });
 </script>
diff --git a/src/services/API.ts b/src/services/API.ts
index 59d3250e..fce521be 100644
--- a/src/services/API.ts
+++ b/src/services/API.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ export class API {
       : gen(`${BASE}/system-config`);
   }
 
+  static SYSTEM_STATUS() {
+    return gen(`${BASE}/system-status`);
+  }
+
   static MAP_CLUSTERS() {
     return tok(gen(`${BASE}/map/clusters`));
   }