diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
index 54e0bb4a..a4607a47 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ static char saveDir[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
 static char levelDir[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
 static char mainLangDir[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
 static bool isMainLangDirFromRepo = false;
+static bool doesLangDirExist = false;
+static bool doesFontsDirExist = false;
 
 static char assetDir[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
 static char virtualMountPath[MAX_PATH] = {'\0'};
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ static const PHYSFS_Allocator allocator = {
     SDL_free
 };
 
-static void mount_pre_datazip(
+static bool mount_pre_datazip(
     char* out_path,
     const char* real_dirname,
     const char* mount_point,
@@ -95,12 +97,11 @@ static void mount_pre_datazip(
             {
                 SDL_strlcpy(out_path, user_path, MAX_PATH);
             }
+            return true;
         }
-        else
-        {
-            vlog_warn("User-supplied %s directory is invalid!", real_dirname);
-        }
-        return;
+
+        vlog_warn("User-supplied %s directory is invalid!", real_dirname);
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Try to detect the directory, it's next to data.zip in distributed builds */
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ static void mount_pre_datazip(
     {
         vlog_warn("Cannot find the %s directory anywhere!", real_dirname);
     }
+
+    return dir_found;
 }
 
 int FILESYSTEM_init(char *argvZero, char* baseDir, char *assetsPath, char* langDir, char* fontsDir)
@@ -255,10 +258,10 @@ int FILESYSTEM_init(char *argvZero, char* baseDir, char *assetsPath, char* langD
         basePath = SDL_strdup("./");
     }
 
-    mount_pre_datazip(mainLangDir, "lang", "lang/", langDir);
+    doesLangDirExist = mount_pre_datazip(mainLangDir, "lang", "lang/", langDir);
     vlog_info("Languages directory: %s", mainLangDir);
 
-    mount_pre_datazip(NULL, "fonts", "graphics/", fontsDir);
+    doesFontsDirExist = mount_pre_datazip(NULL, "fonts", "graphics/", fontsDir);
 
     /* Mount the stock content last */
     if (assetsPath)
@@ -339,6 +342,16 @@ bool FILESYSTEM_isMainLangDirFromRepo(void)
     return isMainLangDirFromRepo;
 }
 
+bool FILESYSTEM_doesLangDirExist(void)
+{
+    return doesLangDirExist;
+}
+
+bool FILESYSTEM_doesFontsDirExist(void)
+{
+    return doesFontsDirExist;
+}
+
 bool FILESYSTEM_restoreWriteDir(void)
 {
     return PHYSFS_setWriteDir(writeDir);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
index e4d8160b..667f180c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ char *FILESYSTEM_getUserSaveDirectory(void);
 char *FILESYSTEM_getUserLevelDirectory(void);
 char *FILESYSTEM_getUserMainLangDirectory(void);
 bool FILESYSTEM_isMainLangDirFromRepo(void);
+bool FILESYSTEM_doesLangDirExist(void);
+bool FILESYSTEM_doesFontsDirExist(void);
 
 bool FILESYSTEM_setLangWriteDir(void);
 bool FILESYSTEM_restoreWriteDir(void);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 507362c1..d305884c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -220,8 +220,31 @@ static void menurender(void)
 #endif
         font::print(PR_RIGHT, 310, 230, RELEASE_VERSION, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
 
-        if(music.mmmmmm){
-            font::print(0, 10, 230, loc::gettext("[MMMMMM Mod Installed]"), tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
+        const char* left_msg = NULL;
+
+        const bool fonts_error = !FILESYSTEM_doesFontsDirExist();
+        const bool lang_error = !FILESYSTEM_doesLangDirExist();
+
+        if (fonts_error && lang_error)
+        {
+            left_msg = "[No fonts&lang folders]";
+        }
+        else if (fonts_error)
+        {
+            left_msg = "[No fonts folder]";
+        }
+        else if (lang_error)
+        {
+            left_msg = "[No lang folder]";
+        }
+        else if (music.mmmmmm)
+        {
+            left_msg = loc::gettext("[MMMMMM Mod Installed]");
+        }
+
+        if (left_msg != NULL)
+        {
+            font::print(0, 10, 230, left_msg, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
         }
         break;
     }