diff --git a/jquery_update.install b/jquery_update.install
index b5a9204..a944585 100644
--- a/jquery_update.install
+++ b/jquery_update.install
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ function jquery_update_requirements($phase) {
       'severity' => REQUIREMENT_OK,
       'value' => t('jQuery %jquery (<a href="@link">configure</a>) and jQuery UI %ui', array('%jquery' => $jquery['version'], '%ui' => $ui['version'], '@link' => url('admin/config/development/jquery_update'))),
     );
+
+    if (!jquery_update_meets_min_requirement()) {
+      $requirements['jquery_update_min_version'] = array(
+        'severity' => REQUIREMENT_ERROR,
+        'title' => $t('jQuery Update minimum version'),
+        'value' => variable_get('jquery_update_jquery_version'),
+        'description' => $t('The minimum required version of jQuery for the current set of modules is !minimum, current version is set to !current.', array(
+          '!minimum' => jquery_update_min_requirement(),
+          '!current' => variable_get('jquery_update_jquery_version'),
+          )
+        ),
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   return $requirements;
diff --git a/jquery_update.module b/jquery_update.module
index 68bb8c2..51a123c 100644
--- a/jquery_update.module
+++ b/jquery_update.module
@@ -635,3 +635,45 @@ function jquery_update_jqueryui_local(&$javascript, $path, $min, $names) {
     $javascript[$name]['version'] = '1.10.2';
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Determine the current environment's minimal jQuery version requirement.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *   The minimum required jQuery version.
+ */
+function jquery_update_min_requirement() {
+  $jquery_min = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
+
+  if (!isset($jquery_min)) {
+    $infos = db_select('system', 's')
+      ->fields('s', array('info'))
+      ->execute()
+      ->fetchCol();
+
+    // Determine highest minimum.
+    $jquery_min = array_reduce($infos, function($carry, $item) {
+      $info = unserialize($item);
+      if (isset($info['jquery']) && version_compare($info['jquery'], $carry) == 1) {
+        return $info['jquery'];
+      }
+      return $carry;
+    });
+  }
+
+  return $jquery_min;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine if the current jQuery version meets the minimum requirement.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ *   Whether the current version of jQuery meets the minimum requirement.
+ */
+function jquery_update_meets_min_requirement() {
+  if (version_compare(variable_get('jquery_update_jquery_version'), jquery_update_min_requirement()) == -1) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}