diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
index 8992e132f03..8e46197f18d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylanddisplay_p.h>
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylandintegration_p.h>
 #include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
+#include <QtGui/qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 #include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -54,6 +56,9 @@ QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate()
     waylandIntegration = static_cast<QtWaylandClient::QWaylandIntegration *>(QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration());
     if (!waylandIntegration)
         waylandIntegration = new QtWaylandClient::QWaylandIntegration();
+
+    if (!waylandIntegration->nativeInterface()->nativeResourceForIntegration("wl_display"))
+        qWarning() << "This application requires a Wayland platform plugin";
 }
 
 void QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::handleRegistryGlobal(void *data, ::wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id,