diff --git a/cmake/FindPulse.cmake b/cmake/FindPulse.cmake
index 7c5ae83ed..be0cd33ff 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPulse.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPulse.cmake
@@ -10,5 +10,14 @@ find_library(PULSE_LIBRARY pulse PATHS ${PULSE_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(Pulse DEFAULT_MSG PULSE_INCLUDE_DIR PULSE_LIBRARY)
 
-mark_as_advanced(PULSE_INCLUDE_DIR PULSE_LIBRARY)
+if(PULSE_LIBRARY)
+	execute_process(COMMAND "pactl" "--version" OUTPUT_VARIABLE PULSE_VERSION_OUTPUT)
+
+	STRING(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+" PULSE_VERSION "${PULSE_VERSION_OUTPUT}")
+	if(NOT PULSE_VERSION)
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "PulseAudio is not installed")
+	endif()
+endif()
+
+mark_as_advanced(PULSE_INCLUDE_DIR PULSE_LIBRARY PULSE_VERSION)