diff --git a/core/js/tests/specs/setupchecksSpec.js b/core/js/tests/specs/setupchecksSpec.js
index 0114f7d868..00bc84f2a8 100644
--- a/core/js/tests/specs/setupchecksSpec.js
+++ b/core/js/tests/specs/setupchecksSpec.js
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -223,7 +225,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -255,7 +258,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -285,7 +289,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: false,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -315,7 +320,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -345,7 +351,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: false
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: false,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -396,7 +403,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -427,7 +435,8 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
 					isOpcacheProperlySetup: false,
 					phpOpcacheDocumentation: 'https://example.org/link/to/doc',
-					isSettimelimitAvailable: true
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: true
 				})
 			);
 
@@ -439,6 +448,38 @@ describe('OC.SetupChecks tests', function() {
 				done();
 			});
 		});
+
+		it('should return an info if server has no freetype support', function(done) {
+			var async = OC.SetupChecks.checkSetup();
+
+			suite.server.requests[0].respond(
+				200,
+				{
+					'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+				},
+				JSON.stringify({
+					isUrandomAvailable: true,
+					securityDocs: 'https://docs.owncloud.org/myDocs.html',
+					serverHasInternetConnection: true,
+					isMemcacheConfigured: true,
+					forwardedForHeadersWorking: true,
+					isCorrectMemcachedPHPModuleInstalled: true,
+					hasPassedCodeIntegrityCheck: true,
+					isOpcacheProperlySetup: true,
+					phpOpcacheDocumentation: 'https://example.org/link/to/doc',
+					isSettimelimitAvailable: true,
+					hasFreeTypeSupport: false
+				})
+			);
+
+			async.done(function( data, s, x ){
+				expect(data).toEqual([{
+					msg: 'Your PHP does not have freetype support. This will result in broken profile pictures and settings interface.',
+					type: OC.SetupChecks.MESSAGE_TYPE_INFO
+				}]);
+				done();
+			});
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('checkGeneric', function() {
diff --git a/tests/Settings/Controller/CheckSetupControllerTest.php b/tests/Settings/Controller/CheckSetupControllerTest.php
index f0e203e714..3f47819bcb 100644
--- a/tests/Settings/Controller/CheckSetupControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Settings/Controller/CheckSetupControllerTest.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class CheckSetupControllerTest extends TestCase {
 				$this->checker,
 				$this->logger
 				])
-			->setMethods(['getCurlVersion', 'isPhpOutdated', 'isOpcacheProperlySetup'])->getMock();
+			->setMethods(['getCurlVersion', 'isPhpOutdated', 'isOpcacheProperlySetup', 'hasFreeTypeSupport'])->getMock();
 	}
 
 	public function testIsInternetConnectionWorkingDisabledViaConfig() {
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ class CheckSetupControllerTest extends TestCase {
 			->method('linkToDocs')
 			->with('admin-php-opcache')
 			->willReturn('http://docs.example.org/server/go.php?to=admin-php-opcache');
+		$this->checkSetupController
+			->method('hasFreeTypeSupport')
+			->willReturn(false);
 
 		$expected = new DataResponse(
 			[
@@ -342,6 +345,7 @@ class CheckSetupControllerTest extends TestCase {
 				'isOpcacheProperlySetup' => false,
 				'phpOpcacheDocumentation' => 'http://docs.example.org/server/go.php?to=admin-php-opcache',
 				'isSettimelimitAvailable' => true,
+				'hasFreeTypeSupport' => false,
 			]
 		);
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->checkSetupController->check());