diff --git a/charts.install b/charts.install
index 27b59500acb9c3b2111501aa71db44fe7ba867a3..6493359d90c3463f92f7d1762b304d10dd4f1b4f 100644
--- a/charts.install
+++ b/charts.install
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * Install and unistall functions for this module
  */
 
+DEFINE(CHARTS_MINIMUM_PHP, '5.2.0');
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_uninstall().
  */
@@ -17,20 +19,29 @@ function charts_uninstall() {
  * Implementation of hook_requirements().
  */
 function charts_requirements($phase) {
+  // Test PHP version
+  if (version_compare(phpversion(), CHARTS_MINIMUM_PHP) < 0) {
+    $requirements['charts_php']['title']        = t('PHP Charts');
+    $requirements['charts_php']['value']        = ($phase == 'runtime') ? l(phpversion(), 'admin/logs/status/php') : phpversion();
+    $requirements['charts_php']['description']  = t('Your PHP installation is too old. Charts requires at least PHP %version.',
+      array('%version' => CHARTS_MINIMUM_PHP));
+    $requirements['charts_php']['severity']     = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
+  }
+
   if ($phase == 'runtime' and !$modules = module_invoke_all('charts_info', 'list')) {
     $requirements['charts']['title']        = t('Charts');
     $requirements['charts']['value']        = t('No Charts provider installed');
     $requirements['charts']['severity']     = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
     $requirements['charts']['description']  = t('Charts core module only provides a a common set of functions. You must install a Charts provider module to create charts.');
-
-    return $requirements;
   }
   elseif ($phase == 'runtime' and !$settings = variable_get('charts_settings', array())) {
     $requirements['charts']['title']        = t('Charts');
     $requirements['charts']['value']        = t('Charts module not yet configured');
     $requirements['charts']['severity']     = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
     $requirements['charts']['description']  = t('Charts core module needs to get some default options in order to operate. You must go to <a href="!link">settings page</a> and configure it.', array('!link' => url('admin/settings/charts')));
+  }
 
+  if (isset($requirements)) {
     return $requirements;
   }
 }