diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
index ef211f893..243e7a936 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
@@ -1373,6 +1373,13 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             return false;
         }
 
+        bool CSimulatorFsxCommonListener::checkSimConnectDll() const
+        {
+            static const CWinDllUtils::DLLInfo simConnectInfo = CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectDllInfo();
+            if (!simConnectInfo.errorMsg.isEmpty()) { return false; }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         void CSimulatorFsxCommonListener::SimConnectProc(SIMCONNECT_RECV *pData, DWORD cbData, void *pContext)
         {
             Q_UNUSED(cbData);
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
index 7a8c3b572..a28a3522c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! Check simulator version and type
             bool checkVersionAndSimulator() const;
 
+            //! Check the simconnect.dll
+            bool checkSimConnectDll() const;
+
         private:
             QTimer *m_timer { nullptr };
             QString m_simulatorVersion;