diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
index 91be9cb12e..7383126b83 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ frappe.Application = Class.extend({
 		this.start_notification_updates();
 
 		$(document).trigger('app_ready');
+
+		if (frappe.boot.bootmsg) {
+			frappe.msgprint(frappe.boot.bootmsg);
+		}
 	},
 
 	load_bootinfo: function() {
diff --git a/frappe/sessions.py b/frappe/sessions.py
index 78d8fbb3df..b5ae6eb8b7 100644
--- a/frappe/sessions.py
+++ b/frappe/sessions.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from frappe.utils import cint, cstr
 import frappe.model.meta
 import frappe.defaults
 import frappe.translate
+import redis
 from urllib import unquote
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
@@ -90,8 +91,13 @@ def get():
 		bootinfo = get_bootinfo()
 		bootinfo["notification_info"] = get_notification_info_for_boot()
 		frappe.cache().set_value("bootinfo", bootinfo, user=True)
+		try:
+			frappe.cache().ping()
+		except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+			bootinfo['bootmsg'] = _("Redis cache server not running. Please contact Administrator / Tech support")
 
 	bootinfo["metadata_version"] = frappe.cache().get_value("metadata_version")
+
 	if not bootinfo["metadata_version"]:
 		bootinfo["metadata_version"] = frappe.reset_metadata_version()