diff --git a/platform/default/http_request_baton_curl.cpp b/platform/default/http_request_baton_curl.cpp
index b8b4bac5f..02e9497c9 100644
--- a/platform/default/http_request_baton_curl.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/http_request_baton_curl.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <mbgl/storage/http_request_baton.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/uv-messenger.h>
 #include <mbgl/util/time.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/string.hpp>
 
 #include <uv.h>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
@@ -9,6 +10,20 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 
+
+// Check curl library version.
+const static bool curl_version_check = []() {
+    const auto version = curl_version_info(CURLVERSION_NOW);
+    if (version->version_num != LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
+            "libcurl version mismatch: headers report %d.%d.%d, but library reports %d.%d.%d",
+            (LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >> 16) & 0xFF, (LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >> 8) & 0xFF, LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM & 0xFF,
+            (version->version_num >> 16) & 0xFF, (version->version_num >> 8) & 0xFF, version->version_num & 0xFF));
+    }
+    return true;
+}();
+
+
 // This file contains code from http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/multi-uv.html:
 
 /***************************************************************************
diff --git a/platform/default/image.cpp b/platform/default/image.cpp
index 68d178691..bf119fee0 100644
--- a/platform/default/image.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/image.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mbgl/util/image.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/string.hpp>
 
 #include <png.h>
 
@@ -8,6 +9,19 @@
 #include <cstring>
 
 
+// Check png library version.
+const static bool png_version_check = []() {
+    const png_uint_32 version = png_access_version_number();
+    if (version != PNG_LIBPNG_VER) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
+            "libpng version mismatch: headers report %d.%d.%d, but library reports %d.%d.%d",
+            PNG_LIBPNG_VER / 10000, (PNG_LIBPNG_VER / 100) % 100, PNG_LIBPNG_VER % 100,
+            version / 10000, (version / 100) % 100, version % 100));
+    }
+    return true;
+}();
+
+
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace util {
 
diff --git a/src/map/map.cpp b/src/map/map.cpp
index d0a279b64..6e9e47fd5 100644
--- a/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <mbgl/geometry/sprite_atlas.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/storage/file_source.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/platform/log.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/string.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -28,6 +29,60 @@
 #define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
 #include <cmath>
 
+#include <uv.h>
+
+// Check libuv library version.
+const static bool uv_version_check = []() {
+    const unsigned int version = uv_version();
+    const unsigned int major = (version >> 16) & 0xFF;
+    const unsigned int minor = (version >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    const unsigned int patch = version & 0xFF;
+
+#ifndef UV_VERSION_PATCH
+    // 0.10 doesn't have UV_VERSION_PATCH defined, so we "fake" it by using the library patch level.
+    const unsigned int UV_VERSION_PATCH = version & 0xFF;
+#endif
+
+    if (major != UV_VERSION_MAJOR || minor != UV_VERSION_MINOR || patch != UV_VERSION_PATCH) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
+            "libuv version mismatch: headers report %d.%d.%d, but library reports %d.%d.%d", UV_VERSION_MAJOR,
+            UV_VERSION_MINOR, UV_VERSION_PATCH, major, minor, patch));
+    }
+    return true;
+}();
+
+
+#include <zlib.h>
+// Check zlib library version.
+const static bool zlib_version_check = []() {
+    const char *const version = zlibVersion();
+    if (version[0] != ZLIB_VERSION[0]) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
+            "zlib version mismatch: headers report %s, but library reports %s", ZLIB_VERSION, version));
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}();
+
+
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+// Check sqlite3 library version.
+const static bool sqlite_version_check = []() {
+    if (sqlite3_libversion_number() != SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
+            "sqlite3 libversion mismatch: headers report %d, but library reports %d",
+            SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER, sqlite3_libversion_number()));
+    }
+    if (strcmp(sqlite3_sourceid(), SQLITE_SOURCE_ID) != 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<256>(
+            "sqlite3 sourceid mismatch: headers report \"%s\", but library reports \"%s\"",
+            SQLITE_SOURCE_ID, sqlite3_sourceid()));
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}();
+
+
 using namespace mbgl;
 
 Map::Map(View& view_)