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diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
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index 7d61220..ca0b1a8 100644
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--- a/src/config.h.in
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+++ b/src/config.h.in
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@@ -478,3 +478,12 @@
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 /* Define to inline symbol or empty */
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 #undef inline
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+
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+/* Do we need FIPS warning? */
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+#undef HAVE_FIPS_WARNING
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+
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+/* Link to system-fips file */
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+#undef SYSTEM_FIPS_FILE_LINK
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+
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+/* Link to fips_enabled file */
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+#undef FIPS_ENABLED_FILE_LINK
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diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
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index 1e7d444..5e45762 100644
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--- a/src/configure.ac
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+++ b/src/configure.ac
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@@ -525,6 +525,38 @@ else
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   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
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 fi
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+dnl Checking if we want FIPS warning
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+
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+AC_MSG_CHECKING(--enable-fips-warning)
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+AC_ARG_ENABLE([fips-warning],
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+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-fips-warning], [Enable FIPS warning]),
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+              ,[enable_fips_warning="no"])
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+
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+if test "$enable_fips_warning" = "yes"; then
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+  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
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+  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FIPS_WARNING])
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+
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+  dnl Setting path for system-fips file
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+
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+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(--with-system-fips-file argument)
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+  AC_ARG_WITH([system-fips-file], [  --with-system-fips-file=PATH       Link to system-fips file (default: /etc/system-fips)],
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+	with_system_fips_file=$withval,
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+       with_system_fips_file="/etc/system-fips")
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+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_system_fips_file])
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+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SYSTEM_FIPS_FILE_LINK], ["$with_system_fips_file"])
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+
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+  dnl Setting link to fips_enabled file
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+
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+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(--with-fips-enabled-file argument)
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+  AC_ARG_WITH([fips-enabled-file], [  --with-fips-enabled-file=PATH       Link to fibs_enabled file (default: /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled)],
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+	with_fips_enabled_file=$withval,
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+       with_fips_enabled_file="/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled")
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+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_fips_enabled_file])
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+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([FIPS_ENABLED_FILE_LINK], ["$with_fips_enabled_file"])
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+else
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+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
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+fi
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+
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 dnl Check for Lua feature.
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 AC_MSG_CHECKING(--enable-luainterp argument)
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 AC_ARG_ENABLE(luainterp,
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diff --git a/src/crypt.c b/src/crypt.c
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index dfbf02c..c935bc0 100644
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--- a/src/crypt.c
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+++ b/src/crypt.c
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@@ -501,6 +501,21 @@ crypt_check_method(int method)
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 	msg_scroll = TRUE;
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 	MSG(_("Warning: Using a weak encryption method; see :help 'cm'"));
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     }
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+#ifdef HAVE_FIPS_WARNING
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+    FILE *fips_enable_fd = fopen(FIPS_ENABLED_FILE_LINK, "r");
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+    if (fips_enable_fd == NULL)
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+      return;
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+
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+    int enabled = fgetc(fips_enable_fd);
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+
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+    if ( access(SYSTEM_FIPS_FILE_LINK, F_OK) != -1 && enabled == '1')
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+    {
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+	msg_scroll = TRUE;
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+	MSG(_("Warning: This cryptography is not FIPS 140-2 compliant."));
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+    }
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+
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+    fclose(fips_enable_fd);
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+#endif
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 }
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     void