diff --git a/Emby.Drawing/ImageMagick/ImageMagickEncoder.cs b/Emby.Drawing/ImageMagick/ImageMagickEncoder.cs
index 5ca674888..12a98edff 100644
--- a/Emby.Drawing/ImageMagick/ImageMagickEncoder.cs
+++ b/Emby.Drawing/ImageMagick/ImageMagickEncoder.cs
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ namespace Emby.Drawing.ImageMagick
 
         private void LogVersion()
         {
-            _logger.Info("ImageMagick version: " + Wand.VersionString);
+            _logger.Info("ImageMagick version: " + GetVersion());
             TestWebp();
             Wand.SetMagickThreadCount(1);
         }
 
+        public static string GetVersion()
+        {
+            return Wand.VersionString;
+        }
+
         private bool _webpAvailable = true;
         private void TestWebp()
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
index 6dc97100d..2a93efcde 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations
         /// Gets the HTTP client.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The HTTP client.</value>
-        protected IHttpClient HttpClient { get; private set; }
+        public IHttpClient HttpClient { get; private set; }
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the network manager.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs
index 69b78e02b..ac6fd1bbe 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using CommonIO.Windows;
+using Emby.Drawing.ImageMagick;
 using ImageMagickSharp;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Logging;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
@@ -251,6 +253,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             {
                 Task.WaitAll(task);
 
+                task = InstallVcredistIfNeeded(_appHost, _logger);
+                Task.WaitAll(task);
+
                 SystemEvents.SessionEnding += SystemEvents_SessionEnding;
                 SystemEvents.SessionSwitch += SystemEvents_SessionSwitch;
 
@@ -568,6 +573,70 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             }
         }
 
+        private static async Task InstallVcredistIfNeeded(ApplicationHost appHost, ILogger logger)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var version = ImageMagickEncoder.GetVersion();
+                return;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                logger.ErrorException("Error loading ImageMagick", ex);
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                await InstallVcredist().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                logger.ErrorException("Error installing ImageMagick", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async static Task InstallVcredist()
+        {
+            var httpClient = _appHost.HttpClient;
+
+            var tmp = await httpClient.GetTempFile(new HttpRequestOptions
+            {
+                Url = GetVcredistUrl(),
+                Progress = new Progress<double>()
+
+            }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            var exePath = Path.ChangeExtension(tmp, ".exe");
+            File.Copy(tmp, exePath);
+
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = exePath,
+
+                CreateNoWindow = true,
+                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
+                Verb = "runas",
+                ErrorDialog = false
+            };
+
+            using (var process = Process.Start(startInfo))
+            {
+                process.WaitForExit();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string GetVcredistUrl()
+        {
+            if (Environment.Is64BitProcess)
+            {
+                return "https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Resources/raw/master/vcredist2013/vcredist_x64.exe";
+            }
+
+            // TODO: ARM url - https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Resources/raw/master/vcredist2013/vcredist_arm.exe
+
+            return "https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Resources/raw/master/vcredist2013/vcredist_x86.exe";
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the error mode.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj
index ddae4ee5a..e8d5b6d27 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj
@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@
     <Content Include="Resources\Images\mb3logo800.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Emby.Drawing\Emby.Drawing.csproj">
+      <Project>{08fff49b-f175-4807-a2b5-73b0ebd9f716}</Project>
+      <Name>Emby.Drawing</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Api\MediaBrowser.Api.csproj">
       <Project>{4fd51ac5-2c16-4308-a993-c3a84f3b4582}</Project>
       <Name>MediaBrowser.Api</Name>