diff --git a/server/src/domain/database/database.service.ts b/server/src/domain/database/database.service.ts
index f70fc48d5e..3c0fdf85ef 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/database/database.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/database/database.service.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import { DatabaseExtension, IDatabaseRepository } from '../repositories';
 @Injectable()
 export class DatabaseService {
   private logger = new ImmichLogger(DatabaseService.name);
+  minPostgresVersion = 14;
   minVectorsVersion = new Version(0, 1, 1);
   maxVectorsVersion = new Version(0, 1, 11);
 
   constructor(@Inject(IDatabaseRepository) private databaseRepository: IDatabaseRepository) {}
 
   async init() {
+    await this.assertPostgresql();
     await this.createVectors();
     await this.assertVectors();
     await this.databaseRepository.runMigrations();
@@ -66,4 +68,13 @@ export class DatabaseService {
     }
     return `tensorchord/pgvecto-rs:pg${major}-v${this.maxVectorsVersion}`;
   }
+
+  private async assertPostgresql() {
+    const { major } = await this.databaseRepository.getPostgresVersion();
+    if (![14, 15, 16].includes(major)) {
+      throw new Error(`
+        The PostgreSQL version is ${major}, which is older than the minimum supported version ${this.minPostgresVersion}.
+        Please upgrade to this version or later.`);
+    }
+  }
 }