diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 56f8ce0693c0e..0dd8ab583e8e2 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -527,6 +527,8 @@ JLIB_INSTALLER_ABORT_TPL_INSTALL_FAILED_CREATE_DIRECTORY="Template Install: Fail
 JLIB_INSTALLER_ABORT_TPL_INSTALL_ROLLBACK="Template Install: %s"
 JLIB_INSTALLER_ABORT_TPL_INSTALL_UNKNOWN_CLIENT="Template Install: Unknown client type [%s]"
 JLIB_INSTALLER_AVAILABLE_UPDATE_PHP_VERSION="For the extension %1$s version %2$s is available, but it requires at least PHP version %3$s while your system only has %4$s"
+JLIB_INSTALLER_AVAILABLE_UPDATE_DB_MINIMUM="For the extension %1$s version %2$s is available, but your current database %3$s is version %4$s and is not supported. Please contact your web host to update your Database version to at least version %5$s."
+JLIB_INSTALLER_AVAILABLE_UPDATE_DB_TYPE="For the extension %1$s version %2$s is available, but your current database %3$s is not supported anymore."
 JLIB_INSTALLER_PURGED_UPDATES="Cleared updates"
 JLIB_INSTALLER_FAILED_TO_PURGE_UPDATES="Failed to clear updates."
 JLIB_INSTALLER_DEFAULT_STYLE="%s - Default"
diff --git a/libraries/joomla/updater/adapters/extension.php b/libraries/joomla/updater/adapters/extension.php
index 6d4a0fe187222..2c5e1b65e132c 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/updater/adapters/extension.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/updater/adapters/extension.php
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ protected function _startElement($parser, $name, $attrs = array())
 				{
 					$this->currentUpdate->php_minimum = '';
 				}
+
+				if ($name == 'SUPPORTED_DATABASES')
+				{
+					$this->currentUpdate->supported_databases = $attrs;
+				}
 				break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -137,6 +142,56 @@ protected function _endElement($parser, $name)
 						$phpMatch = false;
 					}
 
+					$dbMatch = false;
+
+					// Check if DB & version is supported via <supported_databases> tag, assume supported if tag isn't present
+					if (isset($this->currentUpdate->supported_databases))
+					{
+						$db           = JFactory::getDbo();
+						$dbType       = strtoupper($db->getServerType());
+						$dbVersion    = $db->getVersion();
+						$supportedDbs = $this->currentUpdate->supported_databases;
+
+						// Do we have a entry for the database?
+						if (array_key_exists($dbType, $supportedDbs))
+						{
+							$minumumVersion = $supportedDbs[$dbType];
+							$dbMatch        = version_compare($dbVersion, $minumumVersion, '>=');
+
+							if (!$dbMatch)
+							{
+								// Notify the user of the potential update
+								$dbMsg = JText::sprintf(
+									'JLIB_INSTALLER_AVAILABLE_UPDATE_DB_MINIMUM',
+									$this->currentUpdate->name,
+									$this->currentUpdate->version,
+									JText::_($db->name),
+									$dbVersion,
+									$minumumVersion
+								);
+
+								JFactory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage($dbMsg, 'warning');
+							}
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							// Notify the user of the potential update
+							$dbMsg = JText::sprintf(
+								'JLIB_INSTALLER_AVAILABLE_UPDATE_DB_TYPE',
+								$this->currentUpdate->name,
+								$this->currentUpdate->version,
+								JText::_($db->name)
+							);
+
+							JFactory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage($dbMsg, 'warning');
+						}
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// Set to true if the <supported_databases> tag is not set
+						$dbMatch = true;
+					}
+
 					// Check minimum stability
 					$stabilityMatch = true;
 
@@ -153,13 +208,18 @@ protected function _endElement($parser, $name)
 						unset($this->currentUpdate->php_minimum);
 					}
 
+					if (isset($this->currentUpdate->supported_databases))
+					{
+						unset($this->currentUpdate->supported_databases);
+					}
+
 					if (isset($this->currentUpdate->stability))
 					{
 						unset($this->currentUpdate->stability);
 					}
 
 					// If the PHP version and minimum stability checks pass, consider this version as a possible update
-					if ($phpMatch && $stabilityMatch)
+					if ($phpMatch && $stabilityMatch && $dbMatch)
 					{
 						if (isset($this->latest))
 						{
diff --git a/libraries/joomla/updater/update.php b/libraries/joomla/updater/update.php
index e8053c60002ef..09568038b78e5 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/updater/update.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/updater/update.php
@@ -321,14 +321,35 @@ public function _endElement($parser, $name)
 					&& ((!isset($this->currentUpdate->targetplatform->min_dev_level)) || JVersion::DEV_LEVEL >= $this->currentUpdate->targetplatform->min_dev_level)
 					&& ((!isset($this->currentUpdate->targetplatform->max_dev_level)) || JVersion::DEV_LEVEL <= $this->currentUpdate->targetplatform->max_dev_level))
 				{
+					$phpMatch = false;
+
 					// Check if PHP version supported via <php_minimum> tag, assume true if tag isn't present
 					if (!isset($this->currentUpdate->php_minimum) || version_compare(PHP_VERSION, $this->currentUpdate->php_minimum->_data, '>='))
 					{
 						$phpMatch = true;
 					}
+
+					$dbMatch = false;
+
+					// Check if DB & version is supported via <supported_databases> tag, assume supported if tag isn't present
+					if (isset($this->currentUpdate->supported_databases))
+					{
+						$db           = JFactory::getDbo();
+						$dbType       = strtolower($db->getServerType());
+						$dbVersion    = $db->getVersion();
+						$supportedDbs = $this->currentUpdate->supported_databases;
+
+						// Do we have a entry for the database?
+						if (isset($supportedDbs->$dbType))
+						{
+							$minumumVersion = $supportedDbs->$dbType;
+							$dbMatch        = version_compare($dbVersion, $minumumVersion, '>=');
+						}
+					}
 					else
 					{
-						$phpMatch = false;
+						// Set to true if the <supported_databases> tag is not set
+						$dbMatch = true;
 					}
 
 					// Check minimum stability
@@ -339,7 +360,7 @@ public function _endElement($parser, $name)
 						$stabilityMatch = false;
 					}
 
-					if ($phpMatch && $stabilityMatch)
+					if ($phpMatch && $stabilityMatch && $dbMatch)
 					{
 						if (isset($this->latest))
 						{