diff --git a/cmd/linux.go b/cmd/linux.go
index d725612f7..1728febcb 100644
--- a/cmd/linux.go
+++ b/cmd/linux.go
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ type LinuxDistribution int
 
 const (
 	// Unknown is the catch-all distro
-	Unknown LinuxDistribution = 0
+	Unknown LinuxDistribution = iota
 	// Ubuntu distribution
-	Ubuntu LinuxDistribution = 1
+	Ubuntu
+	// Arch linux distribution
+	Arch
 )
 
 // DistroInfo contains all the information relating to a linux distribution
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ func GetLinuxDistroInfo() *DistroInfo {
 					switch value {
 					case "Ubuntu":
 						result.Distribution = Ubuntu
+					case "Arch":
+						result.Distribution = Arch
 					}
 				case "Description":
 					result.Description = value
@@ -75,3 +79,14 @@ func DpkgInstalled(packageName string) (bool, error) {
 	_, _, exitCode, _ := dpkg.Run("-L", packageName)
 	return exitCode == 0, nil
 }
+
+// PacmanInstalled uses pacman to see if a package is installed.
+func PacmanInstalled(packageName string) (bool, error) {
+	program := NewProgramHelper()
+	pacman := program.FindProgram("pacman")
+	if pacman == nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot check dependencies: pacman not found")
+	}
+	_, _, exitCode, _ := pacman.Run("-Qs", packageName)
+	return exitCode == 0, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/prerequisites.go b/cmd/prerequisites.go
index d23bfc0a5..47cabe0b1 100644
--- a/cmd/prerequisites.go
+++ b/cmd/prerequisites.go
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ func getRequiredLibrariesLinux() (*Prerequisites, error) {
 	case Ubuntu:
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("libgtk-3-dev", "Please install with `sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev` and try again"))
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev", "Please install with `sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev` and try again"))
+	case Arch:
+		result.Add(newPrerequisite("gtk3", "Please install with `sudo pacman -S gtk3` and try again"))
+		result.Add(newPrerequisite("webkit2gtk", "Please install with `sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk"))
 	default:
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("libgtk-3-dev", "Please install with your system package manager and try again"))
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev", "Please install with your system package manager and try again"))
diff --git a/cmd/system.go b/cmd/system.go
index 78227f856..785c0754b 100644
--- a/cmd/system.go
+++ b/cmd/system.go
@@ -272,6 +272,17 @@ func CheckDependencies(logger *Logger) (bool, error) {
 				} else {
 					logger.Green("Library '%s' installed.", library.Name)
 				}
+			case Arch:
+				installed, err := PacmanInstalled(library.Name)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				if !installed {
+					errors = true
+					logger.Red("Library '%s' not found. %s", library.Name, library.Help)
+				} else {
+					logger.Green("Library '%s' installed.", library.Name)
+				}
 			default:
 				return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to check libraries on distribution '%s'. Please ensure that the '%s' equivalent is installed", distroInfo.DistributorID, library.Name)
 			}