diff --git a/phpBB/adm/index.php b/phpBB/adm/index.php
index 85908476a167..a822c643dbb5 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/adm/index.php
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ function validate_config_vars($config_vars, &$cfg_array, &$error)
 			break;
 
 			// Absolute path
+			case 'script_path_readable':
 			case 'script_path':
 				if (!$cfg_array[$config_name])
 				{
@@ -483,6 +484,18 @@ function validate_config_vars($config_vars, &$cfg_array, &$error)
 
 				$cfg_array[$config_name] = trim($destination);
 
+				// Make sure that path is readable
+				if ($config_definition['validate'] === 'script_path_readable')
+				{
+					if (!file_exists($cfg_array[$config_name]))
+					{
+						$error[] = sprintf($user->lang['DIRECTORY_DOES_NOT_EXIST'], $cfg_array[$config_name]);
+					}
+					else if (!is_dir($cfg_array[$config_name]))
+					{
+						$error[] = sprintf($user->lang['DIRECTORY_NOT_DIR'], $cfg_array[$config_name]);
+					}
+				}
 			break;
 
 			// Absolute path
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_attachments.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_attachments.php
index 147783feae8a..3ec935b6647b 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_attachments.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_attachments.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function main($id, $mode)
 						'img_create_thumbnail'		=> array('lang' => 'CREATE_THUMBNAIL',		'validate' => 'bool',	'type' => 'radio:yes_no', 'explain' => true),
 						'img_max_thumb_width'		=> array('lang' => 'MAX_THUMB_WIDTH',		'validate' => 'int',	'type' => 'text:7:15', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['PIXEL']),
 						'img_min_thumb_filesize'	=> array('lang' => 'MIN_THUMB_FILESIZE',	'validate' => 'int',	'type' => 'text:7:15', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['BYTES']),
-						'img_imagick'				=> array('lang' => 'IMAGICK_PATH',			'validate' => 'path',	'type' => 'text:20:200', 'explain' => true, 'append' => '&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>[ <a href="' . $this->u_action . '&amp;action=imgmagick">' . $user->lang['SEARCH_IMAGICK'] . '</a> ]</span>'),
+						'img_imagick'				=> array('lang' => 'IMAGICK_PATH',			'validate' => 'script_path_readable',	'type' => 'text:20:200', 'explain' => true, 'append' => '&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>[ <a href="' . $this->u_action . '&amp;action=imgmagick">' . $user->lang['SEARCH_IMAGICK'] . '</a> ]</span>'),
 						'img_max'					=> array('lang' => 'MAX_IMAGE_SIZE',		'validate' => 'int',	'type' => 'dimension:3:4', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['PIXEL']),
 						'img_link'					=> array('lang' => 'IMAGE_LINK_SIZE',		'validate' => 'int',	'type' => 'dimension:3:4', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['PIXEL']),
 					)