diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 65eb85f9b..f087b0c98 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   include CachingHeaders
   include ImageUploads
   include VerifySetupCompleted
+  include DevelopmentDependencyChecks if Rails.env.development?
   include Devise::Controllers::Rememberable
 
   rescue_from ActionView::MissingTemplate, with: :routing_error
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/development_dependency_checks.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/development_dependency_checks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ef88b7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/development_dependency_checks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module DevelopmentDependencyChecks
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    before_action :verify_sidekiq_running, only: %i[index show], if: proc { Rails.env.development? }
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def verify_sidekiq_running
+    return if Sidekiq::ProcessSet.new.size.positive?
+
+    flash[:global_notice] = "Sidekiq is not running and is needed for the app to function properly. \
+                           Use bin/startup to start the application properly.".html_safe
+  end
+end