diff --git a/app/actions/TrezorActions.js b/app/actions/TrezorActions.js
index 453b3ea113..76d1f2d7e8 100644
--- a/app/actions/TrezorActions.js
+++ b/app/actions/TrezorActions.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   SIGNMESSAGE_SUCCESS
 } from "./ControlActions";
 import { getAmountFromTxInputs, getTxFromInputs } from "./TransactionActions";
+import { push as pushHistory } from "connected-react-router";
 
 const session = require("trezor-connect").default;
 const {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export const initTransport = async (session, debug) => {
 export const TRZ_CONNECT_ATTEMPT = "TRZ_CONNECT_ATTEMPT";
 export const TRZ_CONNECT_FAILED = "TRZ_CONNECT_FAILED";
 export const TRZ_CONNECT_SUCCESS = "TRZ_CONNECT_SUCCESS";
+export const TRZ_UDEV_ERROR = "TREZOR_UDEV_ERROR";
 
 export const connect = () => async (dispatch, getState) => {
   const {
@@ -97,8 +99,23 @@ export const connect = () => async (dispatch, getState) => {
     dispatch({ error, type: TRZ_CONNECT_FAILED });
     return;
   });
+  try {
+    await dispatch(getFeatures());
+  } catch (err) {
+    dispatch({
+      error: err.message,
+      type: TRZ_CONNECT_FAILED
+    });
+    const needRules = await trezord.needsUdevRules();
+    if (needRules.needs) {
+      dispatch({ type: TRZ_UDEV_ERROR });
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        dispatch(pushHistory("/error"));
+      }, 1000);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   dispatch({ type: TRZ_CONNECT_SUCCESS });
-  dispatch(getFeatures());
 };
 
 export const TRZ_TREZOR_DISABLED = "TRZ_TREZOR_DISABLED";
@@ -129,7 +146,6 @@ function onChange(dispatch, getState, features) {
   if (device == currentDevice) return;
   const deviceLabel = features.label;
   dispatch({ deviceLabel, device, type: TRZ_SELECTEDDEVICE_CHANGED });
-  dispatch(getFeatures());
 }
 
 function onConnect(dispatch, getState, features) {
@@ -140,7 +156,6 @@ function onConnect(dispatch, getState, features) {
     device = BOOTLOADER_MODE;
   }
   dispatch({ deviceLabel, device, type: TRZ_LOADDEVICE });
-  dispatch(getFeatures());
   return device;
 }
 
@@ -330,16 +345,12 @@ async function deviceRun(dispatch, getState, fn) {
 
 export const TRZ_GETFEATURES_SUCCESS = "TRZ_GETFEATURES_SUCCESS";
 export const getFeatures = () => async (dispatch, getState) => {
-  try {
-    const features = await deviceRun(dispatch, getState, async () => {
-      const res = await session.getFeatures();
-      return res.payload;
-    });
-    dispatch({ type: TRZ_GETFEATURES_SUCCESS, features });
-    return features;
-  } catch (error) {
-    return null;
-  }
+  const features = await deviceRun(dispatch, getState, async () => {
+    const res = await session.getFeatures();
+    return res.payload;
+  });
+  dispatch({ type: TRZ_GETFEATURES_SUCCESS, features });
+  return features;
 };
 
 export const TRZ_CANCELOPERATION_SUCCESS = "TRZ_CANCELOPERATION_SUCCESS";
diff --git a/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/FatalErrorPage.jsx b/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/FatalErrorPage.jsx
index 2bf12e7242..310eb2ea9c 100644
--- a/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/FatalErrorPage.jsx
+++ b/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/FatalErrorPage.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function FatalErrorPage() {
   const {
     daemonError,
     walletError,
+    trezorUdevError,
     isAdvancedDaemon,
     shutdownApp,
     backToCredentials,
@@ -125,6 +126,14 @@ function FatalErrorPage() {
                 <textarea rows="10" value={walletError} disabled />
               </>
             )}
+            {trezorUdevError && (
+              <>
+                <div className={styles.error}>
+                  <T id="fatal.trezor.udev.title" m="Udev Rules Error" />
+                </div>
+                  <T id="fatal.trezor.udev.details" m="Udev rules were not found at /etc/udev/rules.d/51-trezor.rules" />
+              </>
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className={styles.title}>
@@ -136,6 +145,19 @@ function FatalErrorPage() {
         </div>
         <div className={styles.suggestion}>
           {daemonError && getErrorAction()}
+          {trezorUdevError && (
+            <T
+              id="fatal.trezor.suggestion.udev"
+              m="Follow the instuctions at {link}."
+              values={{
+                link: (
+                  <ExternalLink href="https://trezor.io/learn/a/udev-rules">
+                    https://trezor.io/learn/a/udev-rules
+                  </ExternalLink>
+                )
+              }}
+            />
+          )}
         </div>
         <div className={styles.toolbar}>
           {isAdvancedDaemon && (
diff --git a/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/hooks.js b/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/hooks.js
index 834cd40320..bd5c2a2f06 100644
--- a/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/hooks.js
+++ b/app/components/views/FatalErrorPage/hooks.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export function useFatalErrorPage() {
   const isAdvancedDaemon = useSelector(sel.isAdvancedDaemon);
   const daemonError = useSelector(sel.daemonError);
   const walletError = useSelector(sel.walletError);
+  const trezorUdevError = useSelector(sel.trezorUdevError);
 
   const shutdownApp = () => dispatch(da.shutdownApp());
   const backToCredentials = () => dispatch(da.backToCredentials());
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export function useFatalErrorPage() {
     isAdvancedDaemon,
     shutdownApp,
     backToCredentials,
-    deleteDaemonData
+    deleteDaemonData,
+    trezorUdevError
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/main.development.js b/app/main.development.js
index 809b52dd07..3d40a4d17e 100644
--- a/app/main.development.js
+++ b/app/main.development.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
   removeDcrlnd,
   startTrezord,
   stopTrezord,
+  needUdevRules,
   lnScbInfo,
   startDex,
   stopDex,
@@ -412,6 +413,8 @@ handle("start-dex", startDex);
 
 handle("stop-dex", stopDex);
 
+handle("needs-udev-rules", needUdevRules);
+
 handle("start-trezord", startTrezord);
 
 handle("stop-trezord", stopTrezord);
diff --git a/app/main_dev/ipc.js b/app/main_dev/ipc.js
index 26f6d0b7bf..8ed7e1c05e 100644
--- a/app/main_dev/ipc.js
+++ b/app/main_dev/ipc.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   launchTrezord,
   GetTrezordPID,
   closeTrezord,
+  needsUdevRules,
   launchDex,
   initCheckDex,
   initDexCall,
@@ -251,6 +252,10 @@ export const startDcrlnd = async (
   }
 };
 
+export const needUdevRules = () => {
+  return { needs: needsUdevRules() };
+};
+
 export const startTrezord = async () => {
   if (GetTrezordPID() && GetTrezordPID() !== -1) {
     logger.log(
diff --git a/app/main_dev/launch.js b/app/main_dev/launch.js
index d3be524aa6..64fd74f621 100644
--- a/app/main_dev/launch.js
+++ b/app/main_dev/launch.js
@@ -272,6 +272,17 @@ export const closeDcrlnd = () => {
   return true;
 };
 
+export function needsUdevRules() {
+  if (os.platform() != "linux") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const distRules = "/etc/udev/rules.d/51-trezor.rules";
+  if (fs.existsSync(distRules)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 export function closeTrezord() {
   if (trezordPID === -1) {
     // process is not started by decrediton
diff --git a/app/reducers/trezor.js b/app/reducers/trezor.js
index 596bd18c51..4ab930fa77 100644
--- a/app/reducers/trezor.js
+++ b/app/reducers/trezor.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ import {
   TRZ_GETWALLETCREATIONMASTERPUBKEY_ATTEMPT,
   TRZ_GETWALLETCREATIONMASTERPUBKEY_FAILED,
   TRZ_GETWALLETCREATIONMASTERPUBKEY_SUCCESS,
-  TRZ_GETFEATURES_SUCCESS
+  TRZ_GETFEATURES_SUCCESS,
+  TRZ_UDEV_ERROR
 } from "actions/TrezorActions";
 import {
   SIGNTX_ATTEMPT,
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ export default function trezor(state = {}, action) {
     case TRZ_CONNECT_SUCCESS:
       return {
         ...state,
-        connectAttempt: false
+        connectAttempt: false,
+        trezorUdevError: false
       };
     case TRZ_CONNECT_FAILED:
       return {
@@ -327,6 +329,11 @@ export default function trezor(state = {}, action) {
       };
     case CLOSEWALLET_SUCCESS:
       return { ...state, enabled: false };
+    case TRZ_UDEV_ERROR:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        trezorUdevError: true
+      };
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/app/selectors.js b/app/selectors.js
index 6c1b1e0aca..38c1f5ed11 100644
--- a/app/selectors.js
+++ b/app/selectors.js
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ export const confirmationDialogModalVisible = bool(
 
 export const isTrezor = get(["trezor", "enabled"]);
 export const isPerformingTrezorUpdate = get(["trezor", "performingUpdate"]);
+export const trezorUdevError = get(["trezor", "trezorUdevError"]);
 
 export const isLedger = get(["ledger", "enabled"]);
 
diff --git a/app/wallet/trezord/index.js b/app/wallet/trezord/index.js
index 89db500946..84844a3f8b 100644
--- a/app/wallet/trezord/index.js
+++ b/app/wallet/trezord/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { invocable } from "helpers/electronRenderer";
 
+export const needsUdevRules = invocable("needs-udev-rules");
 export const start = invocable("start-trezord");
 export const stop = invocable("stop-trezord");