diff --git a/.luarc.json b/.luarc.json
index ec3b2dd..5f98ed0 100644
--- a/.luarc.json
+++ b/.luarc.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
       "arg6",
       "arg7",
       "arg8",
-      "arg9"
+      "arg9",
+      "CreateFrame"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/CAPI_Warning.lua b/CAPI_Warning.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..455595e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CAPI_Warning.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+local CLASSIC_API_WEBSITE = "https://github.com/brues-code/ClassicAPI"
+local CLASSIC_API_LATEST_URL = CLASSIC_API_WEBSITE .. "/releases/latest"
+
+local headline = "TwitchEmotes has been disabled."
+local detail = "The ClassicAPI DLL isn't loaded. Download the latest release from: "
+
+local function ShowRequiredPopup()
+    StaticPopupDialogs["TWITCH_CLASSICAPI_REQUIRED"] = {
+    text = headline .. "\n\n" .. detail,
+    button1 = OKAY,
+    hasEditBox = 1,
+    editBoxWidth = 280,
+    timeout = 0,
+    whileDead = 1,
+    hideOnEscape = 1,
+    preferredIndex = 3,
+    OnShow = function()
+        local editBox = getglobal(this:GetName().."EditBox")
+        if editBox then
+        editBox:SetText(CLASSIC_API_LATEST_URL)
+        editBox:HighlightText()
+        editBox:SetFocus()
+        end
+    end,
+    }
+    StaticPopup_Show("TWITCH_CLASSICAPI_REQUIRED")
+    DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(
+        headline .. " " .. detail .. CLASSIC_API_LATEST_URL,
+        1, 0.3, 0.3
+    )
+end
+
+local loginFrame = CreateFrame("Frame")
+loginFrame:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")
+loginFrame:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
+    loginFrame:UnregisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD")
+    ShowRequiredPopup()
+end)
diff --git a/TwitchEmotes.toc b/TwitchEmotes.toc
index 1df7125..b2b09a9 100644
--- a/TwitchEmotes.toc
+++ b/TwitchEmotes.toc
@@ -1,29 +1,8 @@
 ## Interface: 11200
-## Title: |TInterface\Addons\TwitchEmotes\Emotes\Pepes\EZ:0|t|cff6441a5Twitch|r |cffffffffEmotes|r|TInterface\Addons\TwitchEmotes\Emotes\Pepes\EZ:0|t
-## IconTexture: Interface\AddOns\TwitchEmotes\Emotes\1337.tga
-## Notes: Adds popular Twitch & Discord emotes to your chat. Developed by Ren - 1.12.1 backport by Brues
-## Author: Ren
+## Title: TwitchEmotes (MISSING CLASSICAPI)
+## Notes: If you're seeing this, ClassicAPI has failed to load.
+## Author: Brues
 ## Version: @project-version@
 ## SavedVariables: Emoticons_Settings, Emoticons_Eyecandy, TwitchEmoteStatistics
-## OptionalDeps: LibStub
-## LoadSavedVariablesFirst: 1
 
-# Libraries (Ace3v — the 1.12.1 fork of Ace3)
-Libs\LibStub\LibStub.lua
-Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua
-Libs\AceCore-3.0\AceCore-3.0.xml
-Libs\AceHook-3.0\AceHook-3.0.xml
-
-Libs\libdatabroker-1-1\LibDataBroker-1.1.lua
-Libs\LibDBIcon-1.0\LibDBIcon-1.0.lua
-
-Libs\AceConsole-3.0\AceConsole-3.0.xml
-Libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.xml
-Libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\widgets.xml
-Libs\AceConfig-3.0\AceConfig-3.0.xml
-
-Emotes.lua
-TwitchEmotes.lua
-TwitchEmotesAutoComplete.lua
-TwitchEmotesStats.lua
-TwitchEmotesAnimator.lua
+CAPI_Warning.lua
diff --git a/TwitchEmotes_ClassicAPI.toc b/TwitchEmotes_ClassicAPI.toc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0af22f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TwitchEmotes_ClassicAPI.toc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+## Interface: 11200
+## Title: |TInterface\Addons\TwitchEmotes\Emotes\Pepes\EZ:0|t|cff6441a5Twitch|r |cffffffffEmotes|r|TInterface\Addons\TwitchEmotes\Emotes\Pepes\EZ:0|t
+## Notes: Adds popular Twitch & Discord emotes to your chat. Developed by Ren - 1.12.1 backport by Brues
+## Author: Ren
+## Version: @project-version@
+## SavedVariables: Emoticons_Settings, Emoticons_Eyecandy, TwitchEmoteStatistics
+## OptionalDeps: LibStub
+## LoadSavedVariablesFirst: 1
+
+# Libraries (Ace3v — the 1.12.1 fork of Ace3)
+Libs\LibStub\LibStub.lua
+Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua
+Libs\AceCore-3.0\AceCore-3.0.xml
+Libs\AceHook-3.0\AceHook-3.0.xml
+
+Libs\libdatabroker-1-1\LibDataBroker-1.1.lua
+Libs\LibDBIcon-1.0\LibDBIcon-1.0.lua
+
+Libs\AceConsole-3.0\AceConsole-3.0.xml
+Libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.xml
+Libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\widgets.xml
+Libs\AceConfig-3.0\AceConfig-3.0.xml
+
+Emotes.lua
+TwitchEmotes.lua
+TwitchEmotesAutoComplete.lua
+TwitchEmotesStats.lua
+TwitchEmotesAnimator.lua