diff --git a/include/arm9/nandimage.h b/include/arm9/nandimage.h
index 0e922c3..6dbaed3 100644
--- a/include/arm9/nandimage.h
+++ b/include/arm9/nandimage.h
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "types.h"
+#include "arm9/ncsd.h"
+#include "fatfs/ff.h"
 
 #define NANDIMG_ERROR_BADPATH	-1
 #define NANDIMG_ERROR_NEXISTS	-2
 #define NANDIMG_ERROR_NCONTS	-3
 
 int validateNandImage(const char *filePath);
+bool isNandImageCompatible(FIL *file);
diff --git a/include/arm9/ncsd.h b/include/arm9/ncsd.h
index d35c040..f339635 100644
--- a/include/arm9/ncsd.h
+++ b/include/arm9/ncsd.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "types.h"
 
 
-
 typedef struct
 {
 	u8 signature[0x100];
diff --git a/source/arm9/menu_nand.c b/source/arm9/menu_nand.c
index 30eaded..d51cac8 100644
--- a/source/arm9/menu_nand.c
+++ b/source/arm9/menu_nand.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "arm9/timer.h"
 #include "arm9/partitions.h"
 #include "arm9/firmwriter.h"
+#include "arm9/nandimage.h"
 
 static u64 getFreeSpace(const char *drive)
 {
@@ -193,6 +194,13 @@
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	
+	if(!isNandImageCompatible(&file))
+	{
+		uiPrintError("NAND file is not compatible with this console!\n");
+		f_close(&file);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	
 	uiPrintTextAt(0, 4, "Unmounting NAND fs...\n");
 
 	unmount_nand_fs();
diff --git a/source/arm9/nandimage.c b/source/arm9/nandimage.c
index 7db252d..b313e8b 100644
--- a/source/arm9/nandimage.c
+++ b/source/arm9/nandimage.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "arm9/dev.h"
 #include "arm9/nandimage.h"
-#include "fatfs/ff.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 int validateNandImage(const char *filePath)
@@ -26,3 +26,24 @@
 	
 	return 0;
 }
+
+bool isNandImageCompatible(FIL *file)
+{
+	NCSD_header imageHeader;
+	NCSD_header nandHeader;
+	size_t bytesRead;
+	
+	if(f_read(file, &imageHeader, sizeof(NCSD_header), &bytesRead) != FR_OK
+		|| bytesRead != sizeof(NCSD_header))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	if(!dev_rawnand->read_sector(0, 1, &nandHeader))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	/* compare everything except the signature */
+	return memcmp(&imageHeader.magic, &nandHeader.magic, 0x100) == 0;
+}