diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/Install.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/Install.php
index 7bacd51010..6be7bfa4f5 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/Install.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Setup/Install.php
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ class Install extends Command
         }
 
         $abConn = $this->getABConn($input, $output, $dialog);
+
+        if (false === $abConn->supportInnoDB()){
+            throw new \Exception('Database server does not support InnoDB storage engine');
+        }
+
         list($dbConn, $template) = $this->getDBConn($input, $output, $abConn, $dialog);
         list($email, $password) = $this->getCredentials($input, $output, $dialog);
         $dataPath = $this->getDataPath($input, $output, $dialog);
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Databoxes.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Databoxes.php
index 71215a19d1..7908ea0221 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Databoxes.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/Databoxes.php
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ class Databoxes implements ControllerProviderInterface
             case 'mount-failed' :
                 $errorMsg = _('Database could not be mounted');
                 break;
+            case 'innodb-support' :
+                $errorMsg = _('Database server does not support InnoDB storage engine');
+                break;
         }
 
         $upgrader = new \Setup_Upgrade($app);
@@ -228,6 +231,10 @@ class Databoxes implements ControllerProviderInterface
                 return $app->redirectPath('admin_databases', array('success' => 0, 'error' => 'database-failed'));
             }
 
+            if (false === $connbas->supportInnoDB()){
+                return $app->redirectPath('admin_databases', array('success' => 0, 'error' => 'innodb-support'));
+            }
+
             try {
                 $base = \databox::create($app, $connbas, $dataTemplate, $app['phraseanet.registry']);
                 $base->registerAdmin($app['authentication']->getUser());
@@ -250,6 +257,11 @@ class Databoxes implements ControllerProviderInterface
             try {
                 $data_template = new \SplFileInfo($app['root.path'] . '/lib/conf.d/data_templates/' . $dataTemplate . '.xml');
                 $connbas = new \connection_pdo('databox_creation', $hostname, $port, $userDb, $passwordDb, $dbName, array(), $app['debug']);
+
+                if (false === $connbas->supportInnoDB()){
+                    return $app->redirectPath('admin_databases', array('success' => 0, 'error' => 'innodb-support'));
+                }
+
                 try {
                     $base = \databox::create($app, $connbas, $data_template, $app['phraseanet.registry']);
                     $base->registerAdmin($app['authentication']->getUser());
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Helper/DatabaseHelper.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Helper/DatabaseHelper.php
index f70887a463..3689beff0e 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Helper/DatabaseHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Helper/DatabaseHelper.php
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ class DatabaseHelper extends Helper
         $password = $this->request->query->get('password');
         $db_name = $this->request->query->get('db_name');
 
-        $connection_ok = $db_ok = $is_databox = $is_appbox = $empty = false;
+        $connection_ok = $innodb = $db_ok = $is_databox = $is_appbox = $empty = false;
 
         try {
-            new \connection_pdo('test', $hostname, $port, $user, $password, $db_name, array(), false);
+            $conn = new \connection_pdo('test', $hostname, $port, $user, $password, $db_name, array(), false);
+            $innodb = $conn->supportInnoDB();
+
             $connection_ok = true;
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ class DatabaseHelper extends Helper
 
         return array(
             'connection' => $connection_ok,
+            'innodb'     => $innodb,
             'database'   => $db_ok,
             'is_empty'   => $empty,
             'is_appbox'  => $is_appbox,
diff --git a/lib/classes/connection/abstract.php b/lib/classes/connection/abstract.php
index 26acddd415..3b49286a74 100644
--- a/lib/classes/connection/abstract.php
+++ b/lib/classes/connection/abstract.php
@@ -59,6 +59,27 @@ abstract class connection_abstract
         return $this->connection->getAttribute(constant("PDO::ATTR_SERVER_VERSION"));
     }
 
+    public function supportInnoDB()
+    {
+        if (false === $this->ping()) {
+            throw new \Exception('Mysql server is not reachable');
+        }
+
+        $stmt = $this->connection->query('SHOW ENGINES');
+        $stmt->execute();
+        $engines = $stmt->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+
+        foreach ($engines as $engine) {
+            if (strtolower($engine['Engine']) !== 'innodb') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            return $engine['Support'] !== 'NO';
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public function __destruct()
     {
         $this->close();
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.php b/lib/classes/databox.php
index 7bea4f31b5..96a18ff422 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.php
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ class databox extends base
     {
         $connection = new connection_pdo('test', $host, $port, $user, $password, $dbname, array(), $app['debug']);
 
+        if (false === $connection->supportInnoDB()) {
+            throw new \Exception('Database server does not support InnoDB storage engine');
+        }
+
         $conn = $app['phraseanet.appbox']->get_connection();
         $sql = 'SELECT MAX(ord) as ord FROM sbas';
         $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
diff --git a/templates/web/setup/step2.html.twig b/templates/web/setup/step2.html.twig
index 02390cd383..017c887c65 100644
--- a/templates/web/setup/step2.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/setup/step2.html.twig
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
                 },
                 success: function (data) {
                     el_loader.css('visibility', 'hidden');
-                    if (data.connection === true && data.database === true) {
+                    if (data.connection === true && data.database === true && data.innodb === true) {
                         el_status.attr('src', '/skins/icons/ok.png').show();
                         el_message.empty().append("{% trans 'Successfull connection' %}");
                         if (!data.is_empty) {
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@
 
                         return;
                     }
+                    if (false === data.innodb) {
+                        el_message.empty().append("{% trans 'Database server does not support InnoDB storage engine' %}");
+
+                        return;
+                    }
                     if (data.connection === true) {
                         el_message.empty().append("{% trans 'Connection is OK but database does not exists or can not be accessed' %}");
                     } else {