diff --git a/classes/pref/prefs.php b/classes/pref/prefs.php
index b78aa4d62..1988649a5 100644
--- a/classes/pref/prefs.php
+++ b/classes/pref/prefs.php
@@ -709,6 +709,10 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 
 		print_notice(__("Download more plugins at tt-rss.org <a class=\"visibleLink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://tt-rss.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=22\">forums</a> or <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"visibleLink\" href=\"http://tt-rss.org/wiki/Plugins\">wiki</a>."));
 
+		if (ini_get("open_basedir") && function_exists("curl_init") && !defined("NO_CURL")) {
+			print_warning("Your PHP configuration has open_basedir restrictions enabled. Some plugins relying on CURL for functionality may not work correctly.");
+		}
+
 		print "<form dojoType=\"dijit.form.Form\" id=\"changePluginsForm\">";
 
 		print "<script type=\"dojo/method\" event=\"onSubmit\" args=\"evt\">
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index b928a030d..b558b0e6c 100755
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 		if (strpos($url, "//") === 0)
 			$url = 'http:' . $url;
 
-		if (!defined('NO_CURL') && function_exists('curl_init')) {
+		if (!defined('NO_CURL') && function_exists('curl_init') && !ini_get("open_basedir")) {
 
 			$fetch_curl_used = true;
 
diff --git a/include/rssfuncs.php b/include/rssfuncs.php
index ad956cd2a..fcecbf670 100755
--- a/include/rssfuncs.php
+++ b/include/rssfuncs.php
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@
 			// fetch feed from source
 			if (!$feed_data) {
 				_debug("fetching [$fetch_url]...", $debug_enabled);
+
+				if (ini_get("open_basedir") && function_exists("curl_init")) {
+					_debug("not using CURL due to open_basedir restrictions");
+				}
+
 				_debug("If-Modified-Since: ".gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s \G\M\T', $last_article_timestamp), $debug_enabled);
 
 				$feed_data = fetch_file_contents($fetch_url, false,