diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/App.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/App.tsx
index e72c40f125..fe83d396dd 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ const Logger = () => {
 
 export const App: React.FC = () => {
   const { appLocale } = useRecoilValue(userSettingsState);
-  const { fetchExtensions, fetchFeatureFlags } = useRecoilValue(dispatcherState);
+
+  const { fetchExtensions, fetchFeatureFlags, checkNodeVersion } = useRecoilValue(dispatcherState);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     loadLocale(appLocale);
   }, [appLocale]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    checkNodeVersion();
     fetchExtensions();
     fetchFeatureFlags();
   }, []);
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
index 1d639a40ea..3f7a601f7c 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/CreateOptions.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ import { DialogWrapper, DialogTypes } from '@bfc/ui-shared';
 import { navigate, RouteComponentProps } from '@reach/router';
 import querystring from 'query-string';
 import axios from 'axios';
+import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 
 import { DialogCreationCopy } from '../../../constants';
-import { getAliasFromPayload } from '../../../utils/electronUtil';
+import { getAliasFromPayload, isElectron } from '../../../utils/electronUtil';
+import { userHasNodeInstalledState } from '../../../recoilModel';
 
 import { CreateBotV2 } from './CreateBot';
+import { NodeModal } from './NodeModal';
 
 // -------------------- CreateOptions -------------------- //
 type CreateOptionsProps = {
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ export function CreateOptionsV2(props: CreateOptionsProps) {
   const [option, setOption] = useState('Create');
   const [isOpenCreateModal, setIsOpenCreateModal] = useState(false);
   const { templates, onDismiss, onNext, onJumpToOpenModal, fetchTemplates, fetchReadMe } = props;
+  const [showNodeModal, setShowNodeModal] = useState(false);
+  const userHasNode = useRecoilValue(userHasNodeInstalledState);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // open bot directly if alias exist.
@@ -100,6 +105,12 @@ export function CreateOptionsV2(props: CreateOptionsProps) {
     }
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!userHasNode) {
+      setShowNodeModal(true);
+    }
+  }, [userHasNode]);
+
   return (
     <Fragment>
       <DialogWrapper
@@ -124,6 +135,7 @@ export function CreateOptionsV2(props: CreateOptionsProps) {
         onDismiss={onDismiss}
         onNext={onNext}
       />
+      {isElectron() && showNodeModal && <NodeModal isOpen={showNodeModal} setIsOpen={setShowNodeModal} />}
     </Fragment>
   );
 }
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/NodeModal.tsx b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/NodeModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0feaa94798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/components/CreationFlow/v2/NodeModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* eslint-disable react/no-danger */
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { DialogTypes, DialogWrapper } from '@bfc/ui-shared/lib/components/DialogWrapper';
+import { jsx } from '@emotion/core';
+import formatMessage from 'format-message';
+import { DefaultButton, PrimaryButton } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/Button';
+import { DialogFooter } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/components/Dialog';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Text } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Text';
+import { mergeStyles } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Styling';
+
+const dialogFooterClass = mergeStyles({
+  marginTop: '25px',
+});
+
+type NodeModalProps = {
+  setIsOpen: Function;
+  isOpen: boolean;
+};
+
+export const NodeModal: React.FC<NodeModalProps> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <DialogWrapper
+      dialogType={DialogTypes.DesignFlow}
+      isOpen={props.isOpen}
+      title="Node.js required"
+      onDismiss={() => {
+        props.setIsOpen(false);
+      }}
+    >
+      <Text>
+        {formatMessage(
+          'Bot Framework Composer requires Node.js in order to create and run a new bot. Click “Install Node.js” to install the latest version'
+        )}
+      </Text>
+      <DialogFooter className={dialogFooterClass}>
+        <PrimaryButton
+          data-testid="InstallNode"
+          href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/"
+          target="_blank"
+          text={formatMessage('Install Node.js')}
+        />
+        <DefaultButton
+          text={formatMessage('Cancel')}
+          onClick={() => {
+            props.setIsOpen(false);
+          }}
+        />
+      </DialogFooter>
+    </DialogWrapper>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts
index 38bbb36428..c8de7d826a 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/atoms/appState.ts
@@ -344,3 +344,8 @@ export const isWebChatPanelVisibleState = atom<boolean>({
   key: getFullyQualifiedKey('isWebChatPanelVisible'),
   default: false,
 });
+
+export const userHasNodeInstalledState = atom<boolean>({
+  key: getFullyQualifiedKey('userHasNodeInstalled'),
+  default: true,
+});
diff --git a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/application.ts b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/application.ts
index 906f1d2a35..259d31253e 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/application.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/client/src/recoilModel/dispatchers/application.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import { CallbackInterface, useRecoilCallback } from 'recoil';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
+import formatMessage from 'format-message';
 
 import {
   appUpdateState,
@@ -15,11 +16,14 @@ import {
   pageElementState,
   debugPanelExpansionState,
   debugPanelActiveTabState,
+  userHasNodeInstalledState,
+  applicationErrorState,
 } from '../atoms/appState';
 import { AppUpdaterStatus, CreationFlowStatus, CreationFlowType } from '../../constants';
 import OnboardingState from '../../utils/onboardingStorage';
 import { StateError, AppUpdateState } from '../../recoilModel/types';
 import { DebugDrawerKeys } from '../../pages/design/DebugPanel/TabExtensions/types';
+import httpClient from '../../utils/httpUtil';
 
 import { setError } from './shared';
 
@@ -130,7 +134,21 @@ export const applicationDispatcher = () => {
     }
   );
 
+  const checkNodeVersion = useRecoilCallback(({ set }: CallbackInterface) => async () => {
+    try {
+      const response = await httpClient.get(`/utilities/checkNode`);
+      const userHasNode = response.data?.userHasNode;
+      set(userHasNodeInstalledState, userHasNode);
+    } catch (err) {
+      set(applicationErrorState, {
+        message: formatMessage('Error checking node version'),
+        summary: err.message,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   return {
+    checkNodeVersion,
     setAppUpdateStatus,
     setAppUpdateShowing,
     setAppUpdateError,
diff --git a/Composer/packages/server/src/controllers/utilities.ts b/Composer/packages/server/src/controllers/utilities.ts
index 72c76c6187..61ae91c18b 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/server/src/controllers/utilities.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/server/src/controllers/utilities.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 
 import { parseQnAContent } from '../models/utilities/parser';
+const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 
 async function getQnaContent(req: Request, res: Response) {
   try {
@@ -16,6 +20,26 @@ async function getQnaContent(req: Request, res: Response) {
   }
 }
 
+async function checkNodeVersion(req: Request, res: Response) {
+  try {
+    const command = 'node -v';
+    const { stderr: checkNodeError, stdout: nodeVersion } = await execAsync(command);
+    if (checkNodeError) {
+      throw new Error();
+    } else {
+      res.status(200).json({
+        userHasNode: true,
+        nodeVersion: nodeVersion,
+      });
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    res.status(200).json({
+      userHasNode: false,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 export const UtilitiesController = {
   getQnaContent,
+  checkNodeVersion,
 };
diff --git a/Composer/packages/server/src/locales/en-US.json b/Composer/packages/server/src/locales/en-US.json
index da9f1ceb70..8b7a65eb2e 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/server/src/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/Composer/packages/server/src/locales/en-US.json
@@ -494,6 +494,15 @@
   "bot_framework_composer_is_a_visual_authoring_canva_c3947d91": {
     "message": "Bot Framework Composer is a visual authoring canvas for building bots and other types of conversational application with the Microsoft Bot Framework technology stack. With Composer you will find everything you need to build a modern, state-of-the-art conversational experience."
   },
+  "bot_framework_composer_is_an_open_source_visual_au_2be2e02b": {
+    "message": "Bot Framework Composer is an open-source visual authoring canvas for developers and multi-disciplinary teams to build bots. Composer integrates LUIS and QnA Maker, and allows sophisticated composition of bot replies using language generation."
+  },
+  "bot_framework_composer_requires_node_js_in_order_t_a1d3dfb": {
+    "message": "Bot Framework Composer requires Node.js in order to run. Click “Install Node.js” to install the latest version"
+  },
+  "bot_framework_provides_the_most_comprehensive_expe_e34a7f5d": {
+    "message": "Bot Framework provides the most comprehensive experience for building conversational applications."
+  },
   "bot_framework_emulator_fefd4a59": {
     "message": "Bot Framework Emulator"
   },
@@ -1448,6 +1457,9 @@
   "error_afac7133": {
     "message": "Error:"
   },
+  "error_checking_node_version_98bfbf4c": {
+    "message": "Error checking node version"
+  },
   "error_encountered_when_getting_template_readme_17dcbc61": {
     "message": "### Error encountered when getting template readMe"
   },
@@ -1880,6 +1892,9 @@
   "install_more_adapters_in_a_the_package_manager_a_156fb028": {
     "message": "Install more adapters in <a>the package manager</a>."
   },
+  "install_node_js_1857298c": {
+    "message": "Install Node.js"
+  },
   "install_pre_release_versions_of_composer_daily_to__ceb41b54": {
     "message": "Install pre-release versions of Composer, daily, to access and test the latest features. <a>Learn more</a>."
   },
diff --git a/Composer/packages/server/src/router/api.ts b/Composer/packages/server/src/router/api.ts
index dcbf05d18c..060a9b1b9c 100644
--- a/Composer/packages/server/src/router/api.ts
+++ b/Composer/packages/server/src/router/api.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ router.use('/assets/locales/', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '
 
 //help api
 router.get('/utilities/qna/parse', UtilitiesController.getQnaContent);
+router.get('/utilities/checkNode', UtilitiesController.checkNodeVersion);
+
 // extensions
 router.get('/extensions', ExtensionsController.listExtensions);
 router.post('/extensions', ExtensionsController.addExtension);