diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderQueue.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderQueue.java
index cb483a81..33d1392a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderQueue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderQueue.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.container.GuiVerticalList;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.element.GuiButton;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.element.GuiElement;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.element.GuiLabel;
+import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.element.GuiTooltip;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.function.Typeable;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.layout.CustomLayout;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.layout.GridLayout;
@@ -338,6 +339,11 @@ public class GuiRenderQueue extends AbstractGuiPopup<GuiRenderQueue> implements
         removeButton.setEnabled(selected >= 1);
         renderButton.setEnabled(selected > 0);
         renderButton.setI18nLabel("replaymod.gui.renderqueue.render" + (selected > 0 ? "selected" : "all"));
+
+        String[] compatError = VideoRenderer.checkCompat();
+        if (compatError != null) {
+            renderButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setText(compatError));
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderSettings.java
index 52103d3e..5a632c57 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/gui/GuiRenderSettings.java
@@ -367,19 +367,26 @@ public class GuiRenderSettings extends AbstractGuiPopup<GuiRenderSettings> {
         videoWidth.setEnabled(!renderMethod.hasFixedAspectRatio());
 
         // Validate video width and height
-        String error = updateResolution();
-        if (error == null) {
-            renderButton.setEnabled().setTooltip(null);
+        String resolutionError = updateResolution();
+        if (resolutionError == null) {
             queueButton.setEnabled().setTooltip(null);
             videoWidth.setTextColor(Colors.WHITE);
             videoHeight.setTextColor(Colors.WHITE);
         } else {
-            renderButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setI18nText(error));
-            queueButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setI18nText(error));
+            queueButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setI18nText(resolutionError));
             videoWidth.setTextColor(Colors.RED);
             videoHeight.setTextColor(Colors.RED);
         }
 
+        String[] compatError = VideoRenderer.checkCompat();
+        if (resolutionError != null) {
+            renderButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setI18nText(resolutionError));
+        } else if (compatError != null) {
+            renderButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setText(compatError));
+        } else {
+            renderButton.setEnabled().setTooltip(null);
+        }
+
         // Enable/Disable bitrate input field and dropdown
         if (encodingPresetDropdown.getSelectedValue().hasBitrateSetting()) {
             bitRateField.setEnabled();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/ChunkLoadingRenderGlobal.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/ChunkLoadingRenderGlobal.java
index 334f6c02..f15097cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/ChunkLoadingRenderGlobal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/ChunkLoadingRenderGlobal.java
@@ -63,15 +63,6 @@ public class ChunkLoadingRenderGlobal {
     }
 
     private void install() {
-        //#if FABRIC>=1
-        if (net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader.getInstance().isModLoaded("sodium")) {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-                    "Rendering is not currently supported while Sodium is installed.\n" +
-                            "See https://github.com/ReplayMod/ReplayMod/issues/150\n" +
-                            "For now, you need to uninstall Sodium before rendering!"
-            );
-        }
-        //#endif
         try {
             //#if MC>=11400
             Field hookField = WorldRenderer.class.getField("replayModRender_hook");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/rendering/VideoRenderer.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/rendering/VideoRenderer.java
index 3d47734b..565b84eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/rendering/VideoRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/rendering/VideoRenderer.java
@@ -727,4 +727,17 @@ public class VideoRenderer implements RenderInfo {
             return getVideoTime();
         }
     }
+
+    public static String[] checkCompat() {
+        //#if FABRIC>=1
+        if (net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader.getInstance().isModLoaded("sodium")) {
+            return new String[] {
+                    "Rendering is not currently supported while Sodium is installed.",
+                    "See https://github.com/ReplayMod/ReplayMod/issues/150",
+                    "For now, you need to uninstall Sodium before rendering!"
+            };
+        }
+        //#endif
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/replay/gui/screen/GuiReplayViewer.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/replay/gui/screen/GuiReplayViewer.java
index 85188d31..52403f5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/replay/gui/screen/GuiReplayViewer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/replay/gui/screen/GuiReplayViewer.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.SettableFuture;
 import com.replaymod.render.gui.GuiRenderQueue;
+import com.replaymod.render.rendering.VideoRenderer;
 import com.replaymod.render.utils.RenderJob;
 import com.replaymod.replaystudio.us.myles.ViaVersion.api.Pair;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.GuiRenderer;
@@ -281,6 +282,11 @@ public class GuiReplayViewer extends GuiScreen {
             loadButton.setI18nLabel("replaymod.gui.viewer.bulkrender", jobs.size());
             loadButton.setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setText(tooltipLines));
             loadButton.setEnabled(!jobs.isEmpty());
+
+            String[] compatError = VideoRenderer.checkCompat();
+            if (compatError != null) {
+                loadButton.setDisabled().setTooltip(new GuiTooltip().setText(compatError));
+            }
         } else {
             loadButton.setI18nLabel("replaymod.gui.load");
             loadButton.setTooltip(null);