diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/tananaev/passportreader/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/tananaev/passportreader/MainActivity.kt
index c9f2e66..7ccbe02 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/tananaev/passportreader/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/tananaev/passportreader/MainActivity.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.widget.EditText
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import com.tananaev.passportreader.ImageUtil.decodeImage
@@ -164,11 +165,22 @@ abstract class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         super.onResume()
         val adapter = NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this)
         if (adapter != null) {
-            val intent = Intent(applicationContext, this.javaClass)
-            intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP
-            val pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_MUTABLE)
-            val filter = arrayOf(arrayOf("android.nfc.tech.IsoDep"))
-            adapter.enableForegroundDispatch(this, pendingIntent, null, filter)
+            if (adapter.isEnabled) {
+                val intent = Intent(applicationContext, this.javaClass)
+                intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP
+                val pendingIntent =
+                    PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_MUTABLE)
+                val filter = arrayOf(arrayOf("android.nfc.tech.IsoDep"))
+                adapter.enableForegroundDispatch(this, pendingIntent, null, filter)
+            } else {
+                Toast.makeText(
+                    applicationContext,
+                    getString(R.string.enable_nfc_toast),
+                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG
+                ).show();
+                Thread.sleep(5_000)
+                startActivity(Intent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_NFC_SETTINGS));
+            }
         }
         if (passportNumberFromIntent) {
             // When the passport number field is populated from the caller, we hide the
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7673b11..55b2b99 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
     <string name="pass">Pass</string>
     <string name="failed">Failed</string>
 
+    <string name="enable_nfc_toast">Please activate NFC and press Back to return to the application!</string>
 </resources>