diff --git a/internal/ui/components.go b/internal/ui/components.go
index 1a546cb..85036e1 100644
--- a/internal/ui/components.go
+++ b/internal/ui/components.go
@@ -65,20 +65,22 @@ func (m *MonoTheme) Size(name fyne.ThemeSizeName) float32 {
 // ModuleTile is a clickable tile widget for module selection
 type ModuleTile struct {
 	widget.BaseWidget
-	label       string
-	color       color.Color
-	enabled     bool
-	onTapped    func()
-	onDropped   func([]fyne.URI)
-	flashing    bool
-	draggedOver bool
+	label               string
+	color               color.Color
+	enabled             bool
+	missingDependencies bool
+	onTapped            func()
+	onDropped           func([]fyne.URI)
+	flashing            bool
+	draggedOver         bool
 }
 
 // NewModuleTile creates a new module tile
-func NewModuleTile(label string, col color.Color, enabled bool, tapped func(), dropped func([]fyne.URI)) *ModuleTile {
+func NewModuleTile(label string, col color.Color, enabled bool, missingDeps bool, tapped func(), dropped func([]fyne.URI)) *ModuleTile {
 	m := &ModuleTile{
-		label:     strings.ToUpper(label),
-		color:     col,
+		label:               strings.ToUpper(label),
+		color:               col,
+		missingDependencies: missingDeps,
 		enabled:   enabled,
 		onTapped:  tapped,
 		onDropped: dropped,
@@ -150,8 +152,11 @@ func (m *ModuleTile) CreateRenderer() fyne.WidgetRenderer {
 	tileColor := m.color
 	labelColor := TextColor // White text for all modules
 
-	// Grey background for disabled tiles
-	if !m.enabled {
+	// Orange background for modules missing dependencies
+	if m.missingDependencies {
+		tileColor = color.NRGBA{R: 255, G: 152, B: 0, A: 255} // Orange
+	} else if !m.enabled {
+		// Grey background for not implemented modules
 		tileColor = color.NRGBA{R: 80, G: 80, B: 80, A: 255}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/mainmenu.go b/internal/ui/mainmenu.go
index 0c58a20..5f00541 100644
--- a/internal/ui/mainmenu.go
+++ b/internal/ui/mainmenu.go
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ import (
 
 // ModuleInfo contains information about a module for display
 type ModuleInfo struct {
-	ID       string
-	Label    string
-	Color    color.Color
-	Enabled  bool
-	Category string
+	ID                  string
+	Label               string
+	Color               color.Color
+	Enabled             bool
+	Category            string
+	MissingDependencies bool // true if disabled due to missing dependencies
 }
 
 // HistoryEntry represents a completed job in the history
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@ func BuildMainMenu(modules []ModuleInfo, onModuleClick func(string), onModuleDro
 
 // buildModuleTile creates a single module tile
 func buildModuleTile(mod ModuleInfo, tapped func(), dropped func([]fyne.URI)) fyne.CanvasObject {
-	logging.Debug(logging.CatUI, "building tile %s color=%v enabled=%v", mod.ID, mod.Color, mod.Enabled)
-	return NewModuleTile(mod.Label, mod.Color, mod.Enabled, tapped, dropped)
+	logging.Debug(logging.CatUI, "building tile %s color=%v enabled=%v missingDeps=%v", mod.ID, mod.Color, mod.Enabled, mod.MissingDependencies)
+	return NewModuleTile(mod.Label, mod.Color, mod.Enabled, mod.MissingDependencies, tapped, dropped)
 }
 
 // buildQueueTile creates the queue status tile
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ca8485b..b3f3d7a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1617,14 +1617,22 @@ func (s *appState) showMainMenu() {
 	// Convert Module slice to ui.ModuleInfo slice
 	var mods []ui.ModuleInfo
 	for _, m := range modulesList {
+		hasHandler := m.Handle != nil
+		depsAvailable := isModuleAvailable(m.ID)
+
 		// Module is enabled if: (1) it's Settings (special case) OR (2) it has a handler AND dependencies are available
-		enabled := m.ID == "settings" || (m.Handle != nil && isModuleAvailable(m.ID))
+		enabled := m.ID == "settings" || (hasHandler && depsAvailable)
+
+		// Missing dependencies = has handler but dependencies not available
+		missingDeps := hasHandler && !depsAvailable && m.ID != "settings"
+
 		mods = append(mods, ui.ModuleInfo{
-			ID:       m.ID,
-			Label:    m.Label,
-			Color:    m.Color,
-			Category:m.Category,
-			Enabled:  enabled,
+			ID:                  m.ID,
+			Label:               m.Label,
+			Color:               m.Color,
+			Category:            m.Category,
+			Enabled:             enabled,
+			MissingDependencies: missingDeps,
 		})
 	}