diff --git a/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php b/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php
index c584129a..da42ac07 100644
--- a/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php
+++ b/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Director\IcingaConfig;
 
 use Icinga\Application\Benchmark;
 use Icinga\Application\Hook;
+use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
 use Icinga\Exception\ProgrammingError;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Db;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Util;
@@ -319,6 +320,13 @@ class IcingaConfig
         ini_set('memory_limit', '768M');
         ini_set('max_execution_time', 0);
 
+        if ($this->db->quote("1\0") !== '\'1\\0\'') {
+            throw new IcingaException(
+                'Refusing to render the configuration, your DB layer corrupts binary data.'
+              . ' You might be affected by Zend Framework bug #655'
+            );
+        }
+
         $this->configFile(
             sprintf(
                 'zones.d/%s/001-director-basics',