--- config/configuration.yml.example.orig
+++ config/configuration.yml.example
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@
   # the ImageMagick's `convert` binary. Used to generate attachment thumbnails.
   #imagemagick_convert_command:

+  # Absolute path (e.g. /usr/bin/gs, c:/ghostscript/gs.exe) to
+  # the `gs` binary. Used to generate attachment thumbnails of PDF files.
+  #gs_command:
+
   # Configuration of MiniMagick font.
   #
   # Redmine uses MiniMagick in order to export a gantt chart to a PNG image.

--- lib/redmine/thumbnail.rb.orig
+++ lib/redmine/thumbnail.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     extend Redmine::Utils::Shell

     CONVERT_BIN = (Redmine::Configuration['imagemagick_convert_command'] || 'convert').freeze
+    GS_BIN = (Redmine::Configuration['gs_command'] || 'gs').freeze
     ALLOWED_TYPES = %w(image/bmp image/gif image/jpeg image/png application/pdf)

     # Generates a thumbnail for the source image to target
@@ -79,12 +80,13 @@
         @gs_available = false
       else
         begin
-          `gs -version`
+          `#{shell_quote GS_BIN} -version`
           @gs_available = $?.success?
         rescue
           @gs_available = false
         end
       end
+      logger.warn("gs binary (#{GS_BIN}) not available") unless @gs_available
       @gs_available
     end