diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.c b/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.c
index 58633af1..7d78ff7e 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.c
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.c
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ G_DEFINE_FINAL_TYPE (SysprofRecordingPad, sysprof_recording_pad, ADW_TYPE_WINDOW
 
 static GParamSpec *properties[N_PROPS];
 
+static char *
+format_time (GObject *unused,
+             gint64   duration)
+{
+  double elapsed = duration / (double)G_USEC_PER_SEC;
+  int minutes = floor (elapsed / 60);
+  int seconds = floor (elapsed - (minutes * 60));
+
+  return g_strdup_printf ("%02u:%02u", minutes, seconds);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 sysprof_recording_pad_close_request (GtkWindow *window)
 {
@@ -127,6 +138,7 @@ sysprof_recording_pad_class_init (SysprofRecordingPadClass *klass)
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gnome/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.ui");
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, SysprofRecordingPad, stop_button);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, format_time);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.ui b/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.ui
index 40a1810d..1f6871e0 100644
--- a/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.ui
+++ b/src/sysprof/sysprof-recording-pad.ui
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
   <template class="SysprofRecordingPad" parent="AdwWindow">
+    <property name="width-request">300</property>
+    <property name="height-request">200</property>
+    <property name="resizable">false</property>
     <property name="content">
       <object class="AdwToolbarView">
         <child type="top">
@@ -19,11 +22,13 @@
             <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
             <child type="center">
               <object class="GtkLabel">
-                <property name="label">00:00</property>
-                <property name="margin-top">18</property>
-                <property name="margin-start">18</property>
-                <property name="margin-end">18</property>
-                <property name="margin-bottom">18</property>
+                <binding name="label">
+                  <closure type="gchararray" function="format_time">
+                    <lookup name="duration" type="SysprofRecording">
+                      <lookup name="recording">SysprofRecordingPad</lookup>
+                    </lookup>
+                  </closure>
+                </binding>
                 <attributes>
                   <attribute name="scale" value="4"/>
                   <attribute name="font-features" value="'tnum'"/>
@@ -37,7 +42,6 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkLabel">
                     <property name="label">1234 events</property>
-                    <property name="margin-top">12</property>
                     <property name="margin-bottom">18</property>
                     <property name="valign">start</property>
                     <property name="vexpand">true</property>