diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c
index d3fa8724..57ed97ba 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-display.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE (SysprofDisplay, sysprof_display, GTK_TYPE_BIN)
 
 enum {
   PROP_0,
+  PROP_RECORDING,
   PROP_TITLE,
   N_PROPS
 };
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ sysprof_display_profiler_failed_cb (SysprofDisplay  *self,
 
   gtk_stack_set_visible_child (priv->stack, GTK_WIDGET (priv->failed_view));
 
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_RECORDING]);
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_TITLE]);
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ sysprof_display_profiler_stopped_cb (SysprofDisplay  *self,
 
   gtk_stack_set_visible_child (priv->stack, GTK_WIDGET (priv->capture_view));
 
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_RECORDING]);
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_TITLE]);
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ sysprof_display_start_recording_cb (SysprofDisplay           *self,
       sysprof_profiler_start (priv->profiler);
     }
 
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_RECORDING]);
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_TITLE]);
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ sysprof_display_dup_title (SysprofDisplay *self)
   if (priv->profiler != NULL)
     {
       if (sysprof_profiler_get_is_running (priv->profiler))
-        return g_strdup (_("⏺ Recording…"));
+        return g_strdup (_("Recording…"));
     }
 
   if (priv->file != NULL)
@@ -194,6 +198,16 @@ update_title_child_property (SysprofDisplay *self)
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties [PROP_TITLE]);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+sysprof_display_get_is_recording (SysprofDisplay *self)
+{
+  SysprofDisplayPrivate *priv = sysprof_display_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  g_assert (SYSPROF_IS_DISPLAY (self));
+
+  return GTK_WIDGET (priv->recording_view) == gtk_stack_get_visible_child (priv->stack);
+}
+
 static void
 sysprof_display_parent_set (GtkWidget *widget,
                             GtkWidget *old_parent)
@@ -229,6 +243,10 @@ sysprof_display_get_property (GObject    *object,
 
   switch (prop_id)
     {
+    case PROP_RECORDING:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, sysprof_display_get_is_recording (self));
+      break;
+
     case PROP_TITLE:
       g_value_take_string (value, sysprof_display_dup_title (self));
       break;
@@ -263,6 +281,13 @@ sysprof_display_class_init (SysprofDisplayClass *klass)
 
   widget_class->parent_set = sysprof_display_parent_set;
 
+  properties [PROP_RECORDING] =
+    g_param_spec_boolean ("recording",
+                          "Recording",
+                          "If the display is in recording state",
+                          FALSE,
+                          (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   properties [PROP_TITLE] =
     g_param_spec_string ("title",
                          "Title",
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-tab.c b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-tab.c
index 5c3e7b5a..864aba27 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-tab.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-tab.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct _SysprofTab
 
   GtkButton      *close_button;
   GtkLabel       *title;
+  GtkImage       *recording;
 
   SysprofDisplay *display;
 };
@@ -106,9 +107,8 @@ sysprof_tab_set_property (GObject      *object,
     {
     case PROP_DISPLAY:
       g_set_weak_pointer (&self->display, g_value_get_object (value));
-      g_object_bind_property (self->display, "title",
-                              self->title, "label",
-                              G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+      g_object_bind_property (self->display, "title", self->title, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+      g_object_bind_property (self->display, "recording", self->recording, "visible", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ sysprof_tab_class_init (SysprofTabClass *klass)
 
   gtk_widget_class_set_template_from_resource (widget_class, "/org/gnome/sysprof/ui/sysprof-tab.ui");
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, SysprofTab, close_button);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, SysprofTab, recording);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child (widget_class, SysprofTab, title);
 
   properties [PROP_DISPLAY] =
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/ui/sysprof-tab.ui b/src/libsysprof-ui/ui/sysprof-tab.ui
index 1bf77db9..883cd25c 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/ui/sysprof-tab.ui
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/ui/sysprof-tab.ui
@@ -7,15 +7,29 @@
     <property name="hexpand">True</property>
     <property name="spacing">6</property>
     <child>
-      <object class="GtkLabel" id="title">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-        <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+      <object class="GtkImage" id="recording">
+        <property name="visible">false</property>
+        <property name="icon-name">media-record-symbolic</property>
+        <property name="pixel-size">16</property>
+        <property name="hexpand">true</property>
+        <property name="halign">end</property>
       </object>
       <packing>
         <property name="expand">True</property>
         <property name="fill">True</property>
         <property name="position">0</property>
+        <property name="pack-type">start</property>
+      </packing>
+    </child>
+    <child type="center">
+      <object class="GtkLabel" id="title">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+      </object>
+      <packing>
+        <property name="expand">False</property>
+        <property name="fill">True</property>
+        <property name="position">0</property>
       </packing>
     </child>
     <child>
@@ -36,6 +50,7 @@
         </style>
       </object>
       <packing>
+        <property name="pack-type">end</property>
         <property name="expand">False</property>
         <property name="fill">True</property>
         <property name="position">1</property>