diff --git a/static/skald.js b/static/skald.js
index 0d907bf..ceb8c4e 100644
--- a/static/skald.js
+++ b/static/skald.js
@@ -1657,6 +1657,11 @@ function canModerateChat() {
               serverConnection.permissions.indexOf('op') >= 0);
 }
 
+function canRecordHall() {
+    return !!(serverConnection && serverConnection.permissions &&
+              serverConnection.permissions.indexOf('record') >= 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {{label?: string, type?: string, onClick?: function(): void}[]} items
  * @param {HTMLElement} trigger
@@ -1779,6 +1784,12 @@ function userMenu(elt) {
                 inviteMenu();
             }});
         }
+        if(canRecordHall()) {
+            items.push({label: hallRecording ? 'Stop recording' : 'Start recording',
+                        onClick: () => {
+                serverConnection.hallAction(hallRecording ? 'unrecord' : 'record');
+            }});
+        }
         if(findUpMedia('audio'))
             items.push({label: 'Turn microphone off', onClick: () => {
                 closeUpMedia('audio');
@@ -3131,8 +3142,7 @@ function chalkboardGrantPredicate() {
 }
 
 function recordingPredicate() {
-    if(serverConnection && serverConnection.permissions &&
-       serverConnection.permissions.indexOf('record') >= 0)
+    if(canRecordHall())
         return null;
     return 'You are not allowed to record';
 }
diff --git a/webserver/static_accessibility_test.go b/webserver/static_accessibility_test.go
index ad1dc54..4ea3aa3 100644
--- a/webserver/static_accessibility_test.go
+++ b/webserver/static_accessibility_test.go
@@ -106,3 +106,13 @@ func TestMicrophoneHardStopLivesInSelfMenu(t *testing.T) {
 	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "userMenu", "closeUpMedia('audio')")
 	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "userMenu", "Restart audio connection")
 }
+
+func TestRecordingControlLivesInSelfMenu(t *testing.T) {
+	js := readStaticFile(t, "skald.js")
+
+	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "canRecordHall", "serverConnection.permissions.indexOf('record') >= 0")
+	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "recordingPredicate", "if(canRecordHall())")
+	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "userMenu", "if(canRecordHall())")
+	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "userMenu", "hallRecording ? 'Stop recording' : 'Start recording'")
+	requireFunctionContains(t, js, "userMenu", "serverConnection.hallAction(hallRecording ? 'unrecord' : 'record')")
+}