diff --git a/src/gui/record_setup.cpp b/src/gui/record_setup.cpp
index 905ae232c..924a7e007 100644
--- a/src/gui/record_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/record_setup.cpp
@@ -201,12 +201,13 @@ int CRecordSetup::showRecordSetup()
 		recordingSettings->addItem(mf);
 	}
 
+	bool recstatus = CNeutrinoApp::getInstance()->recordingstatus;
 	//record dir
 	CMenuForwarder* fRecDir;
 	if (g_settings.easymenu)
-		fRecDir = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_DEFDIR, true, g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir, this, "recordingdir", CRCInput::RC_yellow, NEUTRINO_ICON_BUTTON_YELLOW);
+		fRecDir = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_DEFDIR, !recstatus, g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir, this, "recordingdir", CRCInput::RC_yellow, NEUTRINO_ICON_BUTTON_YELLOW);
 	else
-		fRecDir = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_DEFDIR, true, g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir, this, "recordingdir");
+		fRecDir = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_DEFDIR, !recstatus, g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir, this, "recordingdir");
 	fRecDir->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_RECORD_DIR);
 	recordingSettings->addItem(fRecDir);
 
@@ -376,7 +377,8 @@ void CRecordSetup::showRecordTimeShiftSetup(CMenuWidget *menu_ts)
 	menu_ts->addIntroItems(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_TIMESHIFT);
 
 	//timeshift dir
-	CMenuForwarder* fTsDir = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_TSDIR, true, g_settings.timeshiftdir, this, "timeshiftdir");
+	bool recstatus = CNeutrinoApp::getInstance()->recordingstatus;
+	CMenuForwarder* fTsDir = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_RECORDINGMENU_TSDIR, !recstatus, g_settings.timeshiftdir, this, "timeshiftdir");
 	fTsDir->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_RECORD_TDIR);
 	menu_ts->addItem(fTsDir);