diff --git a/panels/timeline.cpp b/panels/timeline.cpp
index d455be47a..432fb6996 100644
--- a/panels/timeline.cpp
+++ b/panels/timeline.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "ui/timelineheader.h"
 #include "ui/resizablescrollbar.h"
 #include "ui/audiomonitor.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #include <QTime>
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QSplitter>
+#include <QStatusBar>
 
 long refactor_frame_number(long framenumber, double source_frame_rate, double target_frame_rate) {
 	return qRound(((double)framenumber/source_frame_rate)*target_frame_rate);
@@ -1487,6 +1489,7 @@ void Timeline::record_btn_click() {
 	} else {
 		creating = true;
 		creating_object = ADD_OBJ_AUDIO;
+		mainWindow->statusBar()->showMessage("Click on the timeline where you want to start recording (drag to limit the recording to a certain timeframe)", 10000);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
index 7e9e901e6..da2d3b738 100644
--- a/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "project/media.h"
 #include "ui/resizablescrollbar.h"
 #include "dialogs/newsequencedialog.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #include "project/effect.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QToolTip>
 #include <QInputDialog>
+#include <QStatusBar>
 
 #define MAX_TEXT_WIDTH 20
 #define TRANSITION_BETWEEN_RANGE 40
@@ -783,6 +785,7 @@ void TimelineWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event) {
 					const Ghost& g = panel_timeline->ghosts.at(0);
 
 					if (panel_timeline->creating_object == ADD_OBJ_AUDIO) {
+						mainWindow->statusBar()->clearMessage();
 						panel_sequence_viewer->cue_recording(qMin(g.in, g.out), qMax(g.in, g.out), g.track);
 						panel_timeline->creating = false;
 					} else if (g.in != g.out) {