diff --git a/resources/js/meet-room.js b/resources/js/meet-room.js
index 805c06c..d94416b 100644
--- a/resources/js/meet-room.js
+++ b/resources/js/meet-room.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ function meetRoom() {
             this.muteOnJoin = el.dataset.muteOnJoin === '1';
             this.videoOffOnJoin = el.dataset.videoOffOnJoin === '1' || this.audioOnly;
             this.isRecording = el.dataset.recordingActive === '1';
+            this.activeRecordingUuid = el.dataset.activeRecordingUuid || null;
             this.isLocked = el.dataset.locked === '1';
             this.watermark = el.dataset.watermark === '1';
             this.liveCaptions = el.dataset.liveCaptions === '1';
@@ -371,6 +372,8 @@ function meetRoom() {
                 this.attachExistingTracks(room.localParticipant);
                 room.remoteParticipants.forEach((participant) => this.attachExistingTracks(participant));
                 this.syncParticipants();
+
+                await this.maybeStartAutoRecording();
             } catch (e) {
                 console.error(e);
                 this.connectionStatus = this.connectionErrorMessage(e);
@@ -1359,6 +1362,37 @@ function meetRoom() {
             }
         },
 
+        async maybeStartAutoRecording() {
+            if (!this.isHost || !this.isRecording || recordingMediaRecorder) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const el = document.getElementById('meet-config');
+            const existingUuid = this.activeRecordingUuid || el?.dataset.activeRecordingUuid || '';
+
+            if (existingUuid) {
+                this.activeRecordingUuid = existingUuid;
+            } else {
+                await this.startServerRecording();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const started = await this.tryStartClientRecordingWithRetry();
+            if (!started) {
+                console.warn('Auto-record client capture could not start.');
+            }
+        },
+
+        async tryStartClientRecordingWithRetry() {
+            if (this.startClientRecording()) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500));
+
+            return this.startClientRecording();
+        },
+
         async toggleRecording() {
             if (!this.isHost) return;
 
@@ -1375,7 +1409,7 @@ function meetRoom() {
 
             const data = await res.json();
             this.activeRecordingUuid = data.recording_uuid;
-            if (!this.startClientRecording()) {
+            if (! await this.tryStartClientRecordingWithRetry()) {
                 this.isRecording = false;
                 this.activeRecordingUuid = null;
                 return;
@@ -1453,6 +1487,7 @@ function meetRoom() {
         },
 
         async stopServerAndUploadRecording() {
+            const hadClientRecorder = !!recordingMediaRecorder;
             const res = await fetch(this.config.recordingStopUrl, { method: 'POST', headers: this.headers() });
             const blob = await this.stopClientRecording();
             this.isRecording = false;
@@ -1470,7 +1505,7 @@ function meetRoom() {
                 if (!uploaded) {
                     window.alert(`Recording upload failed. Open Recordings and try again, or re-record the ${this.sessionNoun()}.`);
                 }
-            } else if (recordingUuid) {
+            } else if (recordingUuid && hadClientRecorder) {
                 window.alert(`No recording was captured from this ${this.sessionNoun()}. Start recording again while the ${this.sessionNoun()} is live.`);
             }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/meet/room/show.blade.php b/resources/views/meet/room/show.blade.php
index 656d5c1..9a3f69e 100644
--- a/resources/views/meet/room/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/meet/room/show.blade.php
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
          data-watermark="{{ $watermark ? '1' : '0' }}"
          data-locked="{{ $session->is_locked ? '1' : '0' }}"
          data-recording-active="{{ $activeRecording ? '1' : '0' }}"
+         data-active-recording-uuid="{{ $activeRecording?->uuid ?? '' }}"
          data-is-webinar="{{ ($isWebinar ?? false) ? '1' : '0' }}"
          data-is-conference="{{ ($isConference ?? false) ? '1' : '0' }}"
          data-session-noun="{{ $sessionNoun }}"