diff --git a/src/__tests__/posthog-core.ts b/src/__tests__/posthog-core.ts
index 7f37eec5d..b3f2c1c9c 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/posthog-core.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/posthog-core.ts
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ describe('posthog core', () => {
                 $session_id: 'sessionId',
                 $is_identified: false,
                 $process_person_profile: false,
+                $recording_status: 'buffering',
             })
         })
 
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ describe('posthog core', () => {
                 $lib_custom_api_host: 'https://custom.posthog.com',
                 $is_identified: false,
                 $process_person_profile: false,
+                $recording_status: 'buffering',
             })
         })
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts b/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts
index 4b62ac142..195579786 100644
--- a/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/replay/sessionrecording.ts
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export class SessionRecording {
      * defaults to buffering mode until a decide response is received
      * once a decide response is received status can be disabled, active or sampled
      */
-    private get status(): SessionRecordingStatus {
+    get status(): SessionRecordingStatus {
         if (!this.receivedDecide) {
             return 'buffering'
         }
diff --git a/src/posthog-core.ts b/src/posthog-core.ts
index 6269f8f7f..c7594073e 100644
--- a/src/posthog-core.ts
+++ b/src/posthog-core.ts
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ export class PostHog {
             properties['$window_id'] = windowId
         }
 
+        if (this.sessionRecording) {
+            properties['$recording_status'] = this.sessionRecording.status
+        }
+
         if (this.requestRouter.region === RequestRouterRegion.CUSTOM) {
             properties['$lib_custom_api_host'] = this.config.api_host
         }