diff --git a/common/app/components/VideoPlayer.tsx b/common/app/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
index 9074cc27..66bfd112 100755
--- a/common/app/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/common/app/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ import {
     PauseOnHoverMode,
     allTextSubtitleSettings,
 } from '@project/common/settings';
-import { surroundingSubtitles, mockSurroundingSubtitles, seekWithNudge } from '@project/common/util';
+import {
+    surroundingSubtitles,
+    mockSurroundingSubtitles,
+    seekWithNudge,
+    surroundingSubtitlesAroundInterval,
+} from '@project/common/util';
 import { SubtitleCollection } from '@project/common/subtitle-collection';
 import SubtitleTextImage from '@project/common/components/SubtitleTextImage';
 import Clock from '../services/clock';
@@ -1097,7 +1102,7 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({
                 const endTimestamp = clock.time(length);
 
                 if (endTimestamp > mineIntervalStartTimestamp) {
-                    const currentSubtitle = {
+                    let currentSubtitle: SubtitleModel = {
                         text: '',
                         start: mineIntervalStartTimestamp,
                         originalStart: mineIntervalStartTimestamp,
@@ -1105,8 +1110,25 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({
                         originalEnd: endTimestamp,
                         track: 0,
                     };
+                    let surroundingSubtitles: SubtitleModel[];
+
+                    if (subtitles.length === 0) {
+                        surroundingSubtitles = mockSurroundingSubtitles(currentSubtitle, length, 5000);
+                    } else {
+                        const calculated = surroundingSubtitlesAroundInterval(
+                            subtitles,
+                            mineIntervalStartTimestamp,
+                            endTimestamp,
+                            settings.surroundingSubtitlesCountRadius,
+                            settings.surroundingSubtitlesTimeRadius
+                        );
+                        currentSubtitle = {
+                            ...currentSubtitle,
+                            text: calculated.subtitle?.text ?? '',
+                        };
+                        surroundingSubtitles = calculated.surroundingSubtitles ?? [];
+                    }
 
-                    const surroundingSubtitles = mockSurroundingSubtitles(currentSubtitle, length, 5000);
                     mineSubtitle(
                         postMineAction,
                         videoFile,
@@ -1133,6 +1155,9 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({
             selectedAudioTrack,
             videoFile,
             videoFileName,
+            subtitles,
+            settings.surroundingSubtitlesCountRadius,
+            settings.surroundingSubtitlesTimeRadius,
         ]
     );
 
@@ -1146,10 +1171,18 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({
             if (!subtitle && !surroundingSubtitles && subtitles.length === 0) {
                 toggleSelectMiningInterval(postMineAction, cardTextFieldValues);
             } else {
+                if (mineIntervalStartTimestamp !== undefined) {
+                    // Edge case: user started manually recording but are now using an "automatic" mining shortcut
+                    // Cancel the "recording" operation
+                    setAlertDisableAutoHide(false);
+                    setAlertOpen(false);
+                    setMineIntervalStartTimestamp(undefined);
+                }
+
                 mineCurrentSubtitle(postMineAction, subtitle, surroundingSubtitles, cardTextFieldValues);
             }
         },
-        [mineCurrentSubtitle, toggleSelectMiningInterval, subtitles]
+        [mineCurrentSubtitle, toggleSelectMiningInterval, mineIntervalStartTimestamp, subtitles]
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -1222,6 +1255,16 @@ export default function VideoPlayer({
         );
     }, [clock, length, keyBinder, lastMinedRecord, mineSubtitle, popOut, ankiDialogOpen, onAnkiDialogRewind]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        return keyBinder.bindToggleRecording(
+            (event) => {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                toggleSelectMiningInterval(PostMineAction.showAnkiDialog);
+            },
+            () => false
+        );
+    }, [keyBinder, toggleSelectMiningInterval]);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         return keyBinder.bindCopy(
             (event, subtitle) => {
diff --git a/common/app/services/app-key-binder.ts b/common/app/services/app-key-binder.ts
index 908c0c16..4ecabd94 100644
--- a/common/app/services/app-key-binder.ts
+++ b/common/app/services/app-key-binder.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default class AppKeyBinder implements KeyBinder {
     private readonly ankiExportHandlers: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void)[] = [];
     private readonly updateLastCardHandlers: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void)[] = [];
     private readonly takeScreenshotHandlers: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void)[] = [];
+    private readonly toggleRecordingHandlers: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void)[] = [];
     private _unsubscribeExtension?: () => void;
 
     constructor(keyBinder: DefaultKeyBinder, extension: ChromeExtension) {
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ export default class AppKeyBinder implements KeyBinder {
                     }
                 } else if (message.data.command === 'take-screenshot') {
                     handlers = this.takeScreenshotHandlers;
+                } else if (message.data.command === 'toggle-recording') {
+                    handlers = this.toggleRecordingHandlers;
                 }
 
                 if (handlers !== undefined) {
@@ -113,6 +116,22 @@ export default class AppKeyBinder implements KeyBinder {
         return this.defaultKeyBinder.bindTakeScreenshot(onTakeScreenshot, disabledGetter, useCapture);
     }
 
+    bindToggleRecording(
+        onToggleRecording: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void,
+        disabledGetter: () => boolean,
+        useCapture?: boolean | undefined
+    ): () => void {
+        if (this.extension.installed) {
+            const handler = this.defaultKeyBinder.toggleRecordingHandler(onToggleRecording, disabledGetter);
+            this.toggleRecordingHandlers.push(handler);
+            return () => {
+                this._remove(handler, this.toggleRecordingHandlers);
+            };
+        }
+
+        return this.defaultKeyBinder.bindToggleRecording(onToggleRecording, disabledGetter, useCapture);
+    }
+
     private _remove(callback: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void, list: ((event: KeyboardEvent) => void)[]) {
         for (let i = list.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
             if (callback === list[i]) {
diff --git a/common/components/SettingsForm.tsx b/common/components/SettingsForm.tsx
index 0718ce47..0321c77a 100644
--- a/common/components/SettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/common/components/SettingsForm.tsx
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ function SelectableSetting({
     );
 }
 
-type AllKeyNames = KeyBindName | 'toggleRecording' | 'selectSubtitleTrack';
+type AllKeyNames = KeyBindName | 'selectSubtitleTrack';
 
 interface KeyBindProperties {
     label: string;
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ export default function SettingsForm({
             toggleRecording: {
                 label: t('binds.extensionToggleRecording')!,
                 boundViaChrome: true,
-                hide: !extensionInstalled,
             },
             selectSubtitleTrack: {
                 label: t('binds.extensionSelectSubtitleTrack')!,
diff --git a/common/key-binder/key-binder.ts b/common/key-binder/key-binder.ts
index 049a59ed..b2f7dd30 100644
--- a/common/key-binder/key-binder.ts
+++ b/common/key-binder/key-binder.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ export interface KeyBinder {
         disabledGetter: () => boolean,
         capture?: boolean
     ): () => void;
+    bindToggleRecording(
+        onToggleRecording: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void,
+        disabledGetter: () => boolean,
+        capture?: boolean
+    ): () => void;
 }
 
 export class DefaultKeyBinder implements KeyBinder {
@@ -260,6 +265,32 @@ export class DefaultKeyBinder implements KeyBinder {
         };
     }
 
+    bindToggleRecording(
+        onToggleRecording: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void,
+        disabledGetter: () => boolean,
+        capture = false
+    ) {
+        const shortcut = this.keyBindSet.toggleRecording.keys;
+
+        if (!shortcut) {
+            return () => {};
+        }
+
+        const handler = this.takeScreenshotHandler(onToggleRecording, disabledGetter);
+        return this._bind(shortcut, capture, handler);
+    }
+
+    toggleRecordingHandler(onToggleRecording: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void, disabledGetter: () => boolean) {
+        return (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+            if (disabledGetter()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            onToggleRecording(event);
+            return true;
+        };
+    }
+
     bindSeekToSubtitle(
         onSeekToSubtitle: (event: KeyboardEvent, subtitle: SubtitleModel) => void,
         disabledGetter: () => boolean,
diff --git a/common/locales/en.json b/common/locales/en.json
index 57bfd582..52ce9153 100644
--- a/common/locales/en.json
+++ b/common/locales/en.json
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         "error": "Error: {{message}}",
         "errorNoMessage": "Error",
         "toggleSubtitlesShortcut": "Press \"{{keys}}\" to toggle subtitle display",
-        "manualMiningIntervalPrompt": "Use mining shortcut again to select time range"
+        "manualMiningIntervalPrompt": "Use mining shortcut again"
     },
     "landing": {
         "cta": "Drag and drop subtitle and media files, or <1>browse</1>.",
diff --git a/common/settings/settings-import-export.test.ts b/common/settings/settings-import-export.test.ts
index 41f8ba7b..e6a1e6da 100644
--- a/common/settings/settings-import-export.test.ts
+++ b/common/settings/settings-import-export.test.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ it('validates exported settings', () => {
             seekToNextSubtitle: { keys: 'right' },
             seekToPreviousSubtitle: { keys: 'left' },
             takeScreenshot: { keys: '⇧+⌃+V' },
+            toggleRecording: { keys: '⇧+⌃+R' },
             toggleAsbplayerSubtitleTrack1: { keys: 'W+1' },
             toggleAsbplayerSubtitleTrack2: { keys: 'W+2' },
             unblurAsbplayerTrack1: { keys: 'B+1' },
diff --git a/common/settings/settings-import-export.ts b/common/settings/settings-import-export.ts
index 55b85940..808c9ce0 100644
--- a/common/settings/settings-import-export.ts
+++ b/common/settings/settings-import-export.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ const settingsSchema = {
                 ankiExport: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
                 updateLastCard: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
                 takeScreenshot: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
+                toggleRecording: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
                 decreasePlaybackRate: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
                 increasePlaybackRate: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
                 toggleSidePanel: { $ref: '/KeyBind' },
diff --git a/common/settings/settings-provider.ts b/common/settings/settings-provider.ts
index 03b79eeb..c714f455 100755
--- a/common/settings/settings-provider.ts
+++ b/common/settings/settings-provider.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export const defaultSettings: AsbplayerSettings = {
         ankiExport: { keys: isMacOs ? '⇧+⌃+X' : 'ctrl+shift+X' },
         updateLastCard: { keys: isMacOs ? '⇧+⌃+U' : 'ctrl+shift+U' },
         takeScreenshot: { keys: isMacOs ? '⇧+⌃+V' : 'ctrl+shift+V' },
+        toggleRecording: { keys: isMacOs ? '⇧+⌃+R' : 'ctrl+shift+R' },
         decreasePlaybackRate: { keys: isMacOs ? '⇧+⌃+[' : 'ctrl+shift+[' },
         increasePlaybackRate: { keys: isMacOs ? '⇧+⌃+]' : 'ctrl+shift+]' },
         toggleSidePanel: { keys: '`' },
diff --git a/common/settings/settings.ts b/common/settings/settings.ts
index 7f07c533..9dfdb2d1 100755
--- a/common/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/common/settings/settings.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ export interface KeyBindSet {
     readonly ankiExport: KeyBind;
     readonly updateLastCard: KeyBind;
     readonly takeScreenshot: KeyBind;
+    readonly toggleRecording: KeyBind;
 }
 
 export interface WebSocketClientSettings {
diff --git a/extension/src/background.ts b/extension/src/background.ts
index 6a9aa026..cd138109 100755
--- a/extension/src/background.ts
+++ b/extension/src/background.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,22 @@ chrome.commands?.onCommand.addListener((command) => {
                     };
                     return extensionToVideoCommand;
                 });
+                tabRegistry.publishCommandToAsbplayers({
+                    commandFactory: (asbplayer) => {
+                        if (!validAsbplayer(asbplayer)) {
+                            return undefined;
+                        }
+
+                        const extensionToPlayerCommand: ExtensionToAsbPlayerCommand<ToggleRecordingMessage> = {
+                            sender: 'asbplayer-extension-to-player',
+                            message: {
+                                command: 'toggle-recording',
+                            },
+                            asbplayerId: asbplayer.id,
+                        };
+                        return extensionToPlayerCommand;
+                    },
+                });
                 break;
             default:
                 throw new Error('Unknown command ' + command);