diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/api/fetchRecording.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/api/fetchRecording.ts
index e9221d73..e8c9dfe4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/api/fetchRecording.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/api/fetchRecording.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { fetchApi } from '@/api/fetchApi'
 import { ApiRoom } from '@/features/rooms/api/ApiRoom'
-import { RecordingMode } from '@/features/recording'
+import { RecordingMode, RecordingStatus } from '@/features/recording'
 
 export type RecordingApi = {
   id: string
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type RecordingApi = {
   created_at: string
   key: string
   mode: RecordingMode
+  status: RecordingStatus
 }
 
 export const fetchRecording = ({ recordingId }: { recordingId?: string }) => {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/index.ts
index 386819cd..82784c78 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export { useIsRecordingActive } from './hooks/useIsRecordingActive'
 // api
 export { useStartRecording } from './api/startRecording'
 export { useStopRecording } from './api/stopRecording'
-export { RecordingMode } from './types'
+export { RecordingMode, RecordingStatus } from './types'
 
 // components
 export { RecordingStateToast } from './components/RecordingStateToast'
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/routes/RecordingDownload.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/routes/RecordingDownload.tsx
index f79d2eec..543dd9ac 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/routes/RecordingDownload.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/routes/RecordingDownload.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { formatDate } from '@/utils/formatDate'
 import { ErrorScreen } from '@/components/ErrorScreen'
 import { LoadingScreen } from '@/components/LoadingScreen'
 import { fetchRecording } from '../api/fetchRecording'
+import { RecordingStatus } from '@/features/recording'
 
 export const RecordingDownload = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('recording')
@@ -42,6 +43,13 @@ export const RecordingDownload = () => {
     return <ErrorScreen title={t('error.title')} body={t('error.body')} />
   }
 
+  if (
+    data.status !== RecordingStatus.Saved &&
+    data.status !== RecordingStatus.NotificationSucceed
+  ) {
+    return <ErrorScreen title={t('unsaved.title')} body={t('unsaved.body')} />
+  }
+
   return (
     <UserAware>
       <Screen layout="centered" footer={false}>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/types.ts b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/types.ts
index 78cc5e97..d41b6090 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/types.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/types.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,14 @@ export enum RecordingMode {
   Transcript = 'transcript',
   ScreenRecording = 'screen_recording',
 }
+
+export enum RecordingStatus {
+  Initiated = 'initiated',
+  Active = 'active',
+  Stopped = 'stopped',
+  Saved = 'saved',
+  Aborted = 'aborted',
+  FailedToStart = 'failedToStart',
+  FailedToStop = 'failedToStop',
+  NotificationSucceed = 'notification_succeeded',
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/de/recording.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/de/recording.json
index ef8502a1..7ce6aa8d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/de/recording.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/de/recording.json
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     "title": "",
     "body": ""
   },
+  "unsaved": {
+    "title": "",
+    "body": ""
+  },
   "success": {
     "title": "",
     "body": "",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/recording.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/recording.json
index fff09fb0..8965465a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/recording.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/recording.json
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     "title": "Authentication required",
     "body": "Please log in to access this recording."
   },
+  "unsaved": {
+    "title": "Download Unavailable",
+    "body": "This recording is not ready for download yet. Please try again later."
+  },
   "success": {
     "title": "Your recording is ready!",
     "body": "Recording of the meeting <b>{{room}}</b> from {{created_at}}.",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/recording.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/recording.json
index 5818e570..4228afba 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/recording.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/recording.json
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     "title": "Authentification requise",
     "body": "Veuillez vous connecter pour accéder à cet enregistrement."
   },
+  "unsaved": {
+    "title": "Téléchargement indisponible",
+    "body": "Cet enregistrement n'est pas encore prêt à être téléchargé. Veuillez réessayer plus tard."
+  },
   "success": {
     "title": "Votre enregistrement est prêt !",
     "body": "Enregistrement de la réunion <b>{{room}}</b> du {{created_at}}.",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/recording.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/recording.json
index de3a9965..bda67456 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/recording.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/recording.json
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     "title": "Authenticatie vereist",
     "body": "Log in om toegang te krijgen tot deze opname."
   },
+  "unsaved": {
+    "title": "Download niet beschikbaar",
+    "body": "Deze opname is nog niet klaar om te worden gedownload. Probeer het later opnieuw."
+  },
   "success": {
     "title": "Je opname is klaar!",
     "body": "Opname van de vergadering <b>{{room}}</b> op {{created_at}}.",