diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 20b18e373..558f3a17f 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -8965,7 +8965,8 @@ void OBSBasic::UpdatePatronJson(const QString &text, const QString &error)
 
 void OBSBasic::PauseRecording()
 {
-	if (!pause || !outputHandler || !outputHandler->fileOutput)
+	if (!pause || !outputHandler || !outputHandler->fileOutput ||
+	    os_atomic_load_bool(&recording_paused))
 		return;
 
 	obs_output_t *output = outputHandler->fileOutput;
@@ -9004,7 +9005,8 @@ void OBSBasic::PauseRecording()
 
 void OBSBasic::UnpauseRecording()
 {
-	if (!pause || !outputHandler || !outputHandler->fileOutput)
+	if (!pause || !outputHandler || !outputHandler->fileOutput ||
+	    !os_atomic_load_bool(&recording_paused))
 		return;
 
 	obs_output_t *output = outputHandler->fileOutput;