diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj b/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
index aed61c6e5b..c94eb8919f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@
     <None Include="images\Translation.png" />
     <None Include="images\HomeBrew.png" />
     <None Include="images\Hack.png" />
+    <None Include="images\AVI.png" />
     <Content Include="output\gamedb.txt" />
     <Content Include="output\gamedb_neshomebrew.txt" />
     <None Include="images\Refresh.bmp" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 61de8a04b2..185cedbbfb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
 			this.StatusSlot8 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
 			this.StatusSlot9 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
 			this.StatusSlot10 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
+			this.AVIStatusLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
 			this.contextMenuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(this.components);
 			this.openRomToolStripMenuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
 			this.loadLastROMToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@
 			// 
 			this.openROMToolStripMenuItem.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.OpenFile;
 			this.openROMToolStripMenuItem.Name = "openROMToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.openROMToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.openROMToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.openROMToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Open ROM";
 			this.openROMToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.openROMToolStripMenuItem_Click);
 			// 
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@
             this.autoloadMostRecentToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Recent;
 			this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem.Name = "recentROMToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Recent ROM";
 			this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem.DropDownOpened += new System.EventHandler(this.recentROMToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened);
 			// 
@@ -335,14 +336,14 @@
 			// 
 			this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Close;
 			this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem.Name = "closeROMToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Close ROM";
 			this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.closeROMToolStripMenuItem_Click);
 			// 
 			// toolStripMenuItem1
 			// 
 			this.toolStripMenuItem1.Name = "toolStripMenuItem1";
-			this.toolStripMenuItem1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(149, 6);
+			this.toolStripMenuItem1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(142, 6);
 			// 
 			// saveStateToolStripMenuItem
 			// 
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@
             this.toolStripSeparator6,
             this.saveNamedStateToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.saveStateToolStripMenuItem.Name = "saveStateToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.saveStateToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.saveStateToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.saveStateToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Save State";
 			this.saveStateToolStripMenuItem.DropDownOpened += new System.EventHandler(this.saveStateToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened);
 			// 
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@
             this.toolStripSeparator7,
             this.loadNamedStateToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.loadStateToolStripMenuItem.Name = "loadStateToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.loadStateToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.loadStateToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.loadStateToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Load State";
 			this.loadStateToolStripMenuItem.DropDownOpened += new System.EventHandler(this.loadStateToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened);
 			// 
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@
             this.saveToCurrentSlotToolStripMenuItem,
             this.loadCurrentSlotToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.saveSlotToolStripMenuItem.Name = "saveSlotToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.saveSlotToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.saveSlotToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.saveSlotToolStripMenuItem.Text = "SaveSlot";
 			this.saveSlotToolStripMenuItem.DropDownOpened += new System.EventHandler(this.saveSlotToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened);
 			// 
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@
 			// toolStripMenuItem2
 			// 
 			this.toolStripMenuItem2.Name = "toolStripMenuItem2";
-			this.toolStripMenuItem2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(149, 6);
+			this.toolStripMenuItem2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(142, 6);
 			// 
 			// movieToolStripMenuItem
 			// 
@@ -693,7 +694,7 @@
             this.bindSavestatesToMoviesToolStripMenuItem,
             this.automaticallyBackupMoviesToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.movieToolStripMenuItem.Name = "movieToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.movieToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.movieToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.movieToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Movie";
 			this.movieToolStripMenuItem.DropDownOpened += new System.EventHandler(this.movieToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened);
 			// 
@@ -803,15 +804,15 @@
             this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem,
             this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem.Name = "aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem.Text = "AVI/WAV";
 			this.aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem.DropDownOpened += new System.EventHandler(this.aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened);
 			// 
 			// recordAVIToolStripMenuItem
 			// 
-			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.RecordHS;
+			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.AVI;
 			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Name = "recordAVIToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(139, 22);
 			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Record AVI";
 			this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.recordAVIToolStripMenuItem_Click);
 			// 
@@ -819,7 +820,7 @@
 			// 
 			this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Stop;
 			this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem.Name = "stopAVIToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(139, 22);
 			this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Stop AVI";
 			this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.stopAVIToolStripMenuItem_Click);
 			// 
@@ -829,7 +830,7 @@
             this.screenshotF12ToolStripMenuItem,
             this.screenshotAsToolStripMenuItem});
 			this.screenshotToolStripMenuItem.Name = "screenshotToolStripMenuItem";
-			this.screenshotToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.screenshotToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.screenshotToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Screenshot";
 			// 
 			// screenshotF12ToolStripMenuItem
@@ -850,13 +851,13 @@
 			// toolStripSeparator4
 			// 
 			this.toolStripSeparator4.Name = "toolStripSeparator4";
-			this.toolStripSeparator4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(149, 6);
+			this.toolStripSeparator4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(142, 6);
 			// 
 			// exitToolStripMenuItem
 			// 
 			this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Name = "exitToolStripMenuItem";
 			this.exitToolStripMenuItem.ShortcutKeys = ((System.Windows.Forms.Keys)((System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Alt | System.Windows.Forms.Keys.F4)));
-			this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+			this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(145, 22);
 			this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Exit";
 			this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.exitToolStripMenuItem_Click);
 			// 
@@ -1647,6 +1648,7 @@
             this.EmuStatus,
             this.PlayRecordStatus,
             this.PauseStrip,
+            this.AVIStatusLabel,
             this.toolStripStatusLabel1,
             this.StatusSlot1,
             this.StatusSlot2,
@@ -1782,6 +1784,14 @@
 			this.StatusSlot10.Text = "0";
 			this.StatusSlot10.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.StatusSlot10_Click);
 			// 
+			// AVIStatusLabel
+			// 
+			this.AVIStatusLabel.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Image;
+			this.AVIStatusLabel.Image = global::BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Blank;
+			this.AVIStatusLabel.Name = "AVIStatusLabel";
+			this.AVIStatusLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 17);
+			this.AVIStatusLabel.Text = "AVI Capture";
+			// 
 			// contextMenuStrip1
 			// 
 			this.contextMenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
@@ -2158,6 +2168,7 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem aVIWAVToolStripMenuItem;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem recordAVIToolStripMenuItem;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem stopAVIToolStripMenuItem;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel AVIStatusLabel;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 0f30bc98fb..3d7dd22e4b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -2595,6 +2595,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				//commit the avi writing last, in case there were any errors earlier
 				CurrAviWriter = aw;
 				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("AVI capture started");
+				AVIStatusLabel.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.AVI;
+				AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = "AVI capture in progress";
 			}
 			catch
 			{
@@ -2610,6 +2612,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			CurrAviWriter.CloseFile();
 			CurrAviWriter = null;
 			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("AVI capture stopped");
+			AVIStatusLabel.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Blank;
+			AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = "";
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 5ab6409e2e..8d32c25c63 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap AVI {
+            get {
+                object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("AVI", resourceCulture);
+                return ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)(obj));
+            }
+        }
+        
         internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap Back {
             get {
                 object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("Back", resourceCulture);
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx
index c39e6b520f..7f88ffcfc6 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -765,4 +765,7 @@
   <data name="Hack" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\images\Hack.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="AVI" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\images\AVI.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/AVI.png b/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/AVI.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef3a6bfb1e
Binary files /dev/null and b/BizHawk.MultiClient/images/AVI.png differ