diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index b6579d75aa..c130add104 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ OBJ += frontend/frontend.o \
 		playlist.o \
 		movie.o \
 		record/record_driver.o \
+		record/drivers/record_null.o \
 		performance.o
 
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index c0aa4a5a86..8ad7417bd3 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ enum
    MENU_RMENU_XUI,
    MENU_GLUI,
    MENU_XMB,
+
+   RECORD_FFMPEG,
+   RECORD_NULL,
 };
 
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGL) || defined(HAVE_OPENGLES) || defined(__CELLOS_LV2__)
@@ -210,6 +213,12 @@ enum
 #define AUDIO_DEFAULT_RESAMPLER_DRIVER  AUDIO_RESAMPLER_SINC
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)
+#define RECORD_DEFAULT_DRIVER RECORD_FFMPEG
+#else
+#define RECORD_DEFAULT_DRIVER RECORD_NULL
+#endif
+
 #if defined(XENON)
 #define INPUT_DEFAULT_DRIVER INPUT_XENON360
 #elif defined(_XBOX360) || defined(_XBOX) || defined(HAVE_XINPUT2) || defined(HAVE_XINPUT_XBOX1)
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 3099a4375c..68b9f888c7 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ const char *config_get_default_audio(void)
    return "null";
 }
 
+const char *config_get_default_record(void)
+{
+   switch (RECORD_DEFAULT_DRIVER)
+   {
+      case RECORD_FFMPEG:
+         return "ffmpeg";
+      default:
+         break;
+   }
+
+   return "null";
+}
+
 /**
  * config_get_default_audio_resampler:
  *
@@ -397,6 +410,7 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
 #endif
    const char *def_camera          = config_get_default_camera();
    const char *def_location        = config_get_default_location();
+   const char *def_record          = config_get_default_record();
 
    if (def_camera)
       strlcpy(settings->camera.driver,
@@ -419,6 +433,9 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
    if (def_joypad)
       strlcpy(settings->input.joypad_driver,
             def_joypad, sizeof(settings->input.joypad_driver));
+   if (def_record)
+      strlcpy(settings->record.driver,
+            def_record, sizeof(settings->record.driver));
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    if (def_menu)
       strlcpy(settings->menu.driver,
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 2f6c87513b..76dfb50e5c 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ typedef struct settings
       bool force_srgb_disable;
    } video;
 
+   struct
+   {
+      char driver[32];
+   } record;
+
    struct
    {
       bool menubar_enable;
@@ -393,6 +398,8 @@ const char *config_get_default_joypad(void);
 const char *config_get_default_menu(void);
 #endif
 
+const char *config_get_default_record(void);
+
 /**
  * config_load:
  *
diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index f2724047fa..755311e2e7 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ static const void *find_driver_nonempty(const char *label, int i,
       if (drv)
          strlcpy(str, audio_driver_find_ident(i), sizeof_str);
    }
+   else if (!strcmp(label, "record_driver"))
+   {
+      drv = record_driver_find_handle(i);
+      if (drv)
+         strlcpy(str, record_driver_find_ident(i), sizeof_str);
+   }
    else if (!strcmp(label, "audio_resampler_driver"))
    {
       drv = audio_resampler_driver_find_handle(i);
diff --git a/driver.h b/driver.h
index d2b8d6ca25..b1c319c53a 100644
--- a/driver.h
+++ b/driver.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ typedef struct driver
    const camera_driver_t *camera;
    const location_driver_t *location;
    const rarch_resampler_t *resampler;
-   const ffemu_backend_t *recording;
+   const record_driver_t *recording;
    struct retro_callbacks retro_ctx;
 
    void *audio_data;
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index db43a6e9df..26f342f79c 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ RECORDING
 ============================================================ */
 #include "../movie.c"
 #include "../record/record_driver.c"
+#include "../record/drivers/record_null.c"
 
 /*============================================================
 THREAD
diff --git a/record/drivers/ffmpeg.c b/record/drivers/ffmpeg.c
index e632d4e22f..585d788468 100644
--- a/record/drivers/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/record/drivers/ffmpeg.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ static void ffmpeg_thread(void *data)
    av_free(audio_buf);
 }
 
-const ffemu_backend_t ffemu_ffmpeg = {
+const record_driver_t ffemu_ffmpeg = {
    ffmpeg_new,
    ffmpeg_free,
    ffmpeg_push_video,
diff --git a/record/drivers/record_null.c b/record/drivers/record_null.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..252752cb80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/record/drivers/record_null.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2014 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2015 - Daniel De Matteis
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <compat/msvc.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "../../config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <boolean.h>
+#include "../record_driver.h"
+
+static void record_null_free(void *data)
+{
+}
+
+static void *record_null_new(const struct ffemu_params *params)
+{
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool record_null_push_video(void *data,
+      const struct ffemu_video_data *video_data)
+{
+   return false;
+}
+
+static bool record_null_push_audio(void *data,
+      const struct ffemu_audio_data *audio_data)
+{
+   return false;
+}
+
+static bool record_null_finalize(void *data)
+{
+   return false;
+}
+
+const record_driver_t ffemu_null = {
+   record_null_new,
+   record_null_free,
+   record_null_push_video,
+   record_null_push_audio,
+   record_null_finalize,
+   "null",
+};
diff --git a/record/record_driver.c b/record/record_driver.c
index c6083c8e34..a0f880a517 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.c
+++ b/record/record_driver.c
@@ -31,13 +31,114 @@
 #include "../config.h"
 #endif
 
-static const ffemu_backend_t *ffemu_backends[] = {
+static const record_driver_t *record_drivers[] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
    &ffemu_ffmpeg,
 #endif
+   &ffemu_null,
    NULL,
 };
 
+/**
+ * record_driver_find_ident:
+ * @idx                : index of driver to get handle to.
+ *
+ * Returns: Human-readable identifier of record driver at index. Can be NULL
+ * if nothing found.
+ **/
+const char *record_driver_find_ident(int idx)
+{
+   const record_driver_t *drv = record_drivers[idx];
+   if (!drv)
+      return NULL;
+   return drv->ident;
+}
+
+/**
+ * record_driver_find_handle:
+ * @idx                : index of driver to get handle to.
+ *
+ * Returns: handle to record driver at index. Can be NULL
+ * if nothing found.
+ **/
+const void *record_driver_find_handle(int idx)
+{
+   const void *drv = record_drivers[idx];
+   if (!drv)
+      return NULL;
+   return drv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * config_get_record_driver_options:
+ *
+ * Get an enumerated list of all record driver names, separated by '|'.
+ *
+ * Returns: string listing of all record driver names, separated by '|'.
+ **/
+const char* config_get_record_driver_options(void)
+{
+   union string_list_elem_attr attr;
+   unsigned i;
+   char *options = NULL;
+   int options_len = 0;
+   struct string_list *options_l = string_list_new();
+
+   attr.i = 0;
+
+   if (!options_l)
+      return NULL;
+
+   for (i = 0; record_driver_find_handle(i); i++)
+   {
+      const char *opt = record_driver_find_ident(i);
+      options_len += strlen(opt) + 1;
+      string_list_append(options_l, opt, attr);
+   }
+
+   options = (char*)calloc(options_len, sizeof(char));
+
+   if (!options)
+   {
+      string_list_free(options_l);
+      options_l = NULL;
+      return NULL;
+   }
+
+   string_list_join_concat(options, options_len, options_l, "|");
+
+   string_list_free(options_l);
+   options_l = NULL;
+
+   return options;
+}
+
+void find_record_driver(void)
+{
+   driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+
+   int i = find_driver_index("record_driver", settings->record.driver);
+
+   if (i >= 0)
+      driver->recording = (const record_driver_t*)audio_driver_find_handle(i);
+   else
+   {
+      unsigned d;
+      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any audio driver named \"%s\"\n",
+            settings->audio.driver);
+      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available audio drivers are:\n");
+      for (d = 0; audio_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", record_driver_find_ident(d));
+      RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first audio driver...\n");
+
+      driver->audio = (const audio_driver_t*)audio_driver_find_handle(0);
+
+      if (!driver->audio)
+         rarch_fail(1, "find_audio_driver()");
+   }
+}
+
 /**
  * ffemu_find_backend:
  * @ident                   : Identifier of driver to find.
@@ -47,19 +148,20 @@ static const ffemu_backend_t *ffemu_backends[] = {
  * Returns: recording driver handle if successful, otherwise
  * NULL.
  **/
-const ffemu_backend_t *ffemu_find_backend(const char *ident)
+const record_driver_t *ffemu_find_backend(const char *ident)
 {
    unsigned i;
 
-   for (i = 0; ffemu_backends[i]; i++)
+   for (i = 0; record_drivers[i]; i++)
    {
-      if (!strcmp(ffemu_backends[i]->ident, ident))
-         return ffemu_backends[i];
+      if (!strcmp(record_drivers[i]->ident, ident))
+         return record_drivers[i];
    }
 
    return NULL;
 }
 
+
 /**
  * gfx_ctx_init_first:
  * @backend                 : Recording backend handle.
@@ -70,19 +172,19 @@ const ffemu_backend_t *ffemu_find_backend(const char *ident)
  *
  * Returns: true (1) if successful, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool ffemu_init_first(const ffemu_backend_t **backend, void **data,
+bool record_driver_init_first(const record_driver_t **backend, void **data,
       const struct ffemu_params *params)
 {
    unsigned i;
 
-   for (i = 0; ffemu_backends[i]; i++)
+   for (i = 0; record_drivers[i]; i++)
    {
-      void *handle = ffemu_backends[i]->init(params);
+      void *handle = record_drivers[i]->init(params);
 
       if (!handle)
          continue;
 
-      *backend = ffemu_backends[i];
+      *backend = record_drivers[i];
       *data = handle;
       return true;
    }
@@ -308,7 +410,7 @@ bool recording_init(void)
          params.fb_width, params.fb_height,
          (unsigned)params.pix_fmt);
 
-   if (!ffemu_init_first(&driver->recording, &driver->recording_data, &params))
+   if (!record_driver_init_first(&driver->recording, &driver->recording_data, &params))
    {
       RARCH_ERR(RETRO_LOG_INIT_RECORDING_FAILED);
       event_command(EVENT_CMD_GPU_RECORD_DEINIT);
diff --git a/record/record_driver.h b/record/record_driver.h
index 86c0caa657..54e5eb0f3f 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.h
+++ b/record/record_driver.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
  *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 #ifndef __RECORD_DRIVER_H
 #define __RECORD_DRIVER_H
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ struct ffemu_audio_data
    size_t frames;
 };
 
-typedef struct ffemu_backend
+typedef struct record_driver
 {
    void *(*init)(const struct ffemu_params *params);
    void  (*free)(void *data);
@@ -89,9 +88,19 @@ typedef struct ffemu_backend
    bool  (*push_audio)(void *data, const struct ffemu_audio_data *audio_data);
    bool  (*finalize)(void *data);
    const char *ident;
-} ffemu_backend_t;
+} record_driver_t;
 
-extern const ffemu_backend_t ffemu_ffmpeg;
+extern const record_driver_t ffemu_ffmpeg;
+extern const record_driver_t ffemu_null;
+
+/**
+ * config_get_record_driver_options:
+ *
+ * Get an enumerated list of all record driver names, separated by '|'.
+ *
+ * Returns: string listing of all record driver names, separated by '|'.
+ **/
+const char* config_get_record_driver_options(void);
 
 /**
  * ffemu_find_backend:
@@ -102,7 +111,25 @@ extern const ffemu_backend_t ffemu_ffmpeg;
  * Returns: recording driver handle if successful, otherwise
  * NULL.
  **/
-const ffemu_backend_t *ffemu_find_backend(const char *ident);
+const record_driver_t *ffemu_find_backend(const char *ident);
+
+/**
+ * record_driver_find_handle:
+ * @idx                : index of driver to get handle to.
+ *
+ * Returns: handle to record driver at index. Can be NULL
+ * if nothing found.
+ **/
+const void *record_driver_find_handle(int idx);
+
+/**
+ * record_driver_find_ident:
+ * @idx                : index of driver to get handle to.
+ *
+ * Returns: Human-readable identifier of record driver at index. Can be NULL
+ * if nothing found.
+ **/
+const char *record_driver_find_ident(int idx);
 
 /**
  * gfx_ctx_init_first:
@@ -114,7 +141,7 @@ const ffemu_backend_t *ffemu_find_backend(const char *ident);
  *
  * Returns: true (1) if successful, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool ffemu_init_first(const ffemu_backend_t **backend, void **data,
+bool record_driver_init_first(const record_driver_t **backend, void **data,
       const struct ffemu_params *params);
 
 void recording_dump_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index d8b6a9a0f3..bcf7594b27 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -3564,6 +3564,17 @@ static bool setting_append_list_driver_options(
    settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, SD_FLAG_IS_DRIVER);
 #endif
 
+   CONFIG_STRING_OPTIONS(
+         settings->record.driver,
+         "record_driver",
+         "Record Driver",
+         config_get_default_record(),
+         config_get_record_driver_options(),
+         group_info.name,
+         subgroup_info.name,
+         NULL,
+         NULL);
+   settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, SD_FLAG_IS_DRIVER);
 
    END_SUB_GROUP(list, list_info);
    END_GROUP(list, list_info);