diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp
index ce6a8162..5052d4a2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ InitConfig()
     
     // pause movie playback at frame x
     config->addOption("pauseframe", "SDL.PauseFrame", 0);
+	config->addOption("recordhud", "SDL.RecordHUD", 1);
     config->addOption("moviemsg", "SDL.MovieMsg", 1);
     
     // overwrite the config file?
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp
index 88e22b4d..7c22291c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp
@@ -783,6 +783,20 @@ PtoV(uint16 x,
     y += s_srendline;
     return (x | (y << 16));
 }
+
+bool enableHUDrecording = false;
+bool FCEUI_AviEnableHUDrecording()
+{
+	if (enableHUDrecording)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+void FCEUI_SetAviEnableHUDrecording(bool enable)
+{
+	enableHUDrecording = enable;
+}
+
 bool disableMovieMessages = false;
 bool FCEUI_AviDisableMovieMessages()
 {
@@ -791,7 +805,6 @@ bool FCEUI_AviDisableMovieMessages()
 
 	return false;
 }
-
 void FCEUI_SetAviDisableMovieMessages(bool disable)
 {
 	disableMovieMessages = disable;
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.h b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.h
index 6a61d952..590f67b9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.h
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ uint32 PtoV(uint16 x, uint16 y);
 bool FCEUD_ShouldDrawInputAids();
 bool FCEUI_AviDisableMovieMessages();
 static SDL_Surface *s_screen;
+bool FCEUI_AviEnableHUDrecording();
+void FCEUI_SetAviEnableHUDrecording(bool enable);
 bool FCEUI_AviDisableMovieMessages();
 void FCEUI_SetAviDisableMovieMessages(bool disable);
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
index fe4bdd59..a879c51d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -605,6 +605,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	  return 0;
 	}
 	
+	// check to see if recording HUD to AVI is enabled
+	int rh;
+	g_config->getOption("SDL.RecordHUD", &rh);
+	if( rh == 0)
+		FCEUI_SetAviEnableHUDrecording(true);
+	else
+		FCEUI_SetAviEnableHUDrecording(false);
+
 	// check to see if movie messages are disabled
 	int mm;
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.MovieMsg", &mm);
diff --git a/src/video.cpp b/src/video.cpp
index 23d204de..807686b7 100644
--- a/src/video.cpp
+++ b/src/video.cpp
@@ -215,10 +215,9 @@ void FCEU_PutImage(void)
 			ReallySnap();
 			dosnapsave=0;
 		}
-#ifdef WIN32
-		if (!FCEUI_AviEnableHUDrecording())
-#endif
-    snapAVI();
+
+		if (!FCEUI_AviEnableHUDrecording()) snapAVI();
+
 		if(GameInfo->type==GIT_VSUNI)
 			FCEU_VSUniDraw(XBuf);
 
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ void FCEU_PutImage(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-#ifdef WIN32
+
 	if (FCEUI_AviEnableHUDrecording())
 	{
 		if (FCEUI_AviDisableMovieMessages())
@@ -424,7 +423,7 @@ void FCEU_PutImage(void)
 			snapAVI();
 		}
 	} else DrawMessage(false);
-#endif
+
 }
 void snapAVI()
 {