diff --git a/apps/plugins/fft/fft.c b/apps/plugins/fft/fft.c
index e62c919..9f84c2c 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/fft/fft.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/fft/fft.c
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ GREY_INFO_STRUCT
 #include "_kiss_fft_guts.h" /* sizeof(struct kiss_fft_state) */
 #include "const.h"

+#if (REC_SAMPR_CAPS & SAMPR_CAP_44)
+#define SAMPLE_RATE     SAMPR_44
+#elif (REC_SAMPR_CAPS & SAMPR_CAP_22)
+#define SAMPLE_RATE     SAMPR_22
+#elif (REC_SAMPR_CAPS & SAMPR_CAP_11)
+#define SAMPLE_RATE     SAMPR_11
+#endif
+
 #if (LCD_WIDTH < LCD_HEIGHT)
 #define LCD_SIZE LCD_HEIGHT
 #else
@@ -1072,14 +1080,59 @@ void input_thread_entry(void)
    }
 }

+#ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
+static int recording_entry(int status)
+{
+    if (status >= 0)
+        input_thread_has_data = true;
+    else
+        input_thread_has_data = false;
+
+    rb->logf("FFT: More data available, status: %d", status);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void recording_init(void)
+{
+    rb->audio_set_output_source(AUDIO_SRC_PLAYBACK);
+    rb->audio_set_input_source(rb->global_settings->rec_source, SRCF_RECORDING);
+
+    /* set to maximum gain */
+    if (rb->global_settings->rec_source == AUDIO_SRC_MIC)
+        rb->audio_set_recording_gain(rb->global_settings->rec_mic_gain,
+                rb->global_settings->rec_mic_gain,
+                AUDIO_GAIN_MIC);
+    else
+        rb->audio_set_recording_gain(rb->global_settings->rec_left_gain,
+                rb->global_settings->rec_right_gain,
+                AUDIO_GAIN_LINEIN);
+
+    rb->pcm_set_frequency(SAMPLE_RATE);
+    rb->pcm_apply_settings();
+
+    rb->pcm_init_recording();
+    rb->logf("FFT: Recording initialized");
+}
+#endif
+

 enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
 {
     (void) parameter;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
+    bool recording_mode = false;
+#endif
     if ((rb->audio_status() & AUDIO_STATUS_PLAY) == 0)
     {
+#ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
+        rb->splash(HZ * 2, "No track playing. Recording mode.");
+        recording_mode = true;
+        recording_init();
+#else
         rb->splash(HZ * 2, "No track playing. Exiting..");
         return PLUGIN_OK;
+#endif
     }
 #ifndef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
     unsigned char *gbuf;
@@ -1127,25 +1180,53 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)

     if (state == 0)
     {
-        DEBUGF("needed data: %i", (int) size);
+        DEBUGF("needed data: %l", (int) size);
         return PLUGIN_ERROR;
     }
+    unsigned int input_thread = 0;
+#ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
+    if (recording_mode)
+        rb->pcm_record_data(recording_entry, (void *) input,
+                (size_t) ARRAYSIZE_IN * sizeof(kiss_fft_scalar));
+    else
+#endif
+        input_thread = rb->create_thread(&input_thread_entry, thread_stack, sizeof(thread_stack), 0, "fft input thread" IF_PRIO(, PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) IF_COP(, CPU));

-   unsigned int input_thread = rb->create_thread(&input_thread_entry, thread_stack, sizeof(thread_stack), 0, "fft input thread" IF_PRIO(, PRIORITY_BACKGROUND) IF_COP(, CPU));
    rb->yield();
     while (run)
     {
+        if(!recording_mode)
        rb->mutex_lock(&input_mutex);
        if(!input_thread_has_data)
        {
            /* Make sure the input thread has started before doing anything else */
+            if(!recording_mode)
            rb->mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
+            else
+            {
+                rb->lcd_clear_display();
+                rb->splash(HZ*2, "Waiting for recorded data");
+                if(rb->button_get(false) == FFT_QUIT)
+                {
+                    rb->logf("Aborting wait-for-data cycle");
+                    run = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
            rb->yield();
            continue;
        }
        apply_window_func(graph_settings.window_func);
        FFT_FFT(state, input, output);

+        /* We're done with the input */
+        if(recording_mode)
+        {
+            rb->logf("FFT: call pcm_record_more");
+            rb->pcm_record_more((void *) input, (size_t) ARRAYSIZE_IN * sizeof(kiss_fft_scalar));
+        }
+
        if(changed_window)
        {
            draw(window_text[graph_settings.window_func]);
@@ -1155,6 +1236,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
            draw(0);

        input_thread_has_data = false;
+        if(!recording_mode)
         rb->mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
        rb->yield();

@@ -1203,11 +1285,21 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(const void* parameter)
         }
     }

+#ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
+    if (recording_mode)
+    {
+        rb->pcm_stop_recording();
+        rb->pcm_close_recording();
+    }
+    else
+#endif
+    {
    /* Handle our input thread. We haven't yield()'d since our last mutex_unlock, so we know we have the mutex */
    rb->mutex_lock(&input_mutex);
    input_thread_run = false;
    rb->mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
    rb->thread_wait(input_thread);
+    }

 #ifdef HAVE_ADJUSTABLE_CPU_FREQ
     rb->cpu_boost(false);