diff --git a/screen_recorder/README.md b/screen_recorder/README.md
index aea5b55..f286a17 100644
--- a/screen_recorder/README.md
+++ b/screen_recorder/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ Replay controls are available only when `replay_enabled` is true.
 | `color_range` | `select` | `limited` | Uses limited or full color range. |
 | `copy_to_clipboard` | `bool` | `false` | Copies the saved recording URI to the clipboard. |
 | `hide_inactive` | `bool` | `false` | Hides the bar widget while idle. |
+| `glyph_unavailable` | `glyph` | `video-off` | Bar glyph when gpu-screen-recorder is not installed. |
+| `glyph_idle` | `glyph` | `video` | Bar glyph when idle. |
+| `glyph_pending` | `glyph` | `video` | Bar glyph while a recording or replay buffer is starting. |
+| `glyph_recording` | `glyph` | `video` | Bar glyph while recording. |
+| `glyph_replaying` | `glyph` | `repeat` | Bar glyph while the replay buffer is running. |
 | `replay_enabled` | `bool` | `false` | Enables replay-buffer controls. |
 | `replay_duration` | `int` | `30` | Replay buffer duration in seconds. |
 | `replay_storage` | `select` | `ram` | Stores replay data in RAM or on disk. |
diff --git a/screen_recorder/plugin.toml b/screen_recorder/plugin.toml
index 5dd326f..be575df 100644
--- a/screen_recorder/plugin.toml
+++ b/screen_recorder/plugin.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 id = "noctalia/screen_recorder"
 name = "Screen Recorder"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.2.3"
 plugin_api = 3
 author = "noctalia"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -144,6 +144,42 @@ type = "bool"
 label_key = "settings.hide_inactive.label"
 default = false
 
+# Bar glyph per state. Defaults are the values the widget previously hardcoded,
+# so this changes nothing until someone sets one. Tabler carries filled variants
+# of most outline icons, so "video-filled" is the usual pick for `recording` if
+# you want the active state to read as solid rather than outline.
+[[setting]]
+key = "glyph_unavailable"
+type = "glyph"
+label_key = "settings.glyph_unavailable.label"
+description_key = "settings.glyph_unavailable.description"
+default = "video-off"
+
+[[setting]]
+key = "glyph_idle"
+type = "glyph"
+label_key = "settings.glyph_idle.label"
+default = "video"
+
+[[setting]]
+key = "glyph_pending"
+type = "glyph"
+label_key = "settings.glyph_pending.label"
+description_key = "settings.glyph_pending.description"
+default = "video"
+
+[[setting]]
+key = "glyph_recording"
+type = "glyph"
+label_key = "settings.glyph_recording.label"
+default = "video"
+
+[[setting]]
+key = "glyph_replaying"
+type = "glyph"
+label_key = "settings.glyph_replaying.label"
+default = "repeat"
+
 [[setting]]
 key = "replay_enabled"
 type = "bool"
diff --git a/screen_recorder/recorder.luau b/screen_recorder/recorder.luau
index f18e6bd..b563a98 100644
--- a/screen_recorder/recorder.luau
+++ b/screen_recorder/recorder.luau
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ local function send(action)
     noctalia.state.set("command", { action = action, focusedOutputName = noctalia.focusedOutputName() })
 end
 
+-- Glyph per state, configurable. The fallback passed to each lookup is the
+-- value this widget used before the settings existed, so an unset or blank
+-- glyph keeps the previous appearance.
+local function glyphFor(key, fallback)
+    local configured = noctalia.getConfig(key)
+    if type(configured) == "string" and configured ~= "" then
+        return configured
+    end
+    return fallback
+end
+
 local function applyStatus(status)
     if type(status) == "table" then
         state = status.state or "idle"
@@ -28,29 +39,29 @@ local function applyStatus(status)
     local hideInactive = noctalia.getConfig("hide_inactive")
 
     if not available then
-        barWidget.setGlyph("video-off")
+        barWidget.setGlyph(glyphFor("glyph_unavailable", "video-off"))
         barWidget.setGlyphColor("on_surface_variant")
         barWidget.setVisible(not hideInactive)
         return
     end
 
     if state == "recording" then
-        barWidget.setGlyph("video")
+        barWidget.setGlyph(glyphFor("glyph_recording", "video"))
         barWidget.setGlyphColor("error")
         barWidget.setColor("error")
         barWidget.setVisible(true)
     elseif table.find(PENDING_STATES, state) then
-        barWidget.setGlyph("video")
+        barWidget.setGlyph(glyphFor("glyph_pending", "video"))
         barWidget.setGlyphColor("primary")
         barWidget.setColor("primary")
         barWidget.setVisible(true)
     elseif state == "replaying" then
-        barWidget.setGlyph("repeat")
+        barWidget.setGlyph(glyphFor("glyph_replaying", "repeat"))
         barWidget.setGlyphColor("secondary")
         barWidget.setColor("secondary")
         barWidget.setVisible(true)
     else
-        barWidget.setGlyph("video")
+        barWidget.setGlyph(glyphFor("glyph_idle", "video"))
         barWidget.setGlyphColor("on_surface")
         barWidget.setVisible(not hideInactive)
     end
diff --git a/screen_recorder/translations/en.json b/screen_recorder/translations/en.json
index d42a7a3..5878ea9 100644
--- a/screen_recorder/translations/en.json
+++ b/screen_recorder/translations/en.json
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@
     "frame_rate": {
       "label": "Frame Rate"
     },
+    "glyph_idle": {
+      "label": "Glyph: Idle"
+    },
+    "glyph_pending": {
+      "label": "Glyph: Starting",
+      "description": "Shown while a recording or replay buffer is starting."
+    },
+    "glyph_recording": {
+      "label": "Glyph: Recording"
+    },
+    "glyph_replaying": {
+      "label": "Glyph: Replay Buffer"
+    },
+    "glyph_unavailable": {
+      "label": "Glyph: Unavailable",
+      "description": "Shown when gpu-screen-recorder is not installed."
+    },
     "hide_inactive": {
       "label": "Hide Widget When Idle"
     },