diff --git a/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc b/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc
index 48cd2ca8f8..de14e1e96a 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ CC121::map_recenable_state ()
 
 	bool onoff;
 
-	switch (_session->record_status()) {
+	switch (record_status()) {
 	case RecordState::Disabled:
 		onoff = false;
 		break;
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/basic_ui.cc b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/basic_ui.cc
index 102556c889..dcddbc39ea 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/basic_ui.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/basic_ui.cc
@@ -486,6 +486,12 @@ BasicUI::get_record_enabled ()
 	return _session->get_record_enabled();
 }
 
+RecordState
+BasicUI::record_status () const
+{
+	return _session->record_status ();
+}
+
 void
 BasicUI::set_record_enable (bool yn)
 {
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/basic_ui.h b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/basic_ui.h
index 31bc136099..e6f6a471b5 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/basic_ui.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/control_protocol/control_protocol/basic_ui.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class LIBCONTROLCP_API BasicUI {
 
 	void set_record_enable (bool yn);
 	bool get_record_enabled ();
+	RecordState record_status() const;
 
 	//editor visibility stuff  (why do we have to make explicit numbers here?  because "gui actions" don't accept args
 	void fit_1_track();
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc b/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc
index 43c7d2827d..d9dd34bbf8 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ FaderPort::map_recenable_state ()
 
 	bool onoff;
 
-	switch (_session->record_status()) {
+	switch (record_status()) {
 	case RecordState::Disabled:
 		onoff = false;
 		break;
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/faderport8/callbacks.cc b/libs/surfaces/faderport8/callbacks.cc
index 65f9fe737c..f4beeab25d 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/faderport8/callbacks.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/faderport8/callbacks.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ FaderPort8::notify_transport_state_changed ()
 void
 FaderPort8::notify_record_state_changed ()
 {
-	switch (_session->record_status ()) {
+	switch (record_status ()) {
 		case RecordState::Disabled:
 			_ctrls.button (FP8Controls::BtnRecord).set_active (0);
 			_ctrls.button (FP8Controls::BtnRecord).set_blinking (false);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index 33182ff651..6e3890b431 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::notify_record_state_changed ()
 		if (rec) {
 			LedState ls;
 
-			switch (_session->record_status()) {
+			switch (record_status()) {
 			case RecordState::Disabled:
 				DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, "record state changed to disabled, LED off\n");
 				ls = off;
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/maschine2/callbacks.cc b/libs/surfaces/maschine2/callbacks.cc
index b6fdf34306..5f8e9ed4e9 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/maschine2/callbacks.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/maschine2/callbacks.cc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Maschine2::connect_signals ()
 void
 Maschine2::notify_record_state_changed ()
 {
-	switch (_session->record_status ()) {
+	switch (record_status ()) {
 		case RecordState::Disabled:
 			_ctrl->button (M2Contols::Rec)->set_color (0);
 			_ctrl->button (M2Contols::Rec)->set_blinking (false);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/push2/push2.cc b/libs/surfaces/push2/push2.cc
index 2dc951e9cd..abe1c566b9 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/push2/push2.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/push2/push2.cc
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ Push2::notify_record_state_changed ()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	switch (_session->record_status ()) {
+	switch (record_status ()) {
 	case RecordState::Disabled:
 		b->second->set_color (LED::White);
 		b->second->set_state (LED::NoTransition);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/us2400/us2400_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/us2400/us2400_control_protocol.cc
index 1e24b6b6dc..c35c824f18 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/us2400/us2400_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/us2400/us2400_control_protocol.cc
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ US2400Protocol::notify_record_state_changed ()
 		if (rec) {
 			LedState ls;
 
-			switch (_session->record_status()) {
+			switch (record_status()) {
 			case RecordState::Disabled:
 				DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::US2400, "record state changed to disabled, LED off\n");
 				ls = off;