diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index 108b610467..a82cd49ad6 100755
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ import { getParticipantsPaneOpen } from '../../react/features/participants-pane/
 import { hidePiP, showPiP } from '../../react/features/pip/actions';
 import { startLocalVideoRecording, stopLocalVideoRecording } from '../../react/features/recording/actions.any';
 import { grantRecordingConsent, grantRecordingConsentAndUnmute } from '../../react/features/recording/actions.web';
-import { RECORDING_METADATA_ID, RECORDING_TYPES } from '../../react/features/recording/constants';
+import { RECORDING_TYPES } from '../../react/features/recording/constants';
 import { getActiveSession, supportsLocalRecording } from '../../react/features/recording/functions';
 import { startAudioScreenShareFlow, startScreenShareFlow } from '../../react/features/screen-share/actions';
 import { isScreenAudioSupported } from '../../react/features/screen-share/functions';
@@ -780,9 +780,6 @@ function initCommands() {
 
             if (transcription) {
                 APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null, true));
-                conference.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
-                    isTranscribingEnabled: true
-                });
             }
         },
 
@@ -804,10 +801,7 @@ function initCommands() {
             }
 
             if (transcription) {
-                APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null));
-                conference.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
-                    isTranscribingEnabled: false
-                });
+                APP.store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null, true));
             }
 
             if (mode === 'local') {
diff --git a/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts b/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
index 31b8390016..c3d8052ea4 100644
--- a/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
+++ b/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import { isEnabled as isDropboxEnabled } from '../../dropbox/functions.native';
 import { hideNotification, showNotification } from '../../notifications/actions';
 import { NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT_TYPE, NOTIFICATION_TYPE } from '../../notifications/constants';
 import { RECORDING_SESSION_UPDATED } from '../../recording/actionTypes';
-import { RECORDING_METADATA_ID, RECORDING_TYPES } from '../../recording/constants';
+import { RECORDING_TYPES } from '../../recording/constants';
 import { getActiveSession } from '../../recording/functions';
 import { setRequestingSubtitles } from '../../subtitles/actions.any';
 import { CUSTOM_BUTTON_PRESSED } from '../../toolbox/actionTypes';
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ function _registerForNativeEvents(store: IStore) {
 
         if (transcription) {
             store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null, true));
-            conference.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
-                isTranscribingEnabled: true
-            });
         }
     });
 
@@ -606,10 +603,7 @@ function _registerForNativeEvents(store: IStore) {
         }
 
         if (transcription) {
-            store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null));
-            conference.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
-                isTranscribingEnabled: false
-            });
+            store.dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(false, false, null, true));
         }
 
         if (![ JitsiRecordingConstants.mode.FILE, JitsiRecordingConstants.mode.STREAM ].includes(mode)) {
diff --git a/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts b/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts
index 43010e12c4..a48a1029e8 100644
--- a/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/recording/actions.any.ts
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ import {
     START_LOCAL_RECORDING,
     STOP_LOCAL_RECORDING
 } from './actionTypes';
-import {
-    RECORDING_METADATA_ID,
-    START_RECORDING_NOTIFICATION_ID
-} from './constants';
+import { START_RECORDING_NOTIFICATION_ID } from './constants';
 import {
     getRecordButtonProps,
     getRecordingLink,
@@ -462,9 +459,6 @@ export function showStartRecordingNotificationWithCallback(openRecordingDialog:
                     });
 
                     if (autoTranscribeOnRecord) {
-                        conference?.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
-                            isTranscribingEnabled: true
-                        });
                         dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, false, null, true));
                     }
                 } else {
diff --git a/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts b/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts
index c99f873579..cc20b924f7 100644
--- a/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts
+++ b/react/features/recording/components/Recording/AbstractStartRecordingDialog.ts
@@ -416,12 +416,12 @@ class AbstractStartRecordingDialog extends Component<IProps, IState> {
         if (this.state.selectedRecordingService === RECORDING_TYPES.JITSI_REC_SERVICE
                 && this.state.shouldRecordTranscription) {
             dispatch(setRequestingSubtitles(true, _displaySubtitles, _subtitlesLanguage, true));
+        } else {
+            _conference?.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
+                isTranscribingEnabled: this.state.shouldRecordTranscription
+            });
         }
 
-        _conference?.getMetadataHandler().setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
-            isTranscribingEnabled: this.state.shouldRecordTranscription
-        });
-
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts b/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts
index 7380739bf9..9725c797e6 100644
--- a/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts
+++ b/react/features/subtitles/middleware.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import JitsiMeetJS from '../base/lib-jitsi-meet';
 import { TRANSCRIBER_ID } from '../base/participants/constants';
 import MiddlewareRegistry from '../base/redux/MiddlewareRegistry';
 import { showErrorNotification } from '../notifications/actions';
+import { RECORDING_METADATA_ID } from '../recording/constants';
 import { TRANSCRIBER_JOINED } from '../transcribing/actionTypes';
 
 import {
@@ -359,10 +360,10 @@ function _requestingSubtitlesChange(
         P_NAME_REQUESTING_TRANSCRIPTION,
         enabled);
 
-    if (enabled && conference?.getTranscriptionStatus() === JitsiMeetJS.constants.transcriptionStatus.OFF) {
-        const featureAllowed = isJwtFeatureEnabled(getState(), MEET_FEATURES.TRANSCRIPTION, false);
+    if (enabled && conference?.getTranscriptionStatus() === JitsiMeetJS.constants.transcriptionStatus.OFF
+        && isJwtFeatureEnabled(getState(), MEET_FEATURES.TRANSCRIPTION, false)) {
 
-        if (featureAllowed && !backendRecordingOn) {
+        if (!conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.getMetadata()?.asyncTranscription) {
             conference?.dial(TRANSCRIBER_DIAL_NUMBER)
                 .catch((e: any) => {
                     logger.error('Error dialing', e);
@@ -376,6 +377,12 @@ function _requestingSubtitlesChange(
                     dispatch(setSubtitlesError(true));
                 });
         }
+
+        if (backendRecordingOn) {
+            conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
+                isTranscribingEnabled: true
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     if (enabled && language) {
@@ -383,6 +390,13 @@ function _requestingSubtitlesChange(
             P_NAME_TRANSLATION_LANGUAGE,
             language.replace('translation-languages:', ''));
     }
+
+    if (!enabled && backendRecordingOn
+        && conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.getMetadata()[RECORDING_METADATA_ID]?.isTranscribingEnabled) {
+        conference?.getMetadataHandler()?.setMetadata(RECORDING_METADATA_ID, {
+            isTranscribingEnabled: false
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 /**