diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
index d5afcb135..eb19da19a 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>632</width>
+    <width>640</width>
     <height>374</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="recording_driver">
+         <property name="currentText">
+          <string notr="true"/>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
          <item>
@@ -596,6 +603,7 @@
   <tabstop>pasteInvert</tabstop>
   <tabstop>nightMode</tabstop>
   <tabstop>useCurrent</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>recording_driver</tabstop>
   <tabstop>uiScale</tabstop>
   <tabstop>showEstimates</tabstop>
   <tabstop>showProgress</tabstop>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index 63589ef31..4304c61b8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import anki.lang
 import aqt
 from aqt import AnkiQt
+from aqt.profiles import RecordingDriver
 from aqt.qt import *
 from aqt.utils import TR, askUser, openHelp, showInfo, showWarning, tr
 
@@ -220,6 +221,21 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         self.form.showPlayButtons.setChecked(self.prof.get("showPlayButtons", True))
         self.form.nightMode.setChecked(self.mw.pm.night_mode())
         self.form.interrupt_audio.setChecked(self.mw.pm.interrupt_audio())
+        self._recording_drivers = [
+            RecordingDriver.QtAudioInput,
+            RecordingDriver.QtRecorder,
+            RecordingDriver.PyAudio,
+        ]
+        # fixme: i18n
+        self.form.recording_driver.addItems(
+            [
+                f"Voice recording driver: {driver.value}"
+                for driver in self._recording_drivers
+            ]
+        )
+        self.form.recording_driver.setCurrentIndex(
+            self._recording_drivers.index(self.mw.pm.recording_driver())
+        )
 
     def updateOptions(self):
         restart_required = False
@@ -237,6 +253,9 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
             restart_required = True
 
         self.mw.pm.set_interrupt_audio(self.form.interrupt_audio.isChecked())
+        self.mw.pm.set_recording_driver(
+            self._recording_drivers[self.form.recording_driver.currentIndex()]
+        )
 
         if restart_required:
             showInfo(tr(TR.PREFERENCES_CHANGES_WILL_TAKE_EFFECT_WHEN_YOU))
diff --git a/qt/aqt/profiles.py b/qt/aqt/profiles.py
index a6e7b7a89..bbb5547a8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/profiles.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/profiles.py
@@ -641,11 +641,11 @@ create table if not exists profiles
 
     def recording_driver(self) -> RecordingDriver:
         if driver := self.profile.get("recordingDriver"):
-            return driver
+            return RecordingDriver(driver)
         return RecordingDriver.QtAudioInput
 
     def set_recording_driver(self, driver: RecordingDriver):
-        self.profile["recordingDriver"] = driver.value()
+        self.profile["recordingDriver"] = driver.value
 
     ######################################################################