diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SavingTrackHelper.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SavingTrackHelper.java
index 9700e7fbea..5521ec55d9 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SavingTrackHelper.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/SavingTrackHelper.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class SavingTrackHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 
 	private LatLon lastPoint;
 	private float distance = 0;
+	private boolean record = false;
 	private SelectedGpxFile currentTrack;
 	
 	public SavingTrackHelper(OsmandApplication ctx){
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ public class SavingTrackHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 		// use because there is a bug on some devices with location.getTime()
 		long locationTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		OsmandSettings settings = ctx.getSettings();
-		boolean record = false;
+		//boolean record = false;
 		if(OsmAndLocationProvider.isPointAccurateForRouting(location) && 
 				OsmAndLocationProvider.isNotSimulatedLocation(location) ) {
 			if (OsmandPlugin.getEnabledPlugin(OsmandMonitoringPlugin.class) != null) {
@@ -391,6 +392,10 @@ public class SavingTrackHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public boolean getRecord() {
+		return record;
+	}
+
 	public float getDistance() {
 		return distance;
 	}
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/monitoring/OsmandMonitoringPlugin.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/monitoring/OsmandMonitoringPlugin.java
index 3e5dc3d3ff..15f7a58ee7 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/monitoring/OsmandMonitoringPlugin.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/monitoring/OsmandMonitoringPlugin.java
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ public class OsmandMonitoringPlugin extends OsmandPlugin implements MonitoringIn
 				Drawable d = monitoringInactive;
 				long last = lastUpdateTime;
 				final boolean globalRecord = settings.SAVE_GLOBAL_TRACK_TO_GPX.get();
-				//if (globalRecord || settings.SAVE_TRACK_TO_GPX.get()) {
-					float dist = app.getSavingTrackHelper().getDistance();
+				final boolean record = app.getSavingTrackHelper().getRecord();
+				float dist = app.getSavingTrackHelper().getDistance();
+
 				//make sure widget always shows recorded track distance if unsaved track exists
 				if (dist > 0) {
 					last = app.getSavingTrackHelper().getLastTimeUpdated();
@@ -184,16 +185,17 @@ public class OsmandMonitoringPlugin extends OsmandPlugin implements MonitoringIn
 						subtxt = ds.substring(ls + 1);
 					}
 				}
-					if(globalRecord) {
-						//indicates global recording (+background recording)
-						d = monitoringBig;
-					} else if (settings.SAVE_TRACK_TO_GPX.get()) {
-						//indicates (profile-based, configured in settings) screen-on recording
-						d = monitoringSmall;
-					} else {
-						d = monitoringInactive;
-					}
-				//}
+
+				if(globalRecord) {
+					//indicates global recording (+background recording)
+					d = monitoringBig;
+				} else if (record) {
+					//indicates (profile-based, configured in settings) recording (looks like is only active during nav in follow mode)
+					d = monitoringSmall;
+				} else {
+					d = monitoringInactive;
+				}
+
 				setText(txt, subtxt);
 				setImageDrawable(d);
 				if (last != lastUpdateTime && globalRecord) {