diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) 
     ui->tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
     auto tbPortControl = portControl.toolBar();
     addToolBar(tbPortControl);
+    addToolBar(recordPanel.toolbar());
 
     ui->plotToolBar->addAction(snapshotMan.takeSnapshotAction());
     ui->menuBar->insertMenu(ui->menuHelp->menuAction(), snapshotMan.menu());
diff --git a/src/recordpanel.cpp b/src/recordpanel.cpp
--- a/src/recordpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/recordpanel.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,29 @@
 #include "recordpanel.h"
 #include "ui_recordpanel.h"
 
+#include <QIcon>
+
 RecordPanel::RecordPanel(QWidget *parent) :
     QWidget(parent),
-    ui(new Ui::RecordPanel)
+    ui(new Ui::RecordPanel),
+    recordToolBar(tr("Record Toolbar")),
+    recordAction(QIcon::fromTheme("media-record"), tr("Record"), this)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    recordAction.setCheckable(true);
+    recordToolBar.addAction(&recordAction);
+    ui->pbRecord->setDefaultAction(&recordAction);
+
+    recordToolBar.setObjectName("tbRecord");
 }
 
 RecordPanel::~RecordPanel()
 {
     delete ui;
 }
+
+QToolBar* RecordPanel::toolbar()
+{
+    return &recordToolBar;
+}
diff --git a/src/recordpanel.h b/src/recordpanel.h
--- a/src/recordpanel.h
+++ b/src/recordpanel.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #define RECORDPANEL_H
 
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QToolBar>
+#include <QAction>
 
 namespace Ui {
 class RecordPanel;
@@ -34,8 +36,12 @@ public:
     explicit RecordPanel(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~RecordPanel();
 
+    QToolBar* toolbar();
+
 private:
     Ui::RecordPanel *ui;
+    QToolBar recordToolBar;
+    QAction recordAction;
 };
 
 #endif // RECORDPANEL_H
diff --git a/src/recordpanel.ui b/src/recordpanel.ui
--- a/src/recordpanel.ui
+++ b/src/recordpanel.ui
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lbFileName">
          <property name="sizePolicy">
           <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
    <item>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
      <item>
-      <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_2">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="pbRecord">
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>85</width>
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@
        <property name="text">
         <string>Record</string>
        </property>
-       <property name="icon">
-        <iconset theme="media-record"/>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>