diff --git a/app/main.ts b/app/main.ts
index 47881df1d..853d39bcd 100644
--- a/app/main.ts
+++ b/app/main.ts
@@ -1862,8 +1862,15 @@ ipc.on(
 
 // Permissions Popup-related IPC calls
 
-ipc.on('show-permissions-popup', () => {
-  showPermissionsPopupWindow(false, false);
+ipc.handle('show-permissions-popup', async () => {
+  try {
+    await showPermissionsPopupWindow(false, false);
+  } catch (error) {
+    getLogger().error(
+      'show-permissions-popup error:',
+      error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
+    );
+  }
 });
 ipc.handle(
   'show-calling-permissions-popup',
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index c3a1bf1f6..27ecc86fb 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ try {
   // Settings-related events
 
   window.showSettings = () => ipc.send('show-settings');
-  window.showPermissionsPopup = () => ipc.send('show-permissions-popup');
+  window.showPermissionsPopup = () => ipc.invoke('show-permissions-popup');
   window.showCallingPermissionsPopup = forCamera =>
     ipc.invoke('show-calling-permissions-popup', forCamera);
 
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx
index 03cf3db07..31861f8f4 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx
@@ -97,12 +97,19 @@ export const AudioCapture = ({
   const startRecordingShortcut = useStartRecordingShortcut(startRecording);
   useKeyboardShortcuts(startRecordingShortcut);
 
+  const closeToast = useCallback(() => {
+    setToastType(undefined);
+  }, []);
+
   // Update timestamp regularly, then timeout if recording goes over five minutes
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isRecording) {
       return;
     }
 
+    setDurationText(START_DURATION_TEXT);
+    setToastType(ToastType.VoiceNoteLimit);
+
     const startTime = Date.now();
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
       const duration = moment.duration(Date.now() - startTime, 'ms');
@@ -120,8 +127,15 @@ export const AudioCapture = ({
 
     return () => {
       clearInterval(interval);
+      closeToast();
     };
-  }, [completeRecording, errorRecording, isRecording, setDurationText]);
+  }, [
+    closeToast,
+    completeRecording,
+    errorRecording,
+    isRecording,
+    setDurationText,
+  ]);
 
   const clickCancel = useCallback(() => {
     cancelRecording();
@@ -131,10 +145,6 @@ export const AudioCapture = ({
     completeRecording(conversationId, onSendAudioRecording);
   }, [conversationId, completeRecording, onSendAudioRecording]);
 
-  const closeToast = useCallback(() => {
-    setToastType(undefined);
-  }, []);
-
   let toastElement: JSX.Element | undefined;
   if (toastType === ToastType.VoiceNoteLimit) {
     toastElement = <ToastVoiceNoteLimit i18n={i18n} onClose={closeToast} />;
@@ -226,8 +236,6 @@ export const AudioCapture = ({
             if (draftAttachments.length) {
               setToastType(ToastType.VoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment);
             } else {
-              setDurationText(START_DURATION_TEXT);
-              setToastType(ToastType.VoiceNoteLimit);
               startRecording();
             }
           }}
diff --git a/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts b/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts
index 491798c0a..3a8c70dc5 100644
--- a/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts
+++ b/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2016-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
+import { requestMicrophonePermissions } from '../util/requestMicrophonePermissions';
 import * as log from '../logging/log';
 import type { WebAudioRecorderClass } from '../window.d';
 
@@ -42,7 +43,15 @@ export class RecorderClass {
     }
   }
 
-  async start(): Promise<void> {
+  async start(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const hasMicrophonePermission = await requestMicrophonePermissions();
+    if (!hasMicrophonePermission) {
+      log.info(
+        'Recorder/start: Microphone permission was denied, new audio recording not allowed.'
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+
     this.clear();
 
     this.context = new AudioContext();
@@ -61,11 +70,11 @@ export class RecorderClass {
     try {
       const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
       if (!this.context || !this.input) {
-        this.onError(
-          this.recorder,
-          new Error('Recorder/getUserMedia/stream: Missing context or input!')
+        const err = new Error(
+          'Recorder/getUserMedia/stream: Missing context or input!'
         );
-        return;
+        this.onError(this.recorder, err);
+        throw err;
       }
       this.source = this.context.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
       this.source.connect(this.input);
@@ -81,7 +90,10 @@ export class RecorderClass {
 
     if (this.recorder) {
       this.recorder.startRecording();
+      return true;
     }
+
+    return false;
   }
 
   async stop(): Promise<Blob | undefined> {
@@ -120,15 +132,7 @@ export class RecorderClass {
 
     this.clear();
 
-    if (error && error.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
-      log.warn('Recorder/onError: Microphone permission missing');
-      window.showPermissionsPopup();
-    } else {
-      log.error(
-        'Recorder/onError:',
-        error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
-      );
-    }
+    log.error('Recorder/onError:', error && error.stack ? error.stack : error);
   }
 
   getBlob(): Blob {
diff --git a/ts/services/calling.ts b/ts/services/calling.ts
index f2432ed91..6048900fc 100644
--- a/ts/services/calling.ts
+++ b/ts/services/calling.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import {
 } from '../calling/constants';
 import { callingMessageToProto } from '../util/callingMessageToProto';
 import { getSendOptions } from '../util/getSendOptions';
+import { requestMicrophonePermissions } from '../util/requestMicrophonePermissions';
 import { SignalService as Proto } from '../protobuf';
 import dataInterface from '../sql/Client';
 import {
@@ -1510,20 +1511,8 @@ export class CallingClass {
     return true;
   }
 
-  private async requestMicrophonePermissions(): Promise<boolean> {
-    const microphonePermission = await window.getMediaPermissions();
-    if (!microphonePermission) {
-      await window.showCallingPermissionsPopup(false);
-
-      // Check the setting again (from the source of truth).
-      return window.getMediaPermissions();
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
   private async requestPermissions(isVideoCall: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
-    const microphonePermission = await this.requestMicrophonePermissions();
+    const microphonePermission = await requestMicrophonePermissions();
     if (microphonePermission) {
       if (isVideoCall) {
         return this.requestCameraPermissions();
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts b/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
index 8c8c47e32..c1fa00f4d 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ function startRecording(): ThunkAction<
       return;
     }
 
+    let recordingStarted = false;
+
     try {
-      await recorder.start();
+      recordingStarted = await recorder.start();
     } catch (err) {
       dispatch({
         type: ERROR_RECORDING,
@@ -87,10 +89,12 @@ function startRecording(): ThunkAction<
       return;
     }
 
-    dispatch({
-      type: START_RECORDING,
-      payload: undefined,
-    });
+    if (recordingStarted) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: START_RECORDING,
+        payload: undefined,
+      });
+    }
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/util/requestMicrophonePermissions.ts b/ts/util/requestMicrophonePermissions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce74bee60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/requestMicrophonePermissions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+export async function requestMicrophonePermissions(): Promise<boolean> {
+  const microphonePermission = await window.getMediaPermissions();
+  if (!microphonePermission) {
+    await window.showCallingPermissionsPopup(false);
+
+    // Check the setting again (from the source of truth).
+    return window.getMediaPermissions();
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index 93f3672fb..facf4ddb5 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ declare global {
 
     QRCode: any;
     removeSetupMenuItems: () => unknown;
-    showPermissionsPopup: () => unknown;
+    showPermissionsPopup: () => Promise<void>;
 
     FontFace: typeof FontFace;
     _: typeof Underscore;