diff --git a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_voice_to_text.py b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_voice_to_text.py
index 5718d4bc06..9164f38106 100644
--- a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_voice_to_text.py
+++ b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_voice_to_text.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 AP_FLAKE8_CLEAN
 '''
 
-import time
 
 try:
     import pyaudio  # install using, "sudo apt-get install python3-pyaudio"
@@ -15,10 +14,13 @@
     print("chat: failed to import pyaudio, wave or openai.  See https://ardupilot.org/mavproxy/docs/modules/chat.html")
     exit()
 
+# initializing the global list to keep and update the stop_recording state
+stop_recording = [False]
+
 
 class chat_voice_to_text():
     def __init__(self):
-        # initialise OpenAI connection
+        # initialise variables
         self.client = None
         self.assistant = None
 
@@ -53,22 +55,20 @@ def record_audio(self):
             print("chat: failed to connect to microphone")
             return None
 
-        # calculate time recording should stop
-        curr_time = time.time()
-        time_stop = curr_time + 5
-
         # record until specified time
         frames = []
-        while curr_time < time_stop:
+        while not stop_recording[0]:
             data = stream.read(1024)
             frames.append(data)
-            curr_time = time.time()
 
         # Stop and close the stream
         stream.stop_stream()
         stream.close()
         p.terminate()
 
+        # update the recording state back to false globally
+        stop_recording[0] = False
+
         # Save audio file
         wf = wave.open("recording.wav", "wb")
         wf.setnchannels(1)
diff --git a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_window.py b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_window.py
index 00e66c7cd0..ef713d1089 100644
--- a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_window.py
+++ b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_chat/chat_window.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def __init__(self, mpstate, wait_for_command_ack_fn):
 
         # add a record button
         self.record_button = wx.Button(self.frame, id=-1, label="Rec", size=(75, 25))
-        self.frame.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.record_button_click, self.record_button)
+        self.record_button.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_DOWN, self.record_button_pushed, self.record_button)
+        self.record_button.Bind(wx.EVT_LEFT_UP, self.record_button_released, self.record_button)
         self.horiz_sizer.Add(self.record_button, proportion=0, flag=wx.ALIGN_TOP | wx.ALL, border=5)
 
         # add an input text box
@@ -119,12 +120,6 @@ def apikey_set_button_click(self, event):
     def apikey_close_button_click(self, event):
         self.apikey_frame.Hide()
 
-    # record button clicked
-    def record_button_click(self, event):
-        # run record_button_click_execute in a new thread
-        th = Thread(target=self.record_button_click_execute, args=(event,))
-        th.start()
-
     # record button clicked
     def record_button_click_execute(self, event):
         # record audio
@@ -146,6 +141,18 @@ def record_button_click_execute(self, event):
         self.set_status_text("sending text to assistasnt")
         self.send_text_to_assistant()
 
+    # record button pushed
+    def record_button_pushed(self, event):
+        # run record_button_click_execute in a new thread
+        th = Thread(target=self.record_button_click_execute, args=(event,))
+        th.start()
+
+    # record button released
+    def record_button_released(self, event):
+        # Run when mouse click is released
+        # set the stop_recording status to True
+        chat_voice_to_text.stop_recording[0] = True
+
     # cancel button clicked
     def cancel_button_click(self, event):
         self.chat_openai.cancel_run()