diff --git a/src/angular-app/bellows/shared/audio-recorder/audio-recorder.component.ts b/src/angular-app/bellows/shared/audio-recorder/audio-recorder.component.ts
index b9b7373e39..19ca23020b 100644
--- a/src/angular-app/bellows/shared/audio-recorder/audio-recorder.component.ts
+++ b/src/angular-app/bellows/shared/audio-recorder/audio-recorder.component.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { Project } from 'src/angular-app/bellows/shared/model/project.model';
 import { Session, SessionService } from 'src/angular-app/bellows/core/session.service';
 import { webmFixDuration } from "webm-fix-duration";
 import * as angular from "angular";
+import { RecordingStateService } from 'src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/recording-state.service';
+import { NoticeService } from '../../core/notice/notice.service';
 
 export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
-  static $inject = ["$interval", "$scope", "sessionService"];
+  static $inject = ["$interval", "$scope", "sessionService", "recordingStateService", "silNoticeService"];
 
   project: Project;
   session: Session;
@@ -20,11 +22,14 @@ export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
   callback: (blob: Blob) => void;
   durationInMilliseconds: number;
   interval: angular.IPromise<void>;
+  private hasUnresolvedRecording = false;
 
   constructor(
-    private $interval: angular.IIntervalService,
-    private $scope: angular.IScope,
-    private sessionService: SessionService
+    private readonly $interval: angular.IIntervalService,
+    private readonly $scope: angular.IScope,
+    private readonly sessionService: SessionService,
+    private readonly recordingStateService: RecordingStateService,
+    private readonly notice: NoticeService,
   ) {}
 
   $onInit(): void {
@@ -34,7 +39,13 @@ export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
     });
   }
 
-  private startRecording() {
+  private startRecording(): boolean {
+    if (!this.recordingStateService.startRecording()) {
+      this.notice.push(this.notice.WARN, "Recording is already in progress", undefined, undefined, 4000);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    this.hasUnresolvedRecording = true;
     this.recordingTime = "0:00";
     var codecSpecs: string;
     if(this.project.audioRecordingCodec === 'webm'){
@@ -109,6 +120,7 @@ export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
         console.error(err);
       }
     );
+    return true;
   }
 
   private stopRecording() {
@@ -124,9 +136,12 @@ export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
   }
 
   toggleRecording() {
-    if (this.isRecording) this.stopRecording();
-    else this.startRecording();
-    this.isRecording = !this.isRecording;
+    if (this.isRecording) {
+      this.stopRecording();
+      this.isRecording = false;
+    } else {
+      this.isRecording = this.startRecording();
+    }
   }
 
   close() {
@@ -134,10 +149,12 @@ export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
       this.stopRecording();
     }
     this.callback(null);
+    this.resolveRecording();
   }
 
   saveAudio() {
     this.callback(this.blob);
+    this.resolveRecording();
   }
 
   recordingSupported() {
@@ -153,6 +170,14 @@ export class AudioRecorderController implements angular.IController {
     if (this.isRecording) {
       this.stopRecording();
     }
+    this.resolveRecording();
+  }
+
+  private resolveRecording() {
+    if (this.hasUnresolvedRecording) {
+      this.recordingStateService.resolveRecording();
+      this.hasUnresolvedRecording = false;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts
index dc92d7acc5..4197d4b93b 100644
--- a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.component.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { LexOptionList } from '../shared/model/option-list.model';
 import { FieldControl } from './field/field-control.model';
 import { OfflineCacheUtilsService } from '../../../bellows/core/offline/offline-cache-utils.service';
 import { IDeferred } from 'angular';
+import { RecordingStateService } from './recording-state.service';
 
 class Show {
   more: () => void;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
     'lexRightsService',
     'lexSendReceive',
     'offlineCacheUtils',
+    'recordingStateService',
   ];
 
   constructor(private readonly $filter: angular.IFilterService,
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
     private readonly rightsService: LexiconRightsService,
     private readonly sendReceive: LexiconSendReceiveService,
     private readonly offlineCacheUtils: OfflineCacheUtilsService,
+    private readonly recordingStateService: RecordingStateService,
   ) { }
 
   $onInit(): void {
@@ -232,8 +235,8 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
     this.$state.go('importExport');
   }
 
-  returnToList(): void {
-    this.saveCurrentEntry();
+  async returnToList(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.saveCurrentEntry();
     this.setCurrentEntry();
     this.hideRightPanelWithoutAnimation();
     this.$state.go('editor.list', {
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
     failCallback: (reason?: any) => void = () => { }) => {
     const isNewEntry = LexiconEditorController.entryIsNew(this.currentEntry);
     if (isNewEntry) {
-      // We have to wait for the initial save to complete so that we have
+      // We have to wait for the initial save to complete so that we save with the same entry ID
       await this.saving$.promise;
     }
 
@@ -369,6 +372,10 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
     // entry and is NOT going to a different entry (as is the case with editing another entry.
     let newEntryTempId: string;
 
+    // We might be saving, because the user is navigating away from this entry,
+    // in which case we don't want to lose the upload.
+    await this.recordingStateService.uploading$();
+
     if (this.hasUnsavedChanges() && this.lecRights.canEditEntry()) {
       this.cancelAutoSaveTimer();
       this.sendReceive.setStateUnsynced();
@@ -1125,7 +1132,15 @@ export class LexiconEditorController implements angular.IController {
     return this.lecConfig.inputSystems[inputSystemTag].abbreviation;
   }
 
-  private setCurrentEntry(entry: LexEntry = new LexEntry()): void {
+  private setCurrentEntry(entry: LexEntry = new LexEntry()): Promise<void> {
+    if (entry.id === this.currentEntry.id && this.recordingStateService.hasUnsavedChanges()) {
+      // If it's the same entry, then we're just making sure the UI is as up to date
+      // as possible. If the user is recording or has audio to save, then we can't touch
+      // the UI, because the audio will get lost.
+      // If it's a different entry, we assume the user is intentionally discarding the audio.
+      return;
+    }
+
     // align custom fields into model
     entry = this.alignCustomFieldsInData(entry);
 
diff --git a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.module.ts b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.module.ts
index 63ebdd79dc..26378254b5 100644
--- a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.module.ts
+++ b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/editor.module.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {LexiconCoreModule} from '../core/lexicon-core.module';
 import {EditorCommentsModule} from './comment/comment.module';
 import {LexiconEditorComponent, LexiconEditorEntryController, LexiconEditorListController} from './editor.component';
 import {EditorFieldModule} from './field/field.module';
+import { RecordingStateService } from './recording-state.service';
 
 export const LexiconEditorModule = angular
   .module('lexiconEditorModule', [
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export const LexiconEditorModule = angular
   .component('lexiconEditor', LexiconEditorComponent)
   .controller('EditorListCtrl', LexiconEditorListController)
   .controller('EditorEntryCtrl', LexiconEditorEntryController)
+  .service('recordingStateService', RecordingStateService)
   .config(['$stateProvider', ($stateProvider: angular.ui.IStateProvider) => {
 
     // State machine from ui.router
diff --git a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/field/dc-audio.component.ts b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/field/dc-audio.component.ts
index 2990f2f1d0..a89369e5f7 100644
--- a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/field/dc-audio.component.ts
+++ b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/field/dc-audio.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {UploadFile, UploadResponse} from '../../../../bellows/shared/model/uploa
 import {LexiconProjectService} from '../../core/lexicon-project.service';
 import {Rights} from '../../core/lexicon-rights.service';
 import {LexiconUtilityService} from '../../core/lexicon-utility.service';
+import { RecordingStateService } from '../recording-state.service';
 
 export class FieldAudioController implements angular.IController {
   dcFilename: string;
@@ -21,18 +22,27 @@ export class FieldAudioController implements angular.IController {
   showAudioUpload: boolean = false;
   showAudioRecorder: boolean = false;
 
+  private uploading$: angular.IDeferred<void>;
+
   static $inject = ['$filter', '$state',
     'Upload', 'modalService',
     'silNoticeService', 'sessionService',
-    'lexProjectService', '$scope'
+    'lexProjectService', '$scope', '$q', 'recordingStateService'
   ];
-  constructor(private $filter: angular.IFilterService, private $state: angular.ui.IStateService,
-              private Upload: any, private modalService: ModalService,
-              private notice: NoticeService, private sessionService: SessionService,
-              private lexProjectService: LexiconProjectService, private $scope: angular.IScope) {
-
-                this.$scope.$watch(() => this.dcFilename, () => this.showAudioRecorder = false);
-              }
+  constructor(
+    private $filter: angular.IFilterService,
+    private $state: angular.ui.IStateService,
+    private Upload: angular.angularFileUpload.IUploadService,
+    private modalService: ModalService,
+    private notice: NoticeService,
+    private sessionService: SessionService,
+    private lexProjectService: LexiconProjectService,
+    private $scope: angular.IScope,
+    private $q: angular.IQService,
+    private recordingStateService: RecordingStateService,
+  ) {
+    this.$scope.$watch(() => this.dcFilename, () => this.showAudioRecorder = false);
+  }
 
   hasAudio(): boolean {
     if (this.dcFilename == null) {
@@ -101,14 +111,17 @@ export class FieldAudioController implements angular.IController {
       }
 
       this.notice.setLoading('Uploading ' + file.name + '...');
-      this.Upload.upload({
+      this.uploading$ = this.$q.defer<void>();
+      this.recordingStateService.startUploading(this.uploading$.promise);
+      return this.Upload.upload<any>({
+        method: 'POST',
         url: '/upload/audio',
         data: {
           file,
           previousFilename: this.dcFilename,
           recordedInBrowser: recordedInBrowser
         }
-      }).then((response: UploadResponse) => {
+      }).then((response) => {
           this.notice.cancelLoading();
           const isUploadSuccess = response.data.result;
           if (isUploadSuccess) {
@@ -143,7 +156,7 @@ export class FieldAudioController implements angular.IController {
 
         (evt: ProgressEvent) => {
           this.notice.setPercentComplete(Math.floor(100.0 * evt.loaded / evt.total));
-        });
+        }).finally(() => this.uploading$.resolve());
     });
   }
 
@@ -170,6 +183,9 @@ export class FieldAudioController implements angular.IController {
     return filename.substr(filename.indexOf('_') + 1);
   }
 
+  $onDestroy() {
+    this.uploading$?.resolve();
+  }
 }
 
 export const FieldAudioComponent: angular.IComponentOptions = {
diff --git a/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/recording-state.service.ts b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/recording-state.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3275a1ff3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/angular-app/languageforge/lexicon/editor/recording-state.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import * as angular from 'angular';
+
+export class RecordingStateService {
+  static $inject: string[] = ['$q'];
+
+  private hasUnresolvedRecording = false;
+  private uploads$: angular.IPromise<unknown>[] = [];
+
+  constructor(private readonly $q: angular.IQService) {
+  }
+
+  startRecording(): boolean {
+    if (this.hasUnresolvedRecording) {
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      this.hasUnresolvedRecording = true;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  resolveRecording(): void {
+    this.hasUnresolvedRecording = false;
+  }
+
+  startUploading(upload: angular.IPromise<unknown>): void {
+    this.uploads$.push(upload);
+    upload.finally(() =>
+      this.uploads$ = this.uploads$.filter(_upload => _upload !== upload)
+    );
+  }
+
+  uploading$(): angular.IPromise<unknown> {
+    return this.$q.all(this.uploads$);
+  }
+
+  hasUnsavedChanges(): boolean {
+    return this.hasUnresolvedRecording || this.uploads$.length > 0;
+  }
+}