diff --git a/api/sessionrecordings/session_recording.gen.go b/api/sessionrecordings/session_recording.gen.go
index 345f02fc0d..bba2699892 100644
--- a/api/sessionrecordings/session_recording.gen.go
+++ b/api/sessionrecordings/session_recording.gen.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ type SessionRecording struct {
 	EndTime              time.Time              `json:"end_time,omitempty"`
 	Duration             time.Duration          `json:"duration,omitempty"`
 	Type                 string                 `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	State                string                 `json:"state,omitempty"`
+	ErrorDetails         string                 `json:"error_details,omitempty"`
 	MimeTypes            []string               `json:"mime_types,omitempty"`
 	ConnectionRecordings []*ConnectionRecording `json:"connection_recordings,omitempty"`
 	CreateTimeValues     *ValuesAtTime          `json:"create_time_values,omitempty"`
diff --git a/globals/fields.go b/globals/fields.go
index 973cafe8dc..a96ed30ef0 100644
--- a/globals/fields.go
+++ b/globals/fields.go
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ const (
 	StartTimeField                              = "start_time"
 	EndTimeField                                = "end_time"
 	DurationField                               = "duration"
+	StateField                                  = "state"
+	ErrorDetailsField                           = "error_details"
 	ConnectionRecordingsField                   = "connection_recordings"
 	CreateTimeValues                            = "create_time_values"
 )
diff --git a/internal/gen/controller.swagger.json b/internal/gen/controller.swagger.json
index a0d690d449..666e6a84f6 100644
--- a/internal/gen/controller.swagger.json
+++ b/internal/gen/controller.swagger.json
@@ -5645,6 +5645,14 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Type of the Session that was recorded (e.g. ssh)."
         },
+        "state": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The current state of the session recording. One of\n\"started\", \"available\" and \"unknown\"."
+        },
+        "error_details": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Any error seen during the closing of the session recording.\nCurrently only set if state is \"unknown\"."
+        },
         "mime_types": {
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
diff --git a/internal/proto/controller/api/resources/sessionrecordings/v1/session_recording.proto b/internal/proto/controller/api/resources/sessionrecordings/v1/session_recording.proto
index 1a694f8ba7..de696c15f7 100644
--- a/internal/proto/controller/api/resources/sessionrecordings/v1/session_recording.proto
+++ b/internal/proto/controller/api/resources/sessionrecordings/v1/session_recording.proto
@@ -188,19 +188,27 @@ message SessionRecording {
   // Type of the Session that was recorded (e.g. ssh).
   string type = 10; // @gotags: class:"public"
 
+  // The current state of the session recording. One of
+  // "started", "available" and "unknown".
+  string state = 11; // @gotags: class:"public"
+
+  // Any error seen during the closing of the session recording.
+  // Currently only set if state is "unknown".
+  string error_details = 13; // @gotags: class:"public"
+
   // MimeTypes define the mime types that can
   // be used to consume the recording of this Session.
   // No mime types are currently supported.
-  repeated string mime_types = 11 [json_name = "mime_types"]; // @gotags: class:"public"
+  repeated string mime_types = 14 [json_name = "mime_types"]; // @gotags: class:"public"
 
   // The recordings of the connections that were created in the Session.
   // This field may be unset when listing Session recordings.
-  repeated ConnectionRecording connection_recordings = 12 [json_name = "connection_recordings"];
+  repeated ConnectionRecording connection_recordings = 15 [json_name = "connection_recordings"];
 
   // create_time_values contains the values of related fields at the time
   // this Session Recording was created. This may be unset when listing.
-  ValuesAtTime create_time_values = 13 [json_name = "create_time_values"]; // @gotags: class:"public"
+  ValuesAtTime create_time_values = 16 [json_name = "create_time_values"]; // @gotags: class:"public"
 
   // The available actions on this resource for this user.
-  repeated string authorized_actions = 14 [json_name = "authorized_actions"]; // @gotags: class:"public"
+  repeated string authorized_actions = 17 [json_name = "authorized_actions"]; // @gotags: class:"public"
 }
diff --git a/sdk/pbs/controller/api/resources/session_recordings/session_recording.pb.go b/sdk/pbs/controller/api/resources/session_recordings/session_recording.pb.go
index 7afae0b3ee..5b7787591e 100644
--- a/sdk/pbs/controller/api/resources/session_recordings/session_recording.pb.go
+++ b/sdk/pbs/controller/api/resources/session_recordings/session_recording.pb.go
@@ -624,18 +624,24 @@ type SessionRecording struct {
 	Duration *durationpb.Duration `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=duration,proto3" json:"duration,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
 	// Type of the Session that was recorded (e.g. ssh).
 	Type string `protobuf:"bytes,10,opt,name=type,proto3" json:"type,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
+	// The current state of the session recording. One of
+	// "started", "available" and "unknown".
+	State string `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=state,proto3" json:"state,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
+	// Any error seen during the closing of the session recording.
+	// Currently only set if state is "unknown".
+	ErrorDetails string `protobuf:"bytes,13,opt,name=error_details,json=errorDetails,proto3" json:"error_details,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
 	// MimeTypes define the mime types that can
 	// be used to consume the recording of this Session.
 	// No mime types are currently supported.
-	MimeTypes []string `protobuf:"bytes,11,rep,name=mime_types,proto3" json:"mime_types,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
+	MimeTypes []string `protobuf:"bytes,14,rep,name=mime_types,proto3" json:"mime_types,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
 	// The recordings of the connections that were created in the Session.
 	// This field may be unset when listing Session recordings.
-	ConnectionRecordings []*ConnectionRecording `protobuf:"bytes,12,rep,name=connection_recordings,proto3" json:"connection_recordings,omitempty"`
+	ConnectionRecordings []*ConnectionRecording `protobuf:"bytes,15,rep,name=connection_recordings,proto3" json:"connection_recordings,omitempty"`
 	// create_time_values contains the values of related fields at the time
 	// this Session Recording was created. This may be unset when listing.
-	CreateTimeValues *ValuesAtTime `protobuf:"bytes,13,opt,name=create_time_values,proto3" json:"create_time_values,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
+	CreateTimeValues *ValuesAtTime `protobuf:"bytes,16,opt,name=create_time_values,proto3" json:"create_time_values,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
 	// The available actions on this resource for this user.
-	AuthorizedActions []string `protobuf:"bytes,14,rep,name=authorized_actions,proto3" json:"authorized_actions,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
+	AuthorizedActions []string `protobuf:"bytes,17,rep,name=authorized_actions,proto3" json:"authorized_actions,omitempty"` // @gotags: class:"public"
 }
 
 func (x *SessionRecording) Reset() {
@@ -740,6 +746,20 @@ func (x *SessionRecording) GetType() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *SessionRecording) GetState() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.State
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *SessionRecording) GetErrorDetails() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ErrorDetails
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (x *SessionRecording) GetMimeTypes() []string {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.MimeTypes
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