diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/generated/graphql.ts
index ed12eda83f..b07d44b765 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export enum CallRecordingStatus {
   COMPLETED = 'COMPLETED',
   FAILED = 'FAILED',
   JOINING = 'JOINING',
+  NOT_RECORDED = 'NOT_RECORDED',
   PROCESSING = 'PROCESSING',
   RECORDING = 'RECORDING',
   SCHEDULED = 'SCHEDULED'
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/calendar/components/CalendarEventCallRecorderAvatar.tsx b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/calendar/components/CalendarEventCallRecorderAvatar.tsx
index 5390b108dd..9fe115d71b 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/calendar/components/CalendarEventCallRecorderAvatar.tsx
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/activities/calendar/components/CalendarEventCallRecorderAvatar.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { styled } from '@linaria/react';
 import { t } from '@lingui/core/macro';
 import { useId } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { assertUnreachable } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
 import { AppTooltip, TooltipDelay, TooltipPosition } from 'twenty-ui/surfaces';
 import { CallRecordingStatus } from '~/generated/graphql';
 
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ const IN_PROGRESS_CALL_RECORDING_STATUSES: CallRecordingStatus[] = [
   CallRecordingStatus.PROCESSING,
 ];
 
+const UNAVAILABLE_CALL_RECORDING_STATUSES: CallRecordingStatus[] = [
+  CallRecordingStatus.FAILED,
+  CallRecordingStatus.NOT_RECORDED,
+];
+
 const getCallRecordingStatusLabel = (status: CallRecordingStatus) => {
   switch (status) {
     case CallRecordingStatus.SCHEDULED:
@@ -26,6 +32,10 @@ const getCallRecordingStatusLabel = (status: CallRecordingStatus) => {
       return t`Completed`;
     case CallRecordingStatus.FAILED:
       return t`Failed`;
+    case CallRecordingStatus.NOT_RECORDED:
+      return t`Not recorded`;
+    default:
+      return assertUnreachable(status);
   }
 };
 
@@ -44,12 +54,12 @@ export const CalendarEventCallRecorderAvatar = ({
   status,
 }: CalendarEventCallRecorderAvatarProps) => {
   const instanceId = useId();
-  const hasFailed = status === CallRecordingStatus.FAILED;
+  const hasNoRecording = UNAVAILABLE_CALL_RECORDING_STATUSES.includes(status);
   const tooltipAnchorId = `call-recorder-${instanceId.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]/g, '-')}`;
 
   return (
     <>
-      <StyledContainer id={tooltipAnchorId} isDisabled={hasFailed}>
+      <StyledContainer id={tooltipAnchorId} isDisabled={hasNoRecording}>
         <AppChip
           applicationId={applicationId}
           fallbackApplicationData={{ name: t`Call recorder` }}
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-upgrade-version-command.module.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-upgrade-version-command.module.ts
index 1ef850f490..5205219411 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-upgrade-version-command.module.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-upgrade-version-command.module.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { WorkspaceIteratorModule } from 'src/database/commands/command-runners/workspace-iterator.module';
 import { ReconcileIndexViewUniversalIdentifierCommand } from 'src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-workspace-command-1785255689000-reconcile-index-view-universal-identifier.command';
 import { DemoteAndBackfillApplicationIndexViewCommand } from 'src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-workspace-command-1785255690000-demote-and-backfill-application-index-view.command';
+import { AddNotRecordedCallRecordingStatusCommand } from 'src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-workspace-command-1785334800000-add-not-recorded-call-recording-status.command';
 import { ApplicationModule } from 'src/engine/core-modules/application/application.module';
+import { FieldMetadataEntity } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/field-metadata/field-metadata.entity';
 import { ViewEntity } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/view/entities/view.entity';
 import { WorkspaceCacheModule } from 'src/engine/workspace-cache/workspace-cache.module';
 import { WorkspaceMigrationRunnerModule } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/workspace-migration-runner/workspace-migration-runner.module';
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ import { WorkspaceMigrationModule } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
-    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([ViewEntity]),
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([FieldMetadataEntity, ViewEntity]),
     ApplicationModule,
     WorkspaceCacheModule,
     WorkspaceMigrationModule,
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import { WorkspaceMigrationModule } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace
   providers: [
     ReconcileIndexViewUniversalIdentifierCommand,
     DemoteAndBackfillApplicationIndexViewCommand,
+    AddNotRecordedCallRecordingStatusCommand,
   ],
 })
 export class V2_26_UpgradeVersionCommandModule {}
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-workspace-command-1785334800000-add-not-recorded-call-recording-status.command.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-workspace-command-1785334800000-add-not-recorded-call-recording-status.command.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80c4086d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/upgrade-version-command/2-26/2-26-workspace-command-1785334800000-add-not-recorded-call-recording-status.command.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { Command } from 'nest-commander';
+
+import { STANDARD_OBJECTS } from 'twenty-shared/metadata';
+import {
+  type FieldMetadataComplexOption,
+  FieldMetadataType,
+} from 'twenty-shared/types';
+import { isDefined } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
+
+import { ProvisionedWorkspaceCommandRunner } from 'src/database/commands/command-runners/provisioned-workspace.command-runner';
+import { WorkspaceIteratorService } from 'src/database/commands/command-runners/workspace-iterator.service';
+import { type RunOnWorkspaceArgs } from 'src/database/commands/command-runners/workspace.command-runner';
+import { ApplicationService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/application/application.service';
+import { RegisteredWorkspaceCommand } from 'src/engine/core-modules/upgrade/decorators/registered-workspace-command.decorator';
+import { type FlatFieldMetadata } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/flat-field-metadata/types/flat-field-metadata.type';
+import { WorkspaceCacheService } from 'src/engine/workspace-cache/services/workspace-cache.service';
+import { WorkspaceMigrationValidateBuildAndRunService } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/services/workspace-migration-validate-build-and-run-service';
+import { CallRecordingStatus } from 'src/modules/call-recording/common/enums/call-recording-status.enum';
+
+const CALL_RECORDING_STATUS_FIELD_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER =
+  STANDARD_OBJECTS.callRecording.fields.status.universalIdentifier;
+const CALL_RECORDING_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER =
+  STANDARD_OBJECTS.callRecording.universalIdentifier;
+
+// Same option id as the standard definition so provisioned and upgraded workspaces match.
+const NOT_RECORDED_STATUS_OPTION: FieldMetadataComplexOption = {
+  id: 'cbd14df8-9cc2-4399-92f5-31fc41f3768b',
+  value: CallRecordingStatus.NOT_RECORDED,
+  label: 'Not recorded',
+  position: 6,
+  color: 'yellow',
+};
+
+@RegisteredWorkspaceCommand('2.26.0', 1785334800000)
+@Command({
+  name: 'upgrade:2-26:add-not-recorded-call-recording-status',
+  description:
+    'Add the NOT_RECORDED option to the CallRecording status select in existing workspaces',
+})
+export class AddNotRecordedCallRecordingStatusCommand extends ProvisionedWorkspaceCommandRunner {
+  constructor(
+    protected readonly workspaceIteratorService: WorkspaceIteratorService,
+    private readonly applicationService: ApplicationService,
+    private readonly workspaceCacheService: WorkspaceCacheService,
+    private readonly workspaceMigrationValidateBuildAndRunService: WorkspaceMigrationValidateBuildAndRunService,
+  ) {
+    super(workspaceIteratorService);
+  }
+
+  override async runOnWorkspace({
+    workspaceId,
+    options,
+  }: RunOnWorkspaceArgs): Promise<void> {
+    const isDryRun = options.dryRun ?? false;
+
+    const { flatFieldMetadataMaps, flatObjectMetadataMaps } =
+      await this.workspaceCacheService.getOrRecompute(workspaceId, [
+        'flatFieldMetadataMaps',
+        'flatObjectMetadataMaps',
+      ]);
+
+    const callRecordingObject =
+      flatObjectMetadataMaps.byUniversalIdentifier[
+        CALL_RECORDING_OBJECT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER
+      ];
+
+    if (!isDefined(callRecordingObject)) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `CallRecording object metadata does not exist for workspace ${workspaceId}, skipping`,
+      );
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const statusField =
+      flatFieldMetadataMaps.byUniversalIdentifier[
+        CALL_RECORDING_STATUS_FIELD_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIER
+      ];
+
+    if (!isDefined(statusField)) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `CallRecording status field metadata does not exist for workspace ${workspaceId}, skipping`,
+      );
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (statusField.type !== FieldMetadataType.SELECT) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `CallRecording status metadata is not a SELECT field for workspace ${workspaceId}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const selectStatusField =
+      statusField as FlatFieldMetadata<FieldMetadataType.SELECT>;
+    const currentOptions = selectStatusField.options ?? [];
+    const hasNotRecordedStatus = currentOptions.some(
+      (option) => option.value === CallRecordingStatus.NOT_RECORDED,
+    );
+
+    if (hasNotRecordedStatus) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `CallRecording status metadata already has NOT_RECORDED for workspace ${workspaceId}, skipping`,
+      );
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.logger.log(
+      `${isDryRun ? '[DRY RUN] ' : ''}Adding NOT_RECORDED to CallRecording status metadata for workspace ${workspaceId}`,
+    );
+
+    if (isDryRun) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { twentyStandardFlatApplication } =
+      await this.applicationService.findWorkspaceTwentyStandardAndCustomApplicationOrThrow(
+        { workspaceId },
+      );
+
+    const nextOptionPosition =
+      currentOptions.reduce(
+        (highestPosition, option) => Math.max(highestPosition, option.position),
+        -1,
+      ) + 1;
+
+    const updatedStatusField: FlatFieldMetadata<FieldMetadataType.SELECT> = {
+      ...selectStatusField,
+      options: [
+        ...currentOptions,
+        { ...NOT_RECORDED_STATUS_OPTION, position: nextOptionPosition },
+      ],
+      updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+
+    const validateAndBuildResult =
+      await this.workspaceMigrationValidateBuildAndRunService.validateBuildAndRunLegacyWorkspaceMigration(
+        {
+          isSystemBuild: true,
+          applicationUniversalIdentifier:
+            twentyStandardFlatApplication.universalIdentifier,
+          workspaceId,
+          allFlatEntityOperationByMetadataName: {
+            fieldMetadata: {
+              flatEntityToCreate: [],
+              flatEntityToDelete: [],
+              flatEntityToUpdate: [updatedStatusField],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      );
+
+    if (validateAndBuildResult.status === 'fail') {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Failed to add NOT_RECORDED to CallRecording status metadata for workspace ${workspaceId}: ${JSON.stringify(
+          validateAndBuildResult,
+          null,
+          2,
+        )}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    this.logger.log(
+      `Added NOT_RECORDED to CallRecording status metadata for workspace ${workspaceId}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/__tests__/compute-call-recording-standard-metadata.spec.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/__tests__/compute-call-recording-standard-metadata.spec.ts
index 29f25245ef..1df454cc97 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/__tests__/compute-call-recording-standard-metadata.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/__tests__/compute-call-recording-standard-metadata.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import {
   STANDARD_OBJECTS,
   STANDARD_PAGE_LAYOUT_UNIVERSAL_IDENTIFIERS,
 } from 'twenty-shared/metadata';
+import { type FieldMetadataType } from 'twenty-shared/types';
 import { isDefined } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
 
+import { type FlatFieldMetadata } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/flat-field-metadata/types/flat-field-metadata.type';
 import { WidgetConfigurationType } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/page-layout-widget/enums/widget-configuration-type.type';
 import { computeTwentyStandardApplicationAllFlatEntityMaps } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/twenty-standard-application-all-flat-entity-maps.constant';
 
@@ -36,6 +38,23 @@ describe('CallRecording standard metadata build', () => {
     expect(callRecording?.isSystem).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('offers the full recording lifecycle as status options', () => {
+    const statusField = allFlatEntityMaps.flatFieldMetadataMaps
+      .byUniversalIdentifier[
+      STANDARD_OBJECTS.callRecording.fields.status.universalIdentifier
+    ] as FlatFieldMetadata<FieldMetadataType.SELECT> | undefined;
+
+    expect(statusField?.options?.map((option) => option.value)).toEqual([
+      'SCHEDULED',
+      'JOINING',
+      'RECORDING',
+      'PROCESSING',
+      'COMPLETED',
+      'FAILED',
+      'NOT_RECORDED',
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('links callRecording to a calendarEvent through a direct relation', () => {
     const calendarEventField =
       allFlatEntityMaps.flatFieldMetadataMaps.byUniversalIdentifier[
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/field-metadata/compute-call-recording-standard-flat-field-metadata.util.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/field-metadata/compute-call-recording-standard-flat-field-metadata.util.ts
index a6728f6065..7a4f5f6554 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/field-metadata/compute-call-recording-standard-flat-field-metadata.util.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/workspace-manager/twenty-standard-application/utils/field-metadata/compute-call-recording-standard-flat-field-metadata.util.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ export const buildCallRecordingStandardFlatFieldMetadatas = ({
           position: 5,
           color: 'gray',
         },
+        {
+          id: 'cbd14df8-9cc2-4399-92f5-31fc41f3768b',
+          value: CallRecordingStatus.NOT_RECORDED,
+          label: i18nLabel(msg`Not recorded`),
+          position: 6,
+          color: 'yellow',
+        },
       ],
     },
     standardObjectMetadataRelatedEntityIds,
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/call-recording/common/enums/call-recording-status.enum.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/call-recording/common/enums/call-recording-status.enum.ts
index cc9cff6af5..c03ff8a141 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/call-recording/common/enums/call-recording-status.enum.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/call-recording/common/enums/call-recording-status.enum.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export enum CallRecordingStatus {
   PROCESSING = 'PROCESSING',
   COMPLETED = 'COMPLETED',
   FAILED = 'FAILED',
+  NOT_RECORDED = 'NOT_RECORDED',
 }