diff --git a/src/board/audio/index.ts b/src/board/audio/index.ts
index 9bb7f5f9..9aae3089 100644
--- a/src/board/audio/index.ts
+++ b/src/board/audio/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface AudioOptions {
   speechAudioCallback: () => void;
 }
 
-export class Audio {
+export class BoardAudio {
   private frequency: number = 440;
   // You can mute the sim before it's running so we can't immediately write to the muteNode.
   private muted: boolean = false;
@@ -66,6 +66,46 @@ export class Audio {
     );
   }
 
+  async record() {
+      let mediaRecorder: MediaRecorder | undefined;
+      if (navigator.mediaDevices && navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia) {
+        try {
+          const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ video: false, audio: true });
+          mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder(stream);
+          mediaRecorder.start();
+
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            if (mediaRecorder) {
+              mediaRecorder.stop();
+            }
+          }, 5000)
+          
+          const chunks:Blob[] = []
+          mediaRecorder.ondataavailable = (e: BlobEvent) => {
+            chunks.push(e.data);
+          }
+
+          mediaRecorder.onstop = async () => {
+            if (chunks.length > 0) {
+                const recordingType = 'audio/wav; codecs=MS_PCM' 
+                const blob = new Blob(chunks, { type: recordingType });
+                const audioURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+                const recording = new Audio(audioURL);
+                await recording.play()
+            }
+          }
+
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.log("An error occurred, could not get microphone access");
+            if (mediaRecorder) {
+                mediaRecorder.stop();
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        console.log("getUserMedia not supported on your browser!");
+    }
+  }
+
   async createAudioContextFromUserInteraction(): Promise<void> {
     this.context =
       this.context ??
diff --git a/src/board/index.ts b/src/board/index.ts
index 8a736413..b416279b 100644
--- a/src/board/index.ts
+++ b/src/board/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import svgText from "../microbit-drawing.svg";
 import { Accelerometer } from "./accelerometer";
-import { Audio } from "./audio";
+import { BoardAudio } from "./audio";
 import { Button } from "./buttons";
 import { Compass } from "./compass";
 import {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class Board {
   display: Display;
   buttons: Button[];
   pins: Pin[];
-  audio: Audio;
+  audio: BoardAudio;
   temperature: RangeSensor;
   microphone: Microphone;
   accelerometer: Accelerometer;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export class Board {
     this.pins[MICROBIT_HAL_PIN_P19] = new StubPin("pin19");
     this.pins[MICROBIT_HAL_PIN_P20] = new StubPin("pin20");
 
-    this.audio = new Audio();
+    this.audio = new BoardAudio();
     this.temperature = new RangeSensor("temperature", -5, 50, 21, "°C");
     this.accelerometer = new Accelerometer(onChange);
     this.compass = new Compass();
@@ -513,6 +513,10 @@ export class Board {
     return this.runningPromise;
   }
 
+  async record(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.audio.record()
+  }
+
   /**
    * An external reset.
    */
@@ -782,6 +786,10 @@ export const createMessageListener = (board: Board) => (e: MessageEvent) => {
         board.stop();
         break;
       }
+      case "record": {
+        board.record();
+        break;
+      }
       case "reset": {
         board.reset();
         break;
diff --git a/src/demo.html b/src/demo.html
index 75036482..4901e1d9 100644
--- a/src/demo.html
+++ b/src/demo.html
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ <h1>MicroPython-micro:bit simulator example embedding</h1>
             <div class="actions">
               <button id="stop">Stop</button>
               <button id="reset">Reset</button>
+              <button id="record">Record</button>
               <button id="mute">Mute</button>
               <button id="unmute">Unmute</button>
             </div>
@@ -241,6 +242,15 @@ <h1>MicroPython-micro:bit simulator example embedding</h1>
         );
       });
 
+      document.querySelector("#record").addEventListener("click", async () => {
+        simulator.postMessage(
+          {
+            kind: "record",
+          },
+          "*"
+        );
+      });
+
       document.querySelector("#reset").addEventListener("click", async () => {
         simulator.postMessage(
           {