diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 5728c169..7b483520 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -916,3 +916,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - The "Main" menu now displays in its title the used disk space (in percent)
   and the estimated free disk space (in hh:mm), assuming a data rate of 30 MB
   per minute.
+- Activating the "Recordings" menu now displays "scanning recordings..." to
+  give the user some feedback in case this takes longer.
diff --git a/i18n.c b/i18n.c
index d074bbf4..7977fcd4 100644
--- a/i18n.c
+++ b/i18n.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: i18n.c 1.49 2002/01/27 13:11:23 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: i18n.c 1.50 2002/01/27 15:52:32 kls Exp $
  *
  * Slovenian translations provided by Miha Setina <mihasetina@softhome.net>
  * Italian   translations provided by Alberto Carraro <bertocar@tin.it>
@@ -1415,6 +1415,14 @@ const tPhrase Phrases[] = {
     "", // TODO
     "", // TODO
   },
+  { "scanning recordings...",
+    "Aufzeichnungen werden durchsucht...",
+    "", // TODO
+    "", // TODO
+    "", // TODO
+    "", // TODO
+    "", // TODO
+  },
   { NULL }
   };
 
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 74a4a9d7..1cd54915 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 1.145 2002/01/27 13:09:49 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 1.146 2002/01/27 15:50:50 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -1544,6 +1544,10 @@ cMenuRecordings::cMenuRecordings(const char *Base, int Level, bool OpenSubMenus)
 {
   base = Base ? strdup(Base) : NULL;
   level = Setup.RecordingDirs ? Level : -1;
+  if (!Base) {
+     Interface->Status(tr("scanning recordings..."));
+     Interface->Flush();
+     }
   if (Base || Recordings.Load()) {
      const char *LastReplayed = cReplayControl::LastReplayed();
      cMenuRecordingItem *LastItem = NULL;