diff --git a/lib/widgets/messages/message_input_bar.dart b/lib/widgets/messages/message_input_bar.dart
index f893ccc..6fffaa5 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/messages/message_input_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/messages/message_input_bar.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
+import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:record/record.dart';
 import 'package:uuid/uuid.dart';
@@ -526,7 +527,9 @@ class _MessageInputBarState extends State<MessageInputBar> {
                     },
                     onTapDown: widget.disabled ? null : (_) async {
                       HapticFeedback.vibrate();
-                      if (!await _recorder.hasPermission()) {
+                      final hadToAsk = await Permission.microphone.isDenied;
+                      final hasPermission = !await _recorder.hasPermission();
+                      if (hasPermission) {
                         if (context.mounted) {
                           ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(const SnackBar(
                             content: Text("No permission to record audio."),
@@ -534,6 +537,10 @@ class _MessageInputBarState extends State<MessageInputBar> {
                         }
                         return;
                       }
+                      if (hadToAsk) {
+                        // We had to ask for permissions so the user removed their finger from the record button.
+                        return;
+                      }
 
                       final dir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
                       await _recorder.start(
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 9899365..4d7300d 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -600,6 +600,46 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.11.1"
+  permission_handler:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler
+      sha256: "33c6a1253d1f95fd06fa74b65b7ba907ae9811f9d5c1d3150e51417d04b8d6a8"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "10.2.0"
+  permission_handler_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_android
+      sha256: d8cc6a62ded6d0f49c6eac337e080b066ee3bce4d405bd9439a61e1f1927bfe8
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "10.2.1"
+  permission_handler_apple:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_apple
+      sha256: ee96ac32f5a8e6f80756e25b25b9f8e535816c8e6665a96b6d70681f8c4f7e85
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "9.0.8"
+  permission_handler_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_platform_interface
+      sha256: "68abbc472002b5e6dfce47fe9898c6b7d8328d58b5d2524f75e277c07a97eb84"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.9.0"
+  permission_handler_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: permission_handler_windows
+      sha256: f67cab14b4328574938ecea2db3475dad7af7ead6afab6338772c5f88963e38b
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.2"
   petitparser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b2716d1..12cc480 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ dependencies:
   path_provider: ^2.0.15
   crypto: ^3.0.3
   image_picker: ^0.8.7+5
+  permission_handler: ^10.2.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index c228598..a728785 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <dynamic_color/dynamic_color_plugin_c_api.h>
 #include <flutter_secure_storage_windows/flutter_secure_storage_windows_plugin.h>
+#include <permission_handler_windows/permission_handler_windows_plugin.h>
 #include <record_windows/record_windows_plugin_c_api.h>
 #include <url_launcher_windows/url_launcher_windows.h>
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ void RegisterPlugins(flutter::PluginRegistry* registry) {
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("DynamicColorPluginCApi"));
   FlutterSecureStorageWindowsPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("FlutterSecureStorageWindowsPlugin"));
+  PermissionHandlerWindowsPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin"));
   RecordWindowsPluginCApiRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("RecordWindowsPluginCApi"));
   UrlLauncherWindowsRegisterWithRegistrar(
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index b554658..3016adf 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   dynamic_color
   flutter_secure_storage_windows
+  permission_handler_windows
   record_windows
   url_launcher_windows
 )