diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/bbb_server.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/bbb_server.rb
index 39a0f086..d38d52da 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/bbb_server.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/bbb_server.rb
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ module BbbServer
     bbb_server.send_api_request("updateRecordings", meta)
   end
 
+  # Update a recording from a room
+  def publish_recording(record_id)
+    bbb_server.publish_recordings(record_id, true)
+  end
+
+  # Update a recording from a room
+  def unpublish_recording(record_id)
+    bbb_server.publish_recordings(record_id, false)
+  end
+
   # Deletes a recording from a room.
   def delete_recording(record_id)
     bbb_server.delete_recordings(record_id)
diff --git a/app/controllers/recordings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/recordings_controller.rb
index 93912b46..f3e200ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/recordings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/recordings_controller.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ class RecordingsController < ApplicationController
       "meta_#{META_LISTED}" => (params[:state] == "public"),
     }
 
+    if params[:state] == "inaccessible"
+      unpublish_recording(params[:record_id])
+    else
+      publish_recording(params[:record_id])
+    end
+
     res = update_recording(params[:record_id], meta)
 
     # Redirects to the page that made the initial request
diff --git a/app/views/admins/components/_server_recording_row.html.erb b/app/views/admins/components/_server_recording_row.html.erb
index 5f82cfbf..6e2362f3 100644
--- a/app/views/admins/components/_server_recording_row.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admins/components/_server_recording_row.html.erb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
     <div class="dropdown">
       <% if recording[:metadata][:"gl-listed"] == "true" %>
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-globe px-2"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.public") %></button>
+      <% elsif recording[:state] == "unpublished" %>
+        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-lock px-2"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.inaccessible") %></button>
       <% else %>
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-link px-2"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.unlisted") %></button>
       <% end %>
@@ -52,13 +54,18 @@
         <%= button_to update_recording_path(meetingID: recording[:meetingID], record_id: recording[:recordID], state: "unlisted"), class: "dropdown-item", "data-disable": "" do %>
           <i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-link"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.unlisted") %>
         <% end %>
+        <%= button_to update_recording_path(meetingID: recording[:meetingID], record_id: recording[:recordID], state: "inaccessible"), class: "dropdown-item", "data-disable": "" do %>
+          <i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-lock"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.inaccessible") %>
+        <% end %>
       </div>
     </div>
   </td>
   <td>
-    <% sorted_formats = recording[:playbacks].sort_by! { |p| p[:type] } %>
-    <% sorted_formats.each do |p| %>
-      <%= link_to t("recording.format.#{p[:type]}"), p[:url], class: "btn btn-sm btn-primary", target: "_blank" %>
+    <% unless recording[:state] == "unpublished" %>
+      <% sorted_formats = recording[:playbacks].sort_by! { |p| p[:type] } %>
+      <% sorted_formats.each do |p| %>
+        <%= link_to t("recording.format.#{p[:type]}"), p[:url], class: "btn btn-sm btn-primary", target: "_blank" %>
+      <% end %>
     <% end %>
   </td>
   <td class="text-center">
diff --git a/app/views/shared/components/_recording_row.html.erb b/app/views/shared/components/_recording_row.html.erb
index 9efe062a..bd394c66 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/components/_recording_row.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/components/_recording_row.html.erb
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
   </td>
   <% if recording_thumbnails? %>
     <td class="overflow-hidden">
-      <% p = recording[:playbacks].find do |p| p.key?(:preview) end %>
-      <% if p %>
-        <% safe_recording_images(p[:preview][:images][:image]).each do |img| %>
-          <%= image_tag(img[:content].strip, class: "thumbnail px-2") %>
+      <% if recording[:state] != "unpublished" %>
+        <% p = recording[:playbacks].find do |p| p.key?(:preview) end %>
+        <% if p %>
+          <% safe_recording_images(p[:preview][:images][:image]).each do |img| %>
+            <%= image_tag(img[:content].strip, class: "thumbnail px-2") %>
+          <% end %>
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
     </td>
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@
     <div class="dropdown">
       <% if recording[:metadata][:"gl-listed"] == "true" %>
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-globe px-2"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.public") %></button>
+      <% elsif recording[:state] == "unpublished" %>
+        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-lock px-2"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.inaccessible") %></button>
       <% else %>
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-link px-2"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.unlisted") %></button>
       <% end %>
@@ -60,13 +64,18 @@
         <%= button_to update_recording_path(meetingID: recording[:meetingID], record_id: recording[:recordID], state: "unlisted"), class: "dropdown-item", "data-disable": "" do %>
           <i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-link"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.unlisted") %>
         <% end %>
+        <%= button_to update_recording_path(meetingID: recording[:meetingID], record_id: recording[:recordID], state: "inaccessible"), class: "dropdown-item", "data-disable": "" do %>
+          <i class="dropdown-icon fas fa-lock"></i> <%= t("recording.visibility.inaccessible") %>
+        <% end %>
       </div>
     </div>
   </td>
   <td>
-    <% sorted_formats = recording[:playbacks].sort_by! { |p| p[:type] } %>
-    <% sorted_formats.each do |p| %>
-      <%= link_to t("recording.format.#{p[:type]}"), p[:url], class: "btn btn-sm btn-primary", target: "_blank" %>
+    <% unless recording[:state] == "unpublished" %>
+      <% sorted_formats = recording[:playbacks].sort_by! { |p| p[:type] } %>
+      <% sorted_formats.each do |p| %>
+        <%= link_to t("recording.format.#{p[:type]}"), p[:url], class: "btn btn-sm btn-primary", target: "_blank" %>
+      <% end %>
     <% end %>
   </td>
   <td class="text-center">
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 4fa9b725..f305cb0e 100755
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ en:
       visibility: Visibility
       formats: Formats
     visibility:
+      inaccessible: Inaccessible
       public: Public
       unlisted: Unlisted
     format:
diff --git a/spec/concerns/bbb_server_spec.rb b/spec/concerns/bbb_server_spec.rb
index 6d3f3364..b6cb2375 100644
--- a/spec/concerns/bbb_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/concerns/bbb_server_spec.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@ describe BbbServer do
   end
 
   context "#recordings" do
+    it "publishes a recording" do
+      allow_any_instance_of(BigBlueButton::BigBlueButtonApi).to receive(:publish_recordings).and_return(
+        returncode: true, published: true
+      )
+
+      expect(publish_recording(Faker::IDNumber.valid))
+        .to contain_exactly([:returncode, true], [:published, true])
+    end
+
+    it "unpublishes a recording" do
+      allow_any_instance_of(BigBlueButton::BigBlueButtonApi).to receive(:publish_recordings).and_return(
+        returncode: true, published: false
+      )
+
+      expect(unpublish_recording(Faker::IDNumber.valid))
+        .to contain_exactly([:returncode, true], [:published, false])
+    end
+
     it "deletes the recording" do
       allow_any_instance_of(BigBlueButton::BigBlueButtonApi).to receive(:delete_recordings).and_return(
         returncode: true, deleted: true