diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/channels/recording_update.js b/app/assets/javascripts/channels/recording_update.js
index 51c9d842..3beec545 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/channels/recording_update.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/channels/recording_update.js
@@ -7,17 +7,20 @@
     },
     {
       received: function(data) {
-        var table = $("#recordings").DataTable();
+        var recordings = Recordings.getInstance();
+        var table = recordings.table.api()
         var row = table.row("#"+data.record_id);
         if (data.action === 'update') {
           var rowData = row.data();
           rowData.published = data.published
-          table.row("#"+data.record_id).data(rowData).draw();
+          table.row("#"+data.record_id).data(rowData);
+          recordings.draw();
 
           var published = (data.published) ? 'published' : 'unpublished';
           showAlert(I18n['recording_'+published], 4000);
         } else if (data.action === 'delete') {
-          row.remove().draw();
+          row.remove();
+          recordings.draw();
 
           showAlert(I18n.recording_deleted, 4000);
         }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee
index 2e9dfff3..94f6ba52 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/recordings.coffee
@@ -9,17 +9,19 @@ class @Recordings
       data: [],
       rowId: 'id',
       paging: false,
-      searching: false,
+      dom: 'lrtip',
       info: false,
       order: [[ 0, "desc" ]],
       language: {
-        emptyTable: I18n.no_recordings
+        emptyTable: I18n.no_recordings,
+        zeroRecords: I18n.no_recordings
       },
       columns: [
         { data: "start_time" },
         { data: "previews", orderable: false },
         { data: "duration" },
         { data: "playbacks", orderable: false },
+        { data: "published", visible: false },
         { data: "id", orderable: false }
       ],
       columnDefs: [
@@ -38,8 +40,9 @@ class @Recordings
           render: (data, type, row) ->
             if type == 'display'
               str = ''
-              for d in data
-                str += '<img height="50" width="50" src="'+d.url+'" alt="'+d.alt+'"></img> '
+              if row.published
+                for d in data
+                  str += '<img height="50" width="50" src="'+d.url+'" alt="'+d.alt+'"></img> '
               return str
             return data
         },
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ class @Recordings
               str = ''
               if row.published
                 for d in data
-                  str += '<a href="'+d.url+'">'+d.type_i18n+'</a> '
+                  str += '<a href="'+d.url+'" target="_blank">'+d.type_i18n+'</a> '
               return str
             return data
         },
@@ -95,12 +98,17 @@ class @Recordings
   @initialized: ->
     return $.fn.DataTable.isDataTable('#recordings') && _recordingsInstance
 
+  draw: ->
+    if !@isOwner()
+      @table.api().columns(4).search('true')
+    @table.api().columns.adjust().draw()
+
   # refresh the recordings from the server
   refresh: ->
-    _this = this
     table_api = this.table.api()
-    $.get "/rooms/"+Meeting.getInstance().getId()+"/recordings", (data) ->
-      if !data.is_owner
+    $.get "/rooms/"+Meeting.getInstance().getId()+"/recordings", (data) =>
+      @setOwner(data.is_owner)
+      if !@owner
         table_api.column(-1).visible(false)
       for recording in data.recordings
         totalMinutes = Math.round((new Date(recording.end_time) - new Date(recording.start_time)) / 1000 / 60)
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ class @Recordings
         return new Date(b.start_time) - new Date(a.start_time)
       table_api.clear()
       table_api.rows.add(data.recordings)
-      table_api.columns.adjust().draw()
+      @draw()
 
   # setup click handlers for the action buttons
   setupActionHandlers: ->
@@ -145,3 +153,9 @@ class @Recordings
       ).fail((data) ->
         btn.prop('disabled', false)
       )
+
+  isOwner: ->
+    @owner
+
+  setOwner: (owner) ->
+    @owner = owner
diff --git a/app/views/landing/rooms.html.erb b/app/views/landing/rooms.html.erb
index 397cfaa1..6c82ba3a 100644
--- a/app/views/landing/rooms.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/landing/rooms.html.erb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
           <th><%= t('thumbnails') %></th>
           <th><%= t('duration') %></th>
           <th><%= t('views') %></th>
+          <th>published</th>
           <th><%= t('actions') %></th>
         </thead>
       </table>