diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.h b/src/AudacityApp.h
index 5884659df..488e9a66c 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.h
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ enum
    IsNotSyncLockedFlag    = 0x04000000,  //awd
    IsSyncLockedFlag       = 0x08000000,  //awd
    IsRealtimeNotActiveFlag= 0x10000000,  //lll
+   IsNotRecordingFlag     = 0x20000000,  //lll
 
    NoFlagsSpecifed        = 0xffffffff
 };
diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 7088ae71e..6615c9402 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
    PopulateEffectsMenu(c,
                        EffectTypeProcess,
                        AudioIONotBusyFlag | TimeSelectedFlag | WaveTracksSelectedFlag,
-                       TracksExistFlag | IsRealtimeNotActiveFlag);
+                       TracksExistFlag | IsRealtimeNotActiveFlag | IsNotRecordingFlag);
 #else
    int flags = PROCESS_EFFECT | BUILTIN_EFFECT | PLUGIN_EFFECT | ADVANCED_EFFECT;
    // The categories form a DAG, so we start at the roots (the categories
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
    PopulateEffectsMenu(c,
                        EffectTypeAnalyze,
                        AudioIONotBusyFlag | TimeSelectedFlag | WaveTracksSelectedFlag,
-                       TracksExistFlag | IsRealtimeNotActiveFlag);
+                       TracksExistFlag | IsRealtimeNotActiveFlag | IsNotRecordingFlag);
 #else
 
    flags = ANALYZE_EFFECT | BUILTIN_EFFECT | PLUGIN_EFFECT;
@@ -1783,6 +1783,9 @@ wxUint32 AudacityProject::GetUpdateFlags()
    else
       flags |= AudioIOBusyFlag;
 
+   if (gAudioIO->GetNumCaptureChannels() == 0)
+      flags |= IsNotRecordingFlag;
+
    if (!mViewInfo.selectedRegion.isPoint())
       flags |= TimeSelectedFlag;