diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e63c50b1..a07b68ec2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Bug in Calligra Activity when letters deleted #1466
 - Missing flag handling in ColorMyWorld #1603
 - Position of Sugar Icon in Popup on homescreen is toward bottom right #1662
+- Recording video doesn't work on Windows #1203
  
 ## [1.8.0] - 2024-04-10
 ### Added
diff --git a/activities/Record.activity/js/capture-helper.js b/activities/Record.activity/js/capture-helper.js
index bd6fc83bd..bd1652331 100644
--- a/activities/Record.activity/js/capture-helper.js
+++ b/activities/Record.activity/js/capture-helper.js
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ define(["activity/recordrtc", "sugar-web/activity/activity", "sugar-web/datastor
                 navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({video: true}).then(function (mediaStream) {
                     var recordRTC = RecordRTC(mediaStream, {
                         type: 'video',
+                        mimeType: 'video/webm;codecs=vp8',
                         frameRate: 80,
                         quality: 0
                     });