diff --git a/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.test.ts b/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.test.ts
index dced4f52e..cab90c909 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.test.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath } from "./storagePath";
+import { isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath, resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath } from "./storagePath";
 
 describe("resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath", () => {
 	const recordingsDir = path.resolve("recordings-root");
@@ -51,3 +51,23 @@ describe("resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath", () => {
 		);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath", () => {
+	const recordingsDir = path.resolve("recordings-root");
+
+	it.each([
+		"recording-1720588800000-webcam.webm",
+		"recording-1720588800000-webcam.mp4",
+	])("detects a webcam companion recording: %s", (fileName) => {
+		expect(isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath(path.join(recordingsDir, fileName))).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		"recording-1720588800000.webm",
+		"recording-1720588800000.mp4",
+		"recording-webcam.webm",
+		"recording-1720588800000-webcam.mov",
+	])("does not treat other files as webcam companions: %s", (fileName) => {
+		expect(isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath(path.join(recordingsDir, fileName))).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.ts b/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.ts
index 12c3484f6..426c78ef0 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/recording/storagePath.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 
 const RECORDED_VIDEO_FILE_NAME = /^recording-[0-9]+(?:-webcam)?\.(?:webm|mp4)$/;
+const WEBCAM_COMPANION_FILE_NAME = /^recording-[0-9]+-webcam\.(?:webm|mp4)$/;
 
 export function resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath(recordingsDir: string, fileName: unknown): string {
 	if (typeof fileName !== "string" || RECORDED_VIDEO_FILE_NAME.exec(fileName)?.[0] !== fileName) {
@@ -22,3 +23,7 @@ export function resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath(recordingsDir: string, fileName:
 
 	return candidatePath;
 }
+
+export function isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath(filePath: string): boolean {
+	return WEBCAM_COMPANION_FILE_NAME.test(path.basename(filePath));
+}
diff --git a/electron/ipc/register/recording.ts b/electron/ipc/register/recording.ts
index 797f8badd..9ae15ae79 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/register/recording.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/register/recording.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ import {
 	waitForNativeCaptureStart,
 	waitForNativeCaptureStop,
 } from "../recording/mac";
-import { resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath } from "../recording/storagePath";
+import {
+	isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath,
+	resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath,
+} from "../recording/storagePath";
 import {
 	attachWindowsCaptureLifecycle,
 	isNativeWindowsCaptureAvailable,
@@ -1801,6 +1804,13 @@ export function registerRecordingHandlers(
 			const recordingsDir = await getRecordingsDir();
 			const videoPath = resolveRecordedVideoStoragePath(recordingsDir, fileName);
 			await fs.writeFile(videoPath, Buffer.from(videoData));
+			if (isWebcamCompanionRecordingPath(videoPath)) {
+				// The webcam companion is stored before the screen recording. Finalizing it
+				// would persist (and clear) the session's cursor telemetry next to the webcam
+				// file, leaving the screen recording without cursor data.
+				await validateRecordedVideo(videoPath);
+				return { success: true, path: videoPath };
+			}
 			return await finalizeStoredVideo(videoPath);
 		} catch (error) {
 			console.error("Failed to store video:", error);