diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0c850f3ff1b0f32cf5da730a936570d25cc0688c..aa85c0faa14c783a78701411489ffafa9ae6f77d 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
         android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus"
         android:required="false"/>
 
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.microphone"
+        android:required="false"/>
+
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java
index 40949308d2c38e909f14dddeb5ff43173b0ddd75..2e498728174df9e018feb288cf6cb3b4b4f722c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.interfaces.OnConversationSelected;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.interfaces.OnConversationsListItemUpdated;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.service.EmojiService;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util.ActivityResult;
+import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util.ConversationMenuConfigurator;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util.MenuDoubleTabUtil;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util.PendingItem;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.ExceptionHelper;
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ public class ConversationsActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnConversatio
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		ConversationMenuConfigurator.reloadFeatures(this);
 		OmemoSetting.load(this);
 		new EmojiService(this).init();
 		this.binding = DataBindingUtil.setContentView(this, R.layout.activity_conversations);
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/ConversationMenuConfigurator.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/ConversationMenuConfigurator.java
index 388d07d7780fe0689ef319e3d1732a99a96622ee..288ebbe8717b25b4f82888f1ddaf2541e381a291 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/ConversationMenuConfigurator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/util/ConversationMenuConfigurator.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 package eu.siacs.conversations.ui.util;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.provider.MediaStore;
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Message;
 
 public class ConversationMenuConfigurator {
 
+	private static boolean microphoneAvailable = false;
+
+	public static void reloadFeatures(Context context) {
+		microphoneAvailable = context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_MICROPHONE);
+	}
+
 	public static void configureAttachmentMenu(@NonNull Conversation conversation, Menu menu) {
 		final MenuItem menuAttach = menu.findItem(R.id.action_attach_file);
 
@@ -54,12 +61,11 @@ public class ConversationMenuConfigurator {
 		} else {
 			visible = true;
 		}
-
 		menuAttach.setVisible(visible);
-
 		if (!visible) {
 			return;
 		}
+		menu.findItem(R.id.attach_record_voice).setVisible(microphoneAvailable);
 	}
 
 	public static void configureEncryptionMenu(@NonNull Conversation conversation, Menu menu) {