diff --git a/install/create.sql b/install/create.sql
index 369f74d..81ab307 100644
--- a/install/create.sql
+++ b/install/create.sql
@@ -1304,3 +1304,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `calcms_user_selected_events` (
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=4 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
+
+ALTER TABLE `calcms`.`calcms_events` 
+ADD COLUMN `upload_status` VARCHAR(45) NULL DEFAULT NULL AFTER `listen_key`;
+
diff --git a/lib/calcms/events.pm b/lib/calcms/events.pm
index 9054ed4..e5bea6c 100644
--- a/lib/calcms/events.pm
+++ b/lib/calcms/events.pm
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ sub update_listen_key($$){
                     
     return undef unless defined $event->{event_id};
     return undef unless defined $event->{listen_key};
-    print STDERR "set listen_key=$event->{listen_key} for ".$event->{start}." ".$event->{title}."\n";
+    #print STDERR "set listen_key=$event->{listen_key} for ".$event->{start}." ".$event->{title}."\n";
     my $bindValues = [ $event->{listen_key}, $event->{event_id} ];
 
     my $query = qq{
@@ -602,6 +602,23 @@ sub update_listen_key($$){
     my $recordings = db::put( $dbh, $query, $bindValues );
 }
 
+sub set_upload_status($$){
+    my ($config, $event) = @_; 
+                    
+    print STDERR "set upload_status=$event->{upload_status} for ".$event->{event_id}."\n";
+    return undef unless defined $event->{event_id};
+    return undef unless defined $event->{upload_status};
+    my $bindValues = [ $event->{upload_status}, $event->{event_id}, $event->{upload_status} ];
+
+    my $query = qq{
+        update calcms_events
+        set upload_status=? 
+        where id=? and upload_status!=?;
+    };
+    my $dbh = db::connect($config);
+    my $recordings = db::put( $dbh, $query, $bindValues );
+}
+
 sub add_recordings($$$$) {
     my ($dbh, $config, $request, $events) = @_;
 
@@ -1086,6 +1103,7 @@ sub get_query($$$) {
             ,e.disable_event_sync
             ,e.episode
             ,e.listen_key
+            ,e.upload_status
     };
     my $template = $params->{template} || '';
 
diff --git a/website/agenda/planung/audio-recordings.cgi b/website/agenda/planung/audio-recordings.cgi
index 940b963..7ee2f8e 100755
--- a/website/agenda/planung/audio-recordings.cgi
+++ b/website/agenda/planung/audio-recordings.cgi
@@ -135,20 +135,25 @@ sub uploadRecording {
 
     if ( defined $fh ) {
         print STDERR "upload\n";
-
+        events::set_upload_status($config, {event_id=>$params->{event_id}, upload_status=>'uploading' });
         my $fileInfo = uploadFile( $config, $fh, $params->{event_id}, $user, $params->{upload} );
         $params->{error} .= $fileInfo->{error} if defined $fileInfo->{error};
         $params->{path} = $fileInfo->{path};
         $params->{size} = $fileInfo->{size};
 
         #$params->{duration} = $fileInfo->{duration};
-        $params = updateDatabase( $config, $params, $user ) if $params->{error} eq '';
+        if ($params->{error} eq ''){
+            $params = updateDatabase( $config, $params, $user ) ;
+            events::set_upload_status($config, {event_id=>$params->{event_id}, upload_status=>'uploaded' });
+        }
+        
     } else {
         print STDERR "could not get file handle\n";
         $params->{error} .= 'Could not get file handle';
     }
 
     if ( $params->{error} ne '' ) {
+        events::set_upload_status($config, {event_id=>$params->{event_id}, upload_status=>'upload failed' });
         if ( $params->{error} =~ /limit/ ) {
             $params->{error} .=
                 "audio file size is limited to "
diff --git a/website/agenda/planung/calendar.cgi b/website/agenda/planung/calendar.cgi
index 5d0442c..1f3033b 100755
--- a/website/agenda/planung/calendar.cgi
+++ b/website/agenda/planung/calendar.cgi
@@ -732,7 +732,9 @@ sub showEventList {
     my $liveIcon    = qq{<i class="fas fa-microphone-alt" title="$params->{loc}->{label_live}"></i>};
     my $draftIcon   = qq{<i class="fas fa-drafting-compass" title="$params->{loc}->{label_draft}"></i>};
     my $archiveIcon = qq{<i class="fas fa-archive" title="$params->{loc}->{label_archived}"></i>};
-    my $playoutIcon = qq{<i class="fas fa-play"></i>};
+    my $playoutIcon    = qq{<i class="fas fa-play"></i>};
+    my $processingIcon = qq{<i class="fas fa-sync fa-spin"></i>};
+    my $preparedIcon   = qq{<i class="fas fa-play-circle"></i>};
 
     my $out = '';
     $out = qq{
@@ -840,9 +842,10 @@ sub showEventList {
             $draft = '-'        if $draft eq '0';
             $draft = $draftIcon if $draft eq '1';
 
-            my $playout = $event->{playout} || '0';
-            $playout = '-'        if $playout eq '0';
-            $playout = $playoutIcon if $playout eq '1';
+            my $playout = '-';
+            $playout = $processingIcon if $event->{upload_status} ne '';
+            $playout = $preparedIcon   if $event->{upload_status} eq 'done';
+            $playout = $playoutIcon    if $event->{playout} eq '1';
 
             my $title = $event->{title};
             $title .= ': ' . $event->{user_title} if $event->{user_title} ne '';
@@ -856,6 +859,7 @@ sub showEventList {
             my $file = $event->{file} 
                 ? 'playout: ' . $event->{file} =~ s/\'/\&apos;/gr 
                 : 'playout';
+            my $playout_info = $file // $event->{upload_status} // '';
 
             $out .=
                 qq!<tr id="$id" class="$class" start="$event->{start}" >!
@@ -872,7 +876,7 @@ sub showEventList {
               . qq!<td class="rerun">$rerun</td>!
               . qq!<td class="draft">$draft</td>!
               . qq!<td class="live">$live</td>!
-              . qq!<td class="playout" title="$file">$playout</td>!
+              . qq!<td class="playout" title="$playout_info">$playout</td>!
               . qq!<td class="archived">$archived</td>!
               . qq!<td>$event->{project_name} $other_studio</td>!
               . qq!<td>$event->{studio_name} $other_studio</td>!
@@ -1527,16 +1531,27 @@ sub print_event {
             ? 'playout: ' . $event->{file} =~ s/\'/\&apos;/gr 
             : 'playout';
 
+        my $playoutClass    = qq{fas fa-play};
+        my $processingClass = qq{fas fa-sync fa-spin};
+        my $preparedClass   = qq{fas fa-play-circle};
+
         my $icons='';
         if ( exists $attr->{event} ){
+            my $playout = '';
+            if (exists $attr->{upload_status}){
+                $playout = $processingClass if $attr->{upload_status} ne '';
+                $playout = $preparedClass   if $attr->{upload_status} eq 'done';
+            }
+            $playout = $playoutClass    if exists $attr->{playout};
+
             $icons.='<i class="fas fa-microphone-alt" title="live"></i>'
                 if exists($attr->{live}) && exists($attr->{no_rerun});
             $icons.='<i class="fas fa-microphone-slash" title="preproduced"></i>'
                 if exists($attr->{preproduced}) && exists($attr->{no_rerun});
             $icons.='<i class="fas fa-redo" title="rerun"></i>'
                 if exists $attr->{rerun};
-            $icons.=qq{<i class="fas fa-play" title="$file" onmouseenter="console.log('$file');"></i>}
-                if exists $attr->{playout};
+            $icons.=qq{<i class="$playout" title="$file" onmouseenter="console.log('$file');"></i>}
+                if $playout;
             $icons.='<i class="fas fa-archive" title="archived"></i>'
                 if exists $attr->{archived};
         }
diff --git a/website/agenda/planung/upload-audio-recordings.cgi b/website/agenda/planung/upload-audio-recordings.cgi
index 14c8e8b..13991cd 100644
--- a/website/agenda/planung/upload-audio-recordings.cgi
+++ b/website/agenda/planung/upload-audio-recordings.cgi
@@ -115,13 +115,20 @@ sub uploadRecording {
 
     if ( defined $fh ) {
         print STDERR "upload\n";
+        
+        events::set_upload_status($config, {event_id=>$params->{event_id}, upload_status=>'uploading' });
 
         my $fileInfo = uploadFile( $config, $fh, $params->{event_id}, $user, $params->{upload} );
         $params->{error} .= $fileInfo->{error} if defined $fileInfo->{error};
         $params->{path} = $fileInfo->{path};
         $params->{size} = $fileInfo->{size};
 
-        $params = updateDatabase( $config, $params, $user ) if $params->{error} eq '';
+        if ($params->{error} eq ''){
+            events::set_upload_status($config, {event_id=>$params->{event_id}, upload_status=>'uploaded' });
+            $params = updateDatabase( $config, $params, $user );
+        }else{
+            events::set_upload_status($config, {event_id=>$params->{event_id}, upload_status=>'upload failed' });
+        }
     } else {
         print STDERR "could not get file handle\n";
         $params->{error} .= 'Could not get file handle';