diff --git a/packages/rum/src/boot/postStartStrategy.ts b/packages/rum/src/boot/postStartStrategy.ts
index f1555b9e14..a8948f7f30 100644
--- a/packages/rum/src/boot/postStartStrategy.ts
+++ b/packages/rum/src/boot/postStartStrategy.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import {
-  LifeCycleEventType,
-  SessionReplayState,
-  type LifeCycle,
-  type RumConfiguration,
-  type RumSessionManager,
-  type StartRecordingOptions,
-  type ViewHistory,
+import type {
+  LifeCycle,
+  RumConfiguration,
+  RumSessionManager,
+  StartRecordingOptions,
+  ViewHistory,
+  RumSession,
 } from '@datadog/browser-rum-core'
+import { LifeCycleEventType, SessionReplayState } from '@datadog/browser-rum-core'
 import { PageExitReason, runOnReadyState, type DeflateEncoder } from '@datadog/browser-core'
 import { getSessionReplayLink } from '../domain/getSessionReplayLink'
 import type { startRecording } from './startRecording'
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ export function createPostStartStrategy(
 
   function start(options?: StartRecordingOptions) {
     const session = sessionManager.findTrackedSession()
-    if (!session || (session.sessionReplay === SessionReplayState.OFF && (!options || !options.force))) {
+    if (canStartRecording(session, options)) {
       status = RecorderStatus.IntentToStart
       return
     }
 
-    if (status === RecorderStatus.Starting || status === RecorderStatus.Started) {
+    if (isRecordingInProgress(status)) {
       return
     }
 
@@ -97,18 +97,16 @@ export function createPostStartStrategy(
       status = RecorderStatus.Started
     })
 
-    if (options && options.force && session.sessionReplay === SessionReplayState.OFF) {
+    if (shouldForceReplay(session!, options)) {
       sessionManager.setForcedReplay()
     }
   }
 
   function stop() {
-    if (status === RecorderStatus.Stopped) {
-      return
+    if (status !== RecorderStatus.Stopped && status === RecorderStatus.Started) {
+      stopRecording?.()
     }
 
-    stopRecording?.()
-
     status = RecorderStatus.Stopped
   }
 
@@ -122,3 +120,15 @@ export function createPostStartStrategy(
     isRecording: () => status === RecorderStatus.Started,
   }
 }
+
+function canStartRecording(session: RumSession | undefined, options?: StartRecordingOptions) {
+  return !session || (session.sessionReplay === SessionReplayState.OFF && (!options || !options.force))
+}
+
+function isRecordingInProgress(status: RecorderStatus) {
+  return status === RecorderStatus.Starting || status === RecorderStatus.Started
+}
+
+function shouldForceReplay(session: RumSession, options?: StartRecordingOptions) {
+  return options && options.force && session.sessionReplay === SessionReplayState.OFF
+}
diff --git a/packages/rum/src/boot/preStartStrategy.ts b/packages/rum/src/boot/preStartStrategy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc728523bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rum/src/boot/preStartStrategy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { noop } from '@datadog/browser-core'
+import type { RumConfiguration } from '@datadog/browser-rum-core'
+import type { Strategy } from './postStartStrategy'
+
+const enum PreStartRecorderStatus {
+  None,
+  HadManualStart,
+  HadManualStop,
+}
+
+export function createPreStartStrategy(): {
+  strategy: Strategy
+  shouldStartImmediately: (configuration: RumConfiguration) => boolean
+} {
+  let status = PreStartRecorderStatus.None
+  return {
+    strategy: {
+      start() {
+        status = PreStartRecorderStatus.HadManualStart
+      },
+      stop() {
+        status = PreStartRecorderStatus.HadManualStop
+      },
+      isRecording: () => false,
+      getSessionReplayLink: noop as () => string | undefined,
+    },
+    shouldStartImmediately(configuration) {
+      return (
+        status === PreStartRecorderStatus.HadManualStart ||
+        (status === PreStartRecorderStatus.None && !configuration.startSessionReplayRecordingManually)
+      )
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/rum/src/boot/recorderApi.ts b/packages/rum/src/boot/recorderApi.ts
index 84c798e745..ca0d7133b9 100644
--- a/packages/rum/src/boot/recorderApi.ts
+++ b/packages/rum/src/boot/recorderApi.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ import {
   startDeflateWorker,
 } from '../domain/deflate'
 import { isBrowserSupported } from './isBrowserSupported'
-import type { StartRecording, Strategy } from './postStartStrategy'
+import type { StartRecording } from './postStartStrategy'
 import { createPostStartStrategy } from './postStartStrategy'
+import { createPreStartStrategy } from './preStartStrategy'
 
 export function makeRecorderApi(
   startRecordingImpl: StartRecording,
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export function makeRecorderApi(
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
-  let { strategy, getStatus: getPreStartStatus } = createPreStartStrategy()
+  let { strategy, shouldStartImmediately } = createPreStartStrategy()
 
   return {
     start: (options?: StartRecordingOptions) => strategy.start(options),
@@ -114,35 +115,8 @@ export function makeRecorderApi(
       getOrCreateDeflateEncoder
     )
 
-    const preStartStatus = getPreStartStatus()
-    if (
-      preStartStatus === PreStartRecorderStatus.HadManualStart ||
-      (preStartStatus === PreStartRecorderStatus.None && !configuration.startSessionReplayRecordingManually)
-    ) {
+    if (shouldStartImmediately(configuration)) {
       strategy.start()
     }
   }
 }
-
-const enum PreStartRecorderStatus {
-  None,
-  HadManualStart,
-  HadManualStop,
-}
-
-export function createPreStartStrategy(): { strategy: Strategy; getStatus: () => PreStartRecorderStatus } {
-  let status = PreStartRecorderStatus.None
-  return {
-    strategy: {
-      start() {
-        status = PreStartRecorderStatus.HadManualStart
-      },
-      stop() {
-        status = PreStartRecorderStatus.HadManualStop
-      },
-      getSessionReplayLink: noop as () => string | undefined,
-      isRecording: () => false,
-    },
-    getStatus: () => status,
-  }
-}