diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 17392d97c..6e97f9596 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "next-i18next": "^13.0.3",
     "php-serialize": "^4.1.1",
     "postcss": "^8.4.31",
-    "posthog-js": "^1.102.1",
+    "posthog-js": "^1.147.0",
     "posthog-node": "^3.6.0",
     "react-big-calendar": "^1.8.1",
     "react-hook-form": "^7.42.1",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/create-poll.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/create-poll.tsx
index 1299987e3..bb1e4be06 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/create-poll.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/create-poll.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import React from "react";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import useFormPersist from "react-hook-form-persist";
-import { useUnmount } from "react-use";
+import { useMount, useUnmount } from "react-use";
 
 import { PollSettingsForm } from "@/components/forms/poll-settings";
 import { Trans } from "@/components/trans";
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export const CreatePoll: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
 
   useUnmount(clear);
 
+  useMount(() => {
+    posthog?.startSessionRecording();
+  });
+
   const posthog = usePostHog();
   const queryClient = trpc.useUtils();
   const createPoll = trpc.polls.create.useMutation({
diff --git a/apps/web/src/contexts/posthog.tsx b/apps/web/src/contexts/posthog.tsx
index af8ffeb20..3d8cb069d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/contexts/posthog.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/contexts/posthog.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export function PostHogProvider(props: PostHogProviderProps) {
         api_host: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_API_HOST,
         opt_out_capturing_by_default: false,
         capture_pageview: true,
+        // we use session recordings to offer support and
+        // improve the product for our pro users
+        disable_session_recording: true,
         persistence: "memory",
         capture_pageleave: false,
         autocapture: false,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c6f17ad7e..36e8c18dd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8006,9 +8006,9 @@ fastq@^1.6.0:
   dependencies:
     reusify "^1.0.4"
 
-fflate@^0.4.1:
+fflate@^0.4.8:
   version "0.4.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/fflate/-/fflate-0.4.8.tgz"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fflate/-/fflate-0.4.8.tgz#f90b82aefbd8ac174213abb338bd7ef848f0f5ae"
   integrity sha512-FJqqoDBR00Mdj9ppamLa/Y7vxm+PRmNWA67N846RvsoYVMKB4q3y/de5PA7gUmRMYK/8CMz2GDZQmCRN1wBcWA==
 
 file-entry-cache@^6.0.1:
@@ -11182,13 +11182,14 @@ postgres-range@^1.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/postgres-range/-/postgres-range-1.1.4.tgz#a59c5f9520909bcec5e63e8cf913a92e4c952863"
   integrity sha512-i/hbxIE9803Alj/6ytL7UHQxRvZkI9O4Sy+J3HGc4F4oo/2eQAjTSNJ0bfxyse3bH0nuVesCk+3IRLaMtG3H6w==
 
-posthog-js@^1.102.1:
-  version "1.102.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/posthog-js/-/posthog-js-1.102.1.tgz#ac9e97703f4bba61785b1d1fa7f699516e97c6fb"
-  integrity sha512-vHkLtnjDce8qxoKX9K4HOWEvCW/xPTEzHDBJIPrhjWCfXLPa5NePEeSiQjr64BV4DFMBbvyNtUUPVstZoIqQcw==
+posthog-js@^1.147.0:
+  version "1.147.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/posthog-js/-/posthog-js-1.147.0.tgz#012b13a37044623d0d9bf1843ab3d37f916c8647"
+  integrity sha512-cALKIcix1W9xMsfUUI/QUFhtBeabDGsQCb3lpZEFd7WCPNLOcGmpeomm4xMX7MO2OnfK6Ov91/HNyfK1wncjSA==
   dependencies:
-    fflate "^0.4.1"
+    fflate "^0.4.8"
     preact "^10.19.3"
+    web-vitals "^4.0.1"
 
 posthog-node@^3.6.0:
   version "3.6.0"
@@ -13698,6 +13699,11 @@ web-namespaces@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/web-namespaces/-/web-namespaces-2.0.1.tgz"
   integrity sha512-bKr1DkiNa2krS7qxNtdrtHAmzuYGFQLiQ13TsorsdT6ULTkPLKuu5+GsFpDlg6JFjUTwX2DyhMPG2be8uPrqsQ==
 
+web-vitals@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/web-vitals/-/web-vitals-4.2.1.tgz#67eec387ddd0ef4c25574a01ab9dae723eee2b97"
+  integrity sha512-U6bAxeudnhDqcXNl50JC4hLlqox9DZnngxfISZm3DMZnonW35xtJOVUc091L+DOY+6hVZVpKXoiCP0RiT6339Q==
+
 webcrypto-core@^1.7.4:
   version "1.7.6"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/webcrypto-core/-/webcrypto-core-1.7.6.tgz"