diff --git a/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy.go b/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy.go
index 79a37e1..152fbf4 100644
--- a/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy.go
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ func (s *Server) ServeProxy(target *url.URL) http.HandlerFunc {
 		lp.RecordEnabled = s.recordEnabled
 		lp.SetRecorder(s.recorder)
 
+		// Capture request body for recording, as it will be consumed by the proxy
+		var reqBody []byte
+		if r.Body != nil {
+			reqBody, _ = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
+		}
+
 		rp := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(target)
 		rp.Transport = &http.Transport{
 			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
@@ -75,6 +82,11 @@ func (s *Server) ServeProxy(target *url.URL) http.HandlerFunc {
 				res.Header["ETag"] = etags
 			}
 
+			// Restore captured request body for the recorder
+			if reqBody != nil {
+				res.Request.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
+			}
+
 			lp.LogResponse(res)
 
 			return nil
diff --git a/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy_test.go b/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06c3fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/service/handlers/handlers_proxy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gesellix/bose-soundtouch/pkg/service/datastore"
+	"github.com/gesellix/bose-soundtouch/pkg/service/proxy"
+)
+
+func TestHandleProxyRequest_RequestBodyRecording(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("RECORDER_ASYNC", "false")
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "proxy-request-body-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create temp dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	// Start a backend server to receive the proxied request
+	backend := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Read the body to ensure it's consumed
+		_, _ = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write([]byte("<response>ok</response>"))
+	}))
+	defer backend.Close()
+
+	ds := datastore.NewDataStore(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test.db"))
+	server := NewServer(ds, nil, "http://localhost:8000", false, false, false, false)
+	server.recordEnabled = true
+	server.proxyLogBody = true
+	recorder := proxy.NewRecorder(tmpDir)
+	server.SetRecorder(recorder)
+
+	// Create a proxy request to the backend
+	requestBody := "<request>data</request>"
+	targetURL := backend.URL
+	proxyPath := "/proxy/" + targetURL
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", proxyPath, bytes.NewBufferString(requestBody))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/xml")
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.HandleProxyRequest(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("Expected status 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// Verify that the interaction was recorded and contains the request body
+	sessionID := recorder.SessionID
+
+	// The recorder uses sanitized segments for the directory.
+	// Since the target URL is http://127.0.0.1:PORT, the path is empty,
+	// so it should be in the "root" directory under the category.
+
+	// We'll search recursively to be sure
+	foundBody := false
+	err = filepath.Walk(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "interactions", sessionID), func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() && strings.HasSuffix(path, ".http") {
+			content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(string(content), requestBody) {
+				foundBody = true
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to walk interactions dir: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !foundBody {
+		t.Errorf("request body %q not found in any recorded interaction file", requestBody)
+		// List all files found for debugging
+		_ = filepath.Walk(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "interactions", sessionID), func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+			if !info.IsDir() {
+				content, _ := os.ReadFile(path)
+				t.Logf("Found file %s with content:\n%s", path, string(content))
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+}