diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
index 5a95ace92cb..7cb71e70f65 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/__init__.py
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     commit_interval = conf[CONF_COMMIT_INTERVAL]
     db_max_retries = conf[CONF_DB_MAX_RETRIES]
     db_retry_wait = conf[CONF_DB_RETRY_WAIT]
-    db_url = conf.get(CONF_DB_URL) or DEFAULT_URL.format(
-        hass_config_path=hass.config.path(DEFAULT_DB_FILE)
-    )
+    db_url = conf.get(CONF_DB_URL) or get_default_url(hass)
     exclude = conf[CONF_EXCLUDE]
     exclude_event_types: set[EventType[Any] | str] = set(
         exclude.get(CONF_EVENT_TYPES, [])
@@ -200,3 +198,8 @@ async def _async_setup_integration_platform(
             instance.queue_task(AddRecorderPlatformTask(domain, platform))
 
     await async_process_integration_platforms(hass, DOMAIN, _process_recorder_platform)
+
+
+def get_default_url(hass: HomeAssistant) -> str:
+    """Return the default URL."""
+    return DEFAULT_URL.format(hass_config_path=hass.config.path(DEFAULT_DB_FILE))
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py
index 258f6c63a9d..ce9aa452fae 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/basic_websocket_api.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from homeassistant.components import websocket_api
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import recorder as recorder_helper
 
+from . import get_default_url
 from .util import get_instance
 
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ async def ws_info(
     await hass.data[recorder_helper.DATA_RECORDER].db_connected
     instance = get_instance(hass)
     backlog = instance.backlog
+    db_in_default_location = instance.db_url == get_default_url(hass)
     migration_in_progress = instance.migration_in_progress
     migration_is_live = instance.migration_is_live
     recording = instance.recording
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ async def ws_info(
 
     recorder_info = {
         "backlog": backlog,
+        "db_in_default_location": db_in_default_location,
         "max_backlog": max_backlog,
         "migration_in_progress": migration_in_progress,
         "migration_is_live": migration_is_live,
diff --git a/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py b/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py
index 8f93264b682..a4e35bc8753 100644
--- a/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py
+++ b/tests/components/recorder/test_websocket_api.py
@@ -2562,6 +2562,7 @@ async def test_recorder_info(
     assert response["success"]
     assert response["result"] == {
         "backlog": 0,
+        "db_in_default_location": False,  # We never use the default URL in tests
         "max_backlog": 65000,
         "migration_in_progress": False,
         "migration_is_live": False,
@@ -2570,6 +2571,44 @@ async def test_recorder_info(
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("db_url", "db_in_default_location"),
+    [
+        ("sqlite:///{config_dir}/home-assistant_v2.db", True),
+        ("sqlite:///{config_dir}/custom.db", False),
+        ("mysql://root:root_password@127.0.0.1:3316/homeassistant-test", False),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_recorder_info_default_url(
+    recorder_mock: Recorder,
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator,
+    db_url: str,
+    db_in_default_location: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """Test getting recorder status."""
+    client = await hass_ws_client()
+
+    # Ensure there are no queued events
+    await async_wait_recording_done(hass)
+
+    with patch.object(
+        recorder_mock, "db_url", db_url.format(config_dir=hass.config.config_dir)
+    ):
+        await client.send_json_auto_id({"type": "recorder/info"})
+        response = await client.receive_json()
+        assert response["success"]
+        assert response["result"] == {
+            "backlog": 0,
+            "db_in_default_location": db_in_default_location,
+            "max_backlog": 65000,
+            "migration_in_progress": False,
+            "migration_is_live": False,
+            "recording": True,
+            "thread_running": True,
+        }
+
+
 async def test_recorder_info_no_recorder(
     hass: HomeAssistant, hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator
 ) -> None:
@@ -2624,6 +2663,7 @@ async def test_recorder_info_wait_database_connect(
         assert response["success"]
         assert response["result"] == {
             "backlog": ANY,
+            "db_in_default_location": False,
             "max_backlog": 65000,
             "migration_in_progress": False,
             "migration_is_live": False,