diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/audio/AudioWaveform.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/audio/AudioWaveform.kt
index 0178a4eb6dd6..483aa4c1a620 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/audio/AudioWaveform.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/audio/AudioWaveform.kt
@@ -22,15 +22,28 @@ import android.graphics.Paint
 import android.graphics.RectF
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.View
+import com.ichi2.anki.R
+
 // TODO : Middle blue line should move left->mid https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/pull/14591#issuecomment-1791037102
 /**This class represents a custom View used for creating audio waveforms when recording audio.
  * It loops over each spike and add it on the screen and the height of the spike is determined by the
  * amplitude that is returned by the audio recorder while recording audio. **/
 class AudioWaveform(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null) : View(context, attrs) {
 
-    private var spikePaint = Paint()
-    private var linePaint = Paint()
-    private var bgPaint = Paint()
+    private var spikePaint = Paint().apply {
+        color = Color.rgb(244, 81, 30)
+    }
+
+    private var verticalLinePaint = Paint().apply {
+        color = Color.rgb(33, 150, 243)
+        style = Paint.Style.STROKE
+        strokeWidth = 5f
+    }
+
+    private var backgroundPaint = Paint().apply {
+        color = Color.argb(20, 229, 228, 226)
+    }
+
     private var amplitudes = ArrayList<Float>()
     private var audioSpikes = ArrayList<RectF>()
 
@@ -40,19 +53,30 @@ class AudioWaveform(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null) : View(contex
     private var w = 6f
 
     /** Screen width, it's updated according to the actual screen width **/
-    private var sw = 0f
-
-    /** Screen height **/
-    private var sh = 300f
+    private val sw get() = width
 
     /** Gap between each spike **/
     private var d = 4f
-    private var maxSpike = 0
+
+    private val displayVerticalLine: Boolean
+
+    /**
+     * If the vertical line is displayed, the waveform is drawn up to the line
+     * Otherwise, the waveform takes up the full width of the control
+     */
+    private val percentageOfWidthToFill: Float
+        get() = if (displayVerticalLine) 0.5f else 1f
+
+    private val spikeCount
+        get() =
+            (sw / (w + d) * percentageOfWidthToFill)
+                .toInt()
 
     init {
-        spikePaint.color = Color.rgb(244, 81, 30)
-        sw = (resources.displayMetrics.widthPixels / 2).toFloat()
-        maxSpike = (sw / (w + d)).toInt()
+        val customAttrs = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.AudioWaveform, 0, 0)
+        displayVerticalLine = customAttrs.getBoolean(R.styleable.AudioWaveform_display_vertical_line, true)
+        backgroundPaint.color = customAttrs.getColor(R.styleable.AudioWaveform_android_background, backgroundPaint.color)
+        customAttrs.recycle()
     }
 
     fun addAmplitude(amp: Float) {
@@ -60,12 +84,12 @@ class AudioWaveform(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null) : View(contex
         val norm = (amp.toInt() / 7).coerceAtMost(300).coerceAtLeast(6).toFloat()
         amplitudes.add(norm)
         audioSpikes.clear()
-        val amps = amplitudes.takeLast(maxSpike)
-        for (a in amps.indices) {
-            val left = a * (w + d)
-            val top = sh / 2 - amps[a] / 2
+        val amps = amplitudes.takeLast(spikeCount)
+        for ((index, amplitude) in amps.withIndex()) {
+            val left = index * (w + d)
+            val top = height / 2 - amplitude / 2
             val right = left + w
-            val bottom = top + amps[a]
+            val bottom = top + amplitude
             audioSpikes.add(RectF(left, top, right, bottom))
         }
         invalidate()
@@ -81,23 +105,18 @@ class AudioWaveform(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet? = null) : View(contex
 
     override fun onDraw(canvas: Canvas) {
         super.onDraw(canvas)
-        val backgroundPaint = bgPaint.apply {
-            color = Color.argb(20, 229, 228, 226)
-        }
         canvas.drawRect(0f, 0f, width.toFloat(), height.toFloat(), backgroundPaint)
 
         audioSpikes.forEach {
             canvas.drawRoundRect(it, radius, radius, spikePaint)
         }
-        // mid blue vertical line
-        val centerX = width / 2f
-        val startY = 0f
-        val endY = height.toFloat()
-        val verticalLine = linePaint.apply {
-            color = Color.rgb(33, 150, 243)
-            style = Paint.Style.STROKE
-            strokeWidth = 5f
+
+        if (displayVerticalLine) {
+            // mid blue vertical line
+            val centerX = width / 2f
+            val startY = 0f
+            val endY = height.toFloat()
+            canvas.drawLine(centerX, startY, centerX, endY, verticalLinePaint)
         }
-        canvas.drawLine(centerX, startY, centerX, endY, verticalLine)
     }
 }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 965287cbab76..ebf839ec7382 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@
         <attr name="cycle_indeterminate_to_checked" format="boolean" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
+    <declare-styleable name="AudioWaveform">
+        <attr name="display_vertical_line" format="boolean" />
+        <attr name="android:background" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
     <!-- Background color for Tab layout. It is essentially the color of the toolbar.
          The latter is set by colorPrimary, but theme overlay can't use it,
          as it itself overrides colorPrimary, which is used by the view directly. -->