diff --git a/internal/database/database.go b/internal/database/database.go
index f0dab638..d0f7c11f 100644
--- a/internal/database/database.go
+++ b/internal/database/database.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func Initialize(dbPath string) error {
 	// Auto migrate the schema
 	if err := DB.AutoMigrate(
 		&models.TranscriptionJob{},
+		&models.TranscriptionJobExecution{},
 		&models.User{},
 		&models.APIKey{},
 		&models.TranscriptionProfile{},
diff --git a/internal/models/transcription.go b/internal/models/transcription.go
index ad7ad178..71d4a744 100644
--- a/internal/models/transcription.go
+++ b/internal/models/transcription.go
@@ -249,3 +249,45 @@ func (cm *ChatMessage) BeforeCreate(tx *gorm.DB) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// TranscriptionJobExecution represents execution metadata for completed transcription jobs
+type TranscriptionJobExecution struct {
+	ID                 string          `json:"id" gorm:"primaryKey;type:varchar(36)"`
+	TranscriptionJobID string          `json:"transcription_job_id" gorm:"type:varchar(36);not null;index"`
+	
+	// Execution timing
+	StartedAt          time.Time       `json:"started_at" gorm:"not null"`
+	CompletedAt        *time.Time      `json:"completed_at,omitempty"`
+	ProcessingDuration *int64          `json:"processing_duration,omitempty"` // Duration in milliseconds
+	
+	// Parameters used for this execution (may differ from job parameters due to profiles)
+	ActualParameters   WhisperXParams  `json:"actual_parameters" gorm:"embedded;embeddedPrefix:actual_"`
+	
+	// Execution results
+	Status             JobStatus       `json:"status" gorm:"type:varchar(20);not null"`
+	ErrorMessage       *string         `json:"error_message,omitempty" gorm:"type:text"`
+	
+	// Metadata
+	CreatedAt          time.Time       `json:"created_at" gorm:"autoCreateTime"`
+	UpdatedAt          time.Time       `json:"updated_at" gorm:"autoUpdateTime"`
+	
+	// Relationship
+	TranscriptionJob   TranscriptionJob `json:"transcription_job,omitempty" gorm:"foreignKey:TranscriptionJobID"`
+}
+
+// BeforeCreate sets the ID if not already set
+func (tje *TranscriptionJobExecution) BeforeCreate(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+	if tje.ID == "" {
+		tje.ID = uuid.New().String()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CalculateProcessingDuration calculates and sets the processing duration
+func (tje *TranscriptionJobExecution) CalculateProcessingDuration() {
+	if tje.CompletedAt != nil {
+		duration := tje.CompletedAt.Sub(tje.StartedAt)
+		durationMs := duration.Milliseconds()
+		tje.ProcessingDuration = &durationMs
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/transcription/whisperx.go b/internal/transcription/whisperx.go
index 665cef47..7c441255 100644
--- a/internal/transcription/whisperx.go
+++ b/internal/transcription/whisperx.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"scriberr/internal/config"
 	"scriberr/internal/database"
@@ -57,32 +58,68 @@ func (ws *WhisperXService) ProcessJob(ctx context.Context, jobID string) error {
 
 // ProcessJobWithProcess implements the enhanced JobProcessor interface
 func (ws *WhisperXService) ProcessJobWithProcess(ctx context.Context, jobID string, registerProcess func(*exec.Cmd)) error {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	
 	// Get the job from database
 	var job models.TranscriptionJob
 	if err := database.DB.Where("id = ?", jobID).First(&job).Error; err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get job: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Create execution record to track this processing attempt
+	execution := &models.TranscriptionJobExecution{
+		TranscriptionJobID: jobID,
+		StartedAt:          startTime,
+		ActualParameters:   job.Parameters, // Copy the parameters used
+		Status:            models.StatusProcessing,
+	}
+	
+	if err := database.DB.Create(execution).Error; err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create execution record: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Helper function to update execution status
+	updateExecutionStatus := func(status models.JobStatus, errorMsg string) {
+		completedAt := time.Now()
+		execution.CompletedAt = &completedAt
+		execution.Status = status
+		execution.CalculateProcessingDuration()
+		
+		if errorMsg != "" {
+			execution.ErrorMessage = &errorMsg
+		}
+		
+		database.DB.Save(execution)
+	}
+
 	// Ensure Python environment is set up
 	if err := ws.ensurePythonEnv(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to setup Python environment: %v", err)
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to setup Python environment: %v", err)
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 
 	// Check if audio file exists
 	if _, err := os.Stat(job.AudioPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("audio file not found: %s", job.AudioPath)
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("audio file not found: %s", job.AudioPath)
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 
 	// Prepare output directory
 	outputDir := filepath.Join("data", "transcripts", jobID)
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(outputDir, 0755); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create output directory: %v", err)
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to create output directory: %v", err)
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 
 	// Build WhisperX command (handles both regular transcription and diarization)
 	args, err := ws.buildWhisperXArgs(&job, outputDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to build command: %v", err)
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to build command: %v", err)
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 
 	// Create command with context for proper cancellation support
@@ -98,19 +135,28 @@ func (ws *WhisperXService) ProcessJobWithProcess(ctx context.Context, jobID stri
 	// Execute WhisperX
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
-		return fmt.Errorf("job was cancelled")
+		errMsg := "job was cancelled"
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("DEBUG: WhisperX stderr/stdout: %s\n", string(output))
-		return fmt.Errorf("WhisperX execution failed: %v", err)
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("WhisperX execution failed: %v", err)
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 
 	// Load and parse the result
 	resultPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "result.json")
 	if err := ws.parseAndSaveResult(jobID, resultPath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse result: %v", err)
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse result: %v", err)
+		updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusFailed, errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf(errMsg)
 	}
 
+	// Success! Update execution status
+	updateExecutionStatus(models.StatusCompleted, "")
+
 	return nil
 }