An inkjet recording apparatus, comprising: an inkjet head which includes a plurality of nozzles through which droplets of liquid are adapted to be ejected and a plurality of pressure generating elements corresponding to the nozzles; a conveyance device (126c, 126d) which is adapted to convey a recording medium; a recording waveform signal generating device which is adapted to generate a drive signal having a recording waveform which is applied to the pressure generating elements when recording a desired image on the recording medium by means of the inkjet head; an abnormal nozzle detective waveform signal generating device which is adapted to generate a drive signal having an abnormal nozzle detective waveform including a waveform that is different from the recording waveform and applied to the pressure generating elements when performing ejection for abnormality detection to detect an abnormal nozzle among the nozzles in the inkjet head; a detective ejection control device (172, 180) which is adapted to cause the ejection for abnormality detection to be performed from the nozzles by applying the drive signal having the abnormal nozzle detective waveform to the pressure generating elements, in a state where the inkjet head is disposed in a head position which enables deposition of the ejected droplets onto the recording medium; an abnormal nozzle detective device (144, 172) which is adapted to identify the abnormal nozzle showing an ejection abnormality from results of the ejection for abnormality detection; a correction control device which is adapted to correct image data in such a manner that ejection is stopped from the identified abnormal nozzle and the desired image is recorded by the nozzles other than the abnormal nozzle; and a recording ejection control device (172, 180) which is adapted to perform image recording by controlling ejection from the nozzles other than the abnormal nozzle in accordance with the image data that has been corrected by the correction control device, characterized in that the abnormal nozzle detective waveform is adapted to include a waveform which increases a volume of the liquid swelling from the nozzles compared to the recording waveform. an inkjet head which includes a plurality of nozzles through which droplets of liquid are adapted to be ejected and a plurality of pressure generating elements corresponding to the nozzles; a conveyance device (126c, 126d) which is adapted to convey a recording medium; a recording waveform signal generating device which is adapted to generate a drive signal having a recording waveform which is applied to the pressure generating elements when recording a desired image on the recording medium by means of the inkjet head; an abnormal nozzle detective waveform signal generating device which is adapted to generate a drive signal having an abnormal nozzle detective waveform including a waveform that is different from the recording waveform and applied to the pressure generating elements when performing ejection for abnormality detection to detect an abnormal nozzle among the nozzles in the inkjet head; a detective ejection control device (172, 180) which is adapted to cause the ejection for abnormality detection to be performed from the nozzles by applying the drive signal having the abnormal nozzle detective waveform to the pressure generating elements, in a state where the inkjet head is disposed in a head position which enables deposition of the ejected droplets onto the recording medium; an abnormal nozzle detective device (144, 172) which is adapted to identify the abnormal nozzle showing an ejection abnormality from results of the ejection for abnormality detection; a correction control device which is adapted to correct image data in such a manner that ejection is stopped from the identified abnormal nozzle and the desired image is recorded by the nozzles other than the abnormal nozzle; and a recording ejection control device (172, 180) which is adapted to perform image recording by controlling ejection from the nozzles other than the abnormal nozzle in accordance with the image data that has been corrected by the correction control device, characterized in that the abnormal nozzle detective waveform is adapted to include a waveform which increases a volume of the liquid swelling from the nozzles compared to the recording waveform.