diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.java
index fd669f3e6..ed1698ecf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public class AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AllEpisodesR
     private final boolean showOnlyNewEpisodes;
 
     private FeedItem selectedItem;
-    private Holder currentlyPlayingItem = null;
 
     private final int playingBackGroundColor;
     private final int normalBackGroundColor;
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ public class AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AllEpisodesR
 
             if (media.isCurrentlyPlaying()) {
                 holder.container.setBackgroundColor(playingBackGroundColor);
-                currentlyPlayingItem = holder;
             } else {
                 holder.container.setBackgroundColor(normalBackGroundColor);
             }
@@ -202,22 +200,6 @@ public class AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AllEpisodesR
                 .load();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull Holder holder, int pos, List<Object> payload) {
-        onBindViewHolder(holder, pos);
-
-        if (holder == currentlyPlayingItem && payload.size() == 1 && payload.get(0) instanceof PlaybackPositionEvent) {
-            PlaybackPositionEvent event = (PlaybackPositionEvent) payload.get(0);
-            holder.progress.setProgress((int) (100.0 * event.getPosition() / event.getDuration()));
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void notifyCurrentlyPlayingItemChanged(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
-        if (currentlyPlayingItem != null && currentlyPlayingItem.getAdapterPosition() != RecyclerView.NO_POSITION) {
-            notifyItemChanged(currentlyPlayingItem.getAdapterPosition(), event);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     public FeedItem getSelectedItem() {
         return selectedItem;
@@ -302,6 +284,14 @@ public class AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AllEpisodesR
             FeedItemMenuHandler.onPrepareMenu(contextMenuInterface, item);
         }
 
+        public boolean isCurrentlyPlayingItem() {
+            return item.getMedia() != null && item.getMedia().isCurrentlyPlaying();
+        }
+
+        public void notifyPlaybackPositionUpdated(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
+            progress.setProgress((int) (100.0 * event.getPosition() / event.getDuration()));
+        }
+
     }
 
     public interface ItemAccess {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/QueueRecyclerAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/QueueRecyclerAdapter.java
index 42f009c85..ddfcfe0d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/QueueRecyclerAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/QueueRecyclerAdapter.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public class QueueRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<QueueRecyclerAdap
     private boolean locked;
 
     private FeedItem selectedItem;
-    private ViewHolder currentlyPlayingItem = null;
 
     private final int playingBackGroundColor;
     private final int normalBackGroundColor;
@@ -84,11 +83,13 @@ public class QueueRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<QueueRecyclerAdap
         notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
+    @Override
     public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
         View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.queue_listitem, parent, false);
         return new ViewHolder(view);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int pos) {
         FeedItem item = itemAccess.getItem(pos);
         holder.bind(item);
@@ -98,18 +99,6 @@ public class QueueRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<QueueRecyclerAdap
         });
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull ViewHolder holder, int pos, List<Object> payload) {
-        onBindViewHolder(holder, pos);
-
-        if (holder == currentlyPlayingItem && payload.size() == 1 && payload.get(0) instanceof PlaybackPositionEvent) {
-            PlaybackPositionEvent event = (PlaybackPositionEvent) payload.get(0);
-            holder.progressBar.setProgress((int) (100.0 * event.getPosition() / event.getDuration()));
-            holder.progressLeft.setText(Converter.getDurationStringLong(event.getPosition()));
-            holder.progressRight.setText(Converter.getDurationStringLong(event.getDuration()));
-        }
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     public FeedItem getSelectedItem() {
         return selectedItem;
@@ -125,12 +114,6 @@ public class QueueRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<QueueRecyclerAdap
         return itemAccess.getCount();
     }
 
-    public void notifyCurrentlyPlayingItemChanged(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
-        if (currentlyPlayingItem != null && currentlyPlayingItem.getAdapterPosition() != RecyclerView.NO_POSITION) {
-            notifyItemChanged(currentlyPlayingItem.getAdapterPosition(), event);
-        }
-    }
-
     public class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder
             implements View.OnClickListener,
                        View.OnCreateContextMenuListener,
@@ -310,7 +293,6 @@ public class QueueRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<QueueRecyclerAdap
 
                 if(media.isCurrentlyPlaying()) {
                     container.setBackgroundColor(playingBackGroundColor);
-                    currentlyPlayingItem = this;
                 } else {
                     container.setBackgroundColor(normalBackGroundColor);
                 }
@@ -330,6 +312,15 @@ public class QueueRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<QueueRecyclerAdap
                     .load();
         }
 
+        public boolean isCurrentlyPlayingItem() {
+            return item.getMedia() != null && item.getMedia().isCurrentlyPlaying();
+        }
+
+        public void notifyPlaybackPositionUpdated(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
+            progressBar.setProgress((int) (100.0 * event.getPosition() / event.getDuration()));
+            progressLeft.setText(Converter.getDurationStringLong(event.getPosition()));
+            progressRight.setText(Converter.getDurationStringLong(event.getDuration()));
+        }
     }
 
     public interface ItemAccess {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/EpisodesListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/EpisodesListFragment.java
index 3802e1f65..fe48de815 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/EpisodesListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/EpisodesListFragment.java
@@ -383,7 +383,14 @@ public abstract class EpisodesListFragment extends Fragment {
     @Subscribe(threadMode = ThreadMode.MAIN)
     public void onEventMainThread(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
         if (listAdapter != null) {
-            listAdapter.notifyCurrentlyPlayingItemChanged(event);
+            for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getItemCount(); i++) {
+                AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.Holder holder = (AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.Holder)
+                        recyclerView.findViewHolderForAdapterPosition(i);
+                if (holder != null && holder.isCurrentlyPlayingItem()) {
+                    holder.notifyPlaybackPositionUpdated(event);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
index ce1276175..82b388b1b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
@@ -212,7 +212,14 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
     @Subscribe(threadMode = ThreadMode.MAIN)
     public void onEventMainThread(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
         if (recyclerAdapter != null) {
-            recyclerAdapter.notifyCurrentlyPlayingItemChanged(event);
+            for (int i = 0; i < recyclerAdapter.getItemCount(); i++) {
+                QueueRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder holder = (QueueRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder)
+                        recyclerView.findViewHolderForAdapterPosition(i);
+                if (holder != null && holder.isCurrentlyPlayingItem()) {
+                    holder.notifyPlaybackPositionUpdated(event);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }