diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
index b26cf4814..02102db14 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@ import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
 import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat;
 
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.QuickSettingsTileService;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.ChapterUtils;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.PlayableUtils;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.playback.BufferUpdateEvent;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.playback.PlaybackServiceEvent;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.PlayerErrorEvent;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.playback.SleepTimerUpdatedEvent;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Chapter;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItemFilter;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.playback.base.PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.playback.base.PlayerStatus;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.playback.cast.CastPsmp;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.playback.cast.CastStateListener;
-
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.EventBus;
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.ThreadMode;
@@ -77,10 +63,12 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.PlaybackPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.SleepTimerPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.receiver.MediaButtonReceiver;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.QuickSettingsTileService;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackServiceTaskManager.SleepTimer;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.FeedSearcher;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.sync.queue.SynchronizationQueueSink;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.ChapterUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FeedItemUtil;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FeedUtil;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
@@ -98,6 +86,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.playback.SleepTimerUpdatedEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.settings.SkipIntroEndingChangedEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.settings.SpeedPresetChangedEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.event.settings.VolumeAdaptionChangedEvent;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Chapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItemFilter;
@@ -990,7 +979,10 @@ public class PlaybackService extends MediaBrowserServiceCompat {
         if (event.isOver()) {
             mediaPlayer.pause(true, true);
             mediaPlayer.setVolume(1.0f, 1.0f);
-        } else if (event.getTimeLeft() < PlaybackServiceTaskManager.SleepTimer.NOTIFICATION_THRESHOLD) {
+            int newPosition = mediaPlayer.getPosition() - (int) SleepTimer.NOTIFICATION_THRESHOLD / 2;
+            newPosition = Math.max(newPosition, 0);
+            seekTo(newPosition);
+        } else if (event.getTimeLeft() < SleepTimer.NOTIFICATION_THRESHOLD) {
             final float[] multiplicators = {0.1f, 0.2f, 0.3f, 0.3f, 0.3f, 0.4f, 0.4f, 0.4f, 0.6f, 0.8f};
             float multiplicator = multiplicators[Math.max(0, (int) event.getTimeLeft() / 1000)];
             Log.d(TAG, "onSleepTimerAlmostExpired: " + multiplicator);