diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
index 831e93df3..94025f627 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
@@ -938,16 +938,22 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 	}
 
 	public void seek(int i) {
-		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-			Log.d(TAG, "Seeking position " + i);
-		if (shouldStream) {
-			if (status != PlayerStatus.SEEKING) {
-				statusBeforeSeek = status;
-			}
-			setStatus(PlayerStatus.SEEKING);
-		}
-		player.seekTo(i);
 		saveCurrentPosition();
+		if (status == PlayerStatus.INITIALIZED) {
+			media.setPosition(i);
+			setStartWhenPrepared(true);
+			prepare();
+		} else {
+			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+				Log.d(TAG, "Seeking position " + i);
+			if (shouldStream) {
+				if (status != PlayerStatus.SEEKING) {
+					statusBeforeSeek = status;
+				}
+				setStatus(PlayerStatus.SEEKING);
+			}
+			player.seekTo(i);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public void seekToChapter(Chapter chapter) {
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java
index 0afb0450c..7d732f042 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/PlaybackController.java
@@ -355,11 +355,12 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 	 * should be used to update the GUI or start/cancel background threads.
 	 */
 	private void handleStatus() {
-		TypedArray res = activity.obtainStyledAttributes(new int[] {R.attr.av_play, R.attr.av_pause});
+		TypedArray res = activity.obtainStyledAttributes(new int[] {
+				R.attr.av_play, R.attr.av_pause });
 		final int playResource = res.getResourceId(0, R.drawable.av_play);
 		final int pauseResource = res.getResourceId(1, R.drawable.av_pause);
 		res.recycle();
-		
+
 		switch (status) {
 
 		case ERROR:
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 			boolean fromUser, TextView txtvPosition) {
 		if (fromUser && playbackService != null) {
 			float prog = progress / ((float) seekBar.getMax());
-			int duration = playbackService.getPlayer().getDuration();
+			int duration = media.getDuration();
 			txtvPosition.setText(Converter
 					.getDurationStringLong((int) (prog * duration)));
 			return prog;
@@ -494,8 +495,7 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 	 */
 	public void onSeekBarStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar, float prog) {
 		if (playbackService != null) {
-			playbackService.seek((int) (prog * playbackService.getPlayer()
-					.getDuration()));
+			playbackService.seek((int) (prog * media.getDuration()));
 			setupPositionObserver();
 		}
 	}