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 85b5e3985..9eb181edc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter;
 
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
@@ -23,10 +24,12 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import com.joanzapata.iconify.Iconify;
 
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.MainActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.actionbutton.ItemActionButton;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.event.PlaybackPositionEvent;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DownloadRequester;
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ 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;
@@ -165,8 +169,9 @@ public class AllEpisodesRecycleAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AllEpisodesR
                 holder.progress.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
             }
 
-            if(media.isCurrentlyPlaying()) {
+            if (media.isCurrentlyPlaying()) {
                 holder.container.setBackgroundColor(playingBackGroundColor);
+                currentlyPlayingItem = holder;
             } else {
                 holder.container.setBackgroundColor(normalBackGroundColor);
             }
@@ -196,6 +201,22 @@ 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;
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 7c6e34d66..6cccba15f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/EpisodesListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/EpisodesListFragment.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.yqritc.recyclerviewflexibledivider.HorizontalDividerItemDecoration;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.event.PlaybackPositionEvent;
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.EventBus;
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import org.greenrobot.eventbus.ThreadMode;
@@ -384,6 +385,13 @@ public abstract class EpisodesListFragment extends Fragment {
         }
     }
 
+    @Subscribe(threadMode = ThreadMode.MAIN)
+    public void onEventMainThread(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
+        if (listAdapter != null) {
+            listAdapter.notifyCurrentlyPlayingItemChanged(event);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected boolean shouldUpdatedItemRemainInList(FeedItem item) {
         return true;
     }