diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/home/sections/QueueSection.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/home/sections/QueueSection.java
index efff7927e..57fc85192 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/home/sections/QueueSection.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/home/sections/QueueSection.java
@@ -113,14 +113,24 @@ public class QueueSection extends HomeSection {
         if (listAdapter == null) {
             return;
         }
+        boolean foundCurrentlyPlayingItem = false;
+        boolean currentlyPlayingItemIsFirst = true;
         for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getItemCount(); i++) {
             HorizontalItemViewHolder holder = (HorizontalItemViewHolder)
                     viewBinding.recyclerView.findViewHolderForAdapterPosition(i);
-            if (holder != null && holder.isCurrentlyPlayingItem()) {
+            if (holder == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (holder.isCurrentlyPlayingItem()) {
                 holder.notifyPlaybackPositionUpdated(event);
+                foundCurrentlyPlayingItem = true;
+                currentlyPlayingItemIsFirst = (i == 0);
                 break;
             }
         }
+        if (!foundCurrentlyPlayingItem || !currentlyPlayingItemIsFirst) {
+            loadItems();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/viewholder/HorizontalItemViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/viewholder/HorizontalItemViewHolder.java
index 9723417ce..f2d8e628c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/viewholder/HorizontalItemViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/viewholder/HorizontalItemViewHolder.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class HorizontalItemViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
     }
 
     public boolean isCurrentlyPlayingItem() {
-        return item.getMedia() != null && FeedItemUtil.isCurrentlyPlaying(item.getMedia());
+        return item != null && item.getMedia() != null && FeedItemUtil.isCurrentlyPlaying(item.getMedia());
     }
 
     public void notifyPlaybackPositionUpdated(PlaybackPositionEvent event) {
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 08a01f0a7..391c2b75d 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
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ public class PlaybackService extends MediaBrowserServiceCompat {
                     break;
                 case PLAYING:
                     PlaybackPreferences.writePlayerStatus(mediaPlayer.getPlayerStatus());
+                    saveCurrentPosition(true, null, INVALID_TIME);
                     updateNotificationAndMediaSession(newInfo.playable);
                     setupPositionObserver();
                     stateManager.validStartCommandWasReceived();
diff --git a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java
index c0ca018f1..39454a106 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -1005,7 +1005,10 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
                 + " INNER JOIN " + TABLE_NAME_FEED_ITEMS
                 + " ON " + SELECT_KEY_ITEM_ID + " = " + TABLE_NAME_QUEUE + "." + KEY_FEEDITEM
                 +  JOIN_FEED_ITEM_AND_MEDIA
-                + " ORDER BY " + TABLE_NAME_FEED_MEDIA + "."  + KEY_POSITION + " >= 1000 DESC , "
+                // In the front: Episodes that have a position >1sec, but also the episode that was just started
+                + " ORDER BY (" + TABLE_NAME_FEED_MEDIA + "."  + KEY_POSITION + " >= 1000"
+                    + " OR " + TABLE_NAME_FEED_MEDIA + "." + KEY_LAST_PLAYED_TIME
+                        + " >= " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - 30000) + ") DESC , "
                 + TABLE_NAME_FEED_MEDIA + "." + KEY_LAST_PLAYED_TIME + " DESC , " + TABLE_NAME_QUEUE + "." + KEY_ID
                 + " LIMIT " + limit;
         return db.rawQuery(query, null);