diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AudioPlayerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AudioPlayerFragment.java
index ed136af3c..0be59904d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AudioPlayerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AudioPlayerFragment.java
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ public class AudioPlayerFragment extends Fragment implements
 
             @Override
             public void onBufferUpdate(float progress) {
-                sbPosition.setSecondaryProgress((int) (progress * sbPosition.getMax()));
+                if (isStreaming()) {
+                    sbPosition.setSecondaryProgress((int) (progress * sbPosition.getMax()));
+                } else {
+                    sbPosition.setSecondaryProgress(0);
+                }
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
index 8f21437b0..baf5d924f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
@@ -743,6 +743,10 @@ public class PlaybackController {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isStreaming() {
+        return playbackService != null && playbackService.isStreaming();
+    }
+
     private void initServiceNotRunning() {
         if (getPlayButton() == null) {
             return;