diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView.java
index d5c4e3c6d..52c6e5375 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/view/PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView extends View {
     private final Paint indicatorPaint = new Paint();
     private final Path trianglePath = new Path();
     private float angle = VALUE_UNSET;
-    private float targetAngle = 0.5f;
+    private float targetAngle = VALUE_UNSET;
     private float degreePerFrame = 2;
     private float paddingArc = 20;
     private float paddingIndicator = 10;
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public class PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView extends View {
     }
 
     private void setup() {
+        setSpeed(1.0f); // Set default angle to 1.0
+        targetAngle = VALUE_UNSET; // Do not move to first value that is set externally
+
         int[] colorAttrs = new int[] {R.attr.action_icon_color };
         TypedArray a = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(colorAttrs);
         arcPaint.setColor(a.getColor(0, 0xffffffff));
@@ -61,10 +64,11 @@ public class PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView extends View {
         float maxAnglePerDirection = 90 + 45 - 2 * paddingArc;
         // Speed values above 3 are probably not too common. Cap at 3 for better differentiation
         float normalizedValue = Math.min(2.5f, value - 0.5f) / 2.5f; // Linear between 0 and 1
-        targetAngle = -maxAnglePerDirection + 2 * maxAnglePerDirection * normalizedValue;
-        if (angle == VALUE_UNSET) {
-            angle = targetAngle;
+        float target = -maxAnglePerDirection + 2 * maxAnglePerDirection * normalizedValue;
+        if (targetAngle == VALUE_UNSET) {
+            angle = target;
         }
+        targetAngle = target;
         degreePerFrame = Math.abs(targetAngle - angle) / 20;
         invalidate();
     }
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ public class PlaybackSpeedIndicatorView extends View {
         canvas.drawArc(arcBounds, -180 - 45, 90 + 45 + angle - PADDING_ANGLE, false, arcPaint);
         canvas.drawArc(arcBounds, -90 + PADDING_ANGLE + angle, 90 + 45 - PADDING_ANGLE - angle, false, arcPaint);
 
-        if (Math.abs(angle - targetAngle) > 0.5) {
+        if (Math.abs(angle - targetAngle) > 0.5 && targetAngle != VALUE_UNSET) {
             angle += Math.signum(targetAngle - angle) * Math.min(degreePerFrame, Math.abs(targetAngle - angle));
             invalidate();
         }