diff --git a/src/audiomanager.cpp b/src/audiomanager.cpp
index 16386cde..e1cb33a6 100644
--- a/src/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -699,8 +699,15 @@ void AudioManager::checkForPendingSeek()
     qCDebug(kastsAudio) << "Seek pending?" << d->m_pendingSeek;
     qCDebug(kastsAudio) << "Current position" << position;
 
+    // FIXME: the LoadedMedia+PlayingState test is a workaround for a broken
+    // qtmultimedia backend; LoadedMedia should never be allowed in the
+    // PlayingState according to docs.  Remove this when upstream is fixed.
+
     // Check if we're supposed to skip to a new position
-    if (d->m_pendingSeek != -1 && d->m_player.mediaStatus() == KMediaSession::BufferedMedia && d->m_player.duration() > 0) {
+    if (d->m_pendingSeek != -1
+        && (d->m_player.mediaStatus() == KMediaSession::BufferedMedia
+            || (d->m_player.mediaStatus() == KMediaSession::LoadedMedia && d->m_player.playbackState() == KMediaSession::PlayingState))
+        && d->m_player.duration() > 0) {
         if (abs(d->m_pendingSeek - position) > 2000) {
             qCDebug(kastsAudio) << "Position seek still pending to position" << d->m_pendingSeek;
             qCDebug(kastsAudio) << "Current reported position and duration" << d->m_player.position() << d->m_player.duration();
diff --git a/src/kmediasession/mediabackends/qtmediabackend.cpp b/src/kmediasession/mediabackends/qtmediabackend.cpp
index 54225f51..5b1bd4ff 100644
--- a/src/kmediasession/mediabackends/qtmediabackend.cpp
+++ b/src/kmediasession/mediabackends/qtmediabackend.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ KMediaSession::MediaStatus QtMediaBackendPrivate::translateMediaStatusEnum(QMedi
 
 KMediaSession::PlaybackState QtMediaBackendPrivate::translatePlaybackStateEnum(QMediaPlayer::PlaybackState playbackStateEnum)
 {
-    qCDebug(QtMediaBackendLog) << "QtMediaBackendPrivate::translateMediaStatusEnum(" << playbackStateEnum << ")";
+    qCDebug(QtMediaBackendLog) << "QtMediaBackendPrivate::translatePlaybackStateEnum(" << playbackStateEnum << ")";
 
     switch (playbackStateEnum) {
     case QMediaPlayer::PlaybackState::StoppedState: