diff --git a/src/core/player.cpp b/src/core/player.cpp
index 2c24c4288..7d14a5748 100644
--- a/src/core/player.cpp
+++ b/src/core/player.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ using std::shared_ptr;
 
 const char* Player::kSettingsGroup = "Player";
 
-namespace {
-const int kSeekStepSec = 10;
-}
-
 Player::Player(Application* app, QObject* parent)
     : PlayerInterface(parent),
       app_(app),
@@ -67,7 +63,8 @@ Player::Player(Application* app, QObject* parent)
       nb_errors_received_(0),
       volume_before_mute_(50),
       last_pressed_previous_(QDateTime::currentDateTime()),
-      menu_previousmode_(PreviousBehaviour_DontRestart) {
+      menu_previousmode_(PreviousBehaviour_DontRestart),
+      seek_step_sec_(10) {
   settings_.beginGroup("Player");
 
   SetVolume(settings_.value("volume", 50).toInt());
@@ -107,8 +104,12 @@ void Player::ReloadSettings() {
 
   menu_previousmode_ = PreviousBehaviour(
       s.value("menu_previousmode", PreviousBehaviour_DontRestart).toInt());
+
+  seek_step_sec_ = s.value("seek_step_sec", 10).toInt();
+
   s.endGroup();
 
+
   engine_->ReloadSettings();
 }
 
@@ -448,11 +449,11 @@ void Player::SeekTo(int seconds) {
 }
 
 void Player::SeekForward() {
-  SeekTo(engine()->position_nanosec() / kNsecPerSec + kSeekStepSec);
+  SeekTo(engine()->position_nanosec() / kNsecPerSec + seek_step_sec_);
 }
 
 void Player::SeekBackward() {
-  SeekTo(engine()->position_nanosec() / kNsecPerSec - kSeekStepSec);
+  SeekTo(engine()->position_nanosec() / kNsecPerSec - seek_step_sec_);
 }
 
 void Player::EngineMetadataReceived(const Engine::SimpleMetaBundle& bundle) {
diff --git a/src/core/player.h b/src/core/player.h
index 347c9dc14..e800d1fdd 100644
--- a/src/core/player.h
+++ b/src/core/player.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class Player : public PlayerInterface {
 
   QDateTime last_pressed_previous_;
   PreviousBehaviour menu_previousmode_;
+  int seek_step_sec_;
 };
 
 #endif  // CORE_PLAYER_H_
diff --git a/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.cpp b/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.cpp
index 4def22470..89b09d8b2 100644
--- a/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ void BehaviourSettingsPage::Load() {
       s.value("resume_playback_after_start", false).toBool());
   s.endGroup();
 
+  s.beginGroup(Player::kSettingsGroup);
+  ui_->seek_step_sec->setValue(s.value("seek_step_sec", 10).toInt());
+  s.endGroup();
+
   s.beginGroup("General");
   QString name = language_map_.key(s.value("language").toString());
   if (name.isEmpty())
@@ -217,6 +221,7 @@ void BehaviourSettingsPage::Save() {
 
   s.beginGroup(Player::kSettingsGroup);
   s.setValue("menu_previousmode", menu_previousmode);
+  s.setValue("seek_step_sec", ui_->seek_step_sec->value());
   s.endGroup();
 
   s.beginGroup("General");
diff --git a/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.ui b/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.ui
index 1c894fb2e..6f4ea571d 100644
--- a/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/ui/behavioursettingspage.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>516</width>
-    <height>753</height>
+    <height>851</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_previous">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Pressing "Previous" in player will...</string>
+      <string>Pressing &quot;Previous&quot; in player will...</string>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_18">
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_19">
       <item>
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="menu_previousmode">
         <property name="currentIndex">
@@ -261,6 +261,54 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_seekstep">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Seeking using a keyboard shortcut</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_7">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_seekstep">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Time step</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QSpinBox" name="seek_step_sec">
+        <property name="suffix">
+         <string> s</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefix">
+         <string/>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimum">
+         <number>1</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximum">
+         <number>20</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="value">
+         <number>10</number>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_seekstep">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_9">
      <property name="title">