diff --git a/src/audiocontrols.cpp b/src/audiocontrols.cpp
index 4649a889d..e14bd94c7 100644
--- a/src/audiocontrols.cpp
+++ b/src/audiocontrols.cpp
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ AudioControls::AudioControls( QWidget* parent )
     ui->volumeSlider->setRange( 0, 100 );
     ui->volumeSlider->setValue( AudioEngine::instance()->volume() );
 
+    m_phononTickCheckTimer.setSingleShot( true );
+    
     m_sliderTimeLine.setCurveShape( QTimeLine::LinearCurve );
     ui->seekSlider->setTimeLine( &m_sliderTimeLine );
 
+    connect( &m_phononTickCheckTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), SLOT( phononTickCheckTimeout() ) );
     connect( &m_sliderTimeLine,    SIGNAL( frameChanged( int ) ), ui->seekSlider, SLOT( setValue( int ) ) );
 
     connect( ui->seekSlider,       SIGNAL( valueChanged( int ) ), AudioEngine::instance(), SLOT( seek( int ) ) );
@@ -176,6 +179,13 @@ AudioControls::changeEvent( QEvent* e )
 }
 
 
+void
+AudioControls::phononTickCheckTimeout()
+{
+    onPlaybackTimer( m_lastSliderCheck );
+}
+
+
 void
 AudioControls::onVolumeChanged( int volume )
 {
@@ -204,6 +214,8 @@ AudioControls::onPlaybackStarted( const Tomahawk::result_ptr& result )
     ui->seekSlider->setRange( 0, duration );
     ui->seekSlider->setValue( 0 );
 
+    m_phononTickCheckTimer.stop();
+    
     m_sliderTimeLine.stop();
     m_sliderTimeLine.setDuration( duration );
     m_sliderTimeLine.setFrameRange( 0, duration );
@@ -344,6 +356,7 @@ AudioControls::onPlaybackSeeked( qint64 msec )
     tDebug( LOGEXTRA ) << Q_FUNC_INFO << " setting current timer to " << msec;
     m_sliderTimeLine.setPaused( true );
     m_sliderTimeLine.setCurrentTime( msec );
+    m_lastSliderCheck = msec;
     m_seekMsecs = msec;
 }
 
@@ -373,16 +386,22 @@ AudioControls::onPlaybackStopped()
 void
 AudioControls::onPlaybackTimer( qint64 msElapsed )
 {
-//    tDebug( LOGEXTRA ) << Q_FUNC_INFO << "msElapsed =" << msElapsed << "and timer current time =" << m_sliderTimeLine.currentTime() << "and m_seekMsecs =" << m_seekMsecs;
-    if ( msElapsed > 0 && msElapsed - 500 < m_lastSliderCheck )
+    //tDebug( LOGEXTRA ) << Q_FUNC_INFO << "msElapsed =" << msElapsed << "and timer current time =" << m_sliderTimeLine.currentTime() << "and m_seekMsecs =" << m_seekMsecs;
+    if ( msElapsed > 0 && msElapsed != m_lastSliderCheck && m_seekMsecs == -1 && msElapsed - 500 < m_lastSliderCheck )
         return;
     m_lastSliderCheck = msElapsed;
 
     if ( m_currentTrack.isNull() )
+    {
+        m_sliderTimeLine.stop();
         return;
-
+    }
+    
     ui->seekSlider->blockSignals( true );
 
+    if ( sender() != &m_phononTickCheckTimer )
+        m_phononTickCheckTimer.start( 1000 );
+    
     const int seconds = msElapsed / 1000;
     ui->timeLabel->setText( TomahawkUtils::timeToString( seconds ) );
     ui->timeLeftLabel->setText( "-" + TomahawkUtils::timeToString( m_currentTrack->duration() - seconds ) );
@@ -391,7 +410,10 @@ AudioControls::onPlaybackTimer( qint64 msElapsed )
     {
         if ( m_sliderTimeLine.currentTime() != msElapsed )
         {
+            m_sliderTimeLine.setPaused( true );
             m_noTimeChange = false;
+            m_sliderTimeLine.setCurrentTime( msElapsed );
+            m_seekMsecs = -1;
             m_sliderTimeLine.resume();
         }
     }
@@ -405,10 +427,10 @@ AudioControls::onPlaybackTimer( qint64 msElapsed )
 
         m_sliderTimeLine.setCurrentTime( msElapsed );
         m_seekMsecs = -1;
-        if ( AudioEngine::instance()->state() != AudioEngine::Paused )
+        if ( AudioEngine::instance()->state() != AudioEngine::Paused && sender() != &m_phononTickCheckTimer )
             m_sliderTimeLine.resume();
     }
-    else if ( m_sliderTimeLine.duration() > msElapsed && m_sliderTimeLine.state() == QTimeLine::NotRunning )
+    else if ( m_sliderTimeLine.duration() > msElapsed && m_sliderTimeLine.state() == QTimeLine::NotRunning && AudioEngine::instance()->state() == AudioEngine::Playing )
     {
         ui->seekSlider->setEnabled( AudioEngine::instance()->canSeek() );
         m_sliderTimeLine.start();
diff --git a/src/audiocontrols.h b/src/audiocontrols.h
index 1929751f0..fa047634e 100644
--- a/src/audiocontrols.h
+++ b/src/audiocontrols.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define AUDIOCONTROLS_H
 
 #include <QtGui/QWidget>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
 #include <QtCore/QTimeLine>
 
 #include "result.h"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ signals:
 public slots:
     void onRepeatModeChanged( Tomahawk::PlaylistInterface::RepeatMode mode );
     void onShuffleModeChanged( bool enabled );
-
+    
 protected:
     void changeEvent( QEvent* e );
     void dragEnterEvent ( QDragEnterEvent* );
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ protected:
     void dropEvent ( QDropEvent* );
 
 private slots:
+    void phononTickCheckTimeout();
+    
     void onPlaybackStarted( const Tomahawk::result_ptr& result );
     void onPlaybackLoading( const Tomahawk::result_ptr& result );
     void onPlaybackPaused();
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ private:
     Tomahawk::PlaylistInterface::RepeatMode m_repeatMode;
     bool m_shuffled;
 
+    QTimer m_phononTickCheckTimer;
     QTimeLine m_sliderTimeLine;
     qint64 m_seekMsecs;
     qint64 m_lastSliderCheck;