diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
index 51cd902456..1e86dd5a7b 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {formatTime} from '../../utils/time.js';
 import {silencePromise} from '../../utils/promise';
 import keycode from 'keycode';
 import document from 'global/document';
+import { merge } from '../../utils/obj.js';
 
 import './load-progress-bar.js';
 import './play-progress-bar.js';
@@ -39,7 +40,13 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
    *        The key/value store of player options.
    */
   constructor(player, options) {
-    super(player, options);
+    const options_ = merge({
+      playerOptions: {
+        enableSmoothSeeking: false
+      }
+    }, options);
+
+    super(player, options_);
     this.setEventHandlers_();
   }
 
@@ -324,6 +331,10 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
 
     // Set new time (tell player to seek to new time)
     this.userSeek_(newTime);
+
+    if (this.options_.playerOptions.enableSmoothSeeking) {
+      this.update();
+    }
   }
 
   enable() {
diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/time-controls/time-display.js b/src/js/control-bar/time-controls/time-display.js
index fb9a0ffeeb..38fe5b56a6 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/time-controls/time-display.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/time-controls/time-display.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Component from '../../component.js';
 import * as Dom from '../../utils/dom.js';
 import {formatTime} from '../../utils/time.js';
 import log from '../../utils/log.js';
+import { merge } from '../../utils/obj.js';
 
 /**
  * Displays time information about the video
@@ -24,9 +25,21 @@ class TimeDisplay extends Component {
    *        The key/value store of player options.
    */
   constructor(player, options) {
-    super(player, options);
+    const options_ = merge({
+      playerOptions: {
+        enableSmoothSeeking: false
+      }
+    }, options);
+
+    super(player, options_);
+
+    const types = ['timeupdate', 'ended'];
+
+    if (options_.playerOptions.enableSmoothSeeking) {
+      types.push('seeking');
+    }
 
-    this.on(player, ['timeupdate', 'ended'], (e) => this.updateContent(e));
+    this.on(player, types, (e) => this.updateContent(e));
     this.updateTextNode_();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 6927f1723e..050296fbdc 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -5255,7 +5255,9 @@ Player.prototype.options_ = {
   breakpoints: {},
   responsive: false,
   audioOnlyMode: false,
-  audioPosterMode: false
+  audioPosterMode: false,
+  // Default smooth seeking to false
+  enableSmoothSeeking: false
 };
 
 [
diff --git a/test/unit/player.test.js b/test/unit/player.test.js
index 24830bb818..17fc02a2b2 100644
--- a/test/unit/player.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/player.test.js
@@ -3244,3 +3244,65 @@ QUnit.test('turning on audioPosterMode when audioOnlyMode is already on will tur
       assert.notOk(player.audioOnlyMode(), 'audioOnlyMode is false');
     });
 });
+
+QUnit.test('smooth seeking set to false should not update the display time components or the seek bar', function(assert) {
+  const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer({});
+  const {
+    currentTimeDisplay,
+    remainingTimeDisplay,
+    progressControl: {
+      seekBar
+    }
+  } = player.controlBar;
+  const currentTimeDisplayUpdateContent = sinon.spy(currentTimeDisplay, 'updateContent');
+  const remainingTimeDisplayUpdateContent = sinon.spy(remainingTimeDisplay, 'updateContent');
+  const seekBarUpdate = sinon.spy(seekBar, 'update');
+
+  assert.false(player.options().enableSmoothSeeking, 'enableSmoothSeeking is false by default');
+
+  player.trigger('seeking');
+
+  assert.ok(currentTimeDisplayUpdateContent.notCalled, 'currentTimeDisplay updateContent was not called');
+  assert.ok(remainingTimeDisplayUpdateContent.notCalled, 'currentTimeDisplay updateContent was not called');
+
+  seekBar.trigger('mousedown');
+  seekBar.trigger('mousemove');
+
+  assert.ok(seekBarUpdate.notCalled, 'seekBar update was not called');
+
+  currentTimeDisplayUpdateContent.restore();
+  remainingTimeDisplayUpdateContent.restore();
+  seekBarUpdate.restore();
+  player.dispose();
+});
+
+QUnit.test('smooth seeking set to true should update the display time components and the seek bar', function(assert) {
+  const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer({enableSmoothSeeking: true});
+  const {
+    currentTimeDisplay,
+    remainingTimeDisplay,
+    progressControl: {
+      seekBar
+    }
+  } = player.controlBar;
+  const currentTimeDisplayUpdateContent = sinon.spy(currentTimeDisplay, 'updateContent');
+  const remainingTimeDisplayUpdateContent = sinon.spy(remainingTimeDisplay, 'updateContent');
+  const seekBarUpdate = sinon.spy(seekBar, 'update');
+
+  assert.true(player.options().enableSmoothSeeking, 'enableSmoothSeeking is true');
+
+  player.trigger('seeking');
+
+  assert.ok(currentTimeDisplayUpdateContent.called, 'currentTimeDisplay updateContent was called');
+  assert.ok(remainingTimeDisplayUpdateContent.called, 'currentTimeDisplay updateContent was called');
+
+  seekBar.trigger('mousedown');
+  seekBar.trigger('mousemove');
+
+  assert.ok(seekBarUpdate.called, 'seekBar update was called');
+
+  currentTimeDisplayUpdateContent.restore();
+  remainingTimeDisplayUpdateContent.restore();
+  seekBarUpdate.restore();
+  player.dispose();
+});