diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
index 51cd902456..b16f5f8ff9 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
    * @private
    */
   getCurrentTime_() {
-    return (this.player_.scrubbing()) ?
+    return (this.player_.scrubbing()) || !this.options_.playerOptions.enableSmoothSeeking ?
       this.player_.getCache().currentTime :
       this.player_.currentTime();
   }
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ 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..3c1fdc1c9e 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/time-controls/time-display.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/time-controls/time-display.js
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ class TimeDisplay extends Component {
   constructor(player, options) {
     super(player, options);
 
-    this.on(player, ['timeupdate', 'ended'], (e) => this.updateContent(e));
+    const types = ['timeupdate', 'ended'];
+
+    if (options.playerOptions.enableSmoothSeeking) {
+      types.push('seeking');
+    }
+
+    this.on(player, types, (e) => this.updateContent(e));
     this.updateTextNode_();
   }