diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
index a5eb94d06..3c3a180b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment(), OnlinePlayerOptions {
     }
 
     private fun handleLiveVideo() {
-        playerBinding.exoPosition.visibility = View.GONE
+        playerBinding.position.visibility = View.GONE
         playerBinding.liveDiff.visibility = View.VISIBLE
         playerBinding.duration.text = getString(R.string.live)
         playerBinding.exoTime.setOnClickListener {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt
index 0576daa00..5f6ac16aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/views/CustomExoPlayerView.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.Looper
+import android.text.format.DateUtils
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.MotionEvent
 import android.view.View
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@ open class CustomExoPlayerView(
                 enqueueHideControllerTask()
             }
         })
+
+        updateCurrentPosition()
     }
 
     open fun onPlayerEvent(player: Player, playerEvents: Player.Events) = Unit
@@ -567,6 +570,12 @@ open class CustomExoPlayerView(
             topMargin = getTopBarMarginDp().dpToPx().toInt()
         }
     }
+    
+    private fun updateCurrentPosition() {
+        val position = player?.currentPosition?.div(1000) ?: 0
+        binding.position.text = DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(position)
+        handler.postDelayed(100, UPDATE_POSITION_TOKEN, this::updateCurrentPosition)
+    }
 
     open fun getTopBarMarginDp(): Int {
         return if (resources.configuration.orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) 10 else 0
@@ -676,6 +685,7 @@ open class CustomExoPlayerView(
         private const val HIDE_CONTROLLER_TOKEN = "hideController"
         private const val HIDE_FORWARD_BUTTON_TOKEN = "hideForwardButton"
         private const val HIDE_REWIND_BUTTON_TOKEN = "hideRewindButton"
+        private const val UPDATE_POSITION_TOKEN = "updatePosition"
 
         private const val SUBTITLE_BOTTOM_PADDING_FRACTION = 0.158f
         private const val ANIMATION_DURATION = 100L
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
index f7cbcbce3..747caa38a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
                 android:layout_marginStart="10dp">
 
                 <TextView
-                    android:id="@id/exo_position"
+                    android:id="@+id/position"
                     style="@style/TimeString"
                     android:text="00:00"
                     tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />