diff --git a/Views/MainWindow.xaml b/Views/MainWindow.xaml
index e57be71..1d9fda0 100644
--- a/Views/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Views/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                                 <Grid HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top">
                                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                         <TextBlock x:Name="CurrentTime" Text="0:00" TextWrapping="Wrap" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
-                                        <Slider Style="{DynamicResource SliderTime}" x:Name="TimeSlider" MinWidth="320" Margin="5,0,5,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Maximum="100" PreviewMouseUp="TimeSlider_DragCompleted" FocusVisualStyle="{x:Null}"/>
+                                        <Slider Style="{DynamicResource SliderTime}" x:Name="TimeSlider" MinWidth="320" Margin="5,0,5,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Maximum="100" PreviewMouseUp="TimeSlider_DragCompleted" Thumb.DragStarted="TimeSlider_DragStarted" FocusVisualStyle="{x:Null}"/>
                                         <TextBlock x:Name="EndTime" Text="0:00" TextWrapping="Wrap" Height="18" HorizontalAlignment="Right"/>
                                     </StackPanel>
                                 </Grid>
diff --git a/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index d8256ff..4eb240a 100644
--- a/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
 
 namespace unison
 {
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ namespace unison
 
         private readonly MPDHandler mpd;
 
+        DispatcherTimer timer = new DispatcherTimer();
+
         Thickness SelectedThickness;
         Thickness BaseThickness;
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ namespace unison
 
             mpd = (MPDHandler)Application.Current.Properties["mpd"];
 
-            DispatcherTimer timer = new DispatcherTimer();
+            timer = new DispatcherTimer();
             timer.Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5);
             timer.Tick += Timer_Tick;
             timer.Start();
@@ -174,6 +177,11 @@ namespace unison
             Hide();
         }
 
+        private void TimeSlider_DragStarted(object sender, DragStartedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            timer.Stop();
+        }
+
         private void TimeSlider_DragCompleted(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
         {
             Slider slider = (Slider)sender;
@@ -183,6 +191,7 @@ namespace unison
             double SeekTime = SongPercentage / 100 * SongTime;
 
             mpd.SetTime(SeekTime);
+            timer.Start();
         }
 
         private void VolumeSlider_DragCompleted(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)