diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/SeekLine.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/SeekLine.tsx
index 8bc900301..aa1e4a0ff 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/SeekLine.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/SeekLine.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { FC } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 import React, {
   useRef, useState, useEffect, memo, useMemo, useLayoutEffect,
 } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
@@ -7,13 +8,16 @@ import type { ApiDimensions } from '../../api/types';
 
 import useLastCallback from '../../hooks/useLastCallback';
 import useSignal from '../../hooks/useSignal';
-import useCurrentTimeSignal from './hooks/currentTimeSignal';
+import { useThrottledSignal } from '../../hooks/useAsyncResolvers';
+import useCurrentTimeSignal from './hooks/useCurrentTimeSignal';
+import useVideoWaitingSignal from './hooks/useVideoWaitingSignal';
 
 import { captureEvents } from '../../util/captureEvents';
 import { IS_TOUCH_ENV } from '../../util/windowEnvironment';
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
 import { formatMediaDuration } from '../../util/dateFormat';
 import { clamp, round } from '../../util/math';
+import { animateNumber } from '../../util/animation';
 
 import { createVideoPreviews, renderVideoPreview, getPreviewDimensions } from '../../lib/video-preview/VideoPreview';
 
@@ -25,7 +29,9 @@ type OwnProps = {
   url?: string;
   duration: number;
   bufferedRanges: BufferedRange[];
+  playbackRate: number;
   isActive?: boolean;
+  isPlaying?: boolean;
   isPreviewDisabled?: boolean;
   isReady: boolean;
   posterSize?: ApiDimensions;
@@ -33,20 +39,27 @@ type OwnProps = {
   onSeekStart: () => void;
 };
 
-const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
+const LOCK_TIMEOUT = 250;
+let cancelAnimation: Function | undefined;
+
+const SeekLine: FC<OwnProps> = ({
   duration,
   bufferedRanges,
   isReady,
   posterSize,
+  playbackRate,
   url,
   isActive,
+  isPlaying,
   isPreviewDisabled,
   onSeek,
   onSeekStart,
 }) => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const seekerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const [getCurrentTime] = useCurrentTimeSignal();
+  const [getCurrentTimeSignal] = useCurrentTimeSignal();
+  const [getIsWaiting] = useVideoWaitingSignal();
+  const getCurrentTime = useThrottledSignal(getCurrentTimeSignal, LOCK_TIMEOUT);
   const [getSelectedTime, setSelectedTime] = useSignal(getCurrentTime());
   const [getPreviewOffset, setPreviewOffset] = useSignal(0);
   const [getPreviewTime, setPreviewTime] = useSignal(0);
@@ -82,10 +95,42 @@ const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
   }, [isActive]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (cancelAnimation) cancelAnimation();
+    cancelAnimation = undefined;
     if (!isLockedRef.current && !isSeeking) {
-      setSelectedTime(getCurrentTime());
+      const time = getCurrentTime();
+      const remaining = duration - time;
+      cancelAnimation = animateNumber({
+        from: time,
+        to: duration,
+        duration: (remaining * 1000) / playbackRate,
+        onUpdate: setSelectedTime,
+      });
     }
-  }, [getCurrentTime, isSeeking, setSelectedTime]);
+  }, [getCurrentTime, isSeeking, setSelectedTime, playbackRate, duration]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isPlaying || getIsWaiting()) {
+      if (cancelAnimation) cancelAnimation();
+      cancelAnimation = undefined;
+    }
+  }, [isPlaying, getSelectedTime, getIsWaiting]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isPlaying) {
+      if (cancelAnimation) cancelAnimation();
+      cancelAnimation = undefined;
+      const time = getCurrentTime();
+      const remaining = duration - time;
+      cancelAnimation = animateNumber({
+        from: time,
+        to: duration,
+        duration: (remaining * 1000) / playbackRate,
+        onUpdate: setSelectedTime,
+      });
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+  }, [isPlaying, playbackRate, duration]);
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (!progressRef.current) return;
@@ -123,7 +168,13 @@ const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
       return [t, o];
     };
 
+    const stopAnimation = () => {
+      if (cancelAnimation) cancelAnimation();
+      cancelAnimation = undefined;
+    };
+
     const handleSeek = (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => {
+      stopAnimation();
       setPreviewVisible(true);
       ([time, offset] = getPreviewProps(e));
       void setPreview(time);
@@ -132,12 +183,14 @@ const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
     };
 
     const handleStartSeek = () => {
+      stopAnimation();
       setPreviewVisible(true);
       setIsSeeking(true);
       onSeekStart();
     };
 
     const handleStopSeek = () => {
+      stopAnimation();
       isLockedRef.current = true;
       setPreviewVisible(false);
       setIsSeeking(false);
@@ -146,7 +199,7 @@ const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
       // Prevent current time updates from overriding the selected time
       setTimeout(() => {
         isLockedRef.current = false;
-      }, 500);
+      }, LOCK_TIMEOUT);
     };
 
     const cleanup = captureEvents(seeker, {
@@ -191,6 +244,7 @@ const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
     setSelectedTime,
     setIsSeeking,
     isPreviewDisabled,
+    playbackRate,
   ]);
 
   return (
@@ -217,6 +271,7 @@ const SeekLine: React.FC<OwnProps> = ({
           <div
             key={`${start}-${end}`}
             className={styles.buffered}
+            // @ts-ignore
             style={`left: ${start * 100}%; right: ${100 - end * 100}%`}
           />
         ))}
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
index 205b712bc..075d9263b 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import usePictureInPicture from '../../hooks/usePictureInPicture';
 import useShowTransition from '../../hooks/useShowTransition';
 import useVideoCleanup from '../../hooks/useVideoCleanup';
 import useAppLayout from '../../hooks/useAppLayout';
-import useCurrentTimeSignal from './hooks/currentTimeSignal';
+import useCurrentTimeSignal from './hooks/useCurrentTimeSignal';
 import useControlsSignal from './hooks/useControlsSignal';
+import useVideoWaitingSignal from './hooks/useVideoWaitingSignal';
 
 import Button from '../ui/Button';
 import ProgressSpinner from '../ui/ProgressSpinner';
@@ -176,10 +177,12 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
 
   useVideoCleanup(videoRef, []);
   const [, setCurrentTime] = useCurrentTimeSignal();
+  const [, setIsVideoWaiting] = useVideoWaitingSignal();
 
   const handleTimeUpdate = useLastCallback((e: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLVideoElement>) => {
     const video = e.currentTarget;
     if (video.readyState >= MIN_READY_STATE) {
+      setIsVideoWaiting(false);
       setCurrentTime(video.currentTime);
     }
     if (!isLooped && video.currentTime === video.duration) {
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<OwnProps> = ({
           muted={isGif || isMuted}
           id="media-viewer-video"
           style={videoStyle}
+          onWaiting={() => setIsVideoWaiting(true)}
           onPlay={() => setIsPlaying(true)}
           onEnded={handleEnded}
           onClick={!isMobile && !isFullscreen ? handleClick : undefined}
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx
index e41b43dd5..edad7a292 100644
--- a/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/VideoPlayerControls.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import useFlag from '../../hooks/useFlag';
 import useAppLayout from '../../hooks/useAppLayout';
 import useDerivedState from '../../hooks/useDerivedState';
 import useSignal from '../../hooks/useSignal';
-import useCurrentTimeSignal from './hooks/currentTimeSignal';
+import useCurrentTimeSignal from './hooks/useCurrentTimeSignal';
 import useControlsSignal from './hooks/useControlsSignal';
 
 import buildClassName from '../../util/buildClassName';
@@ -162,9 +162,11 @@ const VideoPlayerControls: FC<OwnProps> = ({
         url={url}
         duration={duration}
         isReady={isReady}
+        isPlaying={isPlaying}
         isPreviewDisabled={isPreviewDisabled}
         posterSize={posterSize}
         bufferedRanges={bufferedRanges}
+        playbackRate={playbackRate}
         onSeek={handleSeek}
         onSeekStart={handleSeekStart}
         isActive={isVisible}
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/currentTimeSignal.ts b/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useCurrentTimeSignal.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/currentTimeSignal.ts
rename to src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useCurrentTimeSignal.ts
diff --git a/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useVideoWaitingSignal.ts b/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useVideoWaitingSignal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2246aaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/mediaViewer/hooks/useVideoWaitingSignal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { createSignal } from '../../../util/signals';
+import { useEffect } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
+
+export const [getIsVideoWaiting, setIsVideoWaiting] = createSignal(false);
+
+export default function useVideoWaitingSignal() {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      setIsVideoWaiting(false);
+    };
+  }, []);
+  return [getIsVideoWaiting, setIsVideoWaiting] as const;
+}