diff --git a/src/components/thumbnail.ts b/src/components/thumbnail.ts
index 1043dfbe..cc5676bb 100644
--- a/src/components/thumbnail.ts
+++ b/src/components/thumbnail.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import thumbnailStyle from '../scss/thumbnail.scss';
 import type {
   FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
   FrigateEvent,
-  FrigateRecording,
+  FrigateRecording
 } from '../types.js';
 import { stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions } from '../utils/action.js';
 import { prettifyTitle } from '../utils/basic.js';
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnailDetailsRecording extends LitElement {
     }
     return html`<div class="left">
         <div class="larger">${prettifyTitle(this.recording.camera) || ''}</div>
+        ${this.recording.seek_time
+          ? html` <div>
+              <span class="heading">${localize('recording.seek')}</span>
+              <span>${format(fromUnixTime(this.recording.seek_time), 'HH:mm:ss')}</span>
+            </div>`
+          : html``}
       </div>
       <div class="right">
         <span class="larger">${this.recording.events}</span>
diff --git a/src/components/timeline.ts b/src/components/timeline.ts
index 00d1c8e4..0fd14ee0 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline.ts
+++ b/src/components/timeline.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// TODO: In viewer, the seek is being applied to the 2nd media. Change away from play_time?
-
 import { HomeAssistant } from 'custom-card-helpers';
 import {
   add,
@@ -550,7 +548,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    * provided segments to reach the target time provided.
    * @param time Target time.
    * @param segments A RecordingSegments object.
-   * @returns 
+   * @returns
    */
   protected _getSeekTime(time: Date, segments: RecordingSegments): number | null {
     if (!segments.length) {
@@ -578,7 +576,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    * @param time The target time for the recordings.
    * @param onlyMatchingHour If `true` only shows the hour matching the target
    * for the provided cameras, otherwise shows all hours.
-   * @returns 
+   * @returns
    */
   protected _createRecordingChildren(
     results: Map<string, CameraRecordings>,
@@ -637,7 +635,10 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
                     start_time: getUnixTime(startHour),
                     end_time: getUnixTime(endHour),
                     events: hourData.events,
-                    ...(isMatchingHour && { play_time: seekSeconds }),
+                    ...(isMatchingHour && {
+                      seek_seconds: seekSeconds,
+                      seek_time: time.getTime() / 1000,
+                    }),
                   },
                 },
               ),
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
 
   /**
    * Called whenever the range is in the process of being changed.
-   * @param properties 
+   * @param properties
    */
   protected _timelineRangeChangeHandler(
     properties: TimelineEventPropertiesResult,
diff --git a/src/components/viewer.ts b/src/components/viewer.ts
index a62623cf..0304949a 100644
--- a/src/components/viewer.ts
+++ b/src/components/viewer.ts
@@ -684,14 +684,14 @@ export class FrigateCardViewerCarousel extends FrigateCardMediaCarousel {
     super._selectSlideMediaShowHandler();
 
     // If this is a recording and play is desired to be started from a
-    // particular point, seek to that point.
-    if (this.view?.media?.frigate?.recording?.play_time) {
-      const player = this._getPlayer();
-      if (player) {
-        player.seek(this.view.media.frigate.recording.play_time);
-        // TODO: Fix this bug.
-        console.info(`Seeking on ${this.view.media.media_content_id}`);
-      }
+    // particular point, seek to that point. Use the media off the slide itself
+    // -- when the slide is changed, the media show event may be dispatched
+    // before this.view has been updated to reflect the new selection.
+    const player = this._getPlayer() as FrigateCardMediaPlayer & {
+      media?: FrigateBrowseMediaSource;
+    };
+    if (player && player.media && player.media.frigate?.recording?.seek_seconds) {
+      player.seek(player.media.frigate.recording.seek_seconds);
     }
   }
 
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ export class FrigateCardViewerCarousel extends FrigateCardMediaCarousel {
       return;
     }
 
+    // The media is attached to the player as '.media' which is used in
+    // `_selectSlideMediaShowHandler` (and not used by the player itself).
     return html`
       <div class="embla__slide">
         ${mediaToRender.media_content_type === 'video'
@@ -730,6 +732,7 @@ export class FrigateCardViewerCarousel extends FrigateCardMediaCarousel {
               url=${ifDefined(
                 lazyLoad ? undefined : this._canonicalizeHAURL(resolvedMedia?.url),
               )}
+              .media=${mediaToRender}
               .hass=${this.hass}
               @frigate-card:media-show=${(e: CustomEvent<MediaShowInfo>) =>
                 this._mediaShowEventHandler(slideIndex, e)}
diff --git a/src/localize/languages/en.json b/src/localize/languages/en.json
index 0984b2a8..bcb5e7c7 100644
--- a/src/localize/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/localize/languages/en.json
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@
     "score": "Score"
   },
   "recording": { 
-    "events": "Events"
+    "events": "Events",
+    "seek": "Seek"
   },
   "thumbnail": {
     "retain_indefinitely": "Event will be indefinitely retained",
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index a7c6eb65..502e9c99 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1246,9 +1246,11 @@ export interface FrigateRecording {
   end_time: number;
   events: number;
 
-  // The number of seconds at which this recording should be initially played
-  // from.
-  play_time?: number;
+  // Specifies the point at which this recording should be played, the
+  // seek_time is the date of the desired play point, and seek_seconds is the
+  // number of seconds to seek to reach that point.
+  seek_time?: number;
+  seek_seconds?: number;
 }
 
 export interface FrigateBrowseMediaSource extends BrowseMediaSource {