diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/constants.tsx b/frontend/src/lib/constants.tsx
index 258dff37ad96e..e05314abdd53c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/constants.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/constants.tsx
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export const FEATURE_FLAGS = {
     FEATURE_FLAG_COHORT_CREATION: 'feature-flag-cohort-creation', // owner: @neilkakkar #team-feature-success
     INSIGHT_HORIZONTAL_CONTROLS: 'insight-horizontal-controls', // owner: @benjackwhite
     SURVEYS_OPEN_CHOICE: 'surveys-open-choice', // owner: @ssoonmi, #team-feature-success
+    ALWAYS_SHOW_SEEKBAR_PREVIEW: 'always-show-seekbar-preview', // owner: @pauldambra
 } as const
 export type FeatureFlagKey = (typeof FEATURE_FLAGS)[keyof typeof FEATURE_FLAGS]
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerSeekbarPreview.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerSeekbarPreview.tsx
index 01b857d66bbef..8992f6453d26f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerSeekbarPreview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/PlayerSeekbarPreview.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { BindLogic, useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
+import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'lib/constants'
 import useIsHovering from 'lib/hooks/useIsHovering'
+import { featureFlagLogic } from 'lib/logic/featureFlagLogic'
 import { colonDelimitedDuration } from 'lib/utils'
 import { MutableRefObject, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useDebouncedCallback } from 'use-debounce'
@@ -11,10 +13,13 @@ import {
     SessionRecordingPlayerMode,
 } from '../sessionRecordingPlayerLogic'
 
+const TWENTY_MINUTES_IN_MS = 20 * 60 * 1000
+
 export type PlayerSeekbarPreviewProps = {
     minMs: number
     maxMs: number
     seekBarRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
+    activeMs: number | null
 }
 
 const PlayerSeekbarPreviewFrame = ({
@@ -22,7 +27,10 @@ const PlayerSeekbarPreviewFrame = ({
     minMs,
     maxMs,
     isVisible,
-}: { percentage: number; isVisible: boolean } & Omit<PlayerSeekbarPreviewProps, 'seekBarRef'>): JSX.Element => {
+}: { percentage: number; isVisible: boolean } & Omit<
+    PlayerSeekbarPreviewProps,
+    'seekBarRef' | 'activeMs'
+>): JSX.Element => {
     const { sessionRecordingId, logicProps } = useValues(sessionRecordingPlayerLogic)
 
     const seekPlayerLogicProps: SessionRecordingPlayerLogicProps = {
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ const PlayerSeekbarPreviewFrame = ({
     )
 }
 
-export function PlayerSeekbarPreview({ minMs, maxMs, seekBarRef }: PlayerSeekbarPreviewProps): JSX.Element {
+export function PlayerSeekbarPreview({ minMs, maxMs, seekBarRef, activeMs }: PlayerSeekbarPreviewProps): JSX.Element {
     const [percentage, setPercentage] = useState<number>(0)
     const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
     const fixedUnits = maxMs / 1000 > 3600 ? 3 : 2
@@ -68,6 +76,10 @@ export function PlayerSeekbarPreview({ minMs, maxMs, seekBarRef }: PlayerSeekbar
 
     const isHovering = useIsHovering(seekBarRef)
 
+    const { featureFlags } = useValues(featureFlagLogic)
+    const alwaysShowSeekbarPreview = !!featureFlags[FEATURE_FLAGS.ALWAYS_SHOW_SEEKBAR_PREVIEW]
+    const canShowPreview = alwaysShowSeekbarPreview || (typeof activeMs === 'number' && activeMs < TWENTY_MINUTES_IN_MS)
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!seekBarRef?.current) {
             return
@@ -103,12 +115,14 @@ export function PlayerSeekbarPreview({ minMs, maxMs, seekBarRef }: PlayerSeekbar
                 }}
             >
                 <div className="PlayerSeekBarPreview__tooltip__content">
-                    <PlayerSeekbarPreviewFrame
-                        minMs={minMs}
-                        maxMs={maxMs}
-                        percentage={percentage}
-                        isVisible={isHovering}
-                    />
+                    {canShowPreview && (
+                        <PlayerSeekbarPreviewFrame
+                            minMs={minMs}
+                            maxMs={maxMs}
+                            percentage={percentage}
+                            isVisible={isHovering}
+                        />
+                    )}
                     <div className="text-center p-2">{content}</div>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/Seekbar.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/Seekbar.tsx
index 670279f1f6d0c..3654cef52eb31 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/Seekbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/session-recordings/player/controller/Seekbar.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function Seekbar(): JSX.Element {
     const { endTimeMs, thumbLeftPos, bufferPercent, isScrubbing } = useValues(seekbarLogic(logicProps))
 
     const { handleDown, setSlider, setThumb } = useActions(seekbarLogic(logicProps))
-    const { sessionPlayerData } = useValues(sessionRecordingDataLogic(logicProps))
+    const { sessionPlayerData, sessionPlayerMetaData } = useValues(sessionRecordingDataLogic(logicProps))
 
     const sliderRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
     const thumbRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
@@ -80,7 +80,16 @@ export function Seekbar(): JSX.Element {
                             style={{ transform: `translateX(${thumbLeftPos}px)` }}
                         />
 
-                        <PlayerSeekbarPreview minMs={0} maxMs={sessionPlayerData.durationMs} seekBarRef={seekBarRef} />
+                        <PlayerSeekbarPreview
+                            minMs={0}
+                            maxMs={sessionPlayerData.durationMs}
+                            seekBarRef={seekBarRef}
+                            activeMs={
+                                sessionPlayerMetaData?.active_seconds
+                                    ? sessionPlayerMetaData.active_seconds * 1000
+                                    : null
+                            }
+                        />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/posthog/session_recordings/models/session_recording.py b/posthog/session_recordings/models/session_recording.py
index 5ef51b34c2f1b..ca6bbc7b54d6e 100644
--- a/posthog/session_recordings/models/session_recording.py
+++ b/posthog/session_recordings/models/session_recording.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ def load_metadata(self) -> bool:
             self._metadata = metadata
 
             # Some fields of the metadata are persisted fully in the model
-            # TODO there is more metadata we can add here
             self.distinct_id = metadata["distinct_id"]
             self.start_time = metadata["start_time"]
             self.end_time = metadata["end_time"]
@@ -92,6 +91,12 @@ def load_metadata(self) -> bool:
             self.click_count = metadata["click_count"]
             self.keypress_count = metadata["keypress_count"]
             self.set_start_url_from_urls(first_url=metadata["first_url"])
+            self.mouse_activity_count = metadata["mouse_activity_count"]
+            self.active_seconds = metadata["active_seconds"]
+            self.inactive_seconds = metadata["duration"] - metadata["active_seconds"]
+            self.console_log_count = metadata["console_log_count"]
+            self.console_warn_count = metadata["console_warn_count"]
+            self.console_error_count = metadata["console_error_count"]
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/posthog/session_recordings/test/test_session_recordings.py b/posthog/session_recordings/test/test_session_recordings.py
index f1d1c22e9e98e..e349741ab1069 100644
--- a/posthog/session_recordings/test/test_session_recordings.py
+++ b/posthog/session_recordings/test/test_session_recordings.py
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ def test_get_single_session_recording_metadata(self):
             "click_count": 0,
             "keypress_count": 0,
             "start_url": None,
-            "mouse_activity_count": None,
-            "inactive_seconds": None,
-            "active_seconds": None,
-            "console_error_count": None,
-            "console_log_count": None,
-            "console_warn_count": None,
+            "mouse_activity_count": 0,
+            "inactive_seconds": 30,
+            "active_seconds": 0,
+            "console_error_count": 0,
+            "console_log_count": 0,
+            "console_warn_count": 0,
             "person": {
                 "id": p.id,
                 "name": "bob@bob.com",