diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e3451722..554693f1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+- Potential performance impact caused by forced layout reflows
+
 ## [3.74.0] - 2024-10-24
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/ts/components/seekbar.ts b/src/ts/components/seekbar.ts
index c06cc0137..8227e0a34 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/seekbar.ts
+++ b/src/ts/components/seekbar.ts
@@ -242,10 +242,17 @@ export class SeekBar extends Component<SeekBarConfig> {
 
     uimanager.onControlsShow.subscribe(() => {
       this.isUiShown = true;
+      if (!player.isLive() && !this.smoothPlaybackPositionUpdater.isActive()) {
+        playbackPositionHandler(null, true);
+        this.smoothPlaybackPositionUpdater.start();
+      }
     });
 
     uimanager.onControlsHide.subscribe(() => {
       this.isUiShown = false;
+      if (this.smoothPlaybackPositionUpdater.isActive()) {
+        this.smoothPlaybackPositionUpdater.clear();
+      }
     });
 
     let isPlaying = false;
@@ -323,12 +330,12 @@ export class SeekBar extends Component<SeekBarConfig> {
       scrubbing = false;
     };
 
-    let onPlayerSeeked = (event: PlayerEventBase = null, forceUpdate: boolean = false ) => {
+    let onPlayerSeeked = (event: PlayerEventBase = null) => {
       isPlayerSeeking = false;
       this.setSeeking(false);
 
       // update playback position when a seek has finished
-      playbackPositionHandler(event, forceUpdate);
+      playbackPositionHandler(event, true);
     };
 
     let restorePlayingState = function () {