diff --git a/plugins/controls/README.txt b/plugins/controls/README.txt
index 9d8d47d..0d2a474 100644
--- a/plugins/controls/README.txt
+++ b/plugins/controls/README.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Version history:
 3.2.17
 ------
 - #191 fix for buffer bar flickering problem with RTMP
+- #245 fairly major issue with dragger animating before playback has actually begun. Wait until buffer full events to fix issues when transversing between instream clips and when switching http clips.
 
 3.2.16 (Nov 2013)
 -----------------
diff --git a/plugins/controls/src/actionscript/org/flowplayer/controls/scrubber/ScrubberSlider.as b/plugins/controls/src/actionscript/org/flowplayer/controls/scrubber/ScrubberSlider.as
index fa8cb00..a71c40a 100644
--- a/plugins/controls/src/actionscript/org/flowplayer/controls/scrubber/ScrubberSlider.as
+++ b/plugins/controls/src/actionscript/org/flowplayer/controls/scrubber/ScrubberSlider.as
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ package org.flowplayer.controls.scrubber {
        private var _currentClip:Clip;
        private var _isSeekPaused:Boolean;
        private var _isRtmp:Boolean;
+       private var _started:Boolean;
 
        public function ScrubberSlider(config:ScrubberConfig, player:Flowplayer, controlbar:DisplayObject) {
           super(config, player, controlbar);
@@ -76,16 +77,29 @@ package org.flowplayer.controls.scrubber {
 
           playlist.onBegin(function(event:ClipEvent):void {
              _currentClip = event.target as Clip;
+              //#245 prevent the dragger animating until buffer full / playback begins.
+              _started = false;
           });
           playlist.onResume(function(event:ClipEvent):void {
              _currentClip = event.target as Clip;
           });
 
           // onBegin instead of onStart: http://code.google.com/p/flowplayer-core/issues/detail?id=190
-          playlist.onBegin(start);
+          //playlist.onBegin(start);
 
           //#404 stop/start dragger animation when switching to update correctly.
-          playlist.onSwitch(resume);
+          //#245 for http switching, the stream gets reset so stop the dragger and reset all elements to continue again on playback / buffer full.
+          playlist.onSwitch(function(event:ClipEvent):void {
+               if (_currentClip.provider == "http") {
+                   stop(null);
+                   _started = false;
+                   updateDraggerPos(0, _currentClip);
+                   doDrawBufferBar(0, 0);
+                   drawProgressBar(0, 0);
+               } else {
+                   resume(event);
+               }
+          });
 
           playlist.onResume(resume);
 
@@ -304,9 +318,17 @@ package org.flowplayer.controls.scrubber {
           animationEngine.pause(_dragger);
        }
 
+       //#245 if playback has not begin start the dragger animation or else resume it after the buffer is full.
        private function bufferFull(event:ClipEvent):void {
-          log.debug("bufferFull()");
-          animationEngine.resume(_dragger);
+            log.debug("bufferFull()");
+            if (!_started) {
+                start(event);
+                _started = true;
+
+            } else {
+                animationEngine.resume(_dragger);
+            }
+
        }
 
        private function stopAndRewind(event:ClipEvent):void {