diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/InputDrum.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/InputDrum.cs
index 38026517d9..06ccd45cb8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/InputDrum.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/InputDrum.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                 centreHit.Colour = colours.Pink;
             }
 
+            [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+            private GameplayClock gameplayClock { get; set; }
+
             public bool OnPressed(TaikoAction action)
             {
                 Drawable target = null;
@@ -157,14 +161,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                     target = centreHit;
                     back = centre;
 
-                    drumSample.Centre?.Play();
+                    if (gameplayClock?.IsSeeking != true)
+                        drumSample.Centre?.Play();
                 }
                 else if (action == RimAction)
                 {
                     target = rimHit;
                     back = rim;
 
-                    drumSample.Rim?.Play();
+                    if (gameplayClock?.IsSeeking != true)
+                        drumSample.Rim?.Play();
                 }
 
                 if (target != null)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index c32d4e441e..d594909cda 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
@@ -348,6 +349,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        private GameplayClock gameplayClock { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Plays all the hit sounds for this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>.
         /// This is invoked automatically when this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> is hit.
@@ -356,7 +360,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         {
             const float balance_adjust_amount = 0.4f;
 
-            if (Samples != null)
+            if (Samples != null && gameplayClock?.IsSeeking != true)
             {
                 Samples.Balance.Value = balance_adjust_amount * (userPositionalHitSounds.Value ? SamplePlaybackPosition - 0.5f : 0);
                 Samples.Play();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
index 3ba28aad45..bc9401a095 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         internal bool FrameStablePlayback = true;
 
-        [Cached]
-        public GameplayClock GameplayClock { get; }
+        public GameplayClock GameplayClock => stabilityGameplayClock;
+
+        [Cached(typeof(GameplayClock))]
+        private readonly StabilityGameplayClock stabilityGameplayClock;
 
         public FrameStabilityContainer(double gameplayStartTime = double.MinValue)
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
-            GameplayClock = new GameplayClock(framedClock = new FramedClock(manualClock = new ManualClock()));
+            stabilityGameplayClock = new StabilityGameplayClock(framedClock = new FramedClock(manualClock = new ManualClock()));
 
             this.gameplayStartTime = gameplayStartTime;
         }
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         {
             if (clock != null)
             {
-                parentGameplayClock = clock;
+                stabilityGameplayClock.ParentGameplayClock = parentGameplayClock = clock;
                 GameplayClock.IsPaused.BindTo(clock.IsPaused);
             }
         }
@@ -187,5 +189,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         }
 
         public ReplayInputHandler ReplayInputHandler { get; set; }
+
+        private class StabilityGameplayClock : GameplayClock
+        {
+            public IFrameBasedClock ParentGameplayClock;
+
+            public StabilityGameplayClock(FramedClock underlyingClock)
+                : base(underlyingClock)
+            {
+            }
+
+            public override bool IsSeeking => ParentGameplayClock != null && Math.Abs(CurrentTime - ParentGameplayClock.CurrentTime) > 200;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs
index d5f75f6ad1..4f2cf5005c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public bool IsRunning => underlyingClock.IsRunning;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether an ongoing seek operation is active.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool IsSeeking => false;
+
         public void ProcessFrame()
         {
             // we do not want to process the underlying clock.