diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseSongProgress.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseSongProgress.cs
index 80ca040ef8..b66a6a4ec1 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseSongProgress.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseSongProgress.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                 Length = 100,
+                OnSeek = (time) => progress.CurrentTime = time,
             });
 
             AddButton("Toggle Bar", progress.ToggleVisibility);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 2dde50f492..22eb157cc9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
             hudOverlay.BindHitRenderer(hitRenderer);
             hudOverlay.Progress.Length = Beatmap.Track.Length;
+            hudOverlay.Progress.OnSeek = (time) =>
+            {
+                //todo: temporary
+                Beatmap.Track.Seek(time);
+                Beatmap.Track.Start();
+            };
 
             //bind HitRenderer to ScoreProcessor and ourselves (for a pass situation)
             hitRenderer.OnAllJudged += onCompletion;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
index b99fb429dd..6f50381a4f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                         Bottom = bar_height
                     }
                 },
-                bar = new SongProgressBar(bar_height + graph_height, handleSize, fillColour)
+                bar = new SongProgressBar(bar_height, graph_height, handleSize, fillColour)
                 {
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                    Height = bar_height,
                     SeekRequested = delegate (float position)
                     {
                         OnSeek?.Invoke(Length * position);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
index 31acb1354f..f720e2bf96 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     public class SongProgressBar : DragBar
     {
-        public SongProgressBar(float barHeight, Vector2 handleSize, Color4 fillColour)
+        public SongProgressBar(float barHeight, float handleBarHeight, Vector2 handleSize, Color4 fillColour)
         {
             Fill.Colour = fillColour;
+            Height = barHeight + handleBarHeight + handleSize.Y;
+            FillContainer.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            FillContainer.Height = barHeight;
 
             Add(new Box
             {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                Height = barHeight,
                 Colour = Color4.Black,
                 Alpha = 0.5f,
                 Depth = 1
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight,
                 Width = 2,
-                Height = barHeight,
+                Height = barHeight + handleBarHeight,
                 Colour = Color4.White,
                 Position = new Vector2(2, 0),
                 Children = new Drawable[]