diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneAutoplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneAutoplay.cs
index 0be949650e..4743317fdd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneAutoplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneAutoplay.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.Break;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking;
+using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
 {
@@ -35,6 +36,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             AddStep("rewind", () => Player.GameplayClockContainer.Seek(-80000));
             AddUntilStep("key counter reset", () => Player.HUDOverlay.KeyCounter.Children.All(kc => kc.CountPresses == 0));
 
+            double? time = null;
+
+            AddStep("store time", () => time = Player.GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime);
+
+            // test seek via keyboard
+            AddStep("seek with right arrow key", () => press(Key.Right));
+            AddAssert("time seeked forward", () => Player.GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime > time + 2000);
+
+            AddStep("store time", () => time = Player.GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime);
+            AddStep("seek with left arrow key", () => press(Key.Left));
+            AddAssert("time seeked backward", () => Player.GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime < time);
+
             seekToBreak(0);
             seekToBreak(1);
 
@@ -54,5 +67,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
 
             BreakPeriod destBreak() => Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.Breaks.ElementAt(breakIndex);
         }
+
+        private void press(Key key)
+        {
+            InputManager.PressKey(key);
+            InputManager.ReleaseKey(key);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
index 5052b32335..939b5fad1f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgressBar.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             set => CurrentNumber.Value = value;
         }
 
+        protected override bool AllowKeyboardInputWhenNotHovered => true;
+
         public SongProgressBar(float barHeight, float handleBarHeight, Vector2 handleSize)
         {
             CurrentNumber.MinValue = 0;