diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/playbackControls.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/playbackControls.js
index 2321c8382..4a2421590 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/playbackControls.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/playbackControls.js
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
         function startDrag(e, ui) {
             dragging = true;
             playingWhenDragStart = playbackPlaying;
-            draggingUpdateTimer = setInterval(function() { canUpdateBackend = true; }, 333); // only call backend up to 3 times a second while dragging
-            if(playingWhenDragStart) {
-                stopPlay();
-            }
+            //draggingUpdateTimer = setInterval(function() { canUpdateBackend = true; }, 333); // only call backend up to 3 times a second while dragging
+            //if(playingWhenDragStart) {
+                //stopPlay();
+            //}
         }
 
         function stopDrag(e, ui) {
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 8999298eb..adcbfbc07 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -3088,7 +3088,11 @@
           logger.debug("calling jamClient.SessionTrackSeekMs(" + seek + ")");
 
           if(data.playbackMonitorMode == context.JK.PLAYBACK_MONITOR_MODE.JAMTRACK) {
+            // this doesn't ever show anything, because of blocking nature of the seek call
+            //var $mediaSeeking = $screen.find('.media-seeking')
+            //$mediaSeeking.attr('data-mode', 'SEEKING')
             context.jamClient.SessionJamTrackSeekMs(seek);
+            //$mediaSeeking.attr('data-mode', '')
           }
           else {
             context.jamClient.SessionTrackSeekMs(seek);
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/session.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/session.css.scss
index 50be54daf..213a4d726 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/session.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/session.css.scss
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         top:3px ! important;
       }
 
-      .jam-track-get-ready {
+      .jam-track-get-ready, .media-seeking {
         display:none;
         position:absolute;
         top:-29px;
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@
         line-height:32px;
         left:50%;
 
-        &[data-mode="JAMTRACK"] {
-          &[data-current-time="0"] {
-            display:block;
-          }
-        }
         .spinner-small {
           vertical-align:middle;
           display:inline-block;
@@ -110,6 +105,14 @@
           vertical-align:middle;
         }
       }
+
+      .jam-track-get-ready[data-mode="JAMTRACK"][data-current-time="0"] {
+        display:block;
+      }
+
+      .media-seeking[data-mode="SEEKING"] {
+        display:block;
+      }
     }
 
     .playback-mode-buttons {
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_play_controls.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_play_controls.html.erb
index 6b35b3d98..26dfb5ab8 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_play_controls.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_play_controls.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
     <div class="spinner-small"></div>
     <span>Get Ready!</span>
   </div>
+  <div class="media-seeking">
+    <div class="spinner-small"></div>
+    <span>Seeking to this Location</span>
+  </div>
   <!-- play button -->
   <div class="left play-buttons">
     <a class="play-button" href="#">