diff --git a/resources/playbar.blp b/resources/playbar.blp
index 93874da..c3f2008 100644
--- a/resources/playbar.blp
+++ b/resources/playbar.blp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ template $AudreyUiPlaybar: Adw.Bin {
       Button {
         icon-name: "non-starred";
         valign: center;
+        sensitive: bind template.idle-active inverted;
       }
 
       Button {
diff --git a/src/mpv/event.rs b/src/mpv/event.rs
index 4234999..0177236 100644
--- a/src/mpv/event.rs
+++ b/src/mpv/event.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub enum Event {
     //ClientMessage(ClientMessageEvent), TODO
     VideoReconfig,
     AudioReconfig,
-    //Seek,
+    Seek,
     PlaybackRestart,
     PropertyChange(PropertyEvent),
     //QueueOverflow,
diff --git a/src/mpv/handle.rs b/src/mpv/handle.rs
index b2923d6..1c0275d 100644
--- a/src/mpv/handle.rs
+++ b/src/mpv/handle.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ impl Handle {
                 }))
             }
 
+            ffi::mpv_event_id_MPV_EVENT_SEEK => Some(MpvEvent::Seek),
+
             11 => Some(MpvEvent::Unknown(event.event_id)),
 
             _ => todo!("event {}", event.event_id),
diff --git a/src/ui/playbar.rs b/src/ui/playbar.rs
index 71b6eb9..316602c 100644
--- a/src/ui/playbar.rs
+++ b/src/ui/playbar.rs
@@ -79,58 +79,42 @@ mod imp {
         fn on_play_position_seek(
             &self,
             _scroll_type: gtk::ScrollType,
-            _value: f64,
+            value: f64,
             _range: &gtk::Range,
         ) -> bool {
-            /*
-            let playbin = self.playbin.upgrade().unwrap();
-            if range.adjustment().lower() < range.adjustment().upper() {
-                playbin.seek(value);
-            }
-            false*/
-            todo!()
+            self.window().seek(value);
+            false
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_skip_forward_clicked(&self) {
-            /*
-            let playbin = self.playbin.upgrade().unwrap();
-            playbin.go_to_next_track();*/
-            todo!()
+            self.window().playlist_next();
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn on_skip_backward_clicked(&self) {
-            /*
-            let playbin = self.playbin.upgrade().unwrap();
-            playbin.go_to_prev_track();*/
-            todo!()
+            self.window().playlist_prev();
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn seek_backward(&self) {
-            /*
-            let playbin = self.playbin.upgrade().unwrap();
             // 10 seconds
-            let mut new_position = playbin.position() - 10.0;
+            let mut new_position = self.window().time_pos() - 10.0;
             if new_position < 0.0 {
                 new_position = 0.0;
             }
-            playbin.seek(new_position);*/
-            todo!()
+            self.window().seek(new_position);
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
         fn seek_forward(&self) {
-            /*
-            let playbin = self.playbin.upgrade().unwrap();
             // 10 seconds
-            let mut new_position = playbin.position() + 10.0;
-            if new_position > playbin.duration() {
-                new_position = playbin.duration();
+            let new_position = self.window().time_pos() + 10.0;
+            if new_position > self.window().duration() {
+                // just seek to the next track
+                self.on_skip_forward_clicked();
             }
-            playbin.seek(new_position);*/
-            todo!()
+            self.window().seek(new_position);
         }
 
         #[template_callback]
diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 959d691..abe5286 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -403,10 +403,15 @@ mod imp {
                     .unwrap();
 
                 // sanity check
-                assert_eq!(
-                    song.stream_url(),
-                    self.mpv.get_property::<String>("path").unwrap()
-                );
+                match self.mpv.get_property::<String>("path") {
+                    Ok(path) => assert_eq!(song.stream_url(), path),
+                    Err(err) if err.is_property_unavailable() => {
+                        // NOTE: this happens between EndFile and StartFile
+                        event!(Level::WARN, "can't do sanity check, path is unavailable")
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => Err(err).unwrap(),
+                };
+
                 Some(song)
             }
         }
@@ -463,4 +468,19 @@ impl Window {
         self.imp().api.replace(Some(Rc::new(api)));
         self.set_can_click_shuffle_all(true);
     }
+
+    pub fn playlist_next(&self) {
+        self.imp().mpv.command(["playlist-next"]).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    pub fn playlist_prev(&self) {
+        self.imp().mpv.command(["playlist-prev"]).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    pub fn seek(&self, new_position: f64) {
+        self.imp()
+            .mpv
+            .command(["seek", &new_position.to_string(), "absolute", "exact"])
+            .unwrap();
+    }
 }