diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index 6d747b5..809bdc9 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ mod imp {
         #[property(type = u32, get = Self::playlist_count)]
         _playlist_count: (),
 
-        tick_callback: Cell<Option<gtk::TickCallbackId>>,
-
         pub(super) queued_seek: Cell<Option<f64>>,
 
         pub(crate) initial_setup_handle: RefCell<Option<JoinHandle<()>>>,
@@ -63,6 +61,9 @@ mod imp {
         zbus_executor_loop_handle: RefCell<Option<JoinHandle<()>>>, // same
 
         loading_cover_handle: RefCell<Option<JoinHandle<()>>>,
+
+        buffering_timeout: Cell<Option<glib::SourceId>>,
+        time_pos_notify_timeout: Cell<Option<glib::SourceId>>,
     }
 
     impl Default for Window {
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ mod imp {
             mpv.observe_property(2, "pause").unwrap();
             mpv.observe_property(3, "playlist-pos").unwrap();
             mpv.observe_property(4, "idle-active").unwrap();
-            mpv.observe_property(5, "time-pos").unwrap();
             mpv.observe_property(6, "playlist-count").unwrap();
             mpv.observe_property(7, "duration").unwrap();
             mpv.observe_property(8, "path").unwrap();
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ mod imp {
                 _idle_active: (),
                 _playlist_count: (),
 
-                tick_callback: Default::default(),
-
                 queued_seek: Default::default(),
 
                 initial_setup_handle: Default::default(),
@@ -115,6 +113,9 @@ mod imp {
                 zbus_executor_loop_handle: Default::default(),
 
                 loading_cover_handle: Default::default(),
+
+                buffering_timeout: Default::default(),
+                time_pos_notify_timeout: Default::default(),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -140,6 +141,22 @@ mod imp {
         fn constructed(&self) {
             self.parent_constructed();
 
+            // update time-pos every 100 ms
+            let window = self.obj().downgrade();
+            self.time_pos_notify_timeout
+                .replace(Some(glib::timeout_add_local(
+                    std::time::Duration::from_millis(100),
+                    move || match window.upgrade() {
+                        None => glib::ControlFlow::Break,
+                        Some(window) => {
+                            if !window.idle_active() && !window.pause() {
+                                window.notify("time-pos");
+                            }
+                            glib::ControlFlow::Continue
+                        }
+                    },
+                )));
+
             let window = self.obj().downgrade();
             let mpv_event_loop_handle = glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                 loop {
@@ -175,11 +192,6 @@ mod imp {
                                     window.notify("idle-active");
                                 }
 
-                                5 => {
-                                    assert_eq!(event.name, "time-pos");
-                                    window.notify("time-pos");
-                                }
-
                                 6 => {
                                     assert_eq!(event.name, "playlist-count");
                                     window.notify("playlist-count");
@@ -234,6 +246,9 @@ mod imp {
                                         }
                                     })))
                                     .map(|handle| handle.abort());
+
+                                // make sure this is reported as 0
+                                window.notify("time-pos");
                             }
 
                             Event::Hook(event) => match event.reply_userdata {
@@ -316,6 +331,9 @@ mod imp {
                                 window.imp().queued_seek.set(None);
 
                                 window.set_playing_cover_art(None::<gdk::Texture>);
+
+                                // make sure the seekbar looks full
+                                window.notify("time-pos");
                             }
 
                             _ => event!(Level::DEBUG, "unhandled {event:?}"),
@@ -516,20 +534,29 @@ mod imp {
 
         fn buffering_start(&self) {
             let started_buffering = std::time::Instant::now();
-            self.tick_callback
-                .replace(Some(self.obj().add_tick_callback(move |window, _| {
-                    // 3 second period from gnome hig
-                    if started_buffering.elapsed() > std::time::Duration::from_secs(3) {
-                        window.imp().playbar.set_show_pulse_bar(true);
-                        window.imp().playbar.pulse_bar().pulse();
-                    }
-                    glib::ControlFlow::Continue
-                })))
-                .map(gtk::TickCallbackId::remove);
+            let window = self.obj().downgrade();
+            self.buffering_timeout
+                .replace(Some(glib::timeout_add_local(
+                    std::time::Duration::from_millis(100),
+                    move || {
+                        match window.upgrade() {
+                            None => glib::ControlFlow::Break,
+                            Some(window) => {
+                                // 3 second period from gnome hig
+                                if started_buffering.elapsed() > std::time::Duration::from_secs(3) {
+                                    window.imp().playbar.set_show_pulse_bar(true);
+                                    window.imp().playbar.pulse_bar().pulse();
+                                }
+                                glib::ControlFlow::Continue
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                )))
+                .map(|source| source.remove());
         }
 
         fn buffering_end(&self) {
-            self.tick_callback.take().map(gtk::TickCallbackId::remove);
+            self.buffering_timeout.take().map(|source| source.remove());
             self.playbar.set_show_pulse_bar(false);
         }
     }
@@ -540,6 +567,11 @@ mod imp {
 
             self.mpv_event_loop_handle.take().unwrap().abort();
             self.zbus_executor_loop_handle.take().unwrap().abort();
+
+            self.time_pos_notify_timeout
+                .take()
+                .map(|source| source.remove());
+            self.buffering_timeout.take().map(|source| source.remove());
         }
     }
 }