diff --git a/core/mp_osd.h b/core/mp_osd.h
index d0ebc02639..0b737f0c22 100644
--- a/core/mp_osd.h
+++ b/core/mp_osd.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #define MAX_TERM_OSD_LEVEL 1
 #define OSD_LEVEL_INVISIBLE 4
 
+#define OSD_BAR_SEEK 256
+
 struct MPContext;
 
 void set_osd_bar(struct MPContext *mpctx, int type,const char* name,double min,double max,double val);
diff --git a/core/mplayer.c b/core/mplayer.c
index 048d7ab3e1..29e06e0caa 100644
--- a/core/mplayer.c
+++ b/core/mplayer.c
@@ -1376,13 +1376,8 @@ static mp_osd_msg_t *get_osd_msg(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Display the OSD bar.
- *
- * Display the OSD bar or fall back on a simple message.
- *
- */
-
+// type: mp_osd_font_codepoints, ASCII, or OSD_BAR_*
+// name: fallback for terminal OSD
 void set_osd_bar(struct MPContext *mpctx, int type, const char *name,
                  double min, double max, double val)
 {
@@ -1402,6 +1397,17 @@ void set_osd_bar(struct MPContext *mpctx, int type, const char *name,
                 name, ROUND(100 * (val - min) / (max - min)));
 }
 
+// Update a currently displayed bar of the same type, without resetting the
+// timer.
+static void update_osd_bar(struct MPContext *mpctx, int type,
+                           double min, double max, double val)
+{
+    if (mpctx->osd->progbar_type == type) {
+        mpctx->osd->progbar_value = 256 * (val - min) / (max - min);
+        vo_osd_changed(OSDTYPE_PROGBAR);
+    }
+}
+
 void set_osd_function(struct MPContext *mpctx, int osd_function)
 {
     mpctx->osd_function = osd_function;
@@ -1467,8 +1473,10 @@ static void sadd_osd_status(char *buffer, int len, struct MPContext *mpctx,
 // function, because multiple successive seek commands can be coalesced.
 static void add_seek_osd_messages(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 {
-    if (mpctx->add_osd_seek_info & OSD_SEEK_INFO_BAR)
-        set_osd_bar(mpctx, 0, "Position", 0, 100, get_percent_pos(mpctx));
+    if (mpctx->add_osd_seek_info & OSD_SEEK_INFO_BAR) {
+        set_osd_bar(mpctx, OSD_BAR_SEEK, "Position", 0, 100,
+                    get_percent_pos(mpctx));
+    }
     if (mpctx->add_osd_seek_info & OSD_SEEK_INFO_TEXT) {
         mp_osd_msg_t *msg = add_osd_msg(mpctx, OSD_MSG_TEXT, 1,
                                         mpctx->opts.osd_duration);
@@ -1539,6 +1547,9 @@ static void update_osd_msg(struct MPContext *mpctx)
             sadd_osd_status(text, len, mpctx, osd_level == 3);
 
         osd_set_text(osd, text);
+
+        if (msg && msg->show_position)
+            update_osd_bar(mpctx, OSD_BAR_SEEK, 0, 100, get_percent_pos(mpctx));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/sub/osd_libass.c b/sub/osd_libass.c
index 4b695e62a2..051383f78e 100644
--- a/sub/osd_libass.c
+++ b/sub/osd_libass.c
@@ -204,9 +204,11 @@ static void update_progbar(struct osd_state *osd, struct osd_object *obj)
 
     char *text = talloc_strdup(NULL, "{\\q2}");
 
-    if (osd->progbar_type >= 32) {
+    if (osd->progbar_type == 0 || osd->progbar_type >= 256) {
+        // no sym
+    } else if (osd->progbar_type >= 32) {
         text = append_utf8_buffer(text, osd->progbar_type);
-    } else if (osd->progbar_type > 0) {
+    } else {
         text = talloc_strdup_append_buffer(text, ASS_USE_OSD_FONT);
         text = append_utf8_buffer(text, OSD_CODEPOINTS + osd->progbar_type);
         text = talloc_strdup_append_buffer(text, "{\\r}");