diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index e72a01e3c..2ac9196ba 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
     if (!useHlsCompat) {
       videoRef.current.src = currentSource.playlist;
       videoRef.current.load();
+      // For native HLS, we need to seek after metadata loads since startPosition isn't supported
+      if (currentSource.startPosition !== undefined) {
+        videoRef.current.addEventListener(
+          "loadedmetadata",
+          () => {
+            if (videoRef.current && currentSource.startPosition !== undefined) {
+              // Clamp startPosition to video duration to prevent seeking beyond the end
+              const clampedPosition = Math.min(
+                currentSource.startPosition,
+                videoRef.current.duration || Infinity,
+              );
+              videoRef.current.currentTime = clampedPosition;
+            }
+          },
+          { once: true },
+        );
+      }
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts
index 1afb30efa..34d50e477 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoController.ts
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ export class DynamicVideoController {
       } else {
         this.playerController.pause();
       }
-    } else {
-      // no op
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
index 2a6f3a1cf..252d39c2b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
   const [loadingTimeout, setLoadingTimeout] = useState<NodeJS.Timeout>();
   const [source, setSource] = useState<HlsSource>({
     playlist: `${apiHost}vod/${camera}/start/${timeRange.after}/end/${timeRange.before}/master.m3u8`,
-    startPosition: startTimestamp ? timeRange.after - startTimestamp : 0,
   });
 
   // start at correct time
@@ -196,26 +195,8 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
       playerRef.current.autoplay = !isScrubbing;
     }
 
-    let startPosition = undefined;
-
-    if (startTimestamp) {
-      const inpointOffset = calculateInpointOffset(
-        recordingParams.after,
-        (recordings || [])[0],
-      );
-      const idealStartPosition = Math.max(
-        0,
-        startTimestamp - timeRange.after - inpointOffset,
-      );
-
-      if (idealStartPosition >= recordings[0].start_time - timeRange.after) {
-        startPosition = idealStartPosition;
-      }
-    }
-
     setSource({
       playlist: `${apiHost}vod/${camera}/start/${recordingParams.after}/end/${recordingParams.before}/master.m3u8`,
-      startPosition,
     });
 
     setLoadingTimeout(setTimeout(() => setIsLoading(true), 1000));