diff --git a/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx
index b10a3c137..5d68f0d02 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type PreviewVideoPlayerProps = {
   camera: string;
   timeRange: { start: number; end: number };
   cameraPreviews: Preview[];
+  startTime?: number;
   onControllerReady: (controller: PreviewVideoController) => void;
   onClick?: () => void;
 };
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default function PreviewVideoPlayer({
   camera,
   timeRange,
   cameraPreviews,
+  startTime,
   onControllerReady,
   onClick,
 }: PreviewVideoPlayerProps) {
@@ -128,6 +130,10 @@ export default function PreviewVideoPlayer({
           } else {
             previewRef.current?.pause();
           }
+
+          if (previewRef.current && startTime && currentPreview) {
+            previewRef.current.currentTime = startTime - currentPreview.start;
+          }
         }}
       >
         {currentPreview != undefined && (
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
index 3bb199fea..0d0eae1cc 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default function Events() {
     "alert",
   );
   const [selectedReviewId, setSelectedReviewId] = useOverlayState("review");
+  const [startTime, setStartTime] = useState<number>();
 
   // review filter
 
@@ -221,11 +222,13 @@ export default function Events() {
 
     if (selectedReviewId.startsWith("motion")) {
       const motionData = selectedReviewId.split(",");
+      const motionStart = parseFloat(motionData[2]);
+      setStartTime(motionStart);
       // format is motion,camera,start_time
       return {
         camera: motionData[1],
         severity: "significant_motion" as ReviewSeverity,
-        start_time: parseFloat(motionData[2]),
+        start_time: motionStart,
         allCameras: allCameras,
         cameraSegments: reviews.filter((seg) =>
           allCameras.includes(seg.camera),
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ export default function Events() {
         timeRange={selectedTimeRange}
         filter={reviewFilter}
         severity={severity ?? "alert"}
+        startTime={startTime}
         setSeverity={setSeverity}
         markItemAsReviewed={markItemAsReviewed}
         onOpenReview={setSelectedReviewId}
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
index d801aa487..776a22d36 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type EventViewProps = {
   timeRange: { before: number; after: number };
   filter?: ReviewFilter;
   severity: ReviewSeverity;
+  startTime?: number;
   setSeverity: (severity: ReviewSeverity) => void;
   markItemAsReviewed: (review: ReviewSegment) => void;
   onOpenReview: (reviewId: string) => void;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export default function EventView({
   timeRange,
   filter,
   severity,
+  startTime,
   setSeverity,
   markItemAsReviewed,
   onOpenReview,
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ export default function EventView({
             reviewItems={reviewItems}
             relevantPreviews={relevantPreviews}
             timeRange={timeRange}
+            startTime={startTime}
             filter={filter}
             onSelectReview={onSelectReview}
           />
@@ -518,6 +521,7 @@ type MotionReviewProps = {
   };
   relevantPreviews?: Preview[];
   timeRange: { before: number; after: number };
+  startTime?: number;
   filter?: ReviewFilter;
   onSelectReview: (data: string, ctrl: boolean) => void;
 };
@@ -526,6 +530,7 @@ function MotionReview({
   reviewItems,
   relevantPreviews,
   timeRange,
+  startTime,
   filter,
   onSelectReview,
 }: MotionReviewProps) {
@@ -579,11 +584,21 @@ function MotionReview({
     [lastFullHour, timeRange],
   );
 
-  const [selectedRangeIdx, setSelectedRangeIdx] = useState(
-    timeRangeSegments.ranges.length - 1,
-  );
+  const initialIndex = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!startTime) {
+      return timeRangeSegments.ranges.length - 1;
+    }
+
+    return timeRangeSegments.ranges.findIndex(
+      (seg) => seg.start <= startTime && seg.end >= startTime,
+    );
+    // only render once
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  const [selectedRangeIdx, setSelectedRangeIdx] = useState(initialIndex);
   const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState<number>(
-    timeRangeSegments.ranges[selectedRangeIdx].start,
+    startTime ?? timeRangeSegments.ranges[selectedRangeIdx].start,
   );
   const currentTimeRange = useMemo(
     () => timeRangeSegments.ranges[selectedRangeIdx],
@@ -642,6 +657,7 @@ function MotionReview({
                 className={`${grow}`}
                 camera={camera.name}
                 timeRange={currentTimeRange}
+                startTime={startTime}
                 cameraPreviews={relevantPreviews || []}
                 onControllerReady={(controller) => {
                   videoPlayersRef.current[camera.name] = controller;