diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index 2ac9196ba..e72a01e3c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -135,23 +135,6 @@ 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/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
index 252d39c2b..2a6f3a1cf 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ 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
@@ -195,8 +196,26 @@ 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));