diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/components/audio-players.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/components/audio-players.tsx
index cb5485e83..1ada81279 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/components/audio-players.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/components/audio-players.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ import { MediaSessionHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-media-se
 import { MPRISHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-mpris';
 import { PlaybackHotkeysHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-playback-hotkeys';
 import { PowerSaveBlockerHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-power-save-blocker';
-import { QueueRestoreTimestampHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-queue-restore';
+import {
+    InitialTimestampRestoreHook,
+    QueueRestoreTimestampHook,
+} from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-queue-restore';
 import { ScrobbleHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-scrobble';
 import { UpdateCurrentSongHook } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-update-current-song';
 import { useWebAudio } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-webaudio';
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ export const AudioPlayers = () => {
             <RemoteHook />
             <AutoDJHook />
             <QueueRestoreTimestampHook />
+            <InitialTimestampRestoreHook />
             <UpdateCurrentSongHook />
             <RadioAudioInstanceHook />
             <RadioMetadataHook />
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-queue-restore.ts b/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-queue-restore.ts
index 74c280e7a..9b06feebf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-queue-restore.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-queue-restore.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { t } from 'i18next';
-import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 
 import { api } from '/@/renderer/api';
 import { usePlayerEvents } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-player-events';
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ import { songsQueries } from '/@/renderer/features/songs/api/songs-api';
 import {
     setTimestamp,
     useCurrentServerId,
+    usePlayerActions,
+    usePlayerHydrated,
+    usePlayerSong,
+    usePlayerStatus,
     usePlayerStore,
     useTimestampStoreBase,
 } from '/@/renderer/store';
 import { toast } from '/@/shared/components/toast/toast';
+import { PlayerStatus } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
 export const useQueueRestoreTimestamp = () => {
-    const player = usePlayerStore();
+    const { mediaSeekToTimestamp } = usePlayerActions();
 
     usePlayerEvents(
         {
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ export const useQueueRestoreTimestamp = () => {
 
                 setTimeout(() => {
                     setTimestamp(position);
-                    player.mediaSeekToTimestamp(position);
+                    mediaSeekToTimestamp(position);
                 }, 100);
             },
         },
@@ -37,6 +42,72 @@ export const QueueRestoreTimestampHook = () => {
     return null;
 };
 
+export const useInitialTimestampRestore = () => {
+    const { mediaSeekToTimestamp } = usePlayerActions();
+    const playerHydrated = usePlayerHydrated();
+    const currentSong = usePlayerSong();
+    const playerStatus = usePlayerStatus();
+    const timestamp = useTimestampStoreBase((state) => state.timestamp);
+
+    const startupRestoreInitializedRef = useRef(false);
+    const startupSeekArmedRef = useRef<null | number>(null);
+    const startupSeekAppliedRef = useRef(false);
+
+    const applyStartupSeek = useCallback(() => {
+        if (startupSeekAppliedRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const seekTimestamp = startupSeekArmedRef.current;
+        if (!seekTimestamp || seekTimestamp <= 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        startupSeekAppliedRef.current = true;
+        startupSeekArmedRef.current = null;
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            mediaSeekToTimestamp(seekTimestamp);
+        }, 100);
+    }, [mediaSeekToTimestamp]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (startupRestoreInitializedRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!playerHydrated || !currentSong) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        startupRestoreInitializedRef.current = true;
+
+        if (timestamp > 0) {
+            startupSeekArmedRef.current = timestamp;
+        }
+
+        if (playerStatus === PlayerStatus.PLAYING) {
+            applyStartupSeek();
+        }
+    }, [applyStartupSeek, currentSong, playerHydrated, playerStatus, timestamp]);
+
+    usePlayerEvents(
+        {
+            onPlayerStatus: (properties) => {
+                if (properties.status === PlayerStatus.PLAYING) {
+                    applyStartupSeek();
+                }
+            },
+        },
+        [applyStartupSeek],
+    );
+};
+
+export const InitialTimestampRestoreHook = () => {
+    useInitialTimestampRestore();
+    return null;
+};
+
 export const useSaveQueue = () => {
     const serverId = useCurrentServerId();
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/timestamp.store.ts b/src/renderer/store/timestamp.store.ts
index 9e6581158..3b729eff0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/timestamp.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/store/timestamp.store.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { subscribeWithSelector } from 'zustand/middleware';
+import { del, get, set } from 'idb-keyval';
+import { persist, subscribeWithSelector } from 'zustand/middleware';
 import { createWithEqualityFn } from 'zustand/traditional';
 
 interface TimestampState {
@@ -6,13 +7,36 @@ interface TimestampState {
     timestamp: number;
 }
 
+const timestampStorage = {
+    getItem: async (name: string) => {
+        const value = await get(name);
+        if (value === undefined) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return { state: { timestamp: value }, version: 1 } as const;
+    },
+    removeItem: async (name: string) => {
+        await del(name);
+    },
+    setItem: async (name: string, value: { state: { timestamp: number }; version?: number }) => {
+        await set(name, value.state.timestamp);
+    },
+};
+
 export const useTimestampStoreBase = createWithEqualityFn<TimestampState>()(
-    subscribeWithSelector((set) => ({
-        setTimestamp: (timestamp: number) => {
-            set({ timestamp });
+    persist(
+        subscribeWithSelector((set) => ({
+            setTimestamp: (timestamp: number) => {
+                set({ timestamp });
+            },
+            timestamp: 0,
+        })),
+        {
+            name: 'player-timestamp',
+            storage: timestampStorage,
+            version: 1,
         },
-        timestamp: 0,
-    })),
+    ),
 );
 
 export const subscribePlayerProgress = (