diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile b/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile
index 4481267e19..03efffaf9c 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/Jamfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SetSubDirSupportedPlatformsBeOSCompatible ;
 
 # for BRecentItems
 UsePublicHeaders [ FDirName be_apps Tracker ] ;
-UsePrivateHeaders shared ;
+UsePrivateHeaders interface shared ;
 
 # source directories
 local sourceDirs =
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Application MediaPlayer :
 	# interface
 	DrawingTidbits.cpp
 	PeakView.cpp
+	PositionToolTip.cpp
 	SeekSlider.cpp
 	TransportButton.cpp
 	VolumeSlider.cpp
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
index 0ae8679864..44e7f0043e 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/MainWin.cpp
@@ -480,8 +480,10 @@ MainWin::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 		case MSG_CONTROLLER_POSITION_CHANGED:
 		{
 			float position;
-			if (msg->FindFloat("position", &position) == B_OK)
-				fControls->SetPosition(position);
+			if (msg->FindFloat("position", &position) == B_OK) {
+				fControls->SetPosition(position, fController->TimePosition(),
+					fController->TimeDuration());
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		case MSG_CONTROLLER_VOLUME_CHANGED:
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp
index 677ffb39f3..c5818a81a2 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
  * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 
+
 // NOTE: Based on my code in the BeOS interface for the VLC media player
 // that I did during the VLC 0.4.3 - 0.4.6 times. Code not written by me
 // removed. -Stephan Aßmus
 
+
 #include "TransportControlGroup.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "ButtonBitmaps.h"
 #include "PeakView.h"
 #include "PlaybackState.h"
+#include "PositionToolTip.h"
 #include "SeekSlider.h"
 #include "TransportButton.h"
 #include "VolumeSlider.h"
@@ -68,6 +71,9 @@ TransportControlGroup::TransportControlGroup(BRect frame, bool useSkipButtons,
 	fSeekSlider->ResizeToPreferred();
 	AddChild(fSeekSlider);
 
+	fPositionToolTip = new PositionToolTip();
+	fSeekSlider->SetToolTip(fPositionToolTip);
+
     // Buttons
 	if (useSkipButtons) {
 		// Skip Back
@@ -162,6 +168,8 @@ TransportControlGroup::TransportControlGroup(BRect frame, bool useSkipButtons,
 
 TransportControlGroup::~TransportControlGroup()
 {
+	if (!fSeekSlider->IsEnabled())
+		delete fPositionToolTip;
 }
 
 
@@ -342,6 +350,8 @@ TransportControlGroup::SetEnabled(uint32 buttons)
 		return;
 
 	fSeekSlider->SetEnabled(buttons & SEEK_ENABLED);
+	fSeekSlider->SetToolTip((buttons & SEEK_ENABLED) != 0
+		? fPositionToolTip : NULL);
 
 	fVolumeSlider->SetEnabled(buttons & VOLUME_ENABLED);
 	fMute->SetEnabled(buttons & VOLUME_ENABLED);
@@ -443,11 +453,13 @@ TransportControlGroup::SetVolume(float value)
 
 
 void
-TransportControlGroup::SetPosition(float value)
+TransportControlGroup::SetPosition(float value, bigtime_t position,
+	bigtime_t duration)
 {
 	if (fSeekSlider->IsTracking())
 		return;
 
+	fPositionToolTip->Update(position, duration);
 	fSeekSlider->SetPosition(value);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.h b/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.h
index 473e3f89e7..66b51fc305 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.h
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/TransportControlGroup.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 class PeakView;
 class PlayPauseButton;
+class PositionToolTip;
 class TransportButton;
 class SeekSlider;
 class VolumeSlider;
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ public:
 			void				SetMuted(bool mute);
 
 			void				SetVolume(float value);
-			void				SetPosition(float value);
+			void				SetPosition(float value, bigtime_t position,
+									bigtime_t duration);
 
 			PeakView*			GetPeakView() const
 									{ return fPeakView; }
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ private:
 			float				_GainToDb(float gain);
 
 			SeekSlider*			fSeekSlider;
+			PositionToolTip*	fPositionToolTip;
 			PeakView*			fPeakView;
 			VolumeSlider*		fVolumeSlider;
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abcb6650fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "PositionToolTip.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <StringView.h>
+
+
+class PositionToolTip::PositionView : public BStringView {
+public:
+	PositionView()
+		:
+		BStringView("position", ""),
+		fPosition(0),
+		fDuration(0)
+	{
+	}
+
+	virtual ~PositionView()
+	{
+	}
+
+	virtual void AttachedToWindow()
+	{
+		BStringView::AttachedToWindow();
+		Update(-1, -1);
+	}
+
+	void Update(bigtime_t position, bigtime_t duration)
+	{
+		if (!LockLooper())
+			return;
+
+		if (position != -1) {
+			position /= 1000000L;
+			duration /= 1000000L;
+			if (position == fPosition && duration == fDuration) {
+				UnlockLooper();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			fPosition = position;
+			fDuration = duration;
+		}
+
+		char text[64];
+		snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "%02ld:%02ld / %02ld:%02ld",
+			fPosition / 60, fPosition % 60, fDuration / 60, fDuration % 60);
+		SetText(text);
+
+		UnlockLooper();
+	}
+
+private:
+	time_t		fPosition;
+	time_t		fDuration;
+};
+
+
+// #pragma mark -
+
+
+PositionToolTip::PositionToolTip()
+{
+	fView = new PositionView();
+}
+
+
+PositionToolTip::~PositionToolTip()
+{
+	delete fView;
+}
+
+
+BView*
+PositionToolTip::View() const
+{
+	return fView;
+}
+
+
+void
+PositionToolTip::Update(bigtime_t position, bigtime_t duration)
+{
+	fView->Update(position, duration);
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.h b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b71c72733b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef POSITION_TOOL_TIP_H
+#define POSITION_TOOL_TIP_H
+
+
+#include <ToolTip.h>
+
+
+class PositionToolTip : public BToolTip {
+public:
+								PositionToolTip();
+	virtual						~PositionToolTip();
+
+	virtual BView*				View() const;
+
+	void						Update(bigtime_t position, bigtime_t duration);
+
+private:
+	class PositionView;
+
+	PositionView*				fView;
+};
+
+#endif	// POSITION_TOOL_TIP_H