diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp
index f650c79996..397f583ab9 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/PositionToolTip.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <Autolock.h>
 #include <StringView.h>
 
 #include "DurationToString.h"
@@ -36,16 +37,15 @@ public:
 
 	void Update(bigtime_t position, bigtime_t duration)
 	{
-		if (!LockLooper())
+		BAutolock locker(Looper());
+		if (Looper() != NULL && !locker.IsLocked())
 			return;
 
 		if (position != -1) {
 			position /= 1000000L;
 			duration /= 1000000L;
-			if (position == fPosition && duration == fDuration) {
-				UnlockLooper();
+			if (position == fPosition && duration == fDuration)
 				return;
-			}
 
 			fPosition = position;
 			fDuration = duration;
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ public:
 		char text[66];
 		snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "%s / %s", positionText, durationText);
 		SetText(text);
-
-		UnlockLooper();
 	}
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp
index 839bbdce90..567fa247ad 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/SeekSlider.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ SeekSlider::MouseUp(BPoint where)
 void
 SeekSlider::MouseMoved(BPoint point, uint32 transit, const BMessage* dragMessage)
 {
-	if (!IsTracking()) {
+	if (fHoverMessage != NULL) {
 		fHoverMessage->SetInt32("value", ValueForPoint(point));
-		Invoke(fHoverMessage);
+		BControl::Invoke(fHoverMessage);
 	}
 	BSlider::MouseMoved(point, transit, dragMessage);
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/TransportControlGroup.cpp b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/TransportControlGroup.cpp
index 33ff523499..264a605443 100644
--- a/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/TransportControlGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/mediaplayer/interface/TransportControlGroup.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ TransportControlGroup::TransportControlGroup(BRect frame, bool useSkipButtons,
 	fSeekLayout->AddView(fSeekSlider);
 
 	fPositionToolTip = new PositionToolTip();
+	fPositionToolTip->SetAlignment(BAlignment(B_ALIGN_CENTER, B_ALIGN_TOP));
+	fPositionToolTip->SetMouseRelativeLocation(BPoint(0, 0));
 	fSeekSlider->SetToolTip(fPositionToolTip);
 
 	// Duration view
@@ -278,10 +280,11 @@ TransportControlGroup::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 
 		case MSG_DURATION_TOOLTIP:
 		{
-			BToolTipManager* manager = BToolTipManager::Manager();
 			BPoint tipPoint;
-			GetMouse(&tipPoint, NULL, false);
-			manager->ShowTip(fPositionToolTip, tipPoint, this);
+			fSeekSlider->GetMouse(&tipPoint, NULL, false);
+			tipPoint.y = 0;
+			fSeekSlider->ConvertToScreen(&tipPoint);
+			BToolTipManager::Manager()->ShowTip(fPositionToolTip, tipPoint, this);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ TransportControlGroup::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			if (message->FindInt32("value", &value) == B_OK) {
 				bigtime_t position = TimePositionFor(value / (float)kPositionFactor);
 				fPositionToolTip->Update(position, fDurationView->TimeDuration());
+				Looper()->PostMessage(MSG_DURATION_TOOLTIP, this);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -505,11 +509,8 @@ TransportControlGroup::SetPosition(float value, bigtime_t position,
 {
 	fDurationView->Update(position, duration);
 
-	if (fSeekSlider->IsTracking()) {
-		fPositionToolTip->Update(position, duration);
+	if (fSeekSlider->IsTracking())
 		return;
-	}
-
 	fSeekSlider->SetPosition(value);
 }