diff --git a/src/player/Thread.cxx b/src/player/Thread.cxx
index b1716950f..03bf2251f 100644
--- a/src/player/Thread.cxx
+++ b/src/player/Thread.cxx
@@ -256,8 +256,12 @@ private:
 	bool SeekDecoder() noexcept;
 
 	void CancelPendingSeek() noexcept {
+		if (!pc.seeking)
+			return;
+
 		pending_seek = SongTime::zero();
 		pc.seeking = false;
+		pc.ClientSignal();
 	}
 
 	/**