diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
index 078b5b09..bf3408e3 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ data class PlayItemRequestPayload(
 data class DeviceSettings(
   var disableAutoRewind:Boolean,
   var enableAltView:Boolean,
+  var allowSeekingOnWidget:Boolean,
   var jumpBackwardsTime:Int,
   var jumpForwardTime:Int,
   var enableMp3IndexSeeking:Boolean,
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ data class DeviceSettings(
       return DeviceSettings(
         disableAutoRewind = false,
         enableAltView = true,
+        allowSeekingOnWidget = false,
         jumpBackwardsTime = 10,
         jumpForwardTime = 10,
         enableMp3IndexSeeking = false,
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index 16e0f19b..6ed37369 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -329,15 +329,18 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
       }
     }
 
-    mediaSessionConnector.setEnabledPlaybackActions(
-      PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PLAY_PAUSE
-        or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PLAY
-        or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PAUSE
-        or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_SEEK_TO
-        or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_FAST_FORWARD
-        or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_REWIND
-        or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_STOP
-    )
+    val playbackActions = PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PLAY_PAUSE or
+      PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PLAY or
+      PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PAUSE or
+      PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_FAST_FORWARD or
+      PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_REWIND or
+      PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_STOP
+
+    if (deviceSettings.allowSeekingOnWidget) {
+      playbackActions = playbackActions or PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_SEEK_TO
+    }
+
+    mediaSessionConnector.setEnabledPlaybackActions(playbackActions)
     mediaSessionConnector.setQueueNavigator(queueNavigator)
     mediaSessionConnector.setPlaybackPreparer(MediaSessionPlaybackPreparer(this))
 
diff --git a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
index 44f542db..56c8cc2d 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class AbsDatabase: CAPPlugin {
     @objc func updateDeviceSettings(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
         let disableAutoRewind = call.getBool("disableAutoRewind") ?? false
         let enableAltView = call.getBool("enableAltView") ?? false
+        let allowSeekingOnWidget = call.getBool("allowSeekingOnWidget") ?? false
         let jumpBackwardsTime = call.getInt("jumpBackwardsTime") ?? 10
         let jumpForwardTime = call.getInt("jumpForwardTime") ?? 10
         let lockOrientation = call.getString("lockOrientation") ?? "NONE"
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ public class AbsDatabase: CAPPlugin {
         let settings = DeviceSettings()
         settings.disableAutoRewind = disableAutoRewind
         settings.enableAltView = enableAltView
+        settings.allowSeekingOnWidget = allowSeekingOnWidget
         settings.jumpBackwardsTime = jumpBackwardsTime
         settings.jumpForwardTime = jumpForwardTime
         settings.lockOrientation = lockOrientation
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift b/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
index 4156fa29..0f97f5f4 100644
--- a/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import RealmSwift
 class DeviceSettings: Object {
     @Persisted var disableAutoRewind: Bool = false
     @Persisted var enableAltView: Bool = true
+    @Persisted var allowSeekingOnWidget: Bool = true
     @Persisted var jumpBackwardsTime: Int = 10
     @Persisted var jumpForwardTime: Int = 10
     @Persisted var lockOrientation: String = "NONE"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func deviceSettingsToJSON(settings: DeviceSettings) -> Dictionary<String, Any> {
     return [
         "disableAutoRewind": settings.disableAutoRewind,
         "enableAltView": settings.enableAltView,
+        "allowSeekingOnWidget": settings.allowSeekingOnWidget,
         "jumpBackwardsTime": settings.jumpBackwardsTime,
         "jumpForwardTime": settings.jumpForwardTime,
         "lockOrientation": settings.lockOrientation,
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift b/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift
index 5bc075cf..1f1dc2f2 100644
--- a/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject {
             return .success
         }
 
-        commandCenter.changePlaybackPositionCommand.isEnabled = true
+        commandCenter.changePlaybackPositionCommand.isEnabled = deviceSettings.allowSeekingOnWidget
         commandCenter.changePlaybackPositionCommand.addTarget { [weak self] event in
             guard let event = event as? MPChangePlaybackPositionCommandEvent else {
                 return .noSuchContent
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index a217410f..16503b96 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
       </div>
       <p class="pl-4">{{ $strings.LabelUseBookshelfView }}</p>
     </div>
+    <div class="flex items-center py-3">
+      <div class="w-10 flex justify-center" @click="toggleAllowSeekingOnWidget">
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="settings.allowSeekingOnWidget" @input="saveSettings" />
+      </div>
+      <p class="pl-4">{{ $strings.LabelAllowSeekingOnWidget }}</p>
+    </div>
     <!-- screen.orientation.lock not supported on iOS webview -->
     <div v-if="!isiOS" class="flex items-center py-3">
       <div class="w-10 flex justify-center" @click.stop="toggleLockOrientation">
@@ -154,6 +160,7 @@ export default {
       settings: {
         disableAutoRewind: false,
         enableAltView: true,
+        allowSeekingOnWidget: false,
         jumpForwardTime: 10,
         jumpBackwardsTime: 10,
         enableMp3IndexSeeking: false,
@@ -429,6 +436,10 @@ export default {
       this.settings.enableAltView = !this.settings.enableAltView
       this.saveSettings()
     },
+    toggleAllowSeekingOnWidget() {
+      this.settings.allowSeekingOnWidget = !this.settings.allowSeekingOnWidget
+      this.saveSettings()
+    },
     getCurrentOrientation() {
       const orientation = window.screen?.orientation || {}
       const type = orientation.type || ''
@@ -471,6 +482,7 @@ export default {
       const deviceSettings = this.deviceData.deviceSettings || {}
       this.settings.disableAutoRewind = !!deviceSettings.disableAutoRewind
       this.settings.enableAltView = !!deviceSettings.enableAltView
+      this.settings.allowSeekingOnWidget = !!deviceSettings.allowSeekingOnWidget
       this.settings.jumpForwardTime = deviceSettings.jumpForwardTime || 10
       this.settings.jumpBackwardsTime = deviceSettings.jumpBackwardsTime || 10
       this.settings.enableMp3IndexSeeking = !!deviceSettings.enableMp3IndexSeeking
diff --git a/strings/de.json b/strings/de.json
index c0261ab4..43b95059 100644
--- a/strings/de.json
+++ b/strings/de.json
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
   "LabelType": "Typ",
   "LabelUnlockPlayer": "Mediaplayer entsperren",
   "LabelUseBookshelfView": "Benutze Bücherregalansicht",
+  "LabelAllowSeekingOnWidget": "Erlaube Vor- oder Zurückspulen auf dem 'Jetzt Läuft' Widget",
   "LabelUser": "Benutzer",
   "LabelUsername": "Benutzername",
   "LabelVeryHigh": "Sehr hoch",
diff --git a/strings/en-us.json b/strings/en-us.json
index 55464878..5d370b8c 100644
--- a/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/strings/en-us.json
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
   "LabelType": "Type",
   "LabelUnlockPlayer": "Unlock Player",
   "LabelUseBookshelfView": "Use bookshelf view",
+  "LabelAllowSeekingOnWidget": "Allow position seeking on the 'Now Playing' widget",
   "LabelUser": "User",
   "LabelUsername": "Username",
   "LabelVeryHigh": "Very High",