diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/MainActivity.kt
index 339954ee..99ce3a8d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ class MainActivity : BridgeActivity() {
     }
   }
 
+  fun isPlayerNotificationServiceInitialized():Boolean {
+    return ::foregroundService.isInitialized
+  }
 
   fun stopMyService() {
     if (mBounded) {
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 0a82b93b..240be8d3 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
@@ -329,18 +329,7 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
       }
     }
 
-    var 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)
+    setMediaSessionConnectorPlaybackActions()
     mediaSessionConnector.setQueueNavigator(queueNavigator)
     mediaSessionConnector.setPlaybackPreparer(MediaSessionPlaybackPreparer(this))
 
@@ -515,6 +504,20 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     mediaSessionConnector.setCustomActionProviders(*customActionProviders.toTypedArray())
   }
 
+  fun setMediaSessionConnectorPlaybackActions() {
+    var 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)
+  }
+
   fun handlePlayerPlaybackError(errorMessage:String) {
     // On error and was attempting to direct play - fallback to transcode
     currentPlaybackSession?.let { playbackSession ->
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/plugins/AbsDatabase.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/plugins/AbsDatabase.kt
index f398589a..304cbdd6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/plugins/AbsDatabase.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/plugins/AbsDatabase.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.audiobookshelf.app.plugins
 
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.MainActivity
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.data.*
@@ -493,9 +495,16 @@ class AbsDatabase : Plugin() {
   fun updateDeviceSettings(call:PluginCall) { // Returns device data
     Log.d(tag, "updateDeviceSettings ${call.data}")
     val newDeviceSettings = jacksonMapper.readValue<DeviceSettings>(call.data.toString())
-    GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+
+    Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
       DeviceManager.deviceData.deviceSettings = newDeviceSettings
       DeviceManager.dbManager.saveDeviceData(DeviceManager.deviceData)
+
+      // Updates playback actions for media notification (handles media control seek locking setting)
+      if (mainActivity.isPlayerNotificationServiceInitialized()) {
+        mainActivity.foregroundService.setMediaSessionConnectorPlaybackActions()
+      }
+
       call.resolve(JSObject(jacksonMapper.writeValueAsString(DeviceManager.deviceData)))
     }
   }