diff --git a/src/cli/clap.rs b/src/cli/clap.rs
index f7b7483c..200e39de 100644
--- a/src/cli/clap.rs
+++ b/src/cli/clap.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ can be used together
       format_arg()
         .default_value("%f %s %t - %a")
         .default_value_ifs(&[
+          ("seek", None, "%f %s %t - %a %r"),
           ("volume", None, "%v% %f %s %t - %a"),
           ("transfer", None, "%f %s %t - %a on %d"),
         ]),
@@ -119,6 +120,18 @@ jump to the previous song though, so you can use the previous flag twice: `spt p
 two songs back, you can use `spt pb -ppp` and so on.",
         ),
     )
+    .arg(
+      Arg::with_name("seek")
+        .long("seek")
+        .takes_value(true)
+        .value_name("±SECONDS")
+        .allow_hyphen_values(true)
+        .help("Jumps SECONDS forwards (+) or backwards (-)")
+        .long_help(
+          "For example: `spt pb --seek +10` jumps ten second forwards, `spt pb --seek -10` ten \
+seconds backwards and `spt pb --seek 10` to the tenth second of the track.",
+        ),
+    )
     .arg(
       Arg::with_name("volume")
         .short("v")
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_app.rs b/src/cli/cli_app.rs
index 13dcbb80..543dfdfa 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_app.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cli_app.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,68 @@ impl<'a> CliApp<'a> {
     }
   }
 
+  pub async fn seek(&mut self, seconds_str: String) -> Result<()> {
+    let seconds = match seconds_str.parse::<i32>() {
+      Ok(s) => s.abs() as u32,
+      Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("failed to convert seconds to i32")),
+    };
+
+    let (current_pos, duration) = {
+      self
+        .net
+        .handle_network_event(IoEvent::GetCurrentPlayback)
+        .await;
+      let app = self.net.app.lock().await;
+      if let Some(CurrentlyPlaybackContext {
+        progress_ms: Some(ms),
+        item: Some(item),
+        ..
+      }) = &app.current_playback_context
+      {
+        let duration = match item {
+          PlayingItem::Track(track) => track.duration_ms,
+          PlayingItem::Episode(episode) => episode.duration_ms,
+        };
+
+        (*ms as u32, duration)
+      } else {
+        return Err(anyhow!("no context available"));
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Convert secs to ms
+    let ms = seconds * 1000;
+    // Calculate new positon
+    let position_to_seek = if seconds_str.starts_with('+') {
+      current_pos + ms
+    } else if seconds_str.starts_with('-') {
+      // Jump to the beginning if the position_to_seek would be
+      // negative, must be checked before the calculation to avoid
+      // an 'underflow'
+      if ms > current_pos {
+        0u32
+      } else {
+        current_pos - ms
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Absolute value of the track
+      seconds * 1000
+    };
+
+    // Check if position_to_seek is greater than duration (next track)
+    if position_to_seek > duration {
+      self.jump(&JumpDirection::Next).await;
+    } else {
+      // This seeks to a position in the current song
+      self
+        .net
+        .handle_network_event(IoEvent::Seek(position_to_seek))
+        .await;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
   // spt playback --like / --shuffle / --repeat
   pub async fn mark(&mut self, flag: Flag) -> Result<()> {
     let c = {
@@ -339,7 +401,10 @@ impl<'a> CliApp<'a> {
     let mut hs = match playing_item {
       PlayingItem::Track(track) => {
         let id = track.id.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-        let mut hs = Format::from_type(FormatType::Track(Box::new(track)));
+        let mut hs = Format::from_type(FormatType::Track(Box::new(track.clone())));
+        if let Some(ms) = context.progress_ms {
+          hs.push(Format::Position((ms, track.duration_ms)))
+        }
         hs.push(Format::Flags((
           context.repeat_state,
           context.shuffle_state,
@@ -348,7 +413,10 @@ impl<'a> CliApp<'a> {
         hs
       }
       PlayingItem::Episode(episode) => {
-        let mut hs = Format::from_type(FormatType::Episode(Box::new(episode)));
+        let mut hs = Format::from_type(FormatType::Episode(Box::new(episode.clone())));
+        if let Some(ms) = context.progress_ms {
+          hs.push(Format::Position((ms, episode.duration_ms)))
+        }
         hs.push(Format::Flags((
           context.repeat_state,
           context.shuffle_state,
diff --git a/src/cli/handle.rs b/src/cli/handle.rs
index 53bbb386..1e964a87 100644
--- a/src/cli/handle.rs
+++ b/src/cli/handle.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ pub async fn handle_matches(
       if let Some(vol) = matches.value_of("volume") {
         cli.volume(vol.to_string()).await?;
       }
+      if let Some(secs) = matches.value_of("seek") {
+        cli.seek(secs.to_string()).await?;
+      }
 
       // Print out the status if no errors were found
       cli.get_status(format.to_string()).await
diff --git a/src/cli/util.rs b/src/cli/util.rs
index 71304c7d..22e6f177 100644
--- a/src/cli/util.rs
+++ b/src/cli/util.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ pub enum Format {
   Uri(String),
   Device(String),
   Volume(u32),
+  // Current position, duration
+  Position((u32, u32)),
   // This is a bit long, should it be splitted up?
   Flags((RepeatState, bool, bool)),
   Playing(bool),
@@ -206,6 +208,9 @@ impl Format {
       // Because this match statements
       // needs to return a &String, I have to do it this way
       Self::Volume(s) => s.to_string(),
+      Self::Position((curr, duration)) => {
+        crate::ui::util::display_track_progress(*curr as u128, *duration)
+      }
       Self::Flags((r, s, l)) => {
         let like = if *l {
           conf.behavior.liked_icon
@@ -252,6 +257,7 @@ impl Format {
       Self::Uri(_) => "%u",
       Self::Device(_) => "%d",
       Self::Volume(_) => "%v",
+      Self::Position(_) => "%r",
       Self::Flags(_) => "%f",
       Self::Playing(_) => "%s",
     }