diff --git a/src/librssguard/gui/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.cpp b/src/librssguard/gui/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.cpp
index 6fde53a1b..018099ae1 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/gui/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/gui/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ MediaPlayer::MediaPlayer(QWidget* parent)
   onSpeedChanged(100);
   onVolumeChanged(50);
   onStatusChanged(tr("Starting"));
+
+  updateTimeAndProgress(0, 0);
 }
 
 MediaPlayer::~MediaPlayer() {