diff --git a/Checks/cast-playback.swift b/Checks/cast-playback.swift
index 5cf722c..1040900 100644
--- a/Checks/cast-playback.swift
+++ b/Checks/cast-playback.swift
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ struct CastPlaybackCheck {
         _ = NSApplication.shared
         NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.prohibited)
         require(castVolumeSliderFeedbackCheck(), "Native slider keeps user position during tracking and applies receiver volume when idle")
+        require(playbackSliderHitCheck(), "Progress slider seeks beside the visible thumb and grabs only the thumb")
         if CommandLine.arguments.count == 2, CommandLine.arguments[1] == "--slider-regression" {
-            print("PASS: native volume slider tracking preserves user input and idle receiver feedback")
+            print("PASS: progress thumb hit bounds, adjacent seeking, and volume tracking feedback")
             return
         }
         let source = URL(fileURLWithPath: CommandLine.arguments[1])
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 782bbba..09c0f0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ To run without installing, use `make run`. The built `.build/terebi.app` is self
 
 - **Local files:** use **⌘O**, drag files onto the player, or choose Finder's **Open With**. Multiple files form a queue in natural filename order, with automatic advance. Use **View → Show Queue** to play, reorder or remove items; **+** or dropping files onto the sidebar appends them. The queue lasts only for the session; opening other media replaces it.
 - **Streams:** use **Open Stream…** (**⇧⌘O**) or drop a supported link. YouTube supports individual videos, not playlists or channels. Miruro links must use `https://barelystarted.miruro.tv/watch/<opaque-id>/<slug>?ep=<episode>` with an explicit positive episode number; arbitrary streaming sites are not supported.
+- **Seeking:** click the progress track to seek, including immediately beside the visible thumb. Grab the thumb itself to drag without first jumping to the click position.
 - **Miruro metadata:** titles and opening/ending intervals load independently of playback when available. Small rounded gaps mark interval boundaries in the slider, without visible labels; accessibility descriptions retain the interval names and times. Missing/invalid metadata leaves playback usable. Timings may differ between cuts. No automatic skipping is performed.
 - **Resume:** videos resume their saved position; finished videos restart from the beginning. Live and audio-only media do not save progress.
 - **Compact mode:** press **P** for a floating player; double-click it to restore. Drag noninteractive areas to move the window. Use the titlebar pin to keep the normal window on top.
diff --git a/Sources/App/TerebiApp.swift b/Sources/App/TerebiApp.swift
index 45afad1..032aeb0 100644
--- a/Sources/App/TerebiApp.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/TerebiApp.swift
@@ -2005,6 +2005,11 @@ private struct PlaybackSlider: NSViewRepresentable {
         var volume = false
         var bufferedRange: ClosedRange<Double>?
         var intervals: [MiruroInterval] = []
+        override func knobRect(flipped: Bool) -> NSRect {
+            let rect = super.knobRect(flipped: flipped)
+            guard !volume else { return rect }
+            return NSRect(x: rect.midX - 1.5, y: rect.midY - 7.5, width: 3, height: 15)
+        }
         override func drawBar(inside rect: NSRect, flipped: Bool) {
             let bar = NSRect(x: rect.minX + knobThickness / 2, y: rect.midY - 1.5,
                              width: max(0, rect.width - knobThickness), height: 3)
@@ -2046,9 +2051,9 @@ private struct PlaybackSlider: NSViewRepresentable {
             }
         }
         override func drawKnob(_ rect: NSRect) {
-            let width: CGFloat = volume ? 16 : 3
-            let height: CGFloat = volume ? 12 : 15
-            let knob = NSRect(x: rect.midX - width / 2, y: rect.midY - height / 2, width: width, height: height)
+            let knob = volume
+                ? NSRect(x: rect.midX - 8, y: rect.midY - 6, width: 16, height: 12)
+                : rect
             let color = isEnabled ? (volume ? SunsetPalette.text : SunsetPalette.secondaryText)
                                   : SunsetPalette.disabledThumb
             color.setFill()
@@ -2060,6 +2065,38 @@ private struct PlaybackSlider: NSViewRepresentable {
 #if PLAYER_CHECK
 @MainActor
 func castVolumeSliderFeedbackCheck() -> Bool { PlaybackSlider.Slider.feedbackCheck() }
+@MainActor
+func playbackSliderHitCheck() -> Bool {
+    let window = NSWindow(contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 320, height: 80),
+                          styleMask: [.borderless], backing: .buffered, defer: false)
+    let slider = PlaybackSlider.Slider(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 20, width: 280, height: 24))
+    slider.cell = PlaybackSlider.Cell()
+    slider.minValue = 0
+    slider.maxValue = 100
+    slider.isContinuous = true
+    window.contentView!.addSubview(slider)
+    window.display()
+    for offset: CGFloat in [-4, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 4] {
+        slider.doubleValue = 50
+        let cell = slider.cell as! NSSliderCell
+        let knob = cell.knobRect(flipped: slider.isFlipped)
+        let point = slider.convert(NSPoint(x: knob.midX + offset, y: knob.midY), to: nil)
+        let up = NSEvent.mouseEvent(with: .leftMouseUp, location: point, modifierFlags: [],
+                                   timestamp: 0, windowNumber: window.windowNumber, context: nil,
+                                   eventNumber: 1, clickCount: 1, pressure: 0)!
+        let down = NSEvent.mouseEvent(with: .leftMouseDown, location: point, modifierFlags: [],
+                                     timestamp: 0, windowNumber: window.windowNumber, context: nil,
+                                     eventNumber: 0, clickCount: 1, pressure: 1)!
+        NSApp.postEvent(up, atStart: true)
+        slider.mouseDown(with: down)
+        if abs(offset) <= 1 {
+            guard slider.doubleValue == 50 else { return false }
+        } else {
+            guard (slider.doubleValue - 50) * offset > 0 else { return false }
+        }
+    }
+    return true
+}
 #endif
 
 @MainActor