diff --git a/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerController.m b/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerController.m
index 81780d22..20d110d1 100644
--- a/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerController.m
+++ b/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerController.m
@@ -172,30 +172,34 @@ - (void)setPlayer:(AVPlayer *)player
                         }
                     };
                     
-                    // If a segment is targeted, add a small offset so that playback is guaranteed to start within the segment
                     SRGPosition *startPosition = self.startPosition;
-                    if (self.targetSegment) {
-                        startPosition = SRGMediaPlayerControllerOffset(startPosition, CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(SRGSegmentSeekOffsetInSeconds, NSEC_PER_SEC));
-                    }
-                    
-                    // Take into account tolerance at the end of the content being played. If near the end enough, start
-                    // at the default position instead.
-                    CMTimeRange timeRange = self.targetSegment ? self.targetSegment.srg_timeRange : self.timeRange;
-                    CMTime tolerance = SRGMediaPlayerEffectiveEndTolerance(self.endTolerance, self.endToleranceRatio, CMTimeGetSeconds(timeRange.duration));
-                    CMTime toleratedStartTime = CMTIME_COMPARE_INLINE(startPosition.time, >=, CMTimeSubtract(timeRange.duration, tolerance)) ? kCMTimeZero : startPosition.time;
                     
-                    // Positions in segments are relative. If not within a segment, they are absolute (relative positions
-                    // are misleading for a DVR stream with a sliding window, and match the absolute position in other cases)
-                    if (self.targetSegment) {
-                        toleratedStartTime = CMTimeAdd(toleratedStartTime, timeRange.start);
-                    }
-                    SRGPosition *toleratedPosition = [SRGPosition positionWithTime:toleratedStartTime toleranceBefore:startPosition.toleranceBefore toleranceAfter:startPosition.toleranceAfter];
-                    
-                    SRGPosition *seekPosition = SRGMediaPlayerControllerPositionInTimeRange(toleratedPosition, timeRange);
-                    if (CMTIME_COMPARE_INLINE(seekPosition.time, ==, kCMTimeZero)) {
+                    // Default position. Nothing to do.
+                    if (CMTIME_COMPARE_INLINE(self.startPosition.time, ==, kCMTimeZero) && ! self.targetSegment) {
                         completionBlock(YES);
                     }
+                    // Non-default start position. Calculate a valid position to seek to.
                     else {
+                        // If a segment is targeted, add a small offset so that playback is guaranteed to start within the segment
+                        if (self.targetSegment) {
+                            startPosition = SRGMediaPlayerControllerOffset(startPosition, CMTimeMakeWithSeconds(SRGSegmentSeekOffsetInSeconds, NSEC_PER_SEC));
+                        }
+                        
+                        // Take into account tolerance at the end of the content being played. If near the end enough, start
+                        // at the default position instead.
+                        CMTimeRange timeRange = self.targetSegment ? self.targetSegment.srg_timeRange : self.timeRange;
+                        CMTime tolerance = SRGMediaPlayerEffectiveEndTolerance(self.endTolerance, self.endToleranceRatio, CMTimeGetSeconds(timeRange.duration));
+                        CMTime toleratedStartTime = CMTIME_COMPARE_INLINE(startPosition.time, >=, CMTimeSubtract(timeRange.duration, tolerance)) ? kCMTimeZero : startPosition.time;
+                        
+                        // Positions in segments are relative. If not within a segment, they are absolute (relative positions
+                        // are misleading for a DVR stream with a sliding window, and match the absolute position in other cases)
+                        if (self.targetSegment) {
+                            toleratedStartTime = CMTimeAdd(toleratedStartTime, timeRange.start);
+                        }
+                        SRGPosition *toleratedPosition = [SRGPosition positionWithTime:toleratedStartTime toleranceBefore:startPosition.toleranceBefore toleranceAfter:startPosition.toleranceAfter];
+                        
+                        SRGPosition *seekPosition = SRGMediaPlayerControllerPositionInTimeRange(toleratedPosition, timeRange);
+                        
                         // Call system method to avoid unwanted seek state in this special case
                         [player seekToTime:seekPosition.time toleranceBefore:seekPosition.toleranceBefore toleranceAfter:seekPosition.toleranceAfter completionHandler:^(BOOL finished) {
                             completionBlock(finished);
diff --git a/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerViewController.m b/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerViewController.m
index 6ac38566..de54c5d0 100644
--- a/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerViewController.m
+++ b/Framework/Sources/Controllers/SRGMediaPlayerViewController.m
@@ -361,7 +361,14 @@ - (BOOL)canSkipBackwardFromTime:(CMTime)time
         return NO;
     }
     
-    SRGMediaPlayerStreamType streamType = self.controller.streamType;
+    SRGMediaPlayerController *controller = self.controller;
+    SRGMediaPlayerPlaybackState playbackState = controller.playbackState;
+    
+    if (playbackState == SRGMediaPlayerPlaybackStateIdle || playbackState == SRGMediaPlayerPlaybackStatePreparing) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+    
+    SRGMediaPlayerStreamType streamType = controller.streamType;
     return (streamType == SRGMediaPlayerStreamTypeOnDemand || streamType == SRGMediaPlayerStreamTypeDVR);
 }
 
@@ -372,8 +379,15 @@ - (BOOL)canSkipForwardFromTime:(CMTime)time
     }
     
     SRGMediaPlayerController *controller = self.controller;
-    return (controller.streamType == SRGMediaPlayerStreamTypeOnDemand && CMTimeGetSeconds(time) + SRGMediaPlayerViewControllerForwardSkipInterval < CMTimeGetSeconds(controller.player.currentItem.duration))
-        || (controller.streamType == SRGMediaPlayerStreamTypeDVR && ! controller.live);
+    SRGMediaPlayerPlaybackState playbackState = controller.playbackState;
+    
+    if (playbackState == SRGMediaPlayerPlaybackStateIdle || playbackState == SRGMediaPlayerPlaybackStatePreparing) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+    
+    SRGMediaPlayerStreamType streamType = controller.streamType;
+    return (streamType == SRGMediaPlayerStreamTypeOnDemand && CMTimeGetSeconds(time) + SRGMediaPlayerViewControllerForwardSkipInterval < CMTimeGetSeconds(controller.player.currentItem.duration))
+        || (streamType == SRGMediaPlayerStreamTypeDVR && ! controller.live);
 }
 
 - (void)skipBackwardFromTime:(CMTime)time withCompletionHandler:(void (^)(BOOL finished))completionHandler