diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayer.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayer.kt
index c7bf3e5c..d264a7ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayer.kt
@@ -478,7 +478,17 @@ class FutoVideoPlayer : FutoVideoPlayerBase {
         updateAutoplayButton()
 
         val progressUpdateListener = { position: Long, bufferedPosition: Long ->
-            val currentTime = position.formatDuration()
+            // For live streams that have been seeked behind, replace the running position with
+            // a -MM:SS "behind live" indicator (the videojs/HLS convention). At the live edge
+            // we keep showing the running position; this matches YouTube's web behaviour where
+            // the LIVE pill alone (red "caught up" / gray "behind") + a clear offset readout
+            // tell the whole story.
+            val behindMs = if (isLive) behindLiveMs else null
+            val currentTime = if (behindMs != null && behindMs > 0) {
+                "-" + behindMs.formatDuration()
+            } else {
+                position.formatDuration()
+            }
             val currentDuration = duration.formatDuration()
             _control_time.text = currentTime;
             _control_time_fullscreen.text = currentTime;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayerBase.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayerBase.kt
index af5ce802..bc24397e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayerBase.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/views/video/FutoVideoPlayerBase.kt
@@ -176,6 +176,18 @@ abstract class FutoVideoPlayerBase : RelativeLayout {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * How far the player is behind the live edge from a user perspective, in ms. Subtracts the
+     * manifest's natural live offset (or the [LIVE_EDGE_FALLBACK_THRESHOLD_MS] when unknown) so
+     * the value reflects the user-perceptible delay rather than the inherent HLS/DASH latency.
+     * Returns null when not live or the offset is unknown; returns 0 when at the live edge.
+     */
+    val behindLiveMs: Long? get() {
+        val offset = liveOffsetMs ?: return null
+        val baseline = targetLiveOffsetMs ?: LIVE_EDGE_FALLBACK_THRESHOLD_MS
+        return (offset - baseline).coerceAtLeast(0)
+    }
+
     var isAudioMode: Boolean = false
         private set;