diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt
index 193166b8d331e..0359c6325749b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt
@@ -151,13 +151,21 @@ class SeekBarViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Event indicating that the user has moved the seek bar but hasn't yet finished the gesture.
+     * Event indicating that the user has moved the seek bar.
+     *
      * @param position Current location in the track.
      */
     @AnyThread
     fun onSeekProgress(position: Long) = bgExecutor.execute {
         if (scrubbing) {
+            // The user hasn't yet finished their touch gesture, so only update the data for visual
+            // feedback and don't update [controller] yet.
             _data = _data.copy(elapsedTime = position.toInt())
+        } else {
+            // The seek progress came from an a11y action and we should immediately update to the
+            // new position. (a11y actions to change the seekbar position don't trigger
+            // SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener.onStartTrackingTouch or onStopTrackingTouch.)
+            onSeek(position)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModelTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModelTest.kt
index afc9c81ff4799..82aa6123917e0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModelTest.kt
@@ -375,16 +375,20 @@ public class SeekBarViewModelTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun onProgressChangedFromUserWithoutStartTrackingTouch() {
-        // WHEN user starts dragging the seek bar
+    fun onProgressChangedFromUserWithoutStartTrackingTouch_transportUpdated() {
+        whenever(mockController.transportControls).thenReturn(mockTransport)
+        viewModel.updateController(mockController)
         val pos = 42
         val bar = SeekBar(context)
+
+        // WHEN we get an onProgressChanged event without an onStartTrackingTouch event
         with(viewModel.seekBarListener) {
             onProgressChanged(bar, pos, true)
         }
         fakeExecutor.runAllReady()
-        // THEN then elapsed time should not be updated
-        assertThat(viewModel.progress.value!!.elapsedTime).isNull()
+
+        // THEN we immediately update the transport
+        verify(mockTransport).seekTo(pos.toLong())
     }
 
     @Test