diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt
index 57701ab618c91..6071781c483c9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class SeekBarObserver(
 
         holder.seekBar.thumb.alpha = if (data.seekAvailable) 255 else 0
         holder.seekBar.isEnabled = data.seekAvailable
-        progressDrawable?.animate = data.playing
+        progressDrawable?.animate = data.playing && !data.scrubbing
 
         if (holder.seekBar.maxHeight != seekBarEnabledMaxHeight) {
             holder.seekBar.maxHeight = seekBarEnabledMaxHeight
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt
index 49cd16175f0a9..a9a8fd1c0e9d0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarViewModel.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private fun PlaybackState.computePosition(duration: Long): Long {
 class SeekBarViewModel @Inject constructor(
     @Background private val bgExecutor: RepeatableExecutor
 ) {
-    private var _data = Progress(false, false, false, null, 0)
+    private var _data = Progress(false, false, false, false, null, 0)
         set(value) {
             field = value
             _progress.postValue(value)
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class SeekBarViewModel @Inject constructor(
             if (field != value) {
                 field = value
                 checkIfPollingNeeded()
+                _data = _data.copy(scrubbing = value)
             }
         }
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class SeekBarViewModel @Inject constructor(
         val enabled = if (playbackState == null ||
                 playbackState?.getState() == PlaybackState.STATE_NONE ||
                 (duration <= 0)) false else true
-        _data = Progress(enabled, seekAvailable, playing, position, duration)
+        _data = Progress(enabled, seekAvailable, playing, scrubbing, position, duration)
         checkIfPollingNeeded()
     }
 
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ class SeekBarViewModel @Inject constructor(
         val enabled: Boolean,
         val seekAvailable: Boolean,
         val playing: Boolean,
+        val scrubbing: Boolean,
         val elapsedTime: Int?,
         val duration: Int
     )
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt
index 7ac15125ea7e2..8d12fcc2e7386 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
 
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
-
         context.orCreateTestableResources
             .addOverride(R.dimen.qs_media_enabled_seekbar_height, enabledHeight)
         context.orCreateTestableResources
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     fun seekBarGone() {
         // WHEN seek bar is disabled
         val isEnabled = false
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(isEnabled, false, false, null, 0)
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(isEnabled, false, false, false, null, 0)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN seek bar shows just a thin line with no text
         assertThat(seekBarView.isEnabled()).isFalse()
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     fun seekBarVisible() {
         // WHEN seek bar is enabled
         val isEnabled = true
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(isEnabled, true, false, 3000, 12000)
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(isEnabled, true, false, false, 3000, 12000)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN seek bar is visible and thick
         assertThat(seekBarView.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.VISIBLE)
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     @Test
     fun seekBarProgress() {
         // WHEN part of the track has been played
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, true, 3000, 120000)
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, true, false, 3000, 120000)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN seek bar shows the progress
         assertThat(seekBarView.progress).isEqualTo(3000)
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     fun seekBarDisabledWhenSeekNotAvailable() {
         // WHEN seek is not available
         val isSeekAvailable = false
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, isSeekAvailable, false, 3000, 120000)
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, isSeekAvailable, false, false, 3000, 120000)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN seek bar is not enabled
         assertThat(seekBarView.isEnabled()).isFalse()
@@ -127,27 +126,51 @@ class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
     fun seekBarEnabledWhenSeekNotAvailable() {
         // WHEN seek is available
         val isSeekAvailable = true
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, isSeekAvailable, false, 3000, 120000)
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, isSeekAvailable, false, false, 3000, 120000)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN seek bar is not enabled
         assertThat(seekBarView.isEnabled()).isTrue()
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun seekBarPlaying() {
+    fun seekBarPlayingNotScrubbing() {
         // WHEN playing
         val isPlaying = true
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, isPlaying, 3000, 120000)
+        val isScrubbing = false
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, isPlaying, isScrubbing, 3000, 120000)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN progress drawable is animating
         verify(mockSquigglyProgress).animate = true
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun seekBarNotPlaying() {
-        // WHEN not playing
+    fun seekBarNotPlayingNotScrubbing() {
+        // WHEN not playing & not scrubbing
         val isPlaying = false
-        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, isPlaying, 3000, 120000)
+        val isScrubbing = false
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, isPlaying, isScrubbing, 3000, 120000)
+        observer.onChanged(data)
+        // THEN progress drawable is not animating
+        verify(mockSquigglyProgress).animate = false
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun seekBarPlayingScrubbing() {
+        // WHEN playing & scrubbing
+        val isPlaying = true
+        val isScrubbing = true
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, isPlaying, isScrubbing, 3000, 120000)
+        observer.onChanged(data)
+        // THEN progress drawable is not animating
+        verify(mockSquigglyProgress).animate = false
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun seekBarNotPlayingScrubbing() {
+        // WHEN playing & scrubbing
+        val isPlaying = false
+        val isScrubbing = true
+        val data = SeekBarViewModel.Progress(true, true, isPlaying, isScrubbing, 3000, 120000)
         observer.onChanged(data)
         // THEN progress drawable is not animating
         verify(mockSquigglyProgress).animate = false