diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
index 50bb6883b903d..c3e08fcf87d17 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public abstract class AbsSeekBar extends ProgressBar {
     private float mTouchDownX;
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     private boolean mIsDragging;
+    private float mTouchThumbOffset = 0.0f;
 
     private List<Rect> mUserGestureExclusionRects = Collections.emptyList();
     private final List<Rect> mGestureExclusionRects = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -874,6 +875,14 @@ public abstract class AbsSeekBar extends ProgressBar {
 
         switch (event.getAction()) {
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
+                if (mThumb != null) {
+                    final int availableWidth = getWidth() - mPaddingLeft - mPaddingRight;
+                    mTouchThumbOffset = (getProgress() - getMin()) / (float) (getMax()
+                        - getMin()) - (event.getX() - mPaddingLeft) / availableWidth;
+                    if (Math.abs(mTouchThumbOffset * availableWidth) > getThumbOffset()) {
+                        mTouchThumbOffset = 0;
+                    }
+                }
                 if (isInScrollingContainer()) {
                     mTouchDownX = event.getX();
                 } else {
@@ -956,7 +965,8 @@ public abstract class AbsSeekBar extends ProgressBar {
             } else if (x < mPaddingLeft) {
                 scale = 1.0f;
             } else {
-                scale = (availableWidth - x + mPaddingLeft) / (float) availableWidth;
+                scale = (availableWidth - x + mPaddingLeft) / (float) availableWidth
+                    + mTouchThumbOffset;
                 progress = mTouchProgressOffset;
             }
         } else {
@@ -965,7 +975,7 @@ public abstract class AbsSeekBar extends ProgressBar {
             } else if (x > width - mPaddingRight) {
                 scale = 1.0f;
             } else {
-                scale = (x - mPaddingLeft) / (float) availableWidth;
+                scale = (x - mPaddingLeft) / (float) availableWidth + mTouchThumbOffset;
                 progress = mTouchProgressOffset;
             }
         }