diff --git a/Yattee/Services/Navigation/URLRouter.swift b/Yattee/Services/Navigation/URLRouter.swift
index 38c2a689..5c91e88c 100644
--- a/Yattee/Services/Navigation/URLRouter.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Services/Navigation/URLRouter.swift
@@ -96,6 +96,63 @@ struct URLRouter: Sendable {
         return true
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Timestamp Parsing
+
+    /// Extract a timestamp (seconds) from a URL's query, supporting `t`, `time`, and `start`.
+    /// Accepts plain seconds (`90`, `90.5`), YouTube-style `90s`, and `1h2m3s` / `2m30s` forms.
+    func parseTimestamp(_ url: URL) -> TimeInterval? {
+        guard let components = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false),
+              let items = components.queryItems else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        for name in ["t", "time", "start"] {
+            if let raw = items.first(where: { $0.name == name })?.value,
+               let parsed = Self.parseTimestampValue(raw) {
+                return parsed
+            }
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a single timestamp string. Returns nil if unparseable or zero-length.
+    static func parseTimestampValue(_ raw: String) -> TimeInterval? {
+        let trimmed = raw.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return nil }
+
+        // Plain numeric value (e.g. "90", "90.5")
+        if let value = TimeInterval(trimmed) {
+            return value >= 0 ? value : nil
+        }
+
+        // Compound form like "1h2m3s", "2m30s", "90s"
+        var total: TimeInterval = 0
+        var current = ""
+        var matched = false
+        for ch in trimmed {
+            if ch.isNumber || ch == "." {
+                current.append(ch)
+            } else {
+                guard let value = TimeInterval(current) else { return nil }
+                let unit: TimeInterval
+                switch ch {
+                case "h", "H": unit = 3600
+                case "m", "M": unit = 60
+                case "s", "S": unit = 1
+                default: return nil
+                }
+                total += value * unit
+                current = ""
+                matched = true
+            }
+        }
+        // Trailing digits without a unit suffix (e.g. "1m30") — treat as seconds.
+        if !current.isEmpty, let value = TimeInterval(current) {
+            total += value
+            matched = true
+        }
+        return matched ? total : nil
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Custom Scheme
 
     /// Parse yattee:// scheme URLs.
diff --git a/Yattee/Services/Player/PlayerService.swift b/Yattee/Services/Player/PlayerService.swift
index ecaedd3d..14e62d01 100644
--- a/Yattee/Services/Player/PlayerService.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Services/Player/PlayerService.swift
@@ -916,12 +916,23 @@ final class PlayerService {
         let mpvPiPActive = false
         #endif
 
-        // If this video is already playing, just expand the player (unless PiP is active)
+        // If this video is already loaded, optionally seek/resume instead of reloading.
         if isCurrentlyPlaying(video: video) {
-            LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Video already playing, just expanding")
+            LoggingService.shared.logPlayer("Video already loaded, applying seek/resume instead of reload (startTime=\(startTime ?? -1), state=\(state.playbackState))")
             if !mpvPiPActive {
                 navigationCoordinator?.expandPlayer()
             }
+            let wasPaused = state.playbackState == .paused
+            if let startTime {
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    await seek(to: startTime)
+                    if wasPaused || state.playbackState == .paused {
+                        resume()
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if wasPaused {
+                resume()
+            }
             return
         }
 
@@ -958,11 +969,14 @@ final class PlayerService {
         let mpvPiPActive = false
         #endif
 
-        // If this video is already playing, just expand the player (unless PiP is active)
+        // If this video is already loaded, optionally resume instead of reloading.
         if isCurrentlyPlaying(video: video) {
             if !mpvPiPActive {
                 navigationCoordinator?.expandPlayer()
             }
+            if state.playbackState == .paused {
+                resume()
+            }
             return
         }
 
diff --git a/Yattee/YatteeApp.swift b/Yattee/YatteeApp.swift
index 15388485..213bf74b 100644
--- a/Yattee/YatteeApp.swift
+++ b/Yattee/YatteeApp.swift
@@ -484,11 +484,12 @@ struct YatteeApp: App {
 
     /// Handle video deep link based on default link action setting.
     private func handleVideoDeepLink(videoID: VideoID, originalURL: URL, action: DefaultLinkAction) {
+        let startTime = URLRouter().parseTimestamp(originalURL)
         switch action {
         case .open:
             // Play directly (existing behavior)
             Task {
-                await playVideoFromDeepLink(videoID: videoID)
+                await playVideoFromDeepLink(videoID: videoID, startTime: startTime)
             }
 
         case .download:
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ struct YatteeApp: App {
             #else
             // tvOS doesn't support downloads, fall back to open
             Task {
-                await playVideoFromDeepLink(videoID: videoID)
+                await playVideoFromDeepLink(videoID: videoID, startTime: startTime)
             }
             #endif
 
@@ -540,9 +541,9 @@ struct YatteeApp: App {
     }
 
     /// Play a video from a deep link.
-    private func playVideoFromDeepLink(videoID: VideoID) async {
+    private func playVideoFromDeepLink(videoID: VideoID, startTime: TimeInterval? = nil) async {
         LoggingService.shared.info(
-            "Deep link play: videoID=\(videoID.videoID) source=\(videoID.source)",
+            "Deep link play: videoID=\(videoID.videoID) source=\(videoID.source) startTime=\(startTime ?? -1)",
             category: .general
         )
         guard let instance = appEnvironment.instancesManager.instance(for: videoID.source) else {
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ struct YatteeApp: App {
             )
             LoggingService.shared.info("Deep link play: fetched video, opening player", category: .general)
             appEnvironment.toastManager.dismiss(id: toastID)
-            appEnvironment.playerService.openVideo(video)
+            appEnvironment.playerService.openVideo(video, startTime: startTime)
         } catch {
             LoggingService.shared.error(
                 "Deep link play: video fetch failed (\(error.localizedDescription)), falling back to info view",