diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift
index 9b99c84e..9c7b5c94 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/PlayerControlsView.swift
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ struct PlayerControlsView: View {
             .overlay {
                 if !playerState.isLive, let storyboard = playerState.preferredStoryboard {
                     seekPreviewOverlay(storyboard: storyboard, geometry: geometry)
+                } else if !playerState.isLive, isDragging {
+                    seekTimePreviewOverlay(geometry: geometry)
                 }
             }
             .gesture(
@@ -953,6 +955,25 @@ struct PlayerControlsView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func seekTimePreviewOverlay(geometry: GeometryProxy) -> some View {
+        let seekTime = dragProgress * playerState.duration
+        let previewWidth: CGFloat = 80
+        let halfWidth = previewWidth / 2
+        let xPosition = max(halfWidth, min(geometry.size.width - halfWidth, geometry.size.width * dragProgress))
+        let yPosition: CGFloat = -20
+
+        SeekTimePreviewView(
+            seekTime: seekTime,
+            buttonBackground: activeLayout.globalSettings.buttonBackground,
+            theme: activeLayout.globalSettings.theme,
+            chapters: playerState.chapters
+        )
+        .position(x: xPosition, y: yPosition)
+        .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.9)))
+        .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.15), value: isDragging)
+    }
+
     private var displayProgress: Double {
         (isDragging || isPendingSeek) ? dragProgress : playerState.progress
     }
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/SeekTimePreviewView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/SeekTimePreviewView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41274ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/SeekTimePreviewView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//
+//  SeekTimePreviewView.swift
+//  Yattee
+//
+//  Seek time preview shown when no storyboard thumbnails are available.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Lightweight seek time pill displayed above the seek bar when no storyboard is available.
+struct SeekTimePreviewView: View {
+    let seekTime: TimeInterval
+    let buttonBackground: ButtonBackgroundStyle
+    let theme: ControlsTheme
+    let chapters: [VideoChapter]
+
+    private var currentChapter: VideoChapter? {
+        chapters.last { $0.startTime <= seekTime }
+    }
+
+    private var formattedTime: String {
+        let totalSeconds = Int(seekTime)
+        let hours = totalSeconds / 3600
+        let minutes = (totalSeconds % 3600) / 60
+        let seconds = totalSeconds % 60
+
+        if hours > 0 {
+            return String(format: "%d:%02d:%02d", hours, minutes, seconds)
+        } else {
+            return String(format: "%d:%02d", minutes, seconds)
+        }
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 4) {
+            if let chapter = currentChapter {
+                Text(chapter.title)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .fontWeight(.medium)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                    .truncationMode(.tail)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.white)
+                    .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.8), radius: 2, x: 0, y: 1)
+            }
+
+            Text(formattedTime)
+                .font(.system(size: 16, weight: .medium))
+                .monospacedDigit()
+                .foregroundStyle(.white)
+        }
+        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .glassBackground(
+            buttonBackground.glassStyle ?? .regular,
+            in: .rect(cornerRadius: 8),
+            fallback: .ultraThinMaterial,
+            colorScheme: .dark
+        )
+        .shadow(radius: 4)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/macOS/MacOSControlBar.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/macOS/MacOSControlBar.swift
index 69e56ea9..ccd83bf7 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/macOS/MacOSControlBar.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/macOS/MacOSControlBar.swift
@@ -114,6 +114,29 @@ struct MacOSControlBar: View {
                     seekPreviewView(storyboard: storyboard)
                         .offset(x: clampedX, y: -150)
                 }
+            } else if (isDragging || isHoveringProgress),
+                      !playerState.isLive {
+                GeometryReader { geometry in
+                    let previewProgress = isDragging ? dragProgress : hoverProgress
+                    let horizontalPadding: CGFloat = 16
+                    let timeLabelWidth: CGFloat = 50
+                    let spacing: CGFloat = 8
+                    let progressBarOffset: CGFloat = horizontalPadding + timeLabelWidth + spacing
+                    let progressBarWidth: CGFloat = geometry.size.width - (2 * horizontalPadding) - (2 * timeLabelWidth) - (2 * spacing)
+                    let previewWidth: CGFloat = 80
+                    let xOffset = progressBarOffset + (progressBarWidth * previewProgress) - (previewWidth / 2)
+                    let clampedX = max(0, min(geometry.size.width - previewWidth, xOffset))
+
+                    SeekTimePreviewView(
+                        seekTime: previewProgress * playerState.duration,
+                        buttonBackground: .none,
+                        theme: .dark,
+                        chapters: showChapters ? playerState.chapters : []
+                    )
+                    .offset(x: clampedX, y: -60)
+                    .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.9)))
+                    .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.15), value: isDragging || isHoveringProgress)
+                }
             }
         }
     }