diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index d98ee70680..6927f1723e 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -2485,6 +2485,10 @@ class Player extends Component {
 
     this.techCall_('setCurrentTime', seconds);
     this.cache_.initTime = 0;
+
+    if (isFinite(seconds)) {
+      this.cache_.currentTime = Number(seconds);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit/player.test.js b/test/unit/player.test.js
index 9831b0090d..24830bb818 100644
--- a/test/unit/player.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/player.test.js
@@ -2676,6 +2676,20 @@ QUnit.test('Should accept multiple calls to currentTime after player initializat
   assert.equal(player.currentTime(), 800, 'The last value passed is stored as the currentTime value');
 });
 
+QUnit.test('Should be able to set the cache currentTime after player initialization as soon the canplay event is fired', function(assert) {
+  const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer({});
+
+  player.src('xyz.mp4');
+  player.currentTime(500);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(player.getCache().currentTime, 0, 'cache currentTime value was not changed');
+
+  this.clock.tick(100);
+  player.trigger('canplay');
+
+  assert.strictEqual(player.getCache().currentTime, 500, 'cache currentTime value is the one passed after initialization');
+});
+
 QUnit.test('Should fire debugon event when debug mode is enabled', function(assert) {
   const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer({});
   const debugOnSpy = sinon.spy();