diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index 9c97caa93a..c8ca92e3a3 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ const m_option_t mplayer_opts[]={
     OPT_MAKE_FLAGS("initial-audio-sync", initial_audio_sync, 0),
     OPT_CHOICE("hr-seek", hr_seek, 0,
                ({"off", -1}, {"absolute", 0}, {"always", 1}, {"on", 1})),
+    OPT_FLOATRANGE("hr-seek-demuxer-offset", hr_seek_demuxer_offset, 0, -9, 99),
     OPT_FLAG_CONSTANTS("noautosync", autosync, 0, 0, -1),
     OPT_INTRANGE("autosync", autosync, 0, 0, 10000),
 
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index c13f56a143..eef8302aed 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -3306,6 +3306,8 @@ static int seek(MPContext *mpctx, struct seek_params seek,
     else if (seek.direction > 0)
         demuxer_style |= SEEK_FORWARD;
 
+    if (hr_seek)
+        demuxer_amount -= opts->hr_seek_demuxer_offset;
     int seekresult = demux_seek(mpctx->demuxer, demuxer_amount, audio_delay,
                                 demuxer_style);
     if (need_reset)
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 3aee5dedc5..9f1352d98f 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
     int user_pts_assoc_mode;
     int initial_audio_sync;
     int hr_seek;
+    float hr_seek_demuxer_offset;
     int autosync;
     int softsleep;
     int rtc;