diff --git a/Util/FFmpeg/FFmpegNativeDecoder.cs b/Util/FFmpeg/FFmpegNativeDecoder.cs
index 95b0886..46737b8 100644
--- a/Util/FFmpeg/FFmpegNativeDecoder.cs
+++ b/Util/FFmpeg/FFmpegNativeDecoder.cs
@@ -1247,61 +1247,94 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
     // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Decodes and discards a specified number of frames immediately without GPU-to-CPU transfer overhead.
+    /// Maximum distance in frames over which <see cref="SeekToTime"/> moves forward by decoding.
+    /// Decoding forward needs no keyframe seek and no decoder flush, which is cheaper than seeking for short distances.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="count">Number of frames to discard.</param>
-    private void SkipFrames(int count)
-    {
-        lock (_lock)
-        {
-            if (!_isOpened || _disposed) return;
-            if (count <= 0) return;
+    private const int MaxForwardDecodeFrames = 60;
 
-            int skipped = 0;
-            if (_hasCachedFrame)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Decodes forward from the current decoder position until the first frame whose presentation time is at least
+    /// <paramref name="timeSeconds"/> minus half a frame, and keeps that frame in <see cref="_pCachedFrame"/>
+    /// for the next <c>TryRead*</c> call.
+    /// Frames before the target are discarded without GPU-to-host memory transfer; only the target frame is transferred.
+    /// When the end of the stream is reached before the target, no frame is cached.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timeSeconds">Target time in seconds.</param>
+    private void DecodeToTarget(double timeSeconds)
+    {
+        while (true)
+        {
+            int ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_receive_frame(_pCodecContext, _pDecodedFrame);
+            if (ret == 0)
             {
-                ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
-                _hasCachedFrame = false;
-                skipped++;
+                double currentPts = GetFrameTimestamp(_pDecodedFrame);
+
+                // Check with half-frame margin to accommodate floating point rounding
+                if (currentPts >= timeSeconds - (0.5 / FPS))
+                {
+                    // Cache the first matching frame in system RAM for immediate consumption
+                    if (_isHwDecoding && _pDecodedFrame->format == (int)_hwPixFmt)
+                    {
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
+                        int transferRet = ffmpeg.av_hwframe_transfer_data(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame, 0);
+                        if (transferRet < 0)
+                        {
+                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
+                            throw new Exception($"Failed to transfer cached hardware frame during seek: {GetFFmpegErrorString(transferRet)}");
+                        }
+
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_copy_props(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
+
+                        _downloadedPixFmt = (AVPixelFormat)_pCachedFrame->format;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_move_ref(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
+                    }
+
+                    _hasCachedFrame = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Discard non-matching intermediate frame without transferring to CPU
+                GetTimestampAndUpdateIndex(_pDecodedFrame);
+                ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
+                continue;
             }
 
-            while (skipped < count)
+            if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR(ffmpeg.EAGAIN))
             {
-                int ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_receive_frame(_pCodecContext, _pDecodedFrame);
-                if (ret == 0)
-                {
-                    GetTimestampAndUpdateIndex(_pDecodedFrame);
-                    ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-                    skipped++;
-                    continue;
-                }
+                if (_isDraining) return;
 
-                if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR(ffmpeg.EAGAIN))
+                if (!ReadAndSendPacket())
                 {
-                    if (_isDraining) break;
-
-                    if (!ReadAndSendPacket())
-                    {
-                        _isDraining = true;
-                        ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, null);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_EOF)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new Exception($"Error skipping frames: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
+                    _isDraining = true;
+                    ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, null);
                 }
             }
+            else if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_EOF)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw new Exception($"Error during seek decoding: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
+            }
         }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Seeks to a specific playback time in seconds using backward keyframe seek followed by forward decode.
-    /// Intermediate frames are discarded without GPU-to-host memory transfer to maximize seek speed;
-    /// only the target frame is transferred and preserved in <see cref="_pCachedFrame"/>.
+    /// Moves the playback position to a time in seconds.
+    /// The next <c>TryRead*</c> call returns the first frame whose presentation time is at least
+    /// <paramref name="timeSeconds"/> minus half a frame (the frame nearest to the target time).
+    /// Both paths below return that same frame:
+    ///   - Forward decode: the target is ahead of the current position by less than <see cref="MaxForwardDecodeFrames"/> frames.
+    ///     Frames are decoded and discarded up to the target.
+    ///   - Keyframe seek: all other cases (target before the current position, far ahead, or the target frame already read).
+    ///     A backward keyframe seek is followed by a forward decode up to the target.
+    /// The target frame is transferred and preserved in <see cref="_pCachedFrame"/>; when it is already there, nothing is decoded.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="timeSeconds">Target time in seconds to seek to.</param>
     public void SeekToTime(double timeSeconds)
@@ -1311,13 +1344,38 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
             if (!_isOpened || _disposed) return;
 
             if (timeSeconds < 0) timeSeconds = 0;
-            double targetFrameIndex = timeSeconds * FPS;
 
-            // If already at target index or very close future, skip frames instead of seek to avoid I-frame seek latency
-            bool useSkip = targetFrameIndex >= _currentFrameIndex && targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex < 60;
-            if (useSkip)
+            // Earliest presentation time that satisfies the target (target minus half a frame).
+            double threshold = timeSeconds - (0.5 / FPS);
+
+            // Index of the first frame that satisfies the target. The epsilon keeps a frame that lies exactly on the
+            // margin from being excluded by floating point rounding.
+            double targetFrameIndex = Math.Ceiling(timeSeconds * FPS - 0.5 - 1e-6);
+
+            if (_hasCachedFrame)
             {
-                SkipFrames((int)(targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex));
+                // A frame is already positioned for the next read (e.g. by a previous SeekToTime call).
+                double cachedPts = GetFrameTimestamp(_pCachedFrame);
+                if (cachedPts >= threshold)
+                {
+                    // The cached frame is the first frame that satisfies the target.
+                    // When the target lies before it, the frames in between are no longer available and a keyframe seek is required.
+                    if (cachedPts - threshold < 1.0 / FPS) return;
+                }
+                else if (targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex < MaxForwardDecodeFrames)
+                {
+                    // The cached frame lies before the target: drop it and continue decoding forward.
+                    GetTimestampAndUpdateIndex(_pCachedFrame);
+                    ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
+                    _hasCachedFrame = false;
+                    DecodeToTarget(timeSeconds);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (targetFrameIndex > _currentFrameIndex && targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex < MaxForwardDecodeFrames)
+            {
+                // The target frame has not been read yet and is close: decode forward instead of seeking.
+                DecodeToTarget(timeSeconds);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -1345,77 +1403,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
             _isDraining = false;
 
             // Decode frames until reaching the target presentation timestamp
-            while (true)
-            {
-                ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_receive_frame(_pCodecContext, _pDecodedFrame);
-                if (ret == 0)
-                {
-                    double currentPts = GetFrameTimestamp(_pDecodedFrame);
-
-                    // Check with half-frame margin to accommodate floating point rounding
-                    if (currentPts >= timeSeconds - (0.5 / FPS))
-                    {
-                        // Cache the first matching frame in system RAM for immediate consumption
-                        if (_isHwDecoding && _pDecodedFrame->format == (int)_hwPixFmt)
-                        {
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
-                            int transferRet = ffmpeg.av_hwframe_transfer_data(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame, 0);
-                            if (transferRet < 0)
-                            {
-                                ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-                                throw new Exception($"Failed to transfer cached hardware frame during seek: {GetFFmpegErrorString(transferRet)}");
-                            }
-
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_copy_props(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-
-                            _downloadedPixFmt = (AVPixelFormat)_pCachedFrame->format;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_move_ref(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
-                        }
-
-                        _hasCachedFrame = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-
-                    // Discard non-matching intermediate frame without transferring to CPU
-                    long ptsValue = _pDecodedFrame->best_effort_timestamp != ffmpeg.AV_NOPTS_VALUE
-                        ? _pDecodedFrame->best_effort_timestamp
-                        : _pDecodedFrame->pts;
-                    if (ptsValue == ffmpeg.AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-                    {
-                        _currentFrameIndex++;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        _currentFrameIndex = (long)Math.Round(currentPts * FPS);
-                    }
-                    ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR(ffmpeg.EAGAIN))
-                {
-                    if (_isDraining) break;
-
-                    if (!ReadAndSendPacket())
-                    {
-                        _isDraining = true;
-                        ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, null);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_EOF)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new Exception($"Error during seek decoding: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
-                }
-            }
+            DecodeToTarget(timeSeconds);
         }
     }