diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf3b3057..c245e6c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [connect] Add `volume_steps` to `ConnectConfig` (breaking)
 - [connect] Add and enforce rustdoc
 - [playback] Add `track` field to `PlayerEvent::RepeatChanged` (breaking)
+- [playback] Add `PlayerEvent::PositionChanged` event to notify about the current playback position
 - [core] Add `request_with_options` and `request_with_protobuf_and_options` to `SpClient`
 - [oauth] Add `OAuthClient` and `OAuthClientBuilder` structs to achieve a more customizable login process
 
diff --git a/playback/src/player.rs b/playback/src/player.rs
index 296c26e5..d277fe25 100644
--- a/playback/src/player.rs
+++ b/playback/src/player.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct PlayerInternal {
 
     player_id: usize,
     play_request_id_generator: SeqGenerator<u64>,
+    last_progress_update: Instant,
 }
 
 static PLAYER_COUNTER: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
@@ -195,6 +196,12 @@ pub enum PlayerEvent {
         track_id: SpotifyId,
         position_ms: u32,
     },
+    // Will be sent periodically while playing the track to inform about the current playback position
+    PositionChanged {
+        play_request_id: u64,
+        track_id: SpotifyId,
+        position_ms: u32,
+    },
     Seeked {
         play_request_id: u64,
         track_id: SpotifyId,
@@ -481,6 +488,7 @@ impl Player {
 
                 player_id,
                 play_request_id_generator: SeqGenerator::new(0),
+                last_progress_update: Instant::now(),
             };
 
             // While PlayerInternal is written as a future, it still contains blocking code.
@@ -1340,6 +1348,18 @@ impl Future for PlayerInternal {
                                                     position_ms: new_stream_position_ms,
                                                 });
                                             }
+
+                                            let last_progress_update_since_ms = now
+                                                .duration_since(self.last_progress_update)
+                                                .as_millis();
+                                            if last_progress_update_since_ms > 250 {
+                                                self.last_progress_update = now;
+                                                self.send_event(PlayerEvent::PositionChanged {
+                                                    play_request_id,
+                                                    track_id,
+                                                    position_ms: new_stream_position_ms,
+                                                });
+                                            }
                                         }
                                         Err(e) => {
                                             error!("Skipping to next track, unable to decode samples for track <{:?}>: {:?}", track_id, e);
diff --git a/src/player_event_handler.rs b/src/player_event_handler.rs
index 21cfe01c..e1f2ad1b 100644
--- a/src/player_event_handler.rs
+++ b/src/player_event_handler.rs
@@ -194,6 +194,20 @@ impl EventHandler {
                                 env_vars.insert("POSITION_MS", position_ms.to_string());
                             }
                         },
+                        PlayerEvent::PositionChanged {
+                            track_id,
+                            position_ms,
+                            ..
+                        } => match track_id.to_base62() {
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                warn!("PlayerEvent::PositionChanged: Invalid track id: {}", e)
+                            }
+                            Ok(id) => {
+                                env_vars.insert("PLAYER_EVENT", "position_changed".to_string());
+                                env_vars.insert("TRACK_ID", id);
+                                env_vars.insert("POSITION_MS", position_ms.to_string());
+                            }
+                        },
                         PlayerEvent::SessionConnected {
                             connection_id,
                             user_name,