diff --git a/lib/media/playhead.js b/lib/media/playhead.js
index ea60821602..03277b84ca 100644
--- a/lib/media/playhead.js
+++ b/lib/media/playhead.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ goog.require('shaka.media.VideoWrapper');
 goog.require('shaka.util.EventManager');
 goog.require('shaka.util.IReleasable');
 goog.require('shaka.util.MediaReadyState');
+goog.require('shaka.util.Platform');
 goog.require('shaka.util.Timer');
 goog.requireType('shaka.media.PresentationTimeline');
 
@@ -420,12 +421,20 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourcePlayhead = class {
 
     const gapLimit = shaka.media.GapJumpingController.BROWSER_GAP_TOLERANCE;
     if (Math.abs(targetTime - currentTime) > gapLimit) {
-      // You can only seek like this every so often. This is to prevent an
-      // infinite loop on systems where changing currentTime takes a significant
-      // amount of time (e.g. Chromecast).
-      const time = Date.now() / 1000;
-      if (!this.lastCorrectiveSeek_ || this.lastCorrectiveSeek_ < time - 1) {
-        this.lastCorrectiveSeek_ = time;
+      let canCorrectiveSeek = false;
+      if (shaka.util.Platform.isSeekingSlow()) {
+        // You can only seek like this every so often. This is to prevent an
+        // infinite loop on systems where changing currentTime takes a
+        // significant amount of time (e.g. Chromecast).
+        const time = Date.now() / 1000;
+        if (!this.lastCorrectiveSeek_ || this.lastCorrectiveSeek_ < time - 1) {
+          this.lastCorrectiveSeek_ = time;
+          canCorrectiveSeek = true;
+        }
+      } else {
+        canCorrectiveSeek = true;
+      }
+      if (canCorrectiveSeek) {
         this.videoWrapper_.setTime(targetTime);
         return;
       }
diff --git a/lib/util/platform.js b/lib/util/platform.js
index c713dca56c..138d1d5d30 100644
--- a/lib/util/platform.js
+++ b/lib/util/platform.js
@@ -645,6 +645,25 @@ shaka.util.Platform = class {
     return true;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * On some platforms, such as v1 Chromecasts, the act of seeking can take a
+   * significant amount of time.
+   *
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  static isSeekingSlow() {
+    const Platform = shaka.util.Platform;
+    if (Platform.isChromecast()) {
+      if (Platform.isAndroidCastDevice()) {
+        // Android-based Chromecasts are new enough to not be a problem.
+        return false;
+      } else {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns true if MediaKeys is polyfilled
    *
diff --git a/test/media/playhead_unit.js b/test/media/playhead_unit.js
index ff2beb2867..cb8dc26a6b 100644
--- a/test/media/playhead_unit.js
+++ b/test/media/playhead_unit.js
@@ -593,7 +593,10 @@ describe('Playhead', () => {
     expect(onSeek).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });  // clamps playhead after seeking for VOD
 
-  it('doesn\'t repeatedly re-seek', () => {
+  it('doesn\'t repeatedly re-seek in seeking slow platforms', () => {
+    if (!shaka.util.Platform.isSeekingSlow()) {
+      pending('No seeking slow platform');
+    }
     video.readyState = HTMLMediaElement.HAVE_METADATA;
 
     video.buffered = createFakeBuffered([{start: 25, end: 55}]);