diff --git a/Sources/VLCUI/UIVLCVideoPlayerView.swift b/Sources/VLCUI/UIVLCVideoPlayerView.swift
index f446ad1..2a8618a 100644
--- a/Sources/VLCUI/UIVLCVideoPlayerView.swift
+++ b/Sources/VLCUI/UIVLCVideoPlayerView.swift
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ extension UIVLCVideoPlayerView: VLCMediaPlayerDelegate {
 
     private func setConfigurationValues(with player: VLCMediaPlayer, from configuration: VLCVideoPlayer.Configuration) {
 
-        player.time = VLCTime(int: configuration.startTime.asTicks.asInt32)
+        if !configuration.skipInitialTimeSet {
+            player.time = VLCTime(int: configuration.startTime.asTicks.asInt32)
+        }
 
         let defaultPlayerSpeed = player.rate(from: configuration.rate)
         player.fastForward(atRate: defaultPlayerSpeed)
diff --git a/Sources/VLCUI/VLCVideoPlayer/Configuration.swift b/Sources/VLCUI/VLCVideoPlayer/Configuration.swift
index fa64bf7..5ade3ac 100644
--- a/Sources/VLCUI/VLCVideoPlayer/Configuration.swift
+++ b/Sources/VLCUI/VLCVideoPlayer/Configuration.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ public extension VLCVideoPlayer {
         public var subtitleColor: ValueSelector<_PlatformColor> = .auto
         public var playbackChildren: [PlaybackChild] = []
         public var options: [String: Any] = [:]
+        /// When `true`, the initial `player.time` assignment in
+        /// `setConfigurationValues` is skipped.
+        ///
+        /// Use this for live streams where an explicit seek — even to the
+        /// current position — causes VLC to flush its buffers and re-acquire
+        /// the stream, resulting in long rebuffering delays or loss of the
+        /// live-edge position.
+        public var skipInitialTimeSet: Bool = false
 
         public init(url: URL) {
             self.url = url