diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaElement.shared.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaElement.shared.cs
index 1ba62c3097..a3ab88c43b 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaElement.shared.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/MediaElement.shared.cs
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ void OnSourcePropertyChanged(MediaSource? newValue)
 		}
 
 		InvalidateMeasure();
+		InitializeTimer();
 	}
 
 	void OnSourcePropertyChanging(MediaSource? oldValue)
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.android.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.android.cs
index 6a80f27156..3cc8968ad3 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.android.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement/Views/MediaManager.android.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ or PlaybackStateCompat.StateSkippingToQueueItem
 		if (playbackState is IPlayer.StateReady)
 		{
 			MediaElement.Duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Player.Duration < 0 ? 0 : Player.Duration);
+			MediaElement.Position = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Player.CurrentPosition < 0 ? 0: Player.CurrentPosition);
 		}
 	}