diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 807e75e7..eac8a7d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+# Version 0.18.1 (2024-05-23)
+
+### Fixed
+- Seek no longer hangs if the sink is empty.
+
 # Version 0.18.0 (2024-05-05)
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 036ac170..7b7fa6b3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rodio"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.18.1"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "Audio playback library"
 keywords = ["audio", "playback", "gamedev"]
diff --git a/examples/seek_mp3.rs b/examples/seek_mp3.rs
index a384d047..5042003c 100644
--- a/examples/seek_mp3.rs
+++ b/examples/seek_mp3.rs
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ fn main() {
     sink.try_seek(Duration::from_secs(4)).unwrap();
 
     sink.sleep_until_end();
+
+    // wont do anything since the sound has ended already
+    sink.try_seek(Duration::from_secs(5)).unwrap();
+    println!("seek example ended");
 }
diff --git a/src/sink.rs b/src/sink.rs
index 056b8e65..2d7478b9 100644
--- a/src/sink.rs
+++ b/src/sink.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl SeekOrder {
         S::Item: Sample + Send,
     {
         let res = maybe_seekable.try_seek(self.pos);
-        let _ignore_reciever_dropped = self.feedback.send(res);
+        let _ignore_receiver_dropped = self.feedback.send(res);
     }
 }
 
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ impl Sink {
     pub fn try_seek(&self, pos: Duration) -> Result<(), SeekError> {
         let (order, feedback) = SeekOrder::new(pos);
         *self.controls.seek.lock().unwrap() = Some(order);
+
+        if self.sound_count.load(Ordering::Acquire) == 0 {
+            // No sound is playing, seek will not be performed
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         match feedback.recv() {
             Ok(seek_res) => seek_res,
             // The feedback channel closed. Probably another seekorder was set
diff --git a/tests/seek.rs b/tests/seek.rs
index ccbf3cce..27e2d0d3 100644
--- a/tests/seek.rs
+++ b/tests/seek.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rstest_reuse::{self, *};
 
 #[template]
 #[rstest]
-// note: disabled, broken decoder see issue: #516
+// note: disabled, broken decoder see issue: #516 and #539
 // #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-vorbis"), case("ogg", true, "symphonia")],
 #[cfg_attr(
     all(feature = "minimp3", not(feature = "symphonia-mp3")),
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ use rstest_reuse::{self, *};
     case("flac", false, "claxon")
 )]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-mp3", case("mp3", true, "symphonia"))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-isomp4", case("m4a", true, "symphonia"))]
+// note: disabled, broken decoder see issue: #577
+// #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-isomp4", case("m4a", true, "symphonia"))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-wav", case("wav", true, "symphonia"))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-flac", case("flac", true, "symphonia"))]
 fn all_decoders(
@@ -35,14 +36,15 @@ fn all_decoders(
 
 #[template]
 #[rstest]
-// note: disabled, broken decoder see issue: #516
+// note: disabled, broken decoder see issue: #516 and #539
 // #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-vorbis"), case("ogg", true, "symphonia")],
 #[cfg_attr(
     all(feature = "wav", not(feature = "symphonia-wav")),
     case("wav", "hound")
 )]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-mp3", case("mp3", "symphonia"))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-isomp4", case("m4a", "symphonia"))]
+// note: disabled, broken decoder see issue: #577
+// #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-isomp4", case("m4a", "symphonia"))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-wav", case("wav", "symphonia"))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "symphonia-flac", case("flac", "symphonia"))]
 fn supported_decoders(#[case] format: &'static str, #[case] decoder_name: &'static str) {}