diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
index fe2398757..dcc23a090 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/seek-bar.js
@@ -186,6 +186,21 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
     return percent;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Prevent liveThreshold from causing seeks to seem like they
+   * are not happening from a user perspective.
+   *
+   * @param {number} ct
+   *        current time to seek to
+   */
+  userSeek_(ct) {
+    if (this.player_.liveTracker && this.player_.liveTracker.isLive()) {
+      this.player_.liveTracker.nextSeekedFromUser();
+    }
+
+    this.player_.currentTime(ct);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the value of current time but allows for smooth scrubbing,
    * when player can't keep up.
@@ -303,7 +318,7 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
     }
 
     // Set new time (tell player to seek to new time)
-    this.player_.currentTime(newTime);
+    this.userSeek_(newTime);
   }
 
   enable() {
@@ -366,14 +381,14 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
    * Move more quickly fast forward for keyboard-only users
    */
   stepForward() {
-    this.player_.currentTime(this.player_.currentTime() + STEP_SECONDS);
+    this.userSeek_(this.player_.currentTime() + STEP_SECONDS);
   }
 
   /**
    * Move more quickly rewind for keyboard-only users
    */
   stepBack() {
-    this.player_.currentTime(this.player_.currentTime() - STEP_SECONDS);
+    this.userSeek_(this.player_.currentTime() - STEP_SECONDS);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -409,6 +424,8 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
    * @listens keydown
    */
   handleKeyDown(event) {
+    const liveTracker = this.player_.liveTracker;
+
     if (keycode.isEventKey(event, 'Space') || keycode.isEventKey(event, 'Enter')) {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
@@ -416,25 +433,33 @@ class SeekBar extends Slider {
     } else if (keycode.isEventKey(event, 'Home')) {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
-      this.player_.currentTime(0);
+      this.userSeek_(0);
     } else if (keycode.isEventKey(event, 'End')) {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
-      this.player_.currentTime(this.player_.duration());
+      if (liveTracker && liveTracker.isLive()) {
+        this.userSeek_(liveTracker.liveCurrentTime());
+      } else {
+        this.userSeek_(this.player_.duration());
+      }
     } else if (/^[0-9]$/.test(keycode(event))) {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
       const gotoFraction = (keycode.codes[keycode(event)] - keycode.codes['0']) * 10.0 / 100.0;
 
-      this.player_.currentTime(this.player_.duration() * gotoFraction);
+      if (liveTracker && liveTracker.isLive()) {
+        this.userSeek_(liveTracker.seekableStart() + (liveTracker.liveWindow() * gotoFraction));
+      } else {
+        this.userSeek_(this.player_.duration() * gotoFraction);
+      }
     } else if (keycode.isEventKey(event, 'PgDn')) {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
-      this.player_.currentTime(this.player_.currentTime() - (STEP_SECONDS * PAGE_KEY_MULTIPLIER));
+      this.userSeek_(this.player_.currentTime() - (STEP_SECONDS * PAGE_KEY_MULTIPLIER));
     } else if (keycode.isEventKey(event, 'PgUp')) {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
-      this.player_.currentTime(this.player_.currentTime() + (STEP_SECONDS * PAGE_KEY_MULTIPLIER));
+      this.userSeek_(this.player_.currentTime() + (STEP_SECONDS * PAGE_KEY_MULTIPLIER));
     } else {
       // Pass keydown handling up for unsupported keys
       super.handleKeyDown(event);
diff --git a/src/js/live-tracker.js b/src/js/live-tracker.js
index e67c2c057..685b750a6 100644
--- a/src/js/live-tracker.js
+++ b/src/js/live-tracker.js
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ class LiveTracker extends Component {
   handleSeeked() {
     const timeDiff = Math.abs(this.liveCurrentTime() - this.player_.currentTime());
 
-    this.seekedBehindLive_ = this.skipNextSeeked_ ? false : timeDiff > 2;
-    this.skipNextSeeked_ = false;
+    this.seekedBehindLive_ = this.nextSeekedFromUser_ && timeDiff > 2;
+    this.nextSeekedFromUser_ = false;
     this.trackLive_();
   }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class LiveTracker extends Component {
     this.behindLiveEdge_ = true;
     this.timeupdateSeen_ = false;
     this.seekedBehindLive_ = false;
-    this.skipNextSeeked_ = false;
+    this.nextSeekedFromUser_ = false;
 
     this.clearInterval(this.trackingInterval_);
     this.trackingInterval_ = null;
@@ -227,6 +227,15 @@ class LiveTracker extends Component {
     this.off(this.player_, 'timeupdate', this.seekToLiveEdge_);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The next seeked event is from the user. Meaning that any seek
+   * > 2s behind live will be considered behind live for real and
+   * liveTolerance will be ignored.
+   */
+  nextSeekedFromUser() {
+    this.nextSeekedFromUser_ = true;
+  }
+
   /**
    * stop tracking live playback
    */
@@ -375,8 +384,7 @@ class LiveTracker extends Component {
     if (this.atLiveEdge()) {
       return;
     }
-    // skipNextSeeked_
-    this.skipNextSeeked_ = true;
+    this.nextSeekedFromUser_ = false;
     this.player_.currentTime(this.liveCurrentTime());
 
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/live-tracker.test.js b/test/unit/live-tracker.test.js
index 5fe56233a..9ff236dc1 100644
--- a/test/unit/live-tracker.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/live-tracker.test.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ QUnit.module('LiveTracker', () => {
     assert.ok(this.liveTracker.behindLiveEdge(), 'behindLiveEdge live edge');
   });
 
-  QUnit.test('is behindLiveEdge when seeking backwards', function(assert) {
+  QUnit.test('is behindLiveEdge when seeking behind liveTolerance with API', function(assert) {
     this.liveTracker.options_.liveTolerance = 6;
     this.player.seekable = () => createTimeRanges(0, 20);
     this.player.trigger('timeupdate');
@@ -157,6 +157,23 @@ QUnit.module('LiveTracker', () => {
 
     assert.ok(this.liveTracker.atLiveEdge(), 'at live edge');
 
+    this.player.currentTime = () => 14;
+    this.player.trigger('seeked');
+
+    assert.equal(this.liveEdgeChanges, 1, 'should have one live edge change');
+    assert.ok(this.liveTracker.behindLiveEdge(), 'behindLiveEdge live edge');
+  });
+
+  QUnit.test('is behindLiveEdge when seeking >2s behind with ui', function(assert) {
+    this.liveTracker.options_.liveTolerance = 6;
+    this.player.seekable = () => createTimeRanges(0, 20);
+    this.player.trigger('timeupdate');
+    this.player.currentTime = () => 20;
+    this.clock.tick(1000);
+
+    assert.ok(this.liveTracker.atLiveEdge(), 'at live edge');
+
+    this.liveTracker.nextSeekedFromUser();
     this.player.currentTime = () => 17;
     this.player.trigger('seeked');