diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control.js b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control.js
index 0dc42cc74..94a93ab7a 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control.js
@@ -68,25 +68,7 @@ vjs.SeekBar.prototype.updateARIAAttributes = function(){
 };
 
 vjs.SeekBar.prototype.getPercent = function(){
-  var currentTime;
-  // Flash RTMP provider will not report the correct time
-  // immediately after a seek. This isn't noticeable if you're
-  // seeking while the video is playing, but it is if you seek
-  // while the video is paused.
-  if (this.player_.techName === 'Flash' && this.player_.seeking()) {
-    var cache = this.player_.getCache();
-    if (cache.lastSetCurrentTime) {
-      currentTime = cache.lastSetCurrentTime;
-    }
-    else {
-      currentTime = this.player_.currentTime();
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    currentTime = this.player_.currentTime();
-  }
-
-  return currentTime / this.player_.duration();
+  return this.player_.currentTime() / this.player_.duration();
 };
 
 vjs.SeekBar.prototype.onMouseDown = function(event){
diff --git a/src/js/media/flash.js b/src/js/media/flash.js
index 126bdb6fe..9862903bd 100644
--- a/src/js/media/flash.js
+++ b/src/js/media/flash.js
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ vjs.Flash = vjs.MediaTechController.extend({
           'id': objId,
           'name': objId, // Both ID and Name needed or swf to identifty itself
           'class': 'vjs-tech'
-        }, options['attributes'])
+        }, options['attributes']),
+
+        lastSeekTarget
     ;
 
     // If source was supplied pass as a flash var.
@@ -75,6 +77,17 @@ vjs.Flash = vjs.MediaTechController.extend({
       }
     }
 
+    this['setCurrentTime'] = function(time){
+      lastSeekTarget = time;
+      this.el_.vjs_setProperty('currentTime', time);
+    };
+    this['currentTime'] = function(time){
+      if (this.seeking()) {
+        return lastSeekTarget;
+      }
+      return this.el_.vjs_getProperty('currentTime');
+    };
+
     // Add placeholder to player div
     vjs.insertFirst(placeHolder, parentEl);
 
@@ -302,9 +315,9 @@ vjs.Flash.prototype.enterFullScreen = function(){
 
 // Create setters and getters for attributes
 var api = vjs.Flash.prototype,
-    readWrite = 'rtmpConnection,rtmpStream,preload,currentTime,defaultPlaybackRate,playbackRate,autoplay,loop,mediaGroup,controller,controls,volume,muted,defaultMuted'.split(','),
+    readWrite = 'rtmpConnection,rtmpStream,preload,defaultPlaybackRate,playbackRate,autoplay,loop,mediaGroup,controller,controls,volume,muted,defaultMuted'.split(','),
     readOnly = 'error,currentSrc,networkState,readyState,seeking,initialTime,duration,startOffsetTime,paused,played,seekable,ended,videoTracks,audioTracks,videoWidth,videoHeight,textTracks'.split(',');
-    // Overridden: buffered
+    // Overridden: buffered, currentTime
 
 /**
  * @this {*}
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 5bf53485b..781de66da 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -650,9 +650,6 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.paused = function(){
 vjs.Player.prototype.currentTime = function(seconds){
   if (seconds !== undefined) {
 
-    // cache the last set value for smoother scrubbing
-    this.cache_.lastSetCurrentTime = seconds;
-
     this.techCall('setCurrentTime', seconds);
 
     // improve the accuracy of manual timeupdates
diff --git a/test/unit/flash.js b/test/unit/flash.js
index 18c5909e3..982ef1b24 100644
--- a/test/unit/flash.js
+++ b/test/unit/flash.js
@@ -62,3 +62,37 @@ test('test canPlaySource', function() {
   ok(!canPlaySource({ type: 'video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"' }));
   ok(!canPlaySource({ type: 'video/webm' }));
 });
+
+test('currentTime is the seek target during seeking', function() {
+  var noop = function() {},
+      seeking = false,
+      parentEl = document.createElement('div'),
+      tech = new vjs.Flash({
+        id: noop,
+        on: noop,
+        options_: {}
+      }, {
+        'parentEl': parentEl
+      }),
+      currentTime;
+
+  tech.el().vjs_setProperty = function(property, value) {
+    if (property === 'currentTime') {
+      currentTime = value;
+    }
+  };
+  tech.el().vjs_getProperty = function(name) {
+    if (name === 'currentTime') {
+      return currentTime;
+    } else if (name === 'seeking') {
+      return seeking;
+    }
+  };
+
+  currentTime = 3;
+  strictEqual(3, tech.currentTime(), 'currentTime is retreived from the SWF');
+
+  tech['setCurrentTime'](7);
+  seeking = true;
+  strictEqual(7, tech.currentTime(), 'during seeks the target time is returned');
+});