diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 84fe589ca..f2c6f8beb 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@ class Player extends Component {
   resetProgressBar_() {
     this.currentTime(0);
 
-    const { durationDisplay, remainingTimeDisplay } = this.controlBar;
+    const { durationDisplay, remainingTimeDisplay } = this.controlBar || {};
 
     if (durationDisplay) {
       durationDisplay.updateContent();
diff --git a/test/unit/player.test.js b/test/unit/player.test.js
index 275c61fb3..0f081cb25 100644
--- a/test/unit/player.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/player.test.js
@@ -2066,6 +2066,24 @@ QUnit.test('player#reset removes remote text tracks', function(assert) {
   log.warn.restore();
 });
 
+QUnit.test('player#reset progress bar', function(assert) {
+
+  let error;
+
+  const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer();
+
+  player.removeChild('controlBar');
+  player.controlBar = null;
+
+  try {
+    player.resetProgressBar_();
+  } catch (e) {
+    error = e;
+  }
+
+  assert.notOk(error, 'Function did not throw an error on resetProgressBar');
+});
+
 QUnit.test('Remove waiting class after tech waiting when timeupdate shows a time change', function(assert) {
   const player = TestHelpers.makePlayer();