diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Audio/Player/AudioPlayerState.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Audio/Player/AudioPlayerState.swift
index 53789fedb..33c975780 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Audio/Player/AudioPlayerState.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Audio/Player/AudioPlayerState.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class AudioPlayerState: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
     /// updates are delayed by a fixed amount of time
     @Published private(set) var playerButtonPlaybackState: AudioPlayerPlaybackState
     @Published private(set) var progress: Double
-    @Published private(set) var showProgressIndicator: Bool
+    var showProgressIndicator: Bool {
+        progress > 0
+    }
 
     private weak var audioPlayer: AudioPlayerProtocol?
     private var audioPlayerSubscription: AnyCancellable?
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ class AudioPlayerState: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
         self.duration = duration
         self.waveform = waveform ?? EstimatedWaveform(data: [])
         self.progress = progress
-        showProgressIndicator = false
         playbackState = .stopped
         playerButtonPlaybackState = .stopped
         setupPlaybackStateSubscription()
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ class AudioPlayerState: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
     func updateState(progress: Double) async {
         let progress = max(0.0, min(progress, 1.0))
         self.progress = progress
-        showProgressIndicator = true
         if let audioPlayer {
             var shouldResumeProgressPublishing = false
             if audioPlayer.state == .playing {
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ class AudioPlayerState: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
         audioPlayerSubscription = nil
         audioPlayer = nil
         playbackState = .stopped
-        showProgressIndicator = false
     }
     
     func reportError(_ error: Error) {
@@ -143,13 +142,11 @@ class AudioPlayerState: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
             }
             startPublishProgress()
             playbackState = .playing
-            showProgressIndicator = true
         case .didPausePlaying, .didStopPlaying, .didFinishPlaying:
             stopPublishProgress()
             playbackState = .stopped
             if case .didFinishPlaying = action {
                 progress = 0.0
-                showProgressIndicator = false
             }
         case .didFailWithError:
             stopPublishProgress()
diff --git a/UnitTests/Sources/AudioPlayerStateTests.swift b/UnitTests/Sources/AudioPlayerStateTests.swift
index 57e60d517..3554ae795 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Sources/AudioPlayerStateTests.swift
+++ b/UnitTests/Sources/AudioPlayerStateTests.swift
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class AudioPlayerStateTests: XCTestCase {
         }
         audioPlayerActionsSubject.send(.didStartPlaying)
         try await deferredPlayingState.fulfill()
-        XCTAssertTrue(audioPlayerState.showProgressIndicator)
+        XCTAssertFalse(audioPlayerState.showProgressIndicator)
 
         let deferred = deferFulfillment(audioPlayerState.$playbackState) { action in
             switch action {
@@ -300,6 +300,6 @@ class AudioPlayerStateTests: XCTestCase {
         try await deferred.fulfill()
         XCTAssertEqual(audioPlayerState.playbackState, .error)
         XCTAssertFalse(audioPlayerState.isPublishingProgress)
-        XCTAssertTrue(audioPlayerState.showProgressIndicator)
+        XCTAssertFalse(audioPlayerState.showProgressIndicator)
     }
 }
diff --git a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessagePreviewComposer.1.png b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessagePreviewComposer.1.png
index d898961d8..422bb9daa 100644
--- a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessagePreviewComposer.1.png
+++ b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessagePreviewComposer.1.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-size 61828
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+size 61821
diff --git a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomPlaybackView.1.png b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomPlaybackView.1.png
index 9e10dc2eb..203e8435b 100644
--- a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomPlaybackView.1.png
+++ b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomPlaybackView.1.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Bubble.png b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Bubble.png
index edd40461d..cff73d2ab 100644
--- a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Bubble.png
+++ b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Bubble.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Plain.png b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Plain.png
index 1d96f79d1..5ee59550b 100644
--- a/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Plain.png
+++ b/UnitTests/__Snapshots__/PreviewTests/test_voiceMessageRoomTimelineView.Plain.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/changelog.d/2190.feature b/changelog.d/2190.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a62d18e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2190.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The voice message playback position indicator is displayed during playback or pause.