diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 39fa946b80..9c7a68cec6 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     *   Fix focusability of `StyledPlayerView` and `StyledPlayerControlView`
         popup menus on API levels prior to 26
         ([#9061](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/9061)).
+    *   Fix progress bar flickering immediately after the user seeks
+        ([#9049](https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/pull/9049)).
 
 ### 2.14.1 (2021-06-11)
 
diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java
index 1499aa556a..e4a88c083e 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerControlView.java
@@ -1155,12 +1155,8 @@ public class PlayerControlView extends FrameLayout {
     } else {
       windowIndex = player.getCurrentWindowIndex();
     }
-    boolean dispatched = seekTo(player, windowIndex, positionMs);
-    if (!dispatched) {
-      // The seek wasn't dispatched then the progress bar scrubber will be in the wrong position.
-      // Trigger a progress update to snap it back.
-      updateProgress();
-    }
+    seekTo(player, windowIndex, positionMs);
+    updateProgress();
   }
 
   private boolean seekTo(Player player, int windowIndex, long positionMs) {
diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/StyledPlayerControlView.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/StyledPlayerControlView.java
index 886bfd9f21..86086dd90b 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/StyledPlayerControlView.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/StyledPlayerControlView.java
@@ -1534,12 +1534,8 @@ public class StyledPlayerControlView extends FrameLayout {
     } else {
       windowIndex = player.getCurrentWindowIndex();
     }
-    boolean dispatched = seekTo(player, windowIndex, positionMs);
-    if (!dispatched) {
-      // The seek wasn't dispatched then the progress bar scrubber will be in the wrong position.
-      // Trigger a progress update to snap it back.
-      updateProgress();
-    }
+    seekTo(player, windowIndex, positionMs);
+    updateProgress();
   }
 
   private boolean seekTo(Player player, int windowIndex, long positionMs) {