diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
index d7e622fb..cead01bf 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class SpotifyPlaybackProvider(base.BasePlaybackProvider):
         'width=(int)16, depth=(int)16, signed=(boolean)true, '
         'rate=(int)44100')
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SpotifyPlaybackProvider, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._first_seek = False
+
     def play(self, track):
         if track.uri is None:
             return False
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ class SpotifyPlaybackProvider(base.BasePlaybackProvider):
         seek_data_callback_bound = functools.partial(
             seek_data_callback, spotify_backend)
 
+        self._first_seek = True
+
         try:
             self.backend.spotify.session.load(
                 Link.from_string(track.uri).as_track())
@@ -59,5 +65,11 @@ class SpotifyPlaybackProvider(base.BasePlaybackProvider):
 
     def on_seek_data(self, time_position):
         logger.debug('playback.on_seek_data(%d) called', time_position)
+
+        if time_position == 0 and self._first_seek:
+            self._first_seek = False
+            logger.debug('Skipping seek due to issue #300')
+            return
+
         self.backend.spotify.buffer_timestamp = time_position * gst.MSECOND
         self.backend.spotify.session.seek(time_position)