diff --git a/css/main-window.css b/css/main-window.css
index bc53e21b..69a5206b 100755
--- a/css/main-window.css
+++ b/css/main-window.css
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@
 #winamp2-js .stop #position::-webkit-slider-thumb { visibility: hidden; }
 #winamp2-js .stop #position::-moz-range-thumb { visibility: hidden; }
 
+/* For some reason this is needed for the position slider to show up now that
+ * we are using React.
+ */
+#winamp2-js .play #position::-webkit-slider-thumb { visibility: visible; }
+
 #winamp2-js .actions div {
     height: 18px;
     width: 23px;
diff --git a/js/Position.jsx b/js/Position.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b83bfb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/Position.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Single line text display that can animate and hold multiple registers
+import React from 'react';
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+
+import {getTimeStr} from './utils';
+
+class Position extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    // Consider moving to global state. Currently nobody else cares.
+    this.state = {
+      mouseIsDown: false,
+      currentPosition: 0
+    };
+    this.setPosition = this.setPosition.bind(this);
+    this.showMarquee = this.showMarquee.bind(this);
+    this.hideMarquee = this.hideMarquee.bind(this);
+    this.onMouseUp = this.onMouseUp.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  setPosition(e) {
+    this.props.dispatch({type: 'SHOW_MARQUEE_REGISTER', register: 'message'});
+    this.setState({
+      mouseIsDown: true,
+      currentPosition: e.target.value
+    });
+    var newPercentComplete = e.target.value;
+    var newElapsed = getTimeStr(this.props.length * newPercentComplete / 100);
+    var duration = getTimeStr(this.props.length);
+    var message = `Seek to: ${newElapsed}/${duration} (${newPercentComplete}%)`;
+    this.props.dispatch({type: 'SET_MARQUEE_REGISTER', register: 'message', text: message});
+  }
+
+  onMouseUp(e) {
+    this.props.dispatch({type: 'SHOW_MARQUEE_REGISTER', register: 'songTitle'});
+    this.props.dispatch({type: 'SET_POSITION', position: e.target.value});
+    this.setState({mouseIsDown: false});
+  }
+
+  showMarquee() {
+  }
+
+  hideMarquee() {
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const position = this.props.length ?
+      (this.props.timeElapsed / this.props.length) * 100 :
+      0;
+
+    // In shade mode, the position slider shows up differently depending on if
+    // it's near the start, middle or end of its progress
+    let className = '';
+    if (position <= 33) {
+      className = 'left';
+    } else if (position >= 66) {
+      className = 'right';
+    }
+
+    const displayedPosition = this.state.mouseIsDown ? this.state.currentPosition : position;
+    return <input
+      id='position'
+      className={className}
+      type='range'
+      min='0'
+      max='100'
+      step='1'
+      value={displayedPosition}
+      onChange={this.change}
+      onInput={this.setPosition}
+      onMouseUp={this.onMouseUp}
+      onMouseDown={this.setPosition}
+    />;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = connect(state => state.media)(Position);
diff --git a/js/main-window-dom.js b/js/main-window-dom.js
index cfb8c7d3..cafad569 100644
--- a/js/main-window-dom.js
+++ b/js/main-window-dom.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports = el('div', {id: 'main-window', class: 'loading stop'}, [
     el('div', {id: 'equalizer-button'}),
     el('div', {id: 'playlist-button'})
   ]),
-  el('input', {id: 'position', type: 'range', min: '0', max: '100', step: '1', value: '0'}),
+  el('div', {id: 'position-holder'}),
   el('div', {id: 'actions-holder'}),
   el('div', {id: 'eject'}),
   el('div', {class: 'shuffle-repeat'}, [
diff --git a/js/main-window.js b/js/main-window.js
index 8da08497..b38a189b 100644
--- a/js/main-window.js
+++ b/js/main-window.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Kbps from './Kbps.jsx';
 import Khz from './Khz.jsx';
 import Volume from './Volume.jsx';
 import Balance from './Balance.jsx';
+import Position from './Position.jsx';
 
 import '../css/main-window.css';
 
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
       close: document.getElementById('close'),
       shade: document.getElementById('shade'),
       buttonD: document.getElementById('button-d'),
-      position: document.getElementById('position'),
       visualizer: document.getElementById('visualizer'),
       eject: document.getElementById('eject'),
       repeat: document.getElementById('repeat'),
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module.exports = {
     this.winamp.renderTo(<Khz />, document.getElementById('khz-holder'));
     this.winamp.renderTo(<Volume />, document.getElementById('volume-holder'));
     this.winamp.renderTo(<Balance />, document.getElementById('balance-holder'));
+    this.winamp.renderTo(<Position />, document.getElementById('position-holder'));
 
     this._registerListeners();
     return this;
@@ -73,33 +74,6 @@ module.exports = {
       self.winamp.toggleDoubledMode();
     };
 
-    this.nodes.position.onmousedown = function() {
-      if (!self.nodes.window.classList.contains('stop')){
-        self.winamp.dispatch({type: 'SHOW_MARQUEE_REGISTER', register: 'position'});
-        self.nodes.window.classList.add('setting-position');
-      }
-    };
-
-    this.nodes.position.onmouseup = function() {
-      self.winamp.dispatch({type: 'SHOW_MARQUEE_REGISTER', register: 'songTitle'});
-      self.nodes.window.classList.remove('setting-position');
-    };
-
-    this.nodes.position.oninput = function() {
-      var newPercentComplete = self.nodes.position.value;
-      var newFractionComplete = newPercentComplete / 100;
-      var newElapsed = self._timeString(self.winamp.getDuration() * newFractionComplete);
-      var duration = self._timeString(self.winamp.getDuration());
-      var message = 'Seek to: ' + newElapsed + '/' + duration + ' (' + newPercentComplete + '%)';
-      self.winamp.dispatch({type: 'SET_MARQUEE_REGISTER', register: 'message', text: message});
-    };
-
-    this.nodes.position.onchange = function() {
-      if (self.winamp.getState() !== 'stop'){
-        self.winamp.seekToPercentComplete(this.value);
-      }
-    };
-
     this.nodes.eject.onclick = function() {
       self.winamp.dispatch({type: 'OPEN_FILE_DIALOG'});
     };
@@ -116,9 +90,6 @@ module.exports = {
       self.winamp.toggleVisualizer();
     };
 
-    window.addEventListener('timeUpdated', function() {
-      self.updateTime();
-    });
     window.addEventListener('startWaiting', function() {
       self.setWorkingIndicator();
     });
@@ -167,30 +138,6 @@ module.exports = {
     this.nodes.window.classList.add('closed');
   },
 
-  updatePosition: function() {
-    if (!this.nodes.window.classList.contains('setting-position')) {
-      this.nodes.position.value = this.winamp.getPercentComplete();
-    }
-  },
-
-  // In shade mode, the position slider shows up differently depending on if
-  // it's near the start, middle or end of its progress
-  updateShadePositionClass: function() {
-    var position = this.nodes.position;
-
-    position.removeAttribute('class');
-    if (position.value <= 33) {
-      position.classList.add('left');
-    } else if (position.value >= 66) {
-      position.classList.add('right');
-    }
-  },
-
-  updateTime: function() {
-    this.updateShadePositionClass();
-    this.updatePosition();
-  },
-
   setWorkingIndicator: function() {
     this.nodes.workIndicator.classList.add('selected');
   },
diff --git a/js/reducers.js b/js/reducers.js
index ae9cf952..3781edb2 100644
--- a/js/reducers.js
+++ b/js/reducers.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const media = (state, action) => {
     return {
       timeMode: 'ELAPSED',
       timeElapsed: 0,
-      length: null,
+      length: null, // Consider renaming to "duration"
       kbps: null,
       khz: null,
       volume: 50,
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ const createReducer = (winamp) => {
       case 'SET_BALANCE':
         winamp.setBalance(action.balance);
         return state;
+      case 'SET_POSITION':
+        winamp.seekToPercentComplete(action.position);
+        return state;
       case 'CLOSE_WINAMP':
         winamp.close();
         return state;