diff --git a/packages/griffith/src/components/Player/Player.js b/packages/griffith/src/components/Player/Player.js
index 2911b517..52361488 100644
--- a/packages/griffith/src/components/Player/Player.js
+++ b/packages/griffith/src/components/Player/Player.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {MinimalTimeline} from '../Timeline'
 import getBufferedTime from '../../utils/getBufferedTime'
 import storage from '../../utils/storage'
 import Pip from '../../utils/pip'
+import isIE from '../../utils/isIE'
 import {ObjectFitContext} from '../../contexts/ObjectFit'
 
 import styles, {hiddenOrShownStyle} from './styles'
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ class Player extends Component {
             this.setState({isLoading: true})
           }
           // workaround a bug in IE about replaying a video.
-          if (this.state.currentTime !== 0) {
+          if (isIE && this.state.currentTime !== 0) {
             this.handleSeek(0)
           }
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/griffith/src/utils/isIE.js b/packages/griffith/src/utils/isIE.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57b55f0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/griffith/src/utils/isIE.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const isIE =
+  navigator.userAgent.indexOf('compatible') > -1 &&
+  navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') > -1
+
+export default isIE