diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClock.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClock.cs
index 0b1617b6a6..0abf0c47f8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClock.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Editing
             AddAssert("clock looped to start", () => Clock.IsRunning && Clock.CurrentTime < 500);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestClampWhenSeekOutsideBeatmapBounds()
+        {
+            AddStep("stop clock", Clock.Stop);
+
+            AddStep("seek before start time", () => Clock.Seek(-1000));
+            AddAssert("time is clamped to 0", () => Clock.CurrentTime == 0);
+
+            AddStep("seek beyond track length", () => Clock.Seek(Clock.TrackLength + 1000));
+            AddAssert("time is clamped to track length", () => Clock.CurrentTime == Clock.TrackLength);
+
+            AddStep("seek smoothly before start time", () => Clock.SeekSmoothlyTo(-1000));
+            AddAssert("time is clamped to 0", () => Clock.CurrentTime == 0);
+
+            AddStep("seek smoothly beyond track length", () => Clock.SeekSmoothlyTo(Clock.TrackLength + 1000));
+            AddAssert("time is clamped to track length", () => Clock.CurrentTime == Clock.TrackLength);
+        }
+
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
             Beatmap.Disabled = false;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs
index 772f6ea192..ba83261731 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
             if (seekTime < timingPoint.Time && timingPoint != ControlPointInfo.TimingPoints.First())
                 seekTime = timingPoint.Time;
 
-            // Ensure the sought point is within the boundaries
-            seekTime = Math.Clamp(seekTime, 0, TrackLength);
             SeekSmoothlyTo(seekTime);
         }
 
@@ -190,6 +188,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
             seekingOrStopped.Value = IsSeeking = true;
 
             ClearTransforms();
+
+            // Ensure the sought point is within the boundaries
+            position = Math.Clamp(position, 0, TrackLength);
             return underlyingClock.Seek(position);
         }
 
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
         }
 
         private void transformSeekTo(double seek, double duration = 0, Easing easing = Easing.None)
-            => this.TransformTo(this.PopulateTransform(new TransformSeek(), seek, duration, easing));
+            => this.TransformTo(this.PopulateTransform(new TransformSeek(), Math.Clamp(seek, 0, TrackLength), duration, easing));
 
         private double currentTime
         {