diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05195af..62c0934 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gapless",
-  "version": "4.4.1",
+  "version": "4.4.2",
   "description": "Gapless audio playback javascript plugin",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/src/Track.ts b/src/Track.ts
index 7d9699b..2e1c61f 100644
--- a/src/Track.ts
+++ b/src/Track.ts
@@ -637,7 +637,11 @@ export class Track {
   private _crossoverHtml5ToWebAudio(wasPlaying: boolean): void {
     if (!this.ctx || !this.audioBuffer || !this.gainNode) return;
 
-    const offset = this.audio.currentTime;
+    const htmlTime = this.audio.currentTime;
+    const offset =
+      isFinite(this.pausedAtTrackTime) && this.pausedAtTrackTime > htmlTime
+        ? this.pausedAtTrackTime
+        : htmlTime;
     this.pausedAtTrackTime = isFinite(offset) ? offset : 0;
 
     if (!wasPlaying) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/crossover-flow.test.ts b/tests/unit/crossover-flow.test.ts
index c0c01f7..d27e550 100644
--- a/tests/unit/crossover-flow.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/crossover-flow.test.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,36 @@ describe('crossover end-to-end flow', () => {
     expect(internal._scheduledNextIndex).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('crossover preserves pausedAtTrackTime when HTML5 element has not caught up to a prior seek', async () => {
+    mockFetchSuccess();
+    const q = new Queue({ tracks: ['a.mp3', 'b.mp3'] });
+
+    // Simulate gotoTrack with a startTime — this sets pausedAtTrackTime on the
+    // track to 31.5, but the HTML5 element's currentTime stays low because
+    // the element hasn't loaded/seeked yet.
+    q.gotoTrack(0, false, 31.5);
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+
+    const tracks = (q as any)._tracks;
+    // HTML5 element's currentTime is still near 0
+    (tracks[0].audio as MockAudioElement).currentTime = 1.3;
+
+    q.play();
+    for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++) await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 150));
+
+    expect(tracks[0].playbackType).toBe('WEBAUDIO');
+
+    // The WebAudio source should have started near 31.5, not at 1.3
+    const sourceCreate = (tracks[0].ctx.createBufferSource as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>);
+    const allSources = sourceCreate.mock.results.map((r) => r.value as { start: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> });
+    const startedSource = allSources.find(s => s.start.mock.calls.length > 0);
+    expect(startedSource).toBeDefined();
+    const [, offsetArg] = startedSource!.start.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(offsetArg).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(31.5);
+    expect(offsetArg).toBeLessThan(33);
+  });
+
   it('after crossover, gapless scheduling targets the next track via WebAudio→WebAudio', async () => {
     mockFetchSuccess();
     const q = new Queue({ tracks: ['a.mp3', 'b.mp3'] });