diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/bin/emotion_test_main.c b/legacy/emotion/src/bin/emotion_test_main.c
index fbf2a0442f..10be617a15 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/bin/emotion_test_main.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/bin/emotion_test_main.c
@@ -467,18 +467,17 @@ video_obj_move_cb(void *data, Evas *ev, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
 }
 
 static void
-video_obj_frame_decode_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
+video_obj_time_changed(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *edje)
 {
-   Evas_Object *oe;
-   double pos, len;
+   double pos, len, scale;
    char buf[256];
    int ph, pm, ps, pf, lh, lm, ls;
 
-   oe = data;
    pos = emotion_object_position_get(obj);
    len = emotion_object_play_length_get(obj);
 //   printf("%3.3f, %3.3f\n", pos, len);
-   edje_object_part_drag_value_set(oe, "video_progress", pos / len, 0.0);
+   scale = (len > 0.0) ? pos / len : 0.0;
+   edje_object_part_drag_value_set(edje, "video_progress", scale, 0.0);
    lh = len / 3600;
    lm = len / 60 - (lh * 60);
    ls = len - (lm * 60);
@@ -488,7 +487,13 @@ video_obj_frame_decode_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
    pf = pos * 100 - (ps * 100) - (pm * 60 * 100) - (ph * 60 * 60 * 100);
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%i:%02i:%02i.%02i / %i:%02i:%02i",
 	    ph, pm, ps, pf, lh, lm, ls);
-   edje_object_part_text_set(oe, "video_progress_txt", buf);
+   edje_object_part_text_set(edje, "video_progress_txt", buf);
+}
+
+static void
+video_obj_frame_decode_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
+{
+   video_obj_time_changed(obj, data);
 
    if (0)
      {
@@ -524,25 +529,13 @@ video_obj_frame_resize_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
 static void
 video_obj_length_change_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
 {
-   Evas_Object *oe;
-   double pos, len;
-   char buf[256];
-   int ph, pm, ps, pf, lh, lm, ls;
+   video_obj_time_changed(obj, data);
+}
 
-   oe = data;
-   pos = emotion_object_position_get(obj);
-   len = emotion_object_play_length_get(obj);
-   edje_object_part_drag_value_set(oe, "video_progress", pos / len, 0.0);
-   lh = len / 3600;
-   lm = len / 60 - (lh * 60);
-   ls = len - (lm * 60);
-   ph = pos / 3600;
-   pm = pos / 60 - (ph * 60);
-   ps = pos - (pm * 60);
-   pf = pos * 100 - (ps * 100) - (pm * 60 * 100) - (ph * 60 * 60 * 100);
-   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%i:%02i:%02i.%02i / %i:%02i:%02i",
-	    ph, pm, ps, pf, lh, lm, ls);
-   edje_object_part_text_set(oe, "video_progress_txt", buf);
+static void
+video_obj_position_update_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
+{
+   video_obj_time_changed(obj, data);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -801,6 +794,7 @@ init_video_object(char *module_filename, char *filename)
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(o, "frame_decode", video_obj_frame_decode_cb, oe);
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(o, "frame_resize", video_obj_frame_resize_cb, oe);
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(o, "length_change", video_obj_length_change_cb, oe);
+   evas_object_smart_callback_add(o, "position_update", video_obj_position_update_cb, oe);
 
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(o, "decode_stop", video_obj_stopped_cb, oe);
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(o, "channels_change", video_obj_channels_cb, oe);
@@ -848,6 +842,17 @@ enter_idle(void *data)
    return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+check_positions(void *data)
+{
+   const Evas_List *lst;
+
+   for (lst = video_objs; lst != NULL; lst = lst->next)
+     video_obj_time_changed(lst->data, evas_object_smart_parent_get(lst->data));
+
+   return !!video_objs;
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -902,6 +907,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      }
 
    ecore_idle_enterer_add(enter_idle, NULL);
+   ecore_animator_add(check_positions, NULL);
 
    ecore_main_loop_begin();
    main_stop();
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c b/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c
index f77ce76fb5..f932962e17 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ emotion_object_position_get(Evas_Object *obj)
    E_SMART_OBJ_GET_RETURN(sd, obj, E_OBJ_NAME, 0.0);
    if (!sd->module) return 0.0;
    if (!sd->video) return 0.0;
+   if (!sd->module->pos_get) return 0.0;
+   sd->pos = sd->module->pos_get(sd->video);
    return sd->pos;
 }
 
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_gstreamer.c b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_gstreamer.c
index 2ada21518a..01d989443f 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_gstreamer.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/gstreamer/emotion_gstreamer.c
@@ -590,13 +590,42 @@ static double
 em_len_get(void *video)
 {
    Emotion_Gstreamer_Video *ev;
-   Emotion_Video_Sink      *vsink;
+   Emotion_Video_Sink *vsink;
+   Emotion_Audio_Sink *asink;
+   GstFormat fmt;
+   gint64 val;
+   gboolean ret;
 
-   ev = (Emotion_Gstreamer_Video *)video;
+   ev = video;
+   fmt = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
+   ret = gst_element_query_duration(ev->pipeline, &fmt, &val);
+   if (!ret)
+     goto fallback;
 
-   vsink = (Emotion_Video_Sink *)ecore_list_index_goto(ev->video_sinks, ev->video_sink_nbr);
-   if (vsink)
-     return (double)vsink->length_time;
+   if (fmt != GST_FORMAT_TIME)
+     {
+	fprintf(stderr, "requrested duration in time, but got %s instead.",
+		gst_format_get_name(fmt));
+	goto fallback;
+     }
+
+   if (val <= 0.0)
+     goto fallback;
+
+   return val / 1000000000.0;
+
+ fallback:
+   fputs("Gstreamer reported no length, try existing sinks...\n", stderr);
+
+   ecore_list_first_goto(ev->audio_sinks);
+   while ((asink = ecore_list_next(ev->audio_sinks)) != NULL)
+     if (asink->length_time >= 0)
+       return asink->length_time;
+
+   ecore_list_first_goto(ev->video_sinks);
+   while ((vsink = ecore_list_next(ev->video_sinks)) != NULL)
+     if (vsink->length_time >= 0)
+       return vsink->length_time;
 
    return 0.0;
 }
@@ -650,9 +679,24 @@ static double
 em_pos_get(void *video)
 {
    Emotion_Gstreamer_Video *ev;
+   GstFormat fmt;
+   gint64 val;
+   gboolean ret;
 
-   ev = (Emotion_Gstreamer_Video *)video;
+   ev = video;
+   fmt = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
+   ret = gst_element_query_position(ev->pipeline, &fmt, &val);
+   if (!ret)
+     return ev->position;
 
+   if (fmt != GST_FORMAT_TIME)
+     {
+	fprintf(stderr, "requrested position in time, but got %s instead.",
+		gst_format_get_name(fmt));
+	return ev->position;
+     }
+
+   ev->position = val / 1000000000.0;
    return ev->position;
 }
 
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/emotion_xine.c b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/emotion_xine.c
index 9f902757b0..e1e457689f 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/emotion_xine.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/xine/emotion_xine.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ em_pos_get(void *ef)
    Emotion_Xine_Video *ev;
    
    ev = (Emotion_Xine_Video *)ef;
+   _em_get_pos_len(ev);
    return ev->pos;
 }
 
@@ -1456,6 +1457,7 @@ _em_get_pos_len_th(void *par)
 static void
 _em_get_pos_len(Emotion_Xine_Video *ev)
 {
+   if (!ev->play_ok) return;
    if (ev->get_poslen) return;
    ev->get_poslen = 1;
    pthread_mutex_lock(&(ev->get_pos_len_mutex));