diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback.xml
index e800115a..ef2bf5b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback.xml
@@ -26,38 +26,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 		android:id="@+id/cover_view"
 		android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 		android:layout_width="fill_parent" />
-	<LinearLayout
-		android:id="@+id/controls_top"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-		android:layout_gravity="top"
-		android:background="?overlay_background_color"
-		android:orientation="horizontal">
-		<TextView
-			android:id="@+id/elapsed"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_gravity="center"
-			android:paddingLeft="5dip" />
-		<SeekBar
-			android:id="@+id/seek_bar"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_width="0px"
-			android:layout_gravity="center"
-			android:minHeight="32dip"
-			android:maxHeight="32dip"
-			android:paddingTop="5dip"
-			android:paddingBottom="5dip"
-			android:paddingLeft="18dip"
-			android:paddingRight="18dip"
-			android:layout_weight="1" />
-		<TextView
-			android:id="@+id/duration"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_gravity="center"
-			android:paddingRight="5dip" />
-	</LinearLayout>
+		<include layout="@layout/seek_bar"  android:id="@+id/controls_top" />
 
 	<ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla.SlidingView
 		android:id="@+id/sliding_view"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml
index fdf672af..0c085f65 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml
@@ -48,31 +48,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 				android:gravity="right" />
 			<TextView android:id="@+id/replaygain" android:textColor="?overlay_foreground_color"/>
 		</TableRow>
-
-		<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/controls_top">
-			<TextView
-				android:id="@+id/elapsed"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-				android:textSize="10sp"
-				android:layout_gravity="center" />
-			<SeekBar
-				android:id="@+id/seek_bar"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_width="0px"
-				android:layout_gravity="center"
-				android:layout_weight="1"
-				android:minHeight="32dip"
-				android:maxHeight="32dip"
-				android:paddingLeft="18dip"
-				android:paddingRight="18dip" />
-			<TextView
-				android:id="@+id/duration"
-				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-				android:textSize="10sp"
-				android:layout_gravity="center" />
-		</LinearLayout>
+		<include layout="@layout/seek_bar"  android:id="@+id/controls_top" />
 	</TableLayout>
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/library_content.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/library_content.xml
index 2d009859..cbb243ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/library_content.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/library_content.xml
@@ -67,37 +67,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 				<include layout="@layout/bottombar_controls" android:id="@+id/bottombar_controls" />
 			</LinearLayout>
 
-
-	<LinearLayout
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-		android:layout_gravity="top"
-		android:background="?overlay_background_color"
-		android:elevation="2dp"
-		android:orientation="horizontal">
-		<TextView
-			android:id="@+id/elapsed"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_gravity="center"
-			android:paddingLeft="5dip" />
-		<SeekBar
-			android:id="@+id/seek_bar"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_width="0px"
-			android:layout_gravity="center"
-			android:paddingTop="5dip"
-			android:paddingBottom="5dip"
-			android:paddingLeft="18dip"
-			android:paddingRight="18dip"
-			android:layout_weight="1" />
-		<TextView
-			android:id="@+id/duration"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_gravity="center"
-			android:paddingRight="5dip" />
-	</LinearLayout>
+			<include layout="@layout/seek_bar" />
 
 			<LinearLayout
 				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/seek_bar.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/seek_bar.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fce2935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/seek_bar.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+Copyright (C) 2018 Adrian Ulrich <adrian@blinkenlights.ch>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+-->
+<LinearLayout
+	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+	android:layout_gravity="top"
+	android:background="?overlay_background_color"
+	android:elevation="2dp"
+	android:orientation="horizontal">
+	<TextView
+		android:id="@+id/elapsed"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_gravity="center"
+		android:paddingLeft="5dip" />
+	<SeekBar
+		android:id="@+id/seek_bar"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_width="0px"
+		android:layout_gravity="center"
+		android:paddingTop="5dip"
+		android:paddingBottom="5dip"
+		android:paddingLeft="18dip"
+		android:paddingRight="18dip"
+		android:layout_weight="1" />
+	<TextView
+		android:id="@+id/duration"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_gravity="center"
+		android:paddingRight="5dip" />
+</LinearLayout>