diff --git a/backend/app/routes/feed.py b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
index 100e296..89d0367 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/feed.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
@@ -659,8 +659,11 @@ def clear_video_state(
 
 
 class VideoProgressIn(BaseModel):
-    position_seconds: int = 0
-    duration_seconds: int = 0
+    # Accept a float and truncate (below) — the player may post a raw currentTime (a float), which
+    # the old `int(payload.get(...))` silently truncated. A plain `int` field would 422 that on the
+    # 10s progress hot path, losing the resume position; `float` keeps the old tolerance.
+    position_seconds: float = 0
+    duration_seconds: float = 0
 
 
 @router.post("/videos/{video_id}/progress")
@@ -674,8 +677,8 @@ def set_video_progress(
     Stores a per-user position on the video_states row without touching watch status, so a
     partially-watched video can render a progress bar and match the "in progress" filter.
     Trivially-early and near-finished positions clear the position rather than store it."""
-    position = body.position_seconds
-    duration = body.duration_seconds
+    position = int(body.position_seconds)
+    duration = int(body.duration_seconds)
     if position < 0:
         position = 0
 
diff --git a/backend/app/routes/plex.py b/backend/app/routes/plex.py
index 2cb148a..8c67e0e 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/plex.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/plex.py
@@ -1943,8 +1943,10 @@ def _push_watch(
 
 
 class ItemProgressIn(BaseModel):
-    position_seconds: int = 0
-    duration_seconds: int = 0
+    # float, truncated in the handler — the player may post a raw currentTime (a float); a plain
+    # `int` field would 422 it on the periodic progress checkpoint (the old `int(...)` truncated).
+    position_seconds: float = 0
+    duration_seconds: float = 0
     final: bool = False
 
 
@@ -1962,8 +1964,8 @@ def item_progress(
     debounces the Plex resume push: we mirror the settled position to Plex only on a final flush, so
     a single watch doesn't spray `/:/timeline` calls at the server every 10 seconds."""
     it = _item_or_404(db, rating_key)
-    position = max(0, body.position_seconds)
-    duration = body.duration_seconds
+    position = max(0, int(body.position_seconds))
+    duration = int(body.duration_seconds)
     final = body.final
     now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     st = db.query(PlexState).filter_by(user_id=user.id, item_id=it.id).first()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_request_models.py b/backend/tests/test_request_models.py
index f45f73c..5819de0 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_request_models.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_request_models.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from app.routes.channels import AttachTagIn, ChannelUpdateIn
 from app.routes.downloads import AdminSetQuotaIn
+from app.routes.feed import VideoProgressIn
 from app.routes.setup import SetupAdminIn
 from app.routes.tags import TagUpdateIn
 
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ def test_admin_quota_rejects_non_numeric_limit():
         AdminSetQuotaIn(max_bytes="lots")
 
 
+def test_progress_accepts_fractional_seconds():
+    # The player may post a raw currentTime (a float). The field must accept it (truncated in the
+    # handler) — a plain `int` field would 422 on the progress hot path. (code-review round 1.)
+    assert VideoProgressIn(position_seconds=12.7).position_seconds == 12.7
+    assert int(VideoProgressIn(position_seconds=12.7).position_seconds) == 12
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        VideoProgressIn(position_seconds="not-a-number")
+
+
 # --- PATCH models: model_fields_set separates "absent" from "explicit null". ---
 
 def test_tag_update_absent_vs_null_color():