diff --git a/src/components/player/internals/ProgressSaver.tsx b/src/components/player/internals/ProgressSaver.tsx
index 59edefa5..bac294eb 100644
--- a/src/components/player/internals/ProgressSaver.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/internals/ProgressSaver.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,62 @@ import { playerStatus } from "@/stores/player/slices/source";
 import { usePlayerStore } from "@/stores/player/store";
 import { ProgressItem, useProgressStore } from "@/stores/progress";
 
+function progressIsNotStarted(duration: number, watched: number): boolean {
+  // too short watch time
+  if (watched < 20) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+function progressIsCompleted(duration: number, watched: number): boolean {
+  const timeFromEnd = duration - watched;
+  // too close to the end, is completed
+  if (timeFromEnd < 60 * 2) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+function shouldSaveProgress(
+  meta: any,
+  progress: ProgressItem,
+  existingItems: Record<string, any>,
+): boolean {
+  const { duration, watched } = progress;
+
+  // Check if progress is acceptable
+  const isNotStarted = progressIsNotStarted(duration, watched);
+  const isCompleted = progressIsCompleted(duration, watched);
+  const isAcceptable = !isNotStarted && !isCompleted;
+
+  // For movies, only save if acceptable
+  if (meta.type === "movie") {
+    return isAcceptable;
+  }
+
+  // For shows, save if acceptable OR if season has other watched episodes
+  if (isAcceptable) return true;
+
+  // Check if this season has other episodes with progress
+  const showItem = existingItems[meta.tmdbId];
+  if (!showItem || !meta.season) return false;
+
+  const seasonEpisodes = Object.values(showItem.episodes).filter(
+    (episode: any) => episode.seasonId === meta.season.tmdbId,
+  );
+
+  // Check if any other episode in this season has acceptable progress
+  return seasonEpisodes.some((episode: any) => {
+    const epProgress = episode.progress;
+    return (
+      !progressIsNotStarted(epProgress.duration, epProgress.watched) &&
+      !progressIsCompleted(epProgress.duration, epProgress.watched)
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 export function ProgressSaver() {
   const meta = usePlayerStore((s) => s.meta);
   const progress = usePlayerStore((s) => s.progress);
   const updateItem = useProgressStore((s) => s.updateItem);
+  const progressItems = useProgressStore((s) => s.items);
   const status = usePlayerStore((s) => s.status);
   const hasPlayedOnce = usePlayerStore((s) => s.mediaPlaying.hasPlayedOnce);
 
@@ -16,6 +68,7 @@ export function ProgressSaver() {
 
   const dataRef = useRef({
     updateItem,
+    progressItems,
     meta,
     progress,
     status,
@@ -23,11 +76,12 @@ export function ProgressSaver() {
   });
   useEffect(() => {
     dataRef.current.updateItem = updateItem;
+    dataRef.current.progressItems = progressItems;
     dataRef.current.meta = meta;
     dataRef.current.progress = progress;
     dataRef.current.status = status;
     dataRef.current.hasPlayedOnce = hasPlayedOnce;
-  }, [updateItem, progress, meta, status, hasPlayedOnce]);
+  }, [updateItem, progressItems, progress, meta, status, hasPlayedOnce]);
 
   useInterval(() => {
     const d = dataRef.current;
@@ -47,7 +101,10 @@ export function ProgressSaver() {
       duration: progress.duration,
       watched: progress.time,
     };
-    if (isDifferent)
+    if (
+      isDifferent &&
+      shouldSaveProgress(d.meta, lastSavedRef.current, d.progressItems)
+    )
       d.updateItem({
         meta: d.meta,
         progress: lastSavedRef.current,