diff --git a/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.js b/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.js
index 21cd2291..e7aeddb6 100644
--- a/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.js
+++ b/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ function IMSCSubtitles(
   let currentSubtitlesElement
   let updateInterval
 
+  let previousTime = null
+
   if (autoStart) start()
 
   function hasOffset() {
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ function IMSCSubtitles(
   function renderSubtitle(xml, currentTime, subsElement, styleOpts, renderHeight, renderWidth) {
     try {
       const isd = generateISD(xml, currentTime)
+
       renderHTML(isd, subsElement, null, renderHeight, renderWidth, false, null, null, false, styleOpts)
     } catch (error) {
       error.name = "SubtitlesRenderError"
@@ -368,6 +371,15 @@ function IMSCSubtitles(
   }
 
   function update(currentTime) {
+    // clears state to ensure we always check if subtitles should be rendered after a seek
+    if (typeof previousTime === "number" && (previousTime > currentTime || currentTime - previousTime > 2)) {
+      for (const segment of segments) {
+        segment.previousSubtitleIndex = undefined
+      }
+      removeCurrentSubtitlesElement()
+    }
+    previousTime = currentTime
+
     const segment = getSegmentToRender(currentTime)
 
     if (segment) {
diff --git a/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.test.js b/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.test.js
index a72d062e..dee02a37 100644
--- a/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.test.js
+++ b/src/subtitles/imscsubtitles.test.js
@@ -635,6 +635,42 @@ describe("IMSC Subtitles", () => {
 
       expect(Plugins.interface.onSubtitlesRenderError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
+
+    it("removes subtitle element after seeking to an unsubtitled region", () => {
+      captions = [{ url: "mock://some.media/captions/subtitles.xml", cdn: "foo" }]
+
+      subtitles = IMSCSubtitles(mockMediaPlayer, targetElement, mockMediaSources, {
+        autoStart: true,
+      })
+
+      setTime(20)
+
+      const preSeekAwayContainer = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+      expect(preSeekAwayContainer).not.toBeNull()
+
+      setTime(0)
+
+      const postSeekAwayContainer = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+      expect(postSeekAwayContainer).toBeNull()
+    })
+
+    it("keeps subtitle element rendered after seeking forward within the same subtitle", () => {
+      captions = [{ url: "mock://some.media/captions/subtitles.xml", cdn: "foo" }]
+
+      subtitles = IMSCSubtitles(mockMediaPlayer, targetElement, mockMediaSources, {
+        autoStart: true,
+      })
+
+      setTime(20)
+
+      const preSeekAwayContainer = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+      expect(preSeekAwayContainer).not.toBeNull()
+
+      setTime(30)
+
+      const postSeekAwayContainer = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+      expect(postSeekAwayContainer).not.toBeNull()
+    })
   })
 
   describe("subtitles delivered as segments", () => {
@@ -1324,6 +1360,93 @@ describe("IMSC Subtitles", () => {
         expect(generateISD).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
         expect(renderHTML).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
       })
+
+      it("keeps subtitle element rendered after seeking between segments", () => {
+        captions = [
+          {
+            type: "application/ttml+xml",
+            url: "mock://some.media/captions/$segment$.m4s",
+            cdn: "foo",
+            segmentLength: 3.84,
+          },
+        ]
+
+        const epochStartTimeSeconds = 1614769200
+
+        const convertSecondsToEpoch = (...seconds) =>
+          seconds.map((time) => (time === 0 ? 0 : epochStartTimeSeconds + time))
+
+        const buildMockSegment = ({ beginTimes, id } = {}) => ({
+          _mockedSegmentID: id,
+          body: {
+            contents: ["stub"],
+          },
+          head: {
+            styling: {},
+          },
+          getMediaTimeEvents: () => beginTimes,
+        })
+
+        fromXML.mockReturnValueOnce(
+          buildMockSegment({
+            id: 1,
+            beginTimes: convertSecondsToEpoch(0, 1, 2, 3.84),
+          })
+        )
+
+        fromXML.mockReturnValueOnce(
+          buildMockSegment({
+            id: 2,
+            beginTimes: convertSecondsToEpoch(0, 3.84, 4, 7.68),
+          })
+        )
+
+        fromXML.mockReturnValueOnce(
+          buildMockSegment({
+            id: 3,
+            beginTimes: convertSecondsToEpoch(0, 7.68, 9, 9.7, 11.52),
+          })
+        )
+
+        fromXML.mockReturnValueOnce(
+          buildMockSegment({
+            id: 4,
+            beginTimes: convertSecondsToEpoch(0, 11.52, 14, 16),
+          })
+        )
+
+        // back to segment 1
+        fromXML.mockReturnValueOnce(
+          buildMockSegment({
+            id: 1,
+            beginTimes: convertSecondsToEpoch(0, 1, 2, 3.84),
+          })
+        )
+
+        fromXML.mockReturnValue(buildMockSegment({ id: null }))
+
+        generateISD.mockReturnValue({ contents: ["mockContents"] })
+
+        subtitles = IMSCSubtitles(mockMediaPlayer, targetElement, mockMediaSources, {
+          autoStart: true,
+        })
+
+        progressTime(3.5)
+
+        const preSeekAwayContainer = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+        expect(preSeekAwayContainer).not.toBeNull()
+
+        progressTime(2.5)
+
+        const postSeekAwayContainer = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+        expect(postSeekAwayContainer).not.toBeNull()
+
+        // back to segment 1
+        progressTime(-2.5)
+
+        const postSeekAwayContainer2 = document.querySelector("#bsp_subtitles")
+        expect(postSeekAwayContainer2).not.toBeNull()
+      })
     })
   })