diff --git a/psst-gui/src/controller/playback.rs b/psst-gui/src/controller/playback.rs
index d6268a23..8577bf14 100644
--- a/psst-gui/src/controller/playback.rs
+++ b/psst-gui/src/controller/playback.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,22 @@ impl PlaybackController {
         self.send(PlayerEvent::Command(PlayerCommand::Seek { position }));
     }
 
+    fn seek_relative(&mut self, data: &AppState, forward: bool) {
+        if let Some(now_playing) = &data.playback.now_playing {
+            let seek_duration = Duration::from_secs(data.config.step_duration as u64);
+
+            // Calculate new position, ensuring it does not exceed duration for forward seeks.
+            let seek_position = if forward {
+                now_playing.progress + seek_duration
+            } else {
+                now_playing.progress.saturating_sub(seek_duration)
+            }
+            .min(now_playing.item.duration()); // Safeguard to not exceed the track duration.
+
+            self.seek(seek_position);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn set_volume(&mut self, volume: f64) {
         self.send(PlayerEvent::Command(PlayerCommand::SetVolume { volume }));
     }
@@ -414,22 +430,16 @@ where
             Event::KeyDown(key) if key.code == Code::ArrowRight => {
                 if key.mods.shift() {
                     self.next();
-                } else if let Some(now_playing) = &data.playback.now_playing {
-                    let current_position = now_playing.progress;
-                    let max_position = now_playing.item.duration();
-                    let seek_position =
-                        (current_position + Duration::from_secs(10)).min(max_position);
-                    self.seek(seek_position);
+                } else {
+                    self.seek_relative(data, true);
                 }
                 ctx.set_handled();
             }
             Event::KeyDown(key) if key.code == Code::ArrowLeft => {
                 if key.mods.shift() {
                     self.previous();
-                } else if let Some(now_playing) = &data.playback.now_playing {
-                    let current_position = now_playing.progress;
-                    let seek_position = current_position.saturating_sub(Duration::from_secs(10));
-                    self.seek(seek_position);
+                } else {
+                    self.seek_relative(data, false);
                 }
                 ctx.set_handled();
             }
diff --git a/psst-gui/src/data/config.rs b/psst-gui/src/data/config.rs
index 093cbf32..96adbb67 100644
--- a/psst-gui/src/data/config.rs
+++ b/psst-gui/src/data/config.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub sort_order: SortOrder,
     pub sort_criteria: SortCriteria,
     pub paginated_limit: usize,
+    pub step_duration: usize,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             sort_order: Default::default(),
             sort_criteria: Default::default(),
             paginated_limit: 500,
+            step_duration: 10,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/psst-gui/src/ui/preferences.rs b/psst-gui/src/ui/preferences.rs
index 73159b35..0866bf06 100644
--- a/psst-gui/src/ui/preferences.rs
+++ b/psst-gui/src/ui/preferences.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,22 @@ fn general_tab_widget() -> impl Widget<AppState> {
 
     col = col.with_spacer(theme::grid(3.0));
 
+    col = col
+        .with_child(Label::new("Step Duration").with_font(theme::UI_FONT_MEDIUM))
+        .with_spacer(theme::grid(2.0))
+        .with_child(
+            Flex::row()
+                .with_child(
+                    TextBox::new().with_formatter(ParseFormatter::with_format_fn(
+                        |usize: &usize| usize.to_string(),
+                    )),
+                )
+                .padding((theme::grid(1.5), 0.0))
+                .lens(AppState::config.then(Config::step_duration)),
+        );
+
+    col = col.with_spacer(theme::grid(3.0));
+
     col = col
         .with_child(
             Label::new("Max Loaded Tracks (requires restart)").with_font(theme::UI_FONT_MEDIUM),
diff --git a/psst-gui/src/widget/mod.rs b/psst-gui/src/widget/mod.rs
index 5cb3a437..c6407d2f 100644
--- a/psst-gui/src/widget/mod.rs
+++ b/psst-gui/src/widget/mod.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use druid_shell::Cursor;
 pub use empty::Empty;
 pub use link::Link;
 pub use maybe::Maybe;
-pub use overlay::{Overlay};
+pub use overlay::Overlay;
 pub use promise::Async;
 pub use remote_image::RemoteImage;
 pub use theme::ThemeScope;