diff --git a/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md b/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
index cff6017ec..e467a9db8 100644
--- a/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
+++ b/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ v0.5.4
 - Fixed channel (layer) shown in the color channel pulldown when switching
   files.
 - Fixed macOS start-up script not passing the command-line arguments.
+- Made session file store and restore the current time.
 
 
 v0.5.3
diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvSession.cpp b/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvSession.cpp
index 1bc977db8..1f27bf188 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvSession.cpp
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvSession.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace mrv
 
         Message timeline;
         Message annotation;
+        Message time;
 
         if (player)
         {
@@ -69,9 +70,11 @@ namespace mrv
                 jAnnotations.push_back(*(ann.get()));
             }
             annotation = jAnnotations;
+            time = player->currentTime();
         }
 
         timeline["annotations"] = annotation;
+        timeline["time"] = time;
 
         Message bars = {
             {"menu_bar", (bool)ui->uiMenuGroup->visible()},
@@ -322,8 +325,18 @@ namespace mrv
 
             auto player = view->getTimelinePlayer();
             if (player)
+            {
                 player->setAllAnnotations(annotations);
 
+                tmp = j["time"];
+                if (!tmp.is_null())
+                {
+                    otime::RationalTime time;
+                    tmp.get_to(time);
+                    player->seek(time);
+                }
+            }
+
             TimelineClass* c = ui->uiTimeWindow;
             c->uiTimeline->redraw();
             ui->uiMain->fill_menu(ui->uiMenuBar);