diff --git a/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md b/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
index 57d139091..e1aa6a176 100644
--- a/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
+++ b/mrv2/docs/HISTORY.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ v0.8.0
   ones.
 - Added a cmd.getVersion() to get the version of mrv2 from Python.
 - Made playback play with audio when changing frame rate (slower or faster).
+- Made audio play when stepping through frames.  It is currently a hack and not
+  a proper fix yet.  Also, the stepping buttons are not updated properly.
 - Fixed a locale change when using the FPS pull-down and there were thumbnails
   present.
 - Fixed macOS menu bar font size when switching from macOS menus back to normal
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ v0.8.0
   Python to set the input color space of the image.
 - Added image.ocioView(), image.setOcioView() and image.ocioViewList() to
   Python to set the Display/View color space and to retrieve a list of all
-  Display/Views.  
+  Display/Views.
+- Sped up and removed some bugs in reverse playback.
 
 
 v0.7.9
diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.cpp b/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.cpp
index e752ca521..354a727b9 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.cpp
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.cpp
@@ -396,22 +396,66 @@ namespace mrv
             timelineViewport->updateUndoRedoButtons();
     }
 
-    void TimelinePlayer::framePrev()
+    struct StopData
     {
-        pushMessage("framePrev", 0);
-        _p->timelinePlayer->framePrev();
+        TimelinePlayer* player;
+        double speed;
+        otio::RationalTime time;
+    };
+
+    void stop_playback_cb(StopData* data)
+    {
+        auto player = data->player;
+        player->player()->setPlayback(timeline::Playback::Stop);
+        player->seek(data->time);
+        player->setSpeed(data->speed);
+        player->updateUndoRedoButtons();
         redrawPanelThumbnails();
+        delete data;
+    }
+
+    void TimelinePlayer::updateUndoRedoButtons() const
+    {
         if (timelineViewport)
+        {
             timelineViewport->updateUndoRedoButtons();
+            timelineViewport->updatePlaybackButtons();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void TimelinePlayer::framePrev()
+    {
+        pushMessage("framePrev", 0);
+        //_p->timelinePlayer->framePrev();
+        auto time = currentTime() -
+                    otime::RationalTime(1.0, timeRange().duration().rate());
+        _p->timelinePlayer->setPlayback(timeline::Playback::Reverse);
+        StopData* data = new StopData;
+        data->player = this;
+        data->time = time;
+        data->speed = speed();
+
+        Fl::add_timeout(
+            1.75 / speed(), (Fl_Timeout_Handler)stop_playback_cb, data);
     }
 
     void TimelinePlayer::frameNext()
     {
         pushMessage("frameNext", 0);
-        _p->timelinePlayer->frameNext();
-        redrawPanelThumbnails();
-        if (timelineViewport)
-            timelineViewport->updateUndoRedoButtons();
+        //_p->timelinePlayer->frameNext();
+
+        auto time = currentTime() +
+                    otime::RationalTime(1.0, timeRange().duration().rate());
+        _p->timelinePlayer->setPlayback(timeline::Playback::Forward);
+        StopData* data = new StopData;
+        data->player = this;
+        data->time = time;
+        data->speed = speed();
+        Fl::add_timeout(
+            1.75 / speed(), (Fl_Timeout_Handler)stop_playback_cb, data);
+
+        // if (timelineViewport)
+        //     timelineViewport->updateUndoRedoButtons();
     }
 
     void TimelinePlayer::setInOutRange(const otime::TimeRange& value)
diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.h b/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.h
index 60afee75d..dd582f661 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.h
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvFl/mrvTimelinePlayer.h
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ namespace mrv
         //! Returns whtehr annotation at current time can be redone.
         bool hasRedo() const;
 
+        //! Update Undo/Redo draw buttons after a frame change.
+        void updateUndoRedoButtons() const;
+
     protected:
         template < typename T >
         void pushMessage(const std::string& command, const T& value);
diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.cpp b/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.cpp
index 1af910ad0..2c58eb6f5 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.cpp
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ namespace mrv
         }
     }
 
-    void TimelineViewport::_updatePlaybackButtons() const noexcept
+    void TimelineViewport::updatePlaybackButtons() const noexcept
     {
         TLRENDER_P();
         if (p.timelinePlayers.empty())
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->start();
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
         p.skippedFrames = 0;
     }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->framePrev();
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
         p.skippedFrames = 0;
     }
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->frameNext();
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
     }
 
     void TimelineViewport::endFrame() noexcept
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->setPlayback(timeline::Playback::Reverse);
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
         p.ui->uiMain->fill_menu(p.ui->uiMenuBar);
     }
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->setPlayback(timeline::Playback::Stop);
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
         p.ui->uiMain->fill_menu(p.ui->uiMenuBar);
     }
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->setPlayback(timeline::Playback::Forward);
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
         p.ui->uiMain->fill_menu(p.ui->uiMenuBar);
     }
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ namespace mrv
         {
             i->togglePlayback();
         }
-        _updatePlaybackButtons();
+        updatePlaybackButtons();
         p.ui->uiMain->fill_menu(p.ui->uiMenuBar);
     }
 
diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.h b/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.h
index 33514d955..0e80e19fc 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.h
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvGL/mrvTimelineViewport.h
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ namespace mrv
         void editText(
             const std::shared_ptr< draw::Shape >&, const int index) noexcept;
 
+        //! Update the playback buttons.
+        void updatePlaybackButtons() const noexcept;
+
     protected:
         virtual void _readPixel(image::Color4f& rgba) const noexcept = 0;
         math::Vector2i _getViewportCenter() const noexcept;
@@ -413,8 +416,6 @@ namespace mrv
 
         bool _hasSecondaryViewport() const noexcept;
 
-        void _updatePlaybackButtons() const noexcept;
-
         TLRENDER_PRIVATE();
     };
 } // namespace mrv
diff --git a/mrv2/lib/mrvWidgets/mrViewer.fl b/mrv2/lib/mrvWidgets/mrViewer.fl
index 4f82897dd..ffa4409dd 100644
--- a/mrv2/lib/mrvWidgets/mrViewer.fl
+++ b/mrv2/lib/mrvWidgets/mrViewer.fl
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ where Yn is the white reference (usually 1).} xywh {5 5 100 20}
   }
 }
 
-widget_class TimelineClass {
+widget_class TimelineClass {open
   xywh {130 292 690 29} resizable
   class Fl_Double_Window visible
 } {
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ player->setLoop( loop );}
             callback {int idx = o->value();
 double speed = atof( o->text( idx ) );
 uiFPS->value( speed );
-uiFPS->do_callback();}
+uiFPS->do_callback();} selected
             tooltip {Some default frame rate settings.} xywh {341 1 40 24} labelsize 10 align 16
             code0 {o->disable_label();}
             class {mrv::PopupMenu}
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ player->setSpeed( speed );}
             code0 {o->textcolor( FL_BLACK );
 o->value(24);}
             code1 {o->step(0.001);}
+            code2 {o->minimum(1);}
+            code3 {o->maximum(60.0);}
             class Fl_Value_Input
           }
         }
@@ -859,7 +861,7 @@ if (!player) return;
 player->setVideoLayer( o->value() );
 auto model = v->app->filesModel();
 auto item = model->observeA()->get();
-model->setLayer(item, o->value());} open selected
+model->setLayer(item, o->value());} open
               tooltip {Allows you to select different image channels or layers.} xywh {3 26 122 25} box ROUNDED_BOX labelsize 12
               class {mrv::PopupMenu}
             } {}
diff --git a/tlRender b/tlRender
index 8af1bc7bd..ebad73ca6 160000
--- a/tlRender
+++ b/tlRender
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8af1bc7bd05cf2533af2c01484bbfdc234346009
+Subproject commit ebad73ca6dd7a5801e208700fa3d4bf85e13e600