diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.js
index 7e8f38b947..2cc461bcd5 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Element/Binding.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function visitBinding ( generator, block, state, node, attribute
 	const type = getStaticAttributeValue( node, 'type' );
 	const bindingGroup = attribute.name === 'group' ? getBindingGroup( generator, keypath ) : null;
 	const value = getBindingValue( generator, block, state, node, attribute, isMultipleSelect, bindingGroup, type );
-	const eventName = getBindingEventName( node );
+	const eventName = getBindingEventName( node, attribute );
 
 	let setter = getSetter({ block, name, keypath, context: '_svelte', attribute, dependencies, value });
 	let updateElement;
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ export default function visitBinding ( generator, block, state, node, attribute
 		updateElement = `${state.parentNode}.checked = ${condition};`;
 	}
 
+	// <audio bind:currentTime> special case
+	else if ( attribute.name === 'currentTime' ) {
+		generator.hasComplexBindings = true;
+		block.builders.create.addBlock( `${block.component}._bindings.push( ${handler} );` );
+
+		setter = deindent`
+			if ( ${state.parentNode}.playing ) requestAnimationFrame( ${handler} );
+			${setter}
+		`;
+
+		updateElement = `${state.parentNode}.currentTime = ${snippet};`;
+	}
+
 	// everything else
 	else {
 		updateElement = `${state.parentNode}.${attribute.name} = ${snippet};`;
@@ -96,7 +109,7 @@ export default function visitBinding ( generator, block, state, node, attribute
 		${generator.helper( 'addEventListener' )}( ${state.parentNode}, '${eventName}', ${handler} );
 	` );
 
-	node.initialUpdate = updateElement;
+	if ( node.name !== 'audio' && node.name !== 'video' ) node.initialUpdate = updateElement;
 
 	block.builders.update.addLine( deindent`
 		if ( !${updating} ) {
@@ -109,7 +122,7 @@ export default function visitBinding ( generator, block, state, node, attribute
 	` );
 }
 
-function getBindingEventName ( node ) {
+function getBindingEventName ( node, attribute ) {
 	if ( node.name === 'input' ) {
 		const typeAttribute = node.attributes.find( attr => attr.type === 'Attribute' && attr.name === 'type' );
 		const type = typeAttribute ? typeAttribute.value[0].data : 'text'; // TODO in validation, should throw if type attribute is not static
@@ -121,6 +134,11 @@ function getBindingEventName ( node ) {
 		return 'input';
 	}
 
+	// <audio bind:currentTime>
+	if ( attribute.name === 'currentTime' ) {
+		return 'timeupdate';
+	}
+
 	return 'change';
 }
 
diff --git a/src/validate/html/validateElement.js b/src/validate/html/validateElement.js
index 83a81c03c7..b3a76181b0 100644
--- a/src/validate/html/validateElement.js
+++ b/src/validate/html/validateElement.js
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ export default function validateElement ( validator, node ) {
 				}
 			}
 
+			else if ( name === 'currentTime' || name === 'duration' ) {
+				if ( node.name !== 'audio' && node.name !== 'video' ) {
+					validator.error( `'${name}' binding can only be used with <audio> or <video>` );
+				}
+			}
+
 			else {
 				validator.error( `'${attribute.name}' is not a valid binding`, attribute.start );
 			}
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-audio-currenttime/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-audio-currenttime/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fb0f6c97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-audio-currenttime/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export default {
+	solo: true,
+
+	test ( assert, component, target, window ) {
+		assert.equal( component.get( 't' ), 0 );
+
+		const audio = target.querySelector( 'audio' );
+		const event = new window.Event( 'timeupdate' );
+
+		audio.currentTime = 10;
+		audio.dispatchEvent( event );
+
+		assert.equal( component.get( 't' ), 10 );
+		component.destroy();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-audio-currenttime/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/binding-audio-currenttime/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abf208c5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-audio-currenttime/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<audio bind:currentTime='t' src='music.mp3'></audio>