diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index 7b7b0f5c9e..966a2cbedd 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ MackieControlProtocol::MackieControlProtocol (Session& session)
 	: ControlProtocol (session, X_("Mackie"))
 	, AbstractUI<MackieControlUIRequest> ("mackie")
 	, _current_initial_bank (0)
+	, _frame_last (0)
 	, _timecode_type (ARDOUR::AnyTime::BBT)
 	, _gui (0)
 	, _scrub_mode (false)
@@ -1143,6 +1144,13 @@ MackieControlProtocol::update_timecode_display()
 	// do assignment here so current_frame is fixed
 	framepos_t current_frame = session->transport_frame();
 	string timecode;
+	// For large jumps in play head possition do full reset
+	int moved = (current_frame - _frame_last) / session->frame_rate ();
+	if (moved) {
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, "Timecode reset\n");
+		_timecode_last = string (10, ' ');
+	}
+	_frame_last = current_frame;
 
 	switch (_timecode_type) {
 	case ARDOUR::AnyTime::BBT:
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
index 9b08d47d35..f5db794251 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class MackieControlProtocol
 	Mackie::Timer            _frm_left_last;
 	// last written timecode string
 	std::string              _timecode_last;
+	framepos_t				 _frame_last;
 	// Which timecode are we displaying? BBT or Timecode
 	ARDOUR::AnyTime::Type    _timecode_type;
 	// Bundle to represent our input ports