diff --git a/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
index 8aaa230075e..c1a40a817d9 100644
--- a/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ bool AudioStreamPlayer2D::is_playing() const {
 }
 
 float AudioStreamPlayer2D::get_playback_position() {
+	if (setplay.get() >= 0) {
+		return setplay.get(); // play() has been called this frame, but no playback exists just yet.
+	}
 	return internal->get_playback_position();
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
index 15201b6c5a5..3c0f194088a 100644
--- a/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ bool AudioStreamPlayer3D::is_playing() const {
 }
 
 float AudioStreamPlayer3D::get_playback_position() {
+	if (setplay.get() >= 0) {
+		return setplay.get(); // play() has been called this frame, but no playback exists just yet.
+	}
 	return internal->get_playback_position();
 }