diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVoiceView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVoiceView.kt
index 0c98321047..e7762fe278 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVoiceView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemVoiceView.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.IconButtonDefaults
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineIt
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.voicemessages.timeline.VoiceMessageEvents
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.voicemessages.timeline.VoiceMessageState
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.voicemessages.timeline.VoiceMessageStateProvider
+import io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.accessibility.isScreenReaderEnabled
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.media.WaveformPlaybackView
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ fun TimelineItemVoiceView(
             overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
         )
         Spacer(Modifier.width(8.dp))
+        val context = LocalContext.current
         WaveformPlaybackView(
             showCursor = state.button == VoiceMessageState.Button.Pause,
             playbackProgress = state.progress,
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ fun TimelineItemVoiceView(
             modifier = Modifier
                 .height(34.dp)
                 .weight(1f),
+            seekEnabled = !context.isScreenReaderEnabled(),
             onSeek = { state.eventSink(VoiceMessageEvents.Seek(it)) },
         )
         Spacer(Modifier.width(extraPadding.getDpSize()))
diff --git a/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/accessibility/ContextExt.kt b/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/accessibility/ContextExt.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb223e43fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/androidutils/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/androidutils/accessibility/ContextExt.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.libraries.androidutils.accessibility
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager
+import androidx.core.content.getSystemService
+
+/**
+ * Whether a screen reader is enabled.
+ *
+ * Avoid changing UI or app behavior based on the state of accessibility.
+ * See [AccessibilityManager.isTouchExplorationEnabled] for more details.
+ *
+ * @return true if the screen reader is enabled.
+ */
+fun Context.isScreenReaderEnabled(): Boolean {
+    val accessibilityManager = getSystemService<AccessibilityManager>()
+        ?: return false
+
+    return accessibilityManager.let {
+        it.isEnabled && it.isTouchExplorationEnabled
+    }
+}
+