diff --git a/src/decoder/Bridge.cxx b/src/decoder/Bridge.cxx
index cb30144483..9e68c0703a 100644
--- a/src/decoder/Bridge.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/Bridge.cxx
@@ -401,6 +401,19 @@ DecoderBridge::OpenUri(std::string_view uri)
 	}
 }
 
+bool
+DecoderBridge::Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept
+try {
+	assert(dc.state == DecoderState::START ||
+	       dc.state == DecoderState::DECODE);
+
+	is.LockSeek(new_offset);
+	return true;
+} catch (...) {
+	error = std::current_exception();
+	return false;
+}
+
 size_t
 DecoderBridge::Read(InputStream &is, std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept
 try {
diff --git a/src/decoder/Bridge.hxx b/src/decoder/Bridge.hxx
index 5689cb3033..59b464224c 100644
--- a/src/decoder/Bridge.hxx
+++ b/src/decoder/Bridge.hxx
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public:
 	uint64_t GetSeekFrame() noexcept override;
 	void SeekError(std::exception_ptr &&_error) noexcept override;
 	InputStreamPtr OpenUri(std::string_view uri) override;
+	bool Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept override;
 	size_t Read(InputStream &is,
 		    std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept override;
 	void SubmitTimestamp(FloatDuration t) noexcept override;
diff --git a/src/decoder/Client.hxx b/src/decoder/Client.hxx
index 7dbfea21b6..869d0cef3f 100644
--- a/src/decoder/Client.hxx
+++ b/src/decoder/Client.hxx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "Command.hxx"
 #include "Chrono.hxx"
+#include "input/Offset.hxx"
 #include "input/Ptr.hxx"
 
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual InputStreamPtr OpenUri(std::string_view uri) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Wrapper for InputStream::LockSeek().
+	 *
+	 * @return true on success, false on error
+	 */
+	virtual bool Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept = 0;
+
 	/**
 	 * Blocking read from the input stream.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx
index 4de99cd59d..ad7ca25649 100644
--- a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.cxx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "DecoderAPI.hxx"
 #include "input/InputStream.hxx"
+#include "util/IntOverflow.hxx"
 #include "Log.hxx"
 
 #include <cassert>
@@ -58,18 +59,56 @@ decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 }
 
 bool
-decoder_skip(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is, size_t size) noexcept
+decoder_skip(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is, offset_type delta) noexcept
 {
-	while (size > 0) {
+	if (delta > 1024 && is.IsSeekable() &&
+	    (delta > 1024 * 1024 || is.CheapSeeking())) {
+		offset_type new_offset;
+		if (AddOverflow(is.GetOffset(), delta, new_offset))
+			return false;
+
+		return decoder_seek(client, is, new_offset);
+	}
+
+	if (delta > 4 * 1024 * 1024)
+		/* skipping that much would be too expensive */
+		return false;
+
+	while (delta > 0) {
 		std::byte buffer[1024];
 
-		size_t nbytes = decoder_read(client, is,
-					     std::span{buffer, std::min(sizeof(buffer), size)});
+		std::span<std::byte> dest{buffer};
+		if (delta < dest.size())
+			dest = dest.first(delta);
+
+		size_t nbytes = decoder_read(client, is, dest);
 		if (nbytes == 0)
 			return false;
 
-		size -= nbytes;
+		delta -= nbytes;
 	}
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+bool
+decoder_seek(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept
+{
+	if (is.IsSeekable()) {
+		if (client != nullptr)
+			return client->Seek(is, new_offset);
+
+		try {
+			is.LockSeek(new_offset);
+			return true;
+		} catch (...) {
+			LogError(std::current_exception());
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (is.GetOffset() > new_offset)
+		return false;
+
+	return decoder_skip(client, is, new_offset - is.GetOffset());
+}
diff --git a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx
index 9a3c9a5a15..df2bc15b36 100644
--- a/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx
+++ b/src/decoder/DecoderAPI.hxx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // IWYU pragma: begin_exports
 
 #include "Client.hxx"
+#include "input/Offset.hxx"
 #include "input/Ptr.hxx"
 #include "Command.hxx"
 #include "DecoderPlugin.hxx"
@@ -46,10 +47,12 @@ class StopDecoder {};
  * @return the number of bytes read, or 0 if one of the following
  * occurs: end of file; error; command (like SEEK or STOP).
  */
+[[nodiscard]]
 size_t
 decoder_read(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
 	     std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept;
 
+[[nodiscard]]
 static inline size_t
 decoder_read(DecoderClient &decoder, InputStream &is,
 	     std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ decoder_read(DecoderClient &decoder, InputStream &is,
  * @return the number of bytes read, or 0 if one of the following
  * occurs: end of file; error; command (like SEEK or STOP).
  */
+[[nodiscard]]
 size_t
 decoder_read_much(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
 		  std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept;
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ decoder_read_much(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
  * @return true on success, false on error or command or not enough
  * data
  */
+[[nodiscard]]
 bool
 decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
 		  std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept;
@@ -85,5 +90,15 @@ decoder_read_full(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is,
  *
  * @return true on success, false on error or command
  */
+[[nodiscard]]
 bool
-decoder_skip(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is, size_t size) noexcept;
+decoder_skip(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is, offset_type delta) noexcept;
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for InputStream::LockSeek().
+ *
+ * @return true on success, false on error or command
+ */
+[[nodiscard]]
+bool
+decoder_seek(DecoderClient *decoder, InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.cxx
index 5ede67ac62..d98d79711e 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.cxx
@@ -9,58 +9,18 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "DsdLib.hxx"
-#include "../DecoderAPI.hxx"
-#include "input/InputStream.hxx"
-#include "util/IntOverflow.hxx"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_ID3TAG
+#include "../DecoderAPI.hxx"
 #include "tag/Id3Limits.hxx"
 #include "tag/Id3Parse.hxx"
 #include "tag/Id3Scan.hxx"
+#include "input/InputStream.hxx"
 #include "util/AllocatedArray.hxx"
 #endif
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-bool
-dsdlib_skip_to(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
-	       offset_type offset)
-{
-	if (is.IsSeekable()) {
-		is.LockSeek(offset);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	if (is.GetOffset() > offset)
-		return false;
-
-	return dsdlib_skip(client, is, offset - is.GetOffset());
-}
-
-bool
-dsdlib_skip(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
-	    offset_type delta)
-{
-	if (delta == 0)
-		return true;
-
-	if (is.IsSeekable()) {
-		offset_type new_offset;
-		if (AddOverflow(is.GetOffset(), delta, new_offset))
-			return false;
-
-		is.LockSeek(is.GetOffset() + delta);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	if (delta > 1024 * 1024)
-		/* don't skip more than one megabyte; it would be too
-		   expensive */
-		return false;
-
-	return decoder_skip(client, is, delta);
-}
-
 bool
 dsdlib_valid_freq(uint32_t samplefreq) noexcept
 {
@@ -97,7 +57,7 @@ dsdlib_tag_id3(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 	if (count64 < 10 || count64 > MAX_ID3_TAG_SIZE)
 		return false;
 
-	if (!dsdlib_skip_to(client, is, tagoffset))
+	if (!decoder_seek(client, is, tagoffset))
 		return false;
 
 	const id3_length_t count = count64;
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.hxx b/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.hxx
index 0a46d57f20..b00c7be6a0 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.hxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/DsdLib.hxx
@@ -21,26 +21,6 @@ struct DsdId {
 	}
 };
 
-/**
- * Skip the #InputStream to the specified offset.
- *
- * On error, either throws exception or returns false.
- */
-[[nodiscard]]
-bool
-dsdlib_skip_to(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
-	       offset_type offset);
-
-/**
- * Skip some bytes from the #InputStream.
- *
- * On error, either throws exception or returns false.
- */
-[[nodiscard]]
-bool
-dsdlib_skip(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
-	    offset_type delta);
-
 /**
  * Check if the sample frequency is a valid DSD frequency.
  **/
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/DsdiffDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/DsdiffDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 878035f412..90634c96b8 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/DsdiffDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/DsdiffDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ dsdiff_read_payload(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 static bool
 dsdiff_read_partial_payload(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 			    const DsdiffChunkHeader &header,
-			    std::span<std::byte> dest)
+			    std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept
 {
 	return header.GetSize() >= dest.size() &&
 		decoder_read_full(client, is, dest) &&
-		dsdlib_skip(client, is, header.GetPaddedSize() - dest.size());
+		decoder_skip(client, is, header.GetPaddedSize() - dest.size());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ dsdiff_read_prop_snd(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 		} else {
 			/* ignore unknown chunk */
 
-			if (!dsdlib_skip_to(client, is, chunk_end_offset))
+			if (!decoder_seek(client, is, chunk_end_offset))
 				return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ dsdiff_read_prop(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 		return dsdiff_read_prop_snd(client, is, metadata, prop_size, end_offset);
 	else
 		/* ignore unknown PROP chunk */
-		return dsdlib_skip_to(client, is, end_offset);
+		return decoder_seek(client, is, end_offset);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ dsdiff_handle_native_tag(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 			 offset_type tagoffset,
 			 TagType type)
 {
-	if (!dsdlib_skip_to(client, is, tagoffset))
+	if (!decoder_seek(client, is, tagoffset))
 		return;
 
 	struct dsdiff_native_tag metatag;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ dsdiff_read_metadata_extra(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 {
 
 	/* skip from DSD data to next chunk header */
-	if (!dsdlib_skip(client, is, metadata.chunk_size))
+	if (!decoder_skip(client, is, metadata.chunk_size))
 		return false;
 	if (!dsdiff_read_chunk_header(client, is, chunk_header))
 		return false;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ dsdiff_read_metadata_extra(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 		}
 #endif
 
-		if (!dsdlib_skip(client, is, chunk_size))
+		if (!decoder_skip(client, is, chunk_size))
 			break;
 	} while (dsdiff_read_chunk_header(client, is, chunk_header));
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ dsdiff_read_metadata(DecoderClient *client, InputStream &is,
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			/* ignore unknown chunk */
-			if (!dsdlib_skip_to(client, is, chunk_end_offset))
+			if (!decoder_seek(client, is, chunk_end_offset))
 				return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ dsdiff_decode_chunk(DecoderClient &client, InputStream &is,
 			}
 
 			try {
-				if (dsdlib_skip_to(&client, is,
-						   start_offset + offset)) {
+				if (decoder_seek(&client, is,
+						 start_offset + offset)) {
 					client.CommandFinished();
 					remaining_bytes = total_bytes - offset;
 				} else
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/DsfDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/DsfDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 4afb7b523d..480ea6fd49 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/DsfDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/DsfDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ dsf_decode_chunk(DecoderClient &client, InputStream &is,
 				start_offset + block * block_size;
 
 			try {
-				if (dsdlib_skip_to(&client, is, offset)) {
+				if (decoder_seek(&client, is, offset)) {
 					client.CommandFinished();
 					i = block;
 				} else
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 5415269405..53c12d950c 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/MadDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ MadDecoder::ParseId3(size_t tagsize, Tag *mpd_tag) noexcept
 				   "ID3 tag is too large: {}",
 				   tagsize);
 
-			mad_stream_skip(&stream, this_frame.size());
-			decoder_skip(client, input_stream, tagsize - this_frame.size());
+			if (decoder_skip(client, input_stream, tagsize - this_frame.size()))
+				mad_stream_skip(&stream, this_frame.size());
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ MadDecoder::ParseId3(size_t tagsize, Tag *mpd_tag) noexcept
 	if (tagsize <= this_frame.size()) {
 		mad_stream_skip(&stream, tagsize);
 	} else {
-		mad_stream_skip(&stream, this_frame.size());
-		decoder_skip(client, input_stream, tagsize - this_frame.size());
+		if (decoder_skip(client, input_stream, tagsize - this_frame.size()))
+			mad_stream_skip(&stream, this_frame.size());
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.cxx b/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.cxx
index 8e39e2daa9..ca38192e4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.cxx
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ ChromaprintDecoderClient::SubmitAudio(InputStream *,
 	return GetCommand();
 }
 
+bool
+ChromaprintDecoderClient::Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept
+try {
+	is.LockSeek(new_offset);
+	return true;
+} catch (...) {
+	error = std::current_exception();
+	return false;
+}
+
 size_t
 ChromaprintDecoderClient::Read(InputStream &is,
 			       std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept
diff --git a/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.hxx b/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.hxx
index 5dd332800a..a8b77815f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/chromaprint/DecoderClient.hxx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public:
 
 	//InputStreamPtr OpenUri(std::string_view uri) override;
 
+	bool Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept override;
 	size_t Read(InputStream &is,
 		    std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept override;
 
diff --git a/src/output/plugins/PipeWireOutputPlugin.cxx b/src/output/plugins/PipeWireOutputPlugin.cxx
index b66da5b629..475692ca87 100644
--- a/src/output/plugins/PipeWireOutputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/output/plugins/PipeWireOutputPlugin.cxx
@@ -154,17 +154,6 @@ class PipeWireOutput final : AudioOutput {
 		return new PipeWireOutput(block);
 	}
 
-	static constexpr struct pw_stream_events MakeStreamEvents() noexcept {
-		struct pw_stream_events events{};
-		events.version = PW_VERSION_STREAM_EVENTS;
-		events.state_changed = StateChanged;
-		events.process = Process;
-		events.drained = Drained;
-		events.control_info = ControlInfo;
-		events.param_changed = ParamChanged;
-		return events;
-	}
-
 	void SetVolume(float volume);
 
 	void SetMixer(PipeWireMixer &_mixer) noexcept;
@@ -261,6 +250,15 @@ class PipeWireOutput final : AudioOutput {
 		o.ParamChanged(id, param);
 	}
 
+	static constexpr struct pw_stream_events stream_events{
+		.version = PW_VERSION_STREAM_EVENTS,
+		.state_changed = StateChanged,
+		.control_info = ControlInfo,
+		.param_changed = ParamChanged,
+		.process = Process,
+		.drained = Drained,
+	};
+
 	/* virtual methods from class AudioOutput */
 	void Enable() override;
 	void Disable() noexcept override;
@@ -287,8 +285,6 @@ class PipeWireOutput final : AudioOutput {
 	void SendTag(const Tag &tag) override;
 };
 
-static constexpr auto stream_events = PipeWireOutput::MakeStreamEvents();
-
 inline
 PipeWireOutput::PipeWireOutput(const ConfigBlock &block)
 	:AudioOutput(FLAG_ENABLE_DISABLE),
diff --git a/test/DumpDecoderClient.cxx b/test/DumpDecoderClient.cxx
index 1ac415c942..43779322a5 100644
--- a/test/DumpDecoderClient.cxx
+++ b/test/DumpDecoderClient.cxx
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ DumpDecoderClient::OpenUri(std::string_view uri)
 	return InputStream::OpenReady(uri, mutex);
 }
 
+bool
+DumpDecoderClient::Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept
+try {
+	is.LockSeek(new_offset);
+	return true;
+} catch (...) {
+	return false;
+}
+
 size_t
 DumpDecoderClient::Read(InputStream &is, std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept
 {
diff --git a/test/DumpDecoderClient.hxx b/test/DumpDecoderClient.hxx
index dc9ea8b80b..1ebfd1bf93 100644
--- a/test/DumpDecoderClient.hxx
+++ b/test/DumpDecoderClient.hxx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
 	uint64_t GetSeekFrame() noexcept override;
 	void SeekError(std::exception_ptr &&error) noexcept override;
 	InputStreamPtr OpenUri(std::string_view uri) override;
+	bool Seek(InputStream &is, offset_type new_offset) noexcept override;
 	size_t Read(InputStream &is,
 		    std::span<std::byte> dest) noexcept override;
 	void SubmitTimestamp(FloatDuration t) noexcept override;