diff --git a/src/monitor/abstractmonitor.h b/src/monitor/abstractmonitor.h
index 811709bcc1edbb3a94fb3fd13ea69e66749d2599..e4e518a9433832eb17020777e9585e875ccd2741 100644
--- a/src/monitor/abstractmonitor.h
+++ b/src/monitor/abstractmonitor.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public slots:
     virtual void stop() = 0;
     virtual void start() = 0;
     virtual void slotPlay() = 0;
+    virtual void slotRewind(double speed = 0) = 0;
+    virtual void slotForward(double speed = 0) = 0;
     virtual void refreshMonitorIfActive(bool directUpdate = false) = 0;
     virtual void slotMouseSeek(int eventDelta, uint modifiers) = 0;
     bool slotActivateMonitor();
diff --git a/src/monitor/monitor.cpp b/src/monitor/monitor.cpp
index 053538137bb94f534479b55a0ee696d07b5db2f6..f959a5a937e8d4bd8e579e2f6b323fa5398a4543 100644
--- a/src/monitor/monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/monitor.cpp
@@ -262,13 +262,14 @@ Monitor::Monitor(Kdenlive::MonitorId id, MonitorManager *manager, QWidget *paren
             manager->getAction(QStringLiteral("mark_out"))->trigger();
         });
     }
-    m_toolbar->addAction(manager->getAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_seek_backward")));
+    // Per monitor rewind action
+    QAction *rewind = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-seek-backward")), i18n("Rewind"), this);
+    m_toolbar->addAction(rewind);
+    connect(rewind, &QAction::triggered, this, &Monitor::slotRewind);
 
     auto *playButton = new QToolButton(m_toolbar);
     m_playMenu = new QMenu(i18n("Play..."), this);
-    connect(m_playMenu, &QMenu::aboutToShow, [this]() {
-        slotActivateMonitor();
-    });
+    connect(m_playMenu, &QMenu::aboutToShow, this, &Monitor::slotActivateMonitor);
     QAction *originalPlayAction = static_cast<KDualAction *>(manager->getAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_play")));
     m_playAction = new KDualAction(i18n("Play"), i18n("Pause"), this);
     m_playAction->setInactiveIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-playback-start")));
@@ -287,7 +288,11 @@ Monitor::Monitor(Kdenlive::MonitorId id, MonitorManager *manager, QWidget *paren
     playButton->setMenu(m_playMenu);
     playButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::MenuButtonPopup);
     m_toolbar->addWidget(playButton);
-    m_toolbar->addAction(manager->getAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_seek_forward")));
+
+    // Per monitor forward action
+    QAction *forward = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-seek-forward")), i18n("Forward"), this);
+    m_toolbar->addAction(forward);
+    connect(forward, &QAction::triggered, this, &Monitor::slotForward);
 
     playButton->setDefaultAction(m_playAction);
     m_configMenu = new QMenu(i18n("Misc..."), this);
@@ -1181,8 +1186,8 @@ void Monitor::slotRewind(double speed)
             speed = currentspeed * 1.5;
         }
     }
-    m_glMonitor->switchPlay(true, speed);
     m_playAction->setActive(true);
+    m_glMonitor->switchPlay(true, speed);
 }
 
 void Monitor::slotForward(double speed)
@@ -1197,8 +1202,8 @@ void Monitor::slotForward(double speed)
             speed = currentspeed * 1.2;
         }
     }
-    m_glMonitor->switchPlay(true, speed);
     m_playAction->setActive(true);
+    m_glMonitor->switchPlay(true, speed);
 }
 
 void Monitor::slotRewindOneFrame(int diff)
diff --git a/src/monitor/monitor.h b/src/monitor/monitor.h
index 4d86bc16019cb4bcd272b2bf54a6e3888d985c7c..c19c99baef1d1150fadaeb97dd196ed502232f39 100644
--- a/src/monitor/monitor.h
+++ b/src/monitor/monitor.h
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ public slots:
     void slotLoopZone();
     /** @brief Loops the selected item (clip or transition). */
     void slotLoopClip();
-    void slotForward(double speed = 0);
-    void slotRewind(double speed = 0);
+    void slotForward(double speed = 0) override;
+    void slotRewind(double speed = 0) override;
     void slotRewindOneFrame(int diff = 1);
     void slotForwardOneFrame(int diff = 1);
     void slotStart();
diff --git a/src/monitor/monitormanager.cpp b/src/monitor/monitormanager.cpp
index 28bcc5769e2ccb89a79af5ff9c5f112f1945d8f1..243e66f32c3e9c1c9ae4665a78d71ad47c75b93d 100644
--- a/src/monitor/monitormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/monitormanager.cpp
@@ -235,19 +235,15 @@ void MonitorManager::slotLoopZone()
 
 void MonitorManager::slotRewind(double speed)
 {
-    if (m_activeMonitor == m_clipMonitor) {
-        m_clipMonitor->slotRewind(speed);
-    } else if (m_activeMonitor == m_projectMonitor) {
-        m_projectMonitor->slotRewind(speed);
+    if (m_activeMonitor) {
+        m_activeMonitor->slotRewind(speed);
     }
 }
 
 void MonitorManager::slotForward(double speed)
 {
-    if (m_activeMonitor == m_clipMonitor) {
-        m_clipMonitor->slotForward(speed);
-    } else if (m_activeMonitor == m_projectMonitor) {
-        m_projectMonitor->slotForward(speed);
+    if (m_activeMonitor) {
+        m_activeMonitor->slotForward(speed);
     }
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +383,7 @@ void MonitorManager::setupActions()
     pCore->window()->addAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_zoomout"), monitorZoomOut);
 
     QAction *monitorSeekBackward = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-seek-backward")), i18n("Rewind"), this);
-    connect(monitorSeekBackward, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), SLOT(slotRewind()));
+    connect(monitorSeekBackward, &QAction::triggered, this, &MonitorManager::slotRewind);
     pCore->window()->addAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_seek_backward"), monitorSeekBackward, Qt::Key_J);
 
     QAction *monitorSeekBackwardOneFrame = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-skip-backward")), i18n("Rewind 1 Frame"), this);
@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ void MonitorManager::setupActions()
     pCore->window()->addAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_seek_backward-one-second"), monitorSeekBackwardOneSecond, Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_Left);
 
     QAction *monitorSeekForward = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("media-seek-forward")), i18n("Forward"), this);
-    connect(monitorSeekForward, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), SLOT(slotForward()));
+    connect(monitorSeekForward,  &QAction::triggered, this, &MonitorManager::slotForward);
     pCore->window()->addAction(QStringLiteral("monitor_seek_forward"), monitorSeekForward, Qt::Key_L);
 
     QAction *projectStart = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("go-first")), i18n("Go to Project Start"), this);