diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannel.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannel.kt
index efb509bf5..291f65347 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannel.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannel.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ internal class ExternalPlayerChannel(private val activity: Activity) {
     private const val API_VLC_RESULT_POSITION = "extra_position"
     private const val API_VLC_RESULT_DURATION = "extra_duration"
 
+    // Honored by VLC and the native Zidoo player (com.android.gallery3d /
+    // com.zidoo.player). Without it, a launch with no resume point lets the
+    // player consult its own bookmark store, which on Zidoo collides across
+    // Plex items because every part URL ends in the same `file.<ext>` (#2223).
+    private const val API_VLC_FROM_START = "from_start"
+
     private const val API_VIMU_TITLE = "forcename"
     private const val API_VIMU_SEEK_POSITION = "startfrom"
     private const val API_VIMU_RESUME = "forceresume"
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ internal class ExternalPlayerChannel(private val activity: Activity) {
     }
   }
 
-  private data class Source(val uri: Uri, val grantRead: Boolean, val fileName: String?)
+  internal data class Source(val uri: Uri, val grantRead: Boolean, val fileName: String?)
 
   private fun resolveSource(filePath: String): Source {
     if (filePath.startsWith("http://") || filePath.startsWith("https://")) {
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ internal class ExternalPlayerChannel(private val activity: Activity) {
     return Source(uri, grantRead = true, fileName = file.name)
   }
 
-  private fun buildIntent(
+  internal fun buildIntent(
     source: Source,
     packageName: String?,
     startPositionMs: Long,
@@ -181,6 +187,9 @@ internal class ExternalPlayerChannel(private val activity: Activity) {
     if (startPosition > 0) {
       putExtra(API_MX_RESULT_POSITION, startPosition)
       putExtra(API_VIMU_SEEK_POSITION, startPosition)
+      putExtra(API_VLC_FROM_START, false)
+    } else {
+      putExtra(API_VLC_FROM_START, true)
     }
     putExtra(API_MX_RETURN_RESULT, true)
     putExtra(API_MX_SECURE_URI, true)
diff --git a/android/app/src/test/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannelTest.kt b/android/app/src/test/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannelTest.kt
index 3ee03bf54..d4668f2be 100644
--- a/android/app/src/test/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannelTest.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/test/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/ExternalPlayerChannelTest.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package com.edde746.plezy
 
 import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
@@ -30,6 +32,40 @@ class ExternalPlayerChannelTest {
     assertEquals(false, result["playbackError"])
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun freshLaunchTellsPlayerToStartFromBeginning() {
+    val activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(Activity::class.java).get()
+    val channel = ExternalPlayerChannel(activity)
+    val source = ExternalPlayerChannel.Source(
+      Uri.parse("http://plex:32400/library/parts/9808/1775431760/file.mkv?X-Plex-Token=tok"),
+      grantRead = false,
+      fileName = "file.mkv"
+    )
+
+    val intent = channel.buildIntent(source, packageName = null, startPositionMs = 0L, title = "Episode")
+
+    assertTrue(intent.getBooleanExtra("from_start", false))
+    assertFalse(intent.hasExtra("position"))
+    assertFalse(intent.hasExtra("startfrom"))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun resumeLaunchPassesPositionAndDisablesFromStart() {
+    val activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(Activity::class.java).get()
+    val channel = ExternalPlayerChannel(activity)
+    val source = ExternalPlayerChannel.Source(
+      Uri.parse("http://plex:32400/library/parts/9808/1775431760/file.mkv?X-Plex-Token=tok"),
+      grantRead = false,
+      fileName = "file.mkv"
+    )
+
+    val intent = channel.buildIntent(source, packageName = null, startPositionMs = 90_000L, title = null)
+
+    assertFalse(intent.getBooleanExtra("from_start", true))
+    assertEquals(90_000, intent.getIntExtra("position", -1))
+    assertEquals(90_000, intent.getIntExtra("startfrom", -1))
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun activityDestroyCompletesPendingChannelCall() {
     val activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(Activity::class.java).get()