diff --git a/include/SFML/Audio/InputSoundFile.hpp b/include/SFML/Audio/InputSoundFile.hpp
index c389ac3b..250a9b16 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Audio/InputSoundFile.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Audio/InputSoundFile.hpp
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ public:
     /// precision. If you need to jump to a given time, use the
     /// other overload.
     ///
+    /// The sample offset takes the channels into account.
+    /// Offsets can be calculated like this:
+    /// `sampleNumber * sampleRate * channelCount`
     /// If the given offset exceeds to total number of samples,
     /// this function jumps to the end of the sound file.
     ///
diff --git a/include/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReader.hpp b/include/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReader.hpp
index 549f50b6..0bf83550 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReader.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReader.hpp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Change the current read position to the given sample offset
     ///
+    /// The sample offset takes the channels into account.
+    /// Offsets can be calculated like this:
+    /// `sampleNumber * sampleRate * channelCount`
     /// If the given offset exceeds to total number of samples,
     /// this function must jump to the end of the file.
     ///
diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.cpp b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.cpp
index ba91b412..bba45360 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ bool SoundFileReaderFlac::check(InputStream& stream)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 SoundFileReaderFlac::SoundFileReaderFlac() :
 m_decoder(NULL),
-m_clientData()
+m_clientData(),
+m_channelCount(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ bool SoundFileReaderFlac::open(InputStream& stream, Info& info)
     // Retrieve the sound properties
     info = m_clientData.info; // was filled in the "metadata" callback
 
+    // We must keep the channel count for the seek function
+    m_channelCount = info.channelCount;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +266,8 @@ void SoundFileReaderFlac::seek(Uint64 sampleOffset)
     m_clientData.remaining = 0;
     m_clientData.leftovers.clear();
 
-    FLAC__stream_decoder_seek_absolute(m_decoder, sampleOffset);
+    // FLAC decoder expects absolute sample offset, so we take the channel count out
+    FLAC__stream_decoder_seek_absolute(m_decoder, sampleOffset / m_channelCount);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.hpp b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.hpp
index ee9079a3..f1dec1fb 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.hpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderFlac.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Change the current read position to the given sample offset
     ///
+    /// The sample offset takes the channels into account.
+    /// Offsets can be calculated like this:
+    /// `sampleNumber * sampleRate * channelCount`
     /// If the given offset exceeds to total number of samples,
     /// this function must jump to the end of the file.
     ///
@@ -128,8 +131,9 @@ private:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Member data
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    FLAC__StreamDecoder* m_decoder;    ///< FLAC decoder
-    ClientData           m_clientData; ///< Structure passed to the decoder callbacks
+    FLAC__StreamDecoder* m_decoder;      ///< FLAC decoder
+    ClientData           m_clientData;   ///< Structure passed to the decoder callbacks
+    unsigned int         m_channelCount; ///< number of channels of the sound file
 };
 
 } // namespace priv
diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderOgg.hpp b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderOgg.hpp
index 2b9917b8..087f9811 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderOgg.hpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderOgg.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Change the current read position to the given sample offset
     ///
+    /// The sample offset takes the channels into account.
+    /// Offsets can be calculated like this:
+    /// `sampleNumber * sampleRate * channelCount`
     /// If the given offset exceeds to total number of samples,
     /// this function must jump to the end of the file.
     ///
diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderWav.hpp b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderWav.hpp
index 015518dd..16c7611c 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderWav.hpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/SoundFileReaderWav.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Change the current read position to the given sample offset
     ///
+    /// The sample offset takes the channels into account.
+    /// Offsets can be calculated like this:
+    /// `sampleNumber * sampleRate * channelCount`
     /// If the given offset exceeds to total number of samples,
     /// this function must jump to the end of the file.
     ///