diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65de39135..760e62ba8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ### Added
 
+- Turn timestamps in a video's description and comments into links _community pr!_ ([#5156](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/pull/5156))
 - Mobile video player enhancements and the ability to tap on the left and right edges to seek _community pr!_ ([#5119](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/pull/5119))
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/ui/component/common/markdown-preview.jsx b/ui/component/common/markdown-preview.jsx
index 0a87267c9..26d41555c 100644
--- a/ui/component/common/markdown-preview.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/common/markdown-preview.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import reactRenderer from 'remark-react';
 import MarkdownLink from 'component/markdownLink';
 import defaultSchema from 'hast-util-sanitize/lib/github.json';
 import { formatedLinks, inlineLinks } from 'util/remark-lbry';
+import { formattedTimestamp, inlineTimestamp } from 'util/remark-timestamp';
 
 type SimpleTextProps = {
   children?: React.Node,
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ const MarkdownPreview = (props: MarkdownProps) => {
           // Note: The order is important
           .use(formatedLinks)
           .use(inlineLinks)
+          .use(isMarkdownPost ? null : inlineTimestamp)
+          .use(isMarkdownPost ? null : formattedTimestamp)
           // Emojis
           .use(remarkEmoji)
           // Render new lines without needing spaces.
diff --git a/ui/component/markdownLink/view.jsx b/ui/component/markdownLink/view.jsx
index 130d273e5..2f0ab6986 100644
--- a/ui/component/markdownLink/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/markdownLink/view.jsx
@@ -62,10 +62,27 @@ function MarkdownLink(props: Props) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Return plain text if no valid url
-  // Return external link if protocol is http or https
-  // Return local link if protocol is lbry uri
-  if (!simpleLinks && ((protocol && protocol[0] === 'lbry:' && isURIValid(decodedUri)) || lbryUrlFromLink)) {
+  if (href.startsWith('?t=')) {
+    // Video timestamp markers
+    element = (
+      <Button
+        button="link"
+        iconRight={undefined}
+        title={title || decodedUri}
+        label={children}
+        className="button--external-link"
+        onClick={() => {
+          if (window.player) {
+            window.player.currentTime(parseInt(href.substr(3)));
+            window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+          }
+        }}
+      />
+    );
+  } else if (!simpleLinks && ((protocol && protocol[0] === 'lbry:' && isURIValid(decodedUri)) || lbryUrlFromLink)) {
+    // Return plain text if no valid url
+    // Return external link if protocol is http or https
+    // Return local link if protocol is lbry uri
     element = (
       <ClaimLink
         uri={lbryUrlFromLink || decodedUri}
diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
index ab9c67688..c6d733246 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
         }
       });
 
+      window.player = player;
+
       // fixes #3498 (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/issues/3498)
       // summary: on firefox the focus would stick to the fullscreen button which caused buggy behavior with spacebar
       // $FlowFixMe
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
 
         if (player) {
           player.dispose();
+          window.player = undefined;
         }
       };
     }
diff --git a/ui/util/remark-timestamp.js b/ui/util/remark-timestamp.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41176c022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/util/remark-timestamp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import visit from 'unist-util-visit';
+
+const TIMESTAMP_NODE_TYPE = 'timestamp';
+const TIMESTAMP_REGEX = /(?<!\d|:)([01]?\d|2[0-3]):([0-5]\d)(?::([0-5]\d))?(?!\d|:)/g;
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+// Tokenize timestamp
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+function locateTimestamp(value, fromIndex) {
+  const timestamps = Array.from(value.matchAll(TIMESTAMP_REGEX));
+  return timestamps.length === 0 ? -1 : timestamps[0].index;
+}
+
+// Generate 'timestamp' markdown node
+const createTimestampNode = text => ({
+  type: TIMESTAMP_NODE_TYPE,
+  value: text,
+  children: [{ type: 'text', value: text }],
+});
+
+// Generate a markdown link from timestamp
+function tokenizeTimestamp(eat, value, silent) {
+  if (silent) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const match = value.match(TIMESTAMP_REGEX);
+  if (match) {
+    try {
+      const text = match[0];
+      return eat(text)(createTimestampNode(text));
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Do nothing
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+tokenizeTimestamp.locator = locateTimestamp;
+tokenizeTimestamp.notInList = true;
+tokenizeTimestamp.notInLink = true;
+tokenizeTimestamp.notInBlock = true;
+
+export function inlineTimestamp() {
+  const Parser = this.Parser;
+  const tokenizers = Parser.prototype.inlineTokenizers;
+  const methods = Parser.prototype.inlineMethods;
+
+  // Add an inline tokenizer (defined in the following example).
+  tokenizers.timestamp = tokenizeTimestamp;
+
+  // Run it just before `text`.
+  methods.splice(methods.indexOf('text'), 0, 'timestamp');
+}
+
+// ***************************************************************************
+// Format timestamp
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+function strToSeconds(stime) {
+  const tt = stime.split(':').reverse();
+  return (tt.length >= 3 ? +tt[2] : 0) * 60 * 60 + (tt.length >= 2 ? +tt[1] : 0) * 60 + (tt.length >= 1 ? +tt[0] : 0);
+}
+
+const transformer = (node, index, parent) => {
+  if (node.type === TIMESTAMP_NODE_TYPE && parent && parent.type === 'paragraph') {
+    const timestampStr = node.value;
+    const seconds = strToSeconds(timestampStr);
+
+    node.type = 'link';
+    node.url = `?t=${seconds}`;
+    node.title = timestampStr;
+    node.children = [{ type: 'text', value: timestampStr }];
+  }
+};
+
+const transform = tree => {
+  visit(tree, [TIMESTAMP_NODE_TYPE], transformer);
+};
+
+export const formattedTimestamp = () => transform;