diff --git a/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.cpp b/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.cpp
index a8ddcbf6d1f..f99a7816036 100644
--- a/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void CueControl::trackLoaded(TrackPointer pNewTrack) {
                     m_pVinylControlMode->get() == MIXXX_VCMODE_ABSOLUTE)) {
             seekOnLoad(mixxx::audio::kStartFramePos);
         }
-        break;
+        return;
     case SeekOnLoadMode::FirstSound: {
         CuePointer pN60dBSound =
                 pNewTrack->findCueByType(mixxx::CueType::N60dBSound);
@@ -567,8 +567,19 @@ void CueControl::trackLoaded(TrackPointer pNewTrack) {
                         m_pCuePoint->get());
         if (mainCuePosition.isValid()) {
             seekOnLoad(mainCuePosition);
-        } else {
-            seekOnLoad(mixxx::audio::kStartFramePos);
+            return;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    case SeekOnLoadMode::FirstHotcue: {
+        mixxx::audio::FramePos firstHotcuePosition;
+        HotcueControl* pControl = m_hotcueControls.value(0, nullptr);
+        if (pControl) {
+            firstHotcuePosition = pControl->getPosition();
+            if (firstHotcuePosition.isValid()) {
+                seekOnLoad(firstHotcuePosition);
+                return;
+            }
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -578,16 +589,15 @@ void CueControl::trackLoaded(TrackPointer pNewTrack) {
                         m_pIntroStartPosition->get());
         if (introStartPosition.isValid()) {
             seekOnLoad(introStartPosition);
-        } else {
-            seekOnLoad(mixxx::audio::kStartFramePos);
+            return;
         }
         break;
     }
     default:
         DEBUG_ASSERT(!"Unknown enum value");
-        seekOnLoad(mixxx::audio::kStartFramePos);
         break;
     }
+    seekOnLoad(mixxx::audio::kStartFramePos);
 }
 
 void CueControl::seekOnLoad(mixxx::audio::FramePos seekOnLoadPosition) {
diff --git a/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.h b/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.h
index 3ba5a1d97a6..c3bb82b0ec8 100644
--- a/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.h
+++ b/src/engine/controls/cuecontrol.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum class SeekOnLoadMode {
     Beginning = 1,  // Use 0:00.000
     FirstSound = 2, // Skip leading silence
     IntroStart = 3, // Use intro start cue point
+    FirstHotcue = 4,
 };
 
 /// Used for requesting a specific hotcue type when activating/setting a
diff --git a/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefdeck.cpp b/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefdeck.cpp
index f9260283317..189f2c82e7e 100644
--- a/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefdeck.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/dialog/dlgprefdeck.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ DlgPrefDeck::DlgPrefDeck(QWidget* parent, UserSettingsPointer pConfig)
 
     comboBoxLoadPoint->addItem(tr("Intro start"), static_cast<int>(SeekOnLoadMode::IntroStart));
     comboBoxLoadPoint->addItem(tr("Main cue"), static_cast<int>(SeekOnLoadMode::MainCue));
+    comboBoxLoadPoint->addItem(tr("First hotcue"), static_cast<int>(SeekOnLoadMode::FirstHotcue));
     comboBoxLoadPoint->addItem(tr("First sound (skip silence)"), static_cast<int>(SeekOnLoadMode::FirstSound));
     comboBoxLoadPoint->addItem(tr("Beginning of track"), static_cast<int>(SeekOnLoadMode::Beginning));
     bool seekModeExisted = m_pConfig->exists(ConfigKey("[Controls]", "CueRecall"));