diff --git a/priv_aamp.cpp b/priv_aamp.cpp
index 031c73f39..e539c4fe9 100644
--- a/priv_aamp.cpp
+++ b/priv_aamp.cpp
@@ -2695,15 +2695,6 @@ void PrivateInstanceAAMP::MonitorProgress(bool sync, bool beginningOfStream)
 			end -= offset;
 		}
 
-		// If tsb is not available for linear send -1  for start and end
-		// so that xre detect this as tsbless playback
-		// Override above logic if mEnableSeekableRange is set, used by third-party apps
-		if (!ISCONFIGSET_PRIV(eAAMPConfig_EnableSeekRange) && (mContentType == ContentType_LINEAR && !mFogTSBEnabled && !IsLocalAAMPTsb()))
-		{
-			start = -1;
-			end = -1;
-		}
-
 		if(IsLiveStream())
 		{
 			if(eMEDIAFORMAT_DASH == mMediaFormat)
@@ -2737,6 +2728,15 @@ void PrivateInstanceAAMP::MonitorProgress(bool sync, bool beginningOfStream)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// If TSB is not available for linear playback, send -1 for start and end
+		// so that XRE detects this as TSB-less playback.
+		// Override the above logic when mEnableSeekableRange is set for third-party apps.
+		if (!ISCONFIGSET_PRIV(eAAMPConfig_EnableSeekRange) && (mContentType == ContentType_LINEAR && !mFogTSBEnabled && !IsLocalAAMPTsb()))
+		{
+			start = -1;
+			end = -1;
+		}
+
 		const BitsPerSecond availableBandwidth = mhAbrManager.GetCurrentlyAvailableBandwidth();
 		const BitsPerSecond networkBandwidth = mhAbrManager.GetNetworkBandwidth();
 
@@ -2803,24 +2803,28 @@ void PrivateInstanceAAMP::MonitorProgress(bool sync, bool beginningOfStream)
 					SETCONFIGVALUE_PRIV(AAMP_STREAM_SETTING, eAAMPConfig_ProgressLogging, false);
 				}
 			}
+
 			if (ISCONFIGSET_PRIV(eAAMPConfig_ProgressLogging))
 			{
 				static int tick;
 				int divisor = GETCONFIGVALUE_PRIV(eAAMPConfig_ProgressLoggingDivisor);
 				if( divisor==0 || (tick++ % divisor) == 0 )
 				{
+					auto formatPos = [](double valMs) -> long {
+						return (valMs == -1.0) ? -1 : (long)(valMs / 1000);
+					};
 					AAMPLOG_MIL("aamp pos: [%ld..%ld..%ld..%lld..%.2f..%.2f..%.2f..%s..%" BITSPERSECOND_FORMAT "..%" BITSPERSECOND_FORMAT "..%.2f]",
-						(long)(start / 1000),
-						(long)(reportFormattedCurrPos / 1000),
-						(long)(end / 1000),
-						(long long) videoPTS,
-						(double)(videoBufferedDuration / 1000.0),
-						(double)(audioBufferedDuration /1000.0),
-						(double)(latency / 1000.0),
-						seiTimecode.c_str(),
-						bps,
-						networkBandwidth,
-						currentRate);
+							formatPos(start),
+							(long)(reportFormattedCurrPos / 1000),
+							formatPos(end),
+							(long long) videoPTS,
+							(double)(videoBufferedDuration / 1000.0),
+							(double)(audioBufferedDuration /1000.0),
+							(double)(latency / 1000.0),
+							seiTimecode.c_str(),
+							bps,
+							networkBandwidth,
+							currentRate);
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/test/utests/tests/PrivAampTests/PrivAampTests.cpp b/test/utests/tests/PrivAampTests/PrivAampTests.cpp
index c0b03af46..c59fe5e65 100644
--- a/test/utests/tests/PrivAampTests/PrivAampTests.cpp
+++ b/test/utests/tests/PrivAampTests/PrivAampTests.cpp
@@ -1629,6 +1629,45 @@ TEST_F(PrivAampTests, MonitorProgressRewindToBoS_ProgressBeforeSpeedChange)
 	p_aamp->MonitorProgress(true, false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Regression test for Positive Live latency value.
+ *
+ * Verifies that live latency is never negative during TSB-less linear HLS
+ * playback. Before the fix, start/end were overwritten to -1 (XRE sentinel)
+ * before HLS latency was calculated (latency = end - position), producing a
+ * large negative latency value. The fix moves the sentinel assignment to after
+ * the latency calculation.
+ */
+TEST_F(PrivAampTests, MonitorProgress_TsbLessLinearHLS_LatencyNonNegative)
+{
+	constexpr double CULLED_SECONDS = 0.0;
+	constexpr double DURATION_SECONDS = 1000.0;
+	constexpr double SEEK_POS_SECONDS = 100.0;
+
+	// Setup: TSB-less linear HLS live playback
+	p_aamp->SetState(eSTATE_PLAYING, true);
+	p_aamp->mDownloadsEnabled = true;
+	p_aamp->rate = AAMP_NORMAL_PLAY_RATE;
+	p_aamp->mSinkPaused = false;
+	p_aamp->mMediaFormat = eMEDIAFORMAT_HLS;
+	p_aamp->SetIsLiveStream(true);
+	p_aamp->SetContentType("LINEAR_TV");
+	p_aamp->mFogTSBEnabled = false;
+	p_aamp->SetLocalAAMPTsb(false);
+	p_aamp->durationSeconds = DURATION_SECONDS;
+	p_aamp->culledSeconds = CULLED_SECONDS;
+	p_aamp->seek_pos_seconds = SEEK_POS_SECONDS;
+	p_aamp->trickStartUTCMS = -1;
+
+	EXPECT_CALL(*g_mockAampConfig, IsConfigSet(_)).WillRepeatedly(Return(false));
+	EXPECT_CALL(*g_mockAampStreamSinkManager, GetStreamSink(_)).WillRepeatedly(Return(g_mockAampGstPlayer));
+
+	p_aamp->MonitorProgress(true, false);
+
+	// Live latency must be non-negative after the fix.
+	EXPECT_GE(p_aamp->GetCurrentLatencyMs(), 0L);
+}
+
 TEST_F(PrivAampTests,UpdateDurationTest)
 {
 	p_aamp->UpdateDuration(232.436);