diff --git a/sound/usb/card.h b/sound/usb/card.h
index 97acb906acc2..ef580b43f1e3 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.h
+++ b/sound/usb/card.h
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ struct snd_usb_substream {
 		int channel;
 		int byte_idx;
 	} dsd_dop;
+
+	bool trigger_tstamp_pending_update; /* trigger timestamp being updated from initial estimate */
 };
 
 struct snd_usb_stream {
diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index 0d8aba5fe1a8..b4ef410e5a98 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,14 @@ static void prepare_playback_urb(struct snd_usb_substream *subs,
 	subs->last_frame_number = usb_get_current_frame_number(subs->dev);
 	subs->last_frame_number &= 0xFF; /* keep 8 LSBs */
 
+	if (subs->trigger_tstamp_pending_update) {
+		/* this is the first actual URB submitted,
+		 * update trigger timestamp to reflect actual start time
+		 */
+		snd_pcm_gettime(runtime, &runtime->trigger_tstamp);
+		subs->trigger_tstamp_pending_update = false;
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subs->lock, flags);
 	urb->transfer_buffer_length = bytes;
 	if (period_elapsed)
@@ -1550,6 +1558,7 @@ static int snd_usb_substream_playback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substrea
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
+		subs->trigger_tstamp_pending_update = true;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
 		subs->data_endpoint->prepare_data_urb = prepare_playback_urb;
 		subs->data_endpoint->retire_data_urb = retire_playback_urb;