diff --git a/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c b/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c
index 66170e02..e58ed767 100644
--- a/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c
+++ b/site_ansto/motor_dmc2280.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ typedef struct __MoDriv {
   pNWTimer airpad_timer; /**< timer waiting for airpad action to complete */
   pNWTimer motor_timer; /**< motor off timer */
   int debug;
+  int preseek; /**< Flag = 1 if current move is a backlash preseek */
 } DMC2280Driv, *pDMC2280Driv;
 
 int DMC2280MotionControl = 1; /* defaults to enabled */
@@ -712,18 +713,24 @@ static int DMC2280RunCommon(pDMC2280Driv self,float fValue){
   snprintf(BGx, CMDLEN, "BG%c", axis);
   target = fValue - self->home;
 
-  if (self->backlash_offset > FLT_EPSILON) {
-    if (target > self->lastPosition) {
-      target += self->backlash_offset;
-      if (target > self->fUpper)
-        target = self->fUpper;
+  if (self->preseek)
+    self->preseek = 0;
+  else {
+    if (self->backlash_offset > FLT_EPSILON) {
+      if (target > self->lastPosition) {
+        self->preseek = 1;
+        target += self->backlash_offset;
+        if (target > self->fUpper)
+          target = self->fUpper;
+      }
     }
-  }
-  else if (self->backlash_offset < -FLT_EPSILON) {
-    if (target < self->lastPosition) {
-      target += self->backlash_offset;
-      if (target < self->fLower)
-        target = self->fLower;
+    else if (self->backlash_offset < -FLT_EPSILON) {
+      if (target < self->lastPosition) {
+        self->preseek = 1;
+        target += self->backlash_offset;
+        if (target < self->fLower)
+          target = self->fLower;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1187,7 +1194,13 @@ static int DMC2280Status(void *pData){
     }
 #endif
     /*
-     * When we get here, the motion has completed and we
+     * When we get here, the motion has completed
+     */
+    if (self->preseek) {
+      DMC_RunCommon(self, self->fTarget);
+      return HWBusy;
+    }
+    /* and we
      * must determine when and how to shut off the motor
      */
     if (self->settle) {