--- a/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/AnimationListContainer.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/AnimationListContainer.js
@@ -64,22 +64,36 @@ class AnimationListContainer extends Pur
     const tickLinesEl = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this).querySelector(".tick-lines");
     const width = tickLinesEl.offsetWidth;
     const animationDuration = timeScale.getDuration();
     const minTimeInterval = TIME_GRADUATION_MIN_SPACING * animationDuration / width;
     const intervalLength = findOptimalTimeInterval(minTimeInterval);
     const intervalWidth = intervalLength * width / animationDuration;
     const tickCount = parseInt(width / intervalWidth, 10);
     const isAllDurationInfinity =
-      animations.every(animation => animation.state.duration === Infinity);
+          animations.every(animation => animation.state.duration === Infinity);
+    const zeroBasePosition =
+          width * ((timeScale.zeroBaseTime + timeScale.minStartTime) / animationDuration);
+    const shiftWidth = zeroBasePosition % intervalWidth;
 
     const ticks = [];
 
+    // Need to press first graduation since position will be shifted.
+    if (shiftWidth !== 0) {
+      const position = 0;
+      // If label area is narrow due to shifting the graduation, skip pressing
+      // the first graduation label.
+      const label = (shiftWidth < TIME_GRADUATION_MIN_SPACING / 2)
+                    ? ""
+                    : timeScale.formatTime(timeScale.distanceToRelativeTime(0));
+      ticks.push({ position, label });
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i <= tickCount; i++) {
-      const position = i * intervalWidth * 100 / width;
+      const position = ((i * intervalWidth) - shiftWidth) * 100 / width;
       const label = isAllDurationInfinity && i === tickCount
                       ? getStr("player.infiniteTimeLabel")
                       : timeScale.formatTime(timeScale.distanceToRelativeTime(position));
       ticks.push({ position, label });
     }
 
     this.setState({ ticks });
   }

--- a/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/AnimationToolbar.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/AnimationToolbar.js
@@ -17,27 +17,29 @@ class AnimationToolbar extends PureCompo
   static get propTypes() {
     return {
       addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
       animations: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
       removeAnimationsCurrentTimeListener: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
       rewindAnimationsCurrentTime: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
       setAnimationsPlaybackRate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
       setAnimationsPlayState: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      timeScale: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     };
   }
 
   render() {
     const {
       addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
       animations,
       removeAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
       rewindAnimationsCurrentTime,
       setAnimationsPlaybackRate,
       setAnimationsPlayState,
+      timeScale,
     } = this.props;
 
     return dom.div(
       {
         className: "animation-toolbar devtools-toolbar",
       },
       RewindButton(
         {
@@ -55,15 +57,16 @@ class AnimationToolbar extends PureCompo
           animations,
           setAnimationsPlaybackRate,
         }
       ),
       CurrentTimeLabel(
         {
           addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
           removeAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
+          timeScale,
         }
       )
     );
   }
 }
 
 module.exports = AnimationToolbar;

--- a/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/App.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/App.js
@@ -89,16 +89,17 @@ class App extends Component {
         AnimationToolbar(
           {
             addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
             animations,
             removeAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
             rewindAnimationsCurrentTime,
             setAnimationsPlaybackRate,
             setAnimationsPlayState,
+            timeScale,
           }
         ),
         SplitBox({
           className: "animation-container-splitter",
           endPanel: AnimationDetailContainer(
             {
               addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener,
               emitEventForTest,

--- a/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/CurrentTimeLabel.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/animation/components/CurrentTimeLabel.js
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ const { PureComponent } = require("devto
 const dom = require("devtools/client/shared/vendor/react-dom-factories");
 const PropTypes = require("devtools/client/shared/vendor/react-prop-types");
 
 class CurrentTimeLabel extends PureComponent {
   static get propTypes() {
     return {
       addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
       removeAnimationsCurrentTimeListener: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      timeScale: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     };
   }
 
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
     const { addAnimationsCurrentTimeListener } = props;
     this.onCurrentTimeUpdated = this.onCurrentTimeUpdated.bind(this);
@@ -34,50 +35,52 @@ class CurrentTimeLabel extends PureCompo
     removeAnimationsCurrentTimeListener(this.onCurrentTimeUpdated);
   }
 
   onCurrentTimeUpdated(currentTime) {
     this.setState({ currentTime });
   }
 
   render() {
+    const { timeScale } = this.props;
     const { currentTime } = this.state;
 
     return dom.label(
       {
         className: "current-time-label",
       },
-      formatStopwatchTime(currentTime)
+      formatStopwatchTime(currentTime + timeScale.distanceToRelativeTime(0))
     );
   }
 }
 
 /**
  * Format a timestamp (in ms) as a mm:ss.mmm string.
  *
  * @param {Number} time
  * @return {String}
  */
 function formatStopwatchTime(time) {
   // Format falsy values as 0
   if (!time) {
     return "00:00.000";
   }
 
-  let milliseconds = parseInt(time % 1000, 10);
-  let seconds = parseInt((time / 1000) % 60, 10);
-  let minutes = parseInt((time / (1000 * 60)), 10);
+  const sign = time < 0 ? "-" : "";
+  let milliseconds = parseInt(Math.abs(time % 1000), 10);
+  let seconds = parseInt(Math.abs((time / 1000)) % 60, 10);
+  let minutes = parseInt(Math.abs((time / (1000 * 60))), 10);
 
   const pad = (nb, max) => {
     if (nb < max) {
       return new Array((max + "").length - (nb + "").length + 1).join("0") + nb;
     }
     return nb;
   };
 
   minutes = pad(minutes, 10);
   seconds = pad(seconds, 10);
   milliseconds = pad(milliseconds, 100);
 
-  return `${minutes}:${seconds}.${milliseconds}`;
+  return `${sign}${minutes}:${seconds}.${milliseconds}`;
 }
 
 module.exports = CurrentTimeLabel;

--- a/devtools/client/inspector/animation/test/browser_animation_animation-timeline-tick.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/animation/test/browser_animation_animation-timeline-tick.js
@@ -49,30 +49,41 @@ function assertTickLabels(timeScale, lis
   const timelineTickListEl = listContainerEl.querySelector(".tick-labels");
   ok(timelineTickListEl,
     "The animation timeline tick list element should be in header");
 
   const width = timelineTickListEl.offsetWidth;
   const animationDuration = timeScale.getDuration();
   const minTimeInterval = TIME_GRADUATION_MIN_SPACING * animationDuration / width;
   const interval = findOptimalTimeInterval(minTimeInterval);
-  const expectedTickItem = Math.ceil(animationDuration / interval);
+  const shiftWidth = timeScale.distanceToRelativeTime(0) % interval;
+  const expectedTickItem = Math.ceil(animationDuration / interval) +
+                             (shiftWidth !== 0 ? 1 : 0);
 
   const timelineTickItemEls = timelineTickListEl.querySelectorAll(".tick-label");
   is(timelineTickItemEls.length, expectedTickItem,
     "The expected number of timeline ticks were found");
 
   info("Make sure graduations are evenly distributed and show the right times");
   for (const [index, tickEl] of timelineTickItemEls.entries()) {
     const left = parseFloat(tickEl.style.marginInlineStart);
-    const expectedPos = index * interval * 100 / animationDuration;
+    let expectedPos = (((index - 1) * interval - shiftWidth) / animationDuration) * 100;
+    if (shiftWidth !== 0 && index === 0) {
+      expectedPos = 0;
+    }
     is(Math.round(left), Math.round(expectedPos),
       `Graduation ${ index } is positioned correctly`);
 
     // Note that the distancetoRelativeTime and formatTime functions are tested
     // separately in xpcshell test test_timeScale.js, so we assume that they
     // work here.
-    const formattedTime =
+    let formattedTime =
       timeScale.formatTime(timeScale.distanceToRelativeTime(expectedPos, width));
+
+    // If label area is narrow due to shift the graph of negative-delay,
+    // label will not be displayed.
+    if (shiftWidth < interval / 2 && index === 0) {
+      formattedTime = "";
+    }
     is(tickEl.textContent, formattedTime,
       `Graduation ${ index } has the right text content`);
   }
 }