user21523: Here we have a cut and we see the playhead a bit to the left (the green line).

Pressing Q will trim the clip from the start to the playhead, resulting in

Now when I ctrl-Z (undo), I get

The playhead position is now in the start instead of where I had it before.
Can I include playhead position into the undo mechanism?

user4426: I don't think you can.  Try using the Lift and Extract functions instead of cutting using the playhead position.
Set the In and Out points using I and O
"Lift" the section you want to remove using ; if you want to "lift" it (copy it, leaving a gap in the timeline)
Or use ' if want to "extract" (copy it and ripple the rest of the timeline.
You playhead position will be unaffected.
More here:
https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/lift-extract-premiere-pro/

21523: <p>Here we have a cut and we see the playhead a bit to the left (the green line).</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dZin9.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/dZin9.png" alt="Clip with cut and playhead to the left" /></a></p>
<p>Pressing Q will trim the clip from the start to the playhead, resulting in</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TTqf.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TTqf.png" alt="Clip trimmed from start" /></a></p>
<p>Now when I ctrl-Z (undo), I get</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HDvw4.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HDvw4.png" alt="after undoing, the playhead position is lost" /></a></p>
<p>The playhead position is now in the start instead of where I had it before.</p>
<p>Can I include playhead position into the undo mechanism?</p>
 4426: <p>I don't think you can.  Try using the Lift and Extract functions instead of cutting using the playhead position.</p>
<p>Set the In and Out points using <kbd>I</kbd> and <kbd>O</kbd></p>
<p>&quot;Lift&quot; the section you want to remove using <kbd>;</kbd> if you want to &quot;lift&quot; it (copy it, leaving a gap in the timeline)</p>
<p>Or use <kbd>'</kbd> if want to &quot;extract&quot; (copy it and ripple the rest of the timeline.</p>
<p>You playhead position will be unaffected.</p>
<p>More here:
<a href="https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/lift-extract-premiere-pro/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/lift-extract-premiere-pro/</a></p>
