diff --git a/shell/package/contents/controls/Slider.qml b/shell/package/contents/controls/Slider.qml
index 202adf48..4de1cb2e 100644
--- a/shell/package/contents/controls/Slider.qml
+++ b/shell/package/contents/controls/Slider.qml
@@ -1,89 +1,93 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2016 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.7
 import QtQuick.Templates 2.0 as T
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import "private" as Private
 
 T.Slider {
     id: control
 
     implicitWidth: Math.max(background ? background.implicitWidth : 0,
         Math.max(handle ? handle.implicitWidth : 0,
                  handle ? handle.implicitWidth : 0) + leftPadding + rightPadding)
     implicitHeight: Math.max(background ? background.implicitHeight : 0,
         Math.max(handle ? handle.implicitHeight : 0,
                  handle ? handle.implicitHeight : 0) + topPadding + bottomPadding)
 
     padding: 3*units.smallSpacing //5//units.gridUnit
     snapMode: T.Slider.SnapOnRelease
 
     PlasmaCore.Svg {
         id: grooveSvg
         imagePath: "widgets/slider"
         colorGroup: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.colorGroup
 
     }
     handle: Item {
         property bool horizontal: control.orientation === Qt.Horizontal
-        x: control.leftPadding + (horizontal ? control.visualPosition * (control.availableWidth - width) : (control.availableWidth - width) / 2)
-        y: control.topPadding + (horizontal ? (control.availableHeight - height) / 2 : control.visualPosition * (control.availableHeight - height))
+        x: leftFixedPadding + (horizontal ? control.visualPosition * (control.availableWidth - width / 2) : (control.availableWidth - width) / 2)
+        y: topFixedPadding + (horizontal ? (control.availableHeight - height) / 2 : control.visualPosition * (control.availableHeight - height / 2))
 
         width: firstHandle.naturalSize.width
         height: firstHandle.naturalSize.height
+
+        property int leftFixedPadding: horizontal && control.visualPosition === 0 ? 0 : control.leftPadding
+        property int topFixedPadding: !horizontal && control.visualPosition === 0 ? 0 : control.topPadding
+
         Private.RoundShadow {
             anchors.fill: parent
             imagePath: "widgets/slider"
             focusElement: parent.horizontal ? "horizontal-slider-focus" : "vertical-slider-focus"
             hoverElement: parent.horizontal ? "horizontal-slider-hover" : "vertical-slider-hover"
             shadowElement: parent.horizontal ? "horizontal-slider-shadow" : "vertical-slider-shadow"
             state: control.activeFocus ? "focus" : (control.hovered ? "hover" : "shadow")
         }
         PlasmaCore.SvgItem {
             id: firstHandle
             anchors.fill: parent
             svg: grooveSvg
             elementId: parent.horizontal ? "horizontal-slider-handle" : "vertical-slider-handle"
         }
     }
 
     background: PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
         imagePath: "widgets/slider"
         prefix: "groove"
         readonly property bool horizontal: control.orientation === Qt.Horizontal
         implicitWidth: horizontal ? units.gridUnit * 8 : margins.left + margins.right
         implicitHeight: horizontal ? margins.top + margins.bottom : units.gridUnit * 8
         width: horizontal ? control.availableWidth : implicitWidth
         height: horizontal ? implicitHeight : control.availableHeight
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         scale: horizontal && control.mirrored ? -1 : 1
 
         PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
             imagePath: "widgets/slider"
             prefix: "groove-highlight"
             x: parent.horizontal ? 0 : (parent.width - width) / 2
             y: parent.horizontal ? (parent.height - height) / 2 : control.visualPosition * parent.height
             width: parent.horizontal ? control.position * parent.width + invisibleSpacer : parent.width
             height: parent.horizontal ? parent.height : control.position * parent.height + invisibleSpacer
 
             property int invisibleSpacer: control.position === 0 ? 4 : 0
         }
     }
 }