diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js b/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js
index d90a7940f8..ed27ae9c86 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.slider.js
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ $.widget( "ui.slider", $.ui.mouse, {
 				( parseInt( closestHandle.css("marginTop"), 10 ) || 0)
 		};
 
-		this._slide( event, index, normValue );
+		if ( !this.handles.hasClass( "ui-state-hover" ) ) {
+			this._slide( event, index, normValue );
+		}
 		this._animateOff = true;
 		return true;
 	},