diff --git a/src/app/components/slider/slider.spec.ts b/src/app/components/slider/slider.spec.ts
index 9405572b816..9c959ff6f18 100755
--- a/src/app/components/slider/slider.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/slider/slider.spec.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,31 @@ describe('Slider', () => {
         expect(unbindDragListenersSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should change values with keyboard events', () => {
+        slider.updateValue(0);
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const incrementValueSpy = spyOn(slider, 'incrementValue').and.callThrough();
+        const spanEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.p-slider-handle'));
+        spanEl.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'ArrowRight' }));
+        spanEl.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'ArrowRight' }));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(incrementValueSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        const decrementValueSpy = spyOn(slider, 'decrementValue').and.callThrough();
+        spanEl.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'ArrowLeft' }));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(decrementValueSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        const onDragEndSpy = spyOn(slider, 'onDragEnd').and.callThrough();
+        const onSlideEndEmitterSpy = spyOn(slider.onSlideEnd, 'emit').and.callThrough();
+        spanEl.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { code: 'Tab' }));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(onDragEndSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(onSlideEndEmitterSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(slider.value).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
     it('should increment value with step', () => {
         slider.value = 0;
         slider.step = 2;
diff --git a/src/app/components/slider/slider.ts b/src/app/components/slider/slider.ts
index 67d1ceec20a..36687376549 100755
--- a/src/app/components/slider/slider.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/slider/slider.ts
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ export class Slider implements OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor {
                 this.updateValue(this.max, event);
                 event.preventDefault();
                 break;
+            case 'Tab':
+                this.onDragEnd(event);
+                event.preventDefault();
+                break;
 
             default:
                 break;