diff --git a/darwin/slider.m b/darwin/slider.m
index 6f5c5a76..945ec7b4 100644
--- a/darwin/slider.m
+++ b/darwin/slider.m
@@ -109,6 +109,18 @@ static void defaultOnChanged(uiSlider *s, void *data)
 	// do nothing
 }
 
+void uiSliderSetRange(uiSlider *s, int min, int max)
+{
+	if (min >= max) {
+		int temp = min;
+		min = max;
+		max = temp;
+	}
+
+	[s->slider setMinValue:min];
+	[s->slider setMaxValue:max];
+}
+
 uiSlider *uiNewSlider(int min, int max)
 {
 	uiSlider *s;
diff --git a/ui.h b/ui.h
index 40aea949..94193b04 100644
--- a/ui.h
+++ b/ui.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ typedef struct uiSlider uiSlider;
 _UI_EXTERN int uiSliderValue(uiSlider *s);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiSliderSetValue(uiSlider *s, int value);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiSliderOnChanged(uiSlider *s, void (*f)(uiSlider *s, void *data), void *data);
+_UI_EXTERN void uiSliderSetRange(uiSlider *s, int min, int max);
 _UI_EXTERN uiSlider *uiNewSlider(int min, int max);
 
 typedef struct uiProgressBar uiProgressBar;
diff --git a/unix/slider.c b/unix/slider.c
index 7f0cc24a..f989a11f 100644
--- a/unix/slider.c
+++ b/unix/slider.c
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ void uiSliderOnChanged(uiSlider *s, void (*f)(uiSlider *, void *), void *data)
 	s->onChangedData = data;
 }
 
+void uiSliderSetRange(uiSlider *s, int min, int max)
+{
+	if (min >= max) {
+		int temp = min;
+		min = max;
+		max = temp;
+	}
+
+	// we need to inhibit sending of ::value-changed because this WILL send a ::value-changed otherwise
+	g_signal_handler_block(s->range, s->onChangedSignal);
+	gtk_range_set_range(s->range, min, max);
+	g_signal_handler_unblock(s->range, s->onChangedSignal);
+}
+
 uiSlider *uiNewSlider(int min, int max)
 {
 	uiSlider *s;
diff --git a/windows/slider.cpp b/windows/slider.cpp
index 5c671dda..ed6265e5 100644
--- a/windows/slider.cpp
+++ b/windows/slider.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ void uiSliderOnChanged(uiSlider *s, void (*f)(uiSlider *, void *), void *data)
 	s->onChangedData = data;
 }
 
+void uiSliderSetRange(uiSlider *s, int min, int max)
+{
+	if (min >= max) {
+		int temp = min;
+		min = max;
+		max = temp;
+	}
+
+	SendMessageW(s->hwnd, TBM_SETRANGEMIN, (WPARAM) TRUE, (LPARAM) min);
+	SendMessageW(s->hwnd, TBM_SETRANGEMAX, (WPARAM) TRUE, (LPARAM) max);
+}
+
 uiSlider *uiNewSlider(int min, int max)
 {
 	uiSlider *s;