diff --git a/playground/shadows/Slider.cpp b/playground/shadows/Slider.cpp
index 96b47907..c5a7bd04 100644
--- a/playground/shadows/Slider.cpp
+++ b/playground/shadows/Slider.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Slider::Slider( const QString& text, qreal min, qreal max,
     m_slider->setBoundaries( min, max );
     m_slider->setStepSize( step );
     m_slider->setSnapping( true );
+    m_slider->setTickPolicy( Qsk::Never ); // too many steps
     m_slider->setValue( value );
 
     m_valueLabel = new QskTextLabel( this );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
index fec35337..fc1ff939 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,23 @@ bool QskSlider::hasOrigin() const
     return m_data->hasOrigin;
 }
 
+void QskSlider::setTickPolicy( Qsk::Policy policy )
+{
+    if ( setFlagHint( Tick | QskAspect::Option, policy ) )
+        Q_EMIT tickPolicyChanged( policy );
+}
+
+void QskSlider::resetTickPolicy()
+{
+    if ( resetSkinHint( Tick | QskAspect::Option ) )
+        Q_EMIT tickPolicyChanged( tickPolicy() );
+}
+
+Qsk::Policy QskSlider::tickPolicy() const
+{
+    return flagHint< Qsk::Policy >( Tick | QskAspect::Option, Qsk::Maybe );
+}
+
 QskAspect::Variation QskSlider::effectiveVariation() const
 {
     return static_cast< QskAspect::Variation >( m_data->orientation );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.h b/src/controls/QskSlider.h
index f86a0ba7..bf77fb21 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSlider : public QskBoundedValueInput
     Q_PROPERTY( bool tracking READ isTracking
         WRITE setTracking NOTIFY trackingChanged )
 
+    Q_PROPERTY( Qsk::Policy tickPolicy READ tickPolicy
+        WRITE setTickPolicy RESET resetTickPolicy NOTIFY tickPolicyChanged )
+
     Q_PROPERTY( qreal origin READ origin
         WRITE setOrigin RESET resetOrigin NOTIFY originChanged )
 
@@ -39,6 +42,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSlider : public QskBoundedValueInput
     void setOrientation( Qt::Orientation );
     Qt::Orientation orientation() const;
 
+    void setTickPolicy( Qsk::Policy );
+    void resetTickPolicy();
+    Qsk::Policy tickPolicy() const;
+
     void setInverted( bool );
     bool isInverted() const;
 
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSlider : public QskBoundedValueInput
     void invertedChanged( bool );
     void trackingChanged( bool );
     void originChanged( qreal );
+    void tickPolicyChanged( Qsk::Policy );
 
   protected:
     void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent* ) override;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp
index 75dc4f03..15dd6187 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSliderSkinlet.cpp
@@ -388,10 +388,7 @@ bool QskSliderSkinlet::hasGraduation( const QskSlider* slider ) const
 {
     if ( slider->stepSize() )
     {
-        const auto policy = slider->flagHint< Qsk::Policy >(
-            Q::Tick | QskAspect::Option, Qsk::Never );
-
-        switch( policy )
+        switch( slider->tickPolicy() )
         {
             case Qsk::Always:
                 return true;