diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui_widgets/src/slider.rs b/crates/bevy_ui_widgets/src/slider.rs
index f8748e0a55a19..645b3043bd1e4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui_widgets/src/slider.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui_widgets/src/slider.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use core::ops::RangeInclusive;
-
 use accesskit::{Orientation, Role};
 use bevy_a11y::AccessibilityNode;
 use bevy_app::{App, Plugin};
@@ -7,7 +5,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::event::EntityEvent;
 use bevy_ecs::hierarchy::Children;
 use bevy_ecs::lifecycle::Insert;
 use bevy_ecs::query::Has;
-use bevy_ecs::system::Res;
+use bevy_ecs::system::{Res, ResMut};
 use bevy_ecs::world::DeferredWorld;
 use bevy_ecs::{
     component::Component,
@@ -24,11 +22,14 @@ use bevy_math::ops;
 use bevy_picking::events::{
     PointerCancel, PointerDrag, PointerDragEnd, PointerDragStart, PointerPress, PointerRelease,
 };
+use bevy_picking::hover::PointerCaptureMap;
+
 use bevy_reflect::{prelude::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
 use bevy_ui::{
     ComputedNode, ComputedUiRenderTargetInfo, InteractionDisabled, Pressed, UiGlobalTransform,
     UiScale,
 };
+use core::ops::RangeInclusive;
 
 use crate::ValueChange;
 use bevy_ecs::entity::Entity;
@@ -383,12 +384,18 @@ pub(crate) fn slider_on_drag_start(
         (&SliderValue, &mut SliderDragState, Has<InteractionDisabled>),
         With<Slider>,
     >,
+    mut capture_map: ResMut<PointerCaptureMap>,
 ) {
     if let Ok((value, mut drag, disabled)) = q_slider.get_mut(drag_start.entity) {
         drag_start.propagate(false);
         if !disabled {
             drag.dragging = true;
             drag.offset = value.0;
+            capture_map.capture(
+                drag_start.pointer.id,
+                drag_start.entity,
+                drag_start.hit.clone(),
+            );
         }
     }
 }
@@ -438,6 +445,7 @@ pub(crate) fn slider_on_drag(
 
 pub(crate) fn slider_on_drag_end(
     mut drag_end: On<PointerDragEnd>,
+    mut capture_map: ResMut<PointerCaptureMap>,
     mut q_slider: Query<
         (
             Entity,
@@ -480,6 +488,7 @@ pub(crate) fn slider_on_drag_end(
             }
             commands.entity(slider_ent).remove::<Pressed>();
             drag.dragging = false;
+            capture_map.release(drag_end.pointer.id);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -754,6 +763,7 @@ impl Plugin for SliderPlugin {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use bevy_camera::NormalizedRenderTarget;
     use bevy_ecs::hierarchy::ChildOf;
     use bevy_input::keyboard::Key;
     use bevy_input::InputPlugin;
@@ -761,6 +771,12 @@ mod tests {
         tab_navigation::{TabIndex, TabNavigationPlugin},
         FocusCause, InputDispatchPlugin, InputFocus, InputFocusPlugin,
     };
+    use bevy_math::Vec2;
+    use bevy_picking::{
+        backend::HitData,
+        events::Pointer,
+        pointer::{Location, PointerButton, PointerId},
+    };
     use bevy_window::{PrimaryWindow, Window};
 
     /// Builds a headless app with the slider observers plus [`slider_self_update`] (so a
@@ -804,6 +820,48 @@ mod tests {
         slider
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn slider_captures_pointer_on_drag_start() {
+        let (mut app, window) = slider_app();
+        let slider = spawn_focused_slider(&mut app, window);
+        let camera = app.world_mut().spawn_empty().id();
+        app.init_resource::<PointerCaptureMap>();
+
+        let hit = HitData {
+            camera,
+            depth: 0.0,
+            position: None,
+            normal: None,
+            extra: None,
+        };
+
+        let pointer = Pointer::new(
+            PointerId::Mouse,
+            Location {
+                target: NormalizedRenderTarget::None {
+                    width: 0,
+                    height: 0,
+                },
+                position: Vec2::ZERO,
+            },
+        );
+
+        app.world_mut().trigger(PointerDragStart {
+            entity: slider,
+            pointer,
+            button: PointerButton::Primary,
+            hit,
+        });
+
+        let capture_map = app.world().resource::<PointerCaptureMap>();
+
+        let (captured_entity, _) = capture_map
+            .get(&PointerId::Mouse)
+            .expect("slider should capture the pointer on drag start");
+
+        assert_eq!(captured_entity, slider);
+    }
+
     fn press_key(app: &mut App, key_code: KeyCode, logical_key: Key, window: Entity) {
         app.world_mut().write_message(KeyboardInput {
             key_code,