diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/slider.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/slider.dart
index 213884cdd7..5cc935716c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/slider.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/slider.dart
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class Slider extends StatefulWidget {
     this.divisions,
     this.label,
     this.activeColor,
+    this.inactiveColor,
     this.thumbOpenAtMin: false,
   }) : assert(value != null),
        assert(min != null),
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ class Slider extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Defaults to accent color of the current [Theme].
   final Color activeColor;
 
+  /// The color for the unselected portion of the slider.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to the unselected widget color of the current [Theme].
+  final Color inactiveColor;
+
   /// Whether the thumb should be an open circle when the slider is at its minimum position.
   ///
   /// When this property is false, the thumb does not change when it the slider
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ class _SliderState extends State<Slider> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
       divisions: widget.divisions,
       label: widget.label,
       activeColor: widget.activeColor ?? theme.accentColor,
+      inactiveColor: widget.inactiveColor ?? theme.unselectedWidgetColor,
       thumbOpenAtMin: widget.thumbOpenAtMin,
       textTheme: theme.accentTextTheme,
       onChanged: (widget.onChanged != null) && (widget.max > widget.min) ? _handleChanged : null,
@@ -193,6 +200,7 @@ class _SliderRenderObjectWidget extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
     this.divisions,
     this.label,
     this.activeColor,
+    this.inactiveColor,
     this.thumbOpenAtMin,
     this.textTheme,
     this.onChanged,
@@ -203,6 +211,7 @@ class _SliderRenderObjectWidget extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
   final int divisions;
   final String label;
   final Color activeColor;
+  final Color inactiveColor;
   final bool thumbOpenAtMin;
   final TextTheme textTheme;
   final ValueChanged<double> onChanged;
@@ -215,6 +224,7 @@ class _SliderRenderObjectWidget extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
       divisions: divisions,
       label: label,
       activeColor: activeColor,
+      inactiveColor: inactiveColor,
       thumbOpenAtMin: thumbOpenAtMin,
       textTheme: textTheme,
       onChanged: onChanged,
@@ -229,6 +239,7 @@ class _SliderRenderObjectWidget extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
       ..divisions = divisions
       ..label = label
       ..activeColor = activeColor
+      ..inactiveColor = inactiveColor
       ..thumbOpenAtMin = thumbOpenAtMin
       ..textTheme = textTheme
       ..onChanged = onChanged;
@@ -246,11 +257,9 @@ const double _kMinimumTrackWidth = _kActiveThumbRadius; // biggest of the thumb
 const double _kPreferredTotalWidth = _kPreferredTrackWidth + 2 * _kReactionRadius;
 const double _kMinimumTotalWidth = _kMinimumTrackWidth + 2 * _kReactionRadius;
 
-final Color _kInactiveTrackColor = Colors.grey.shade400;
 final Color _kActiveTrackColor = Colors.grey;
 final Tween<double> _kReactionRadiusTween = new Tween<double>(begin: _kThumbRadius, end: _kReactionRadius);
 final Tween<double> _kThumbRadiusTween = new Tween<double>(begin: _kThumbRadius, end: _kActiveThumbRadius);
-final ColorTween _kTrackColorTween = new ColorTween(begin: _kInactiveTrackColor, end: _kActiveTrackColor);
 final ColorTween _kTickColorTween = new ColorTween(begin: Colors.transparent, end: Colors.black54);
 final Duration _kDiscreteTransitionDuration = const Duration(milliseconds: 500);
 
@@ -276,6 +285,7 @@ class _RenderSlider extends RenderBox implements SemanticsActionHandler {
     int divisions,
     String label,
     Color activeColor,
+    Color inactiveColor,
     bool thumbOpenAtMin,
     TextTheme textTheme,
     this.onChanged,
@@ -284,6 +294,7 @@ class _RenderSlider extends RenderBox implements SemanticsActionHandler {
        _value = value,
        _divisions = divisions,
        _activeColor = activeColor,
+       _inactiveColor = inactiveColor,
        _thumbOpenAtMin = thumbOpenAtMin,
        _textTheme = textTheme {
     this.label = label;
@@ -363,6 +374,15 @@ class _RenderSlider extends RenderBox implements SemanticsActionHandler {
     markNeedsPaint();
   }
 
+  Color get inactiveColor => _inactiveColor;
+  Color _inactiveColor;
+  set inactiveColor(Color value) {
+    if (value == _inactiveColor)
+      return;
+    _inactiveColor = value;
+    markNeedsPaint();
+  }
+
   bool get thumbOpenAtMin => _thumbOpenAtMin;
   bool _thumbOpenAtMin;
   set thumbOpenAtMin(bool value) {
@@ -451,7 +471,6 @@ class _RenderSlider extends RenderBox implements SemanticsActionHandler {
     }
   }
 
-
   @override
   double computeMinIntrinsicWidth(double height) {
     return _kMinimumTotalWidth;
@@ -501,8 +520,8 @@ class _RenderSlider extends RenderBox implements SemanticsActionHandler {
     final double trackRight = trackLeft + trackLength;
     final double trackActive = trackLeft + trackLength * value;
 
-    final Paint primaryPaint = new Paint()..color = enabled ? _activeColor : _kInactiveTrackColor;
-    final Paint trackPaint = new Paint()..color = _kTrackColorTween.evaluate(_reaction);
+    final Paint primaryPaint = new Paint()..color = enabled ? _activeColor : _inactiveColor;
+    final Paint trackPaint = new Paint()..color = _inactiveColor;
 
     final Offset thumbCenter = new Offset(trackActive, trackCenter);
     final double thumbRadius = enabled ? _kThumbRadiusTween.evaluate(_reaction) : _kDisabledThumbRadius;
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/slider_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/slider_test.dart
index 3942e40395..05f876bc20 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/slider_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/slider_test.dart
@@ -118,6 +118,72 @@ void main() {
     log.clear();
   });
 
+  testWidgets('Slider has a customizable active color',
+      (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final Color customColor = const Color(0xFF4CD964);
+    final ThemeData theme = new ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.android);
+    Widget buildApp(Color activeColor) {
+      return new Material(
+        child: new Center(
+          child: new Theme(
+            data: theme,
+            child: new Slider(
+              value: 0.5,
+              activeColor: activeColor,
+              onChanged: (double newValue) {},
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildApp(null));
+
+    final RenderBox sliderBox =
+        tester.firstRenderObject<RenderBox>(find.byType(Slider));
+
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..rect(color: theme.accentColor)..rect(color: theme.unselectedWidgetColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..circle(color: theme.accentColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, isNot(paints..circle(color: customColor)));
+    expect(sliderBox, isNot(paints..circle(color: theme.unselectedWidgetColor)));
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildApp(customColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..rect(color: customColor)..rect(color: theme.unselectedWidgetColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..circle(color: customColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, isNot(paints..circle(color: theme.accentColor)));
+    expect(sliderBox, isNot(paints..circle(color: theme.unselectedWidgetColor)));
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('Slider has a customizable inactive color',
+      (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final Color customColor = const Color(0xFF4CD964);
+    final ThemeData theme = new ThemeData(platform: TargetPlatform.android);
+    Widget buildApp(Color inactiveColor) {
+      return new Material(
+        child: new Center(
+          child: new Theme(
+            data: theme,
+            child: new Slider(
+              value: 0.5,
+              inactiveColor: inactiveColor,
+              onChanged: (double newValue) {},
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildApp(null));
+
+    final RenderBox sliderBox =
+        tester.firstRenderObject<RenderBox>(find.byType(Slider));
+
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..rect(color: theme.accentColor)..rect(color: theme.unselectedWidgetColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..circle(color: theme.accentColor));
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildApp(customColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..rect(color: theme.accentColor)..rect(color: customColor));
+    expect(sliderBox, paints..circle(color: theme.accentColor));
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Slider can draw an open thumb at min',
       (WidgetTester tester) async {
     Widget buildApp(bool thumbOpenAtMin) {