diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index c81b234f..5e1362a5 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -931,6 +931,13 @@ bool QskSkinnable::isTransitionAccepted( QskAspect::Aspect aspect ) const
 
 void QskSkinnable::startTransition( QskAspect::Aspect aspect,
     QskAnimationHint animationHint, QVariant from, QVariant to )
+{
+    aspect.setSubControl( effectiveSubcontrol( aspect.subControl() ) );
+    startHintTransition( aspect, animationHint, from, to );
+}
+
+void QskSkinnable::startHintTransition( QskAspect::Aspect aspect,
+    QskAnimationHint animationHint, QVariant from, QVariant to )
 {
     if ( animationHint.duration <= 0 || ( from == to ) )
         return;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index 8784a77f..db4b9d53 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinnable
     const QskSkinHintTable& hintTable() const;
 
   private:
+    void startHintTransition( QskAspect::Aspect,
+        QskAnimationHint, QVariant from, QVariant to );
+
     QVariant animatedValue( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* ) const;
     const QVariant& storedHint( QskAspect::Aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
index af369236..b23c5217 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
@@ -255,10 +255,6 @@ void QskSlider::moveHandleTo( qreal value, const QskAnimationHint& hint )
         const qreal oldPos = metric( aspect );
         setMetric( aspect, pos );
 
-#if 1
-        // startTransition should do this: TODO ...
-        aspect.setSubControl( effectiveSubcontrol( Handle ) );
-#endif
         startTransition( aspect, hint, oldPos, pos );
     }
     else