diff --git a/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp b/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
index 8f42df72..092c4f9c 100644
--- a/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
+++ b/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3Skin.cpp
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ void Editor::setupSlider()
 {
     using A = QskAspect;
     using Q = QskSlider;
+    using SK = QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet;
 
     const auto extentGroove = 16_dp;
     const auto extentPanel = 44_dp;
@@ -932,10 +933,9 @@ void Editor::setupSlider()
     setGradient( Q::Ticks, m_pal.primary );
     setGradient( Q::Ticks | Q::Disabled, m_pal.onSurface );
 
-    setGradient( Q::Ticks | Q::Filled, m_pal.secondaryContainer );
-    setGradient( Q::Ticks | Q::Filled, m_pal.secondaryContainer,
-        { QskStateCombination::Combination, Q::Focused | Q::Pressed } );
-    setGradient( Q::Ticks | Q::Filled | Q::Disabled, m_pal.inverseOnSurface );
+    setGradient( Q::Ticks | SK::Filled, m_pal.secondaryContainer,
+        { QskStateCombination::CombinationNoState, Q::Focused | Q::Pressed } );
+    setGradient( Q::Ticks | SK::Filled | Q::Disabled, m_pal.inverseOnSurface );
 
     for ( const auto variation : { A::Horizontal, A::Vertical } )
     {
diff --git a/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.cpp b/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.cpp
index d0dfb4bb..2befad91 100644
--- a/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include <qmath.h>
 
+// the color of stop indicators is different, when being on top of the filling
+QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet, Filled, QskAspect::FirstUserState >> 1 )
+
 using Q = QskSlider;
 
 static inline bool qskHasOrigin( const QskSlider* )
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ static inline bool qskHasOrigin( const QskSlider* )
     return false; // TODO
 }
 
-qreal qskTickValue( const QskSlider* slider, int index )
+static inline qreal qskTickValue( const QskSlider* slider, int index )
 {
     if( slider->snap() )
         return slider->minimum() + index * slider->stepSize();
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ QskAspect::States QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet::sampleStates(
     {
         const auto slider = static_cast< const QskSlider* >( skinnable );
         if ( qskTickValue( slider, index ) <= slider->value() )
-            states |= Q::Filled;
+            states |= QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet::Filled;
     }
 
     return states;
diff --git a/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.h b/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.h
index 8bd3b1ae..eaa3bf9c 100644
--- a/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.h
+++ b/designsystems/material3/QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet : QskSliderSkinlet
     using Inherited = QskSliderSkinlet;
 
   public:
+    QSK_STATES( Filled )
+
     Q_INVOKABLE QskMaterial3SliderSkinlet( QskSkin* = nullptr );
 
     QRectF subControlRect( const QskSkinnable*,
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
index 53b072f2..ef2461c9 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskSlider, Ticks )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskSlider, Handle )
 
 QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskSlider, Pressed, QskAspect::FirstSystemState << 2 )
-QSK_SYSTEM_STATE( QskSlider, Filled, QskAspect::FirstSystemState << 3 )
 
 class QskSlider::PrivateData
 {
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.h b/src/controls/QskSlider.h
index 23e328d4..616e59e1 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSlider : public QskBoundedValueInput
 
   public:
     QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Groove, Fill, Scale, Ticks, Handle )
-    QSK_STATES( Pressed, Filled )
+    QSK_STATES( Pressed )
 
     explicit QskSlider( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
     explicit QskSlider( Qt::Orientation, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );