diff --git a/js/widgets/forms/slider.tooltip.js b/js/widgets/forms/slider.tooltip.js
index 93c342e3719..eff1f82a29c 100644
--- a/js/widgets/forms/slider.tooltip.js
+++ b/js/widgets/forms/slider.tooltip.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ $.widget( "mobile.slider", $.mobile.slider, {
 		if ( o.popupEnabled && this._popup ) {
 			this._positionPopup();
 			this._popup.html( newValue );
+			if (o.showValue) {
+				this.handle.html( newValue );
+			}
 		} else if ( o.showValue && !this.options.mini ) {
 			this.handle.html( newValue );
 		}
diff --git a/tests/unit/slider/index.html b/tests/unit/slider/index.html
index b92586a8d92..d68ed50fb9b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/slider/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/slider/index.html
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
 			<input type="range" name="tooltip-test" id="tooltip-test" value="17" min="0" max="100" data-nstest-popup-enabled="true"/>
 		</label>
 
+		<label>Tooltip w/ Button value:
+			<input type="range" name="tooltip-test-both" id="tooltip-test-both" value="17" min="0" max="100" data-nstest-popup-enabled="true" data-nstest-show-value="true"/>
+		</label>
+
 	</div>
 
 	<div id="enhancetest">
diff --git a/tests/unit/slider/slider_core.js b/tests/unit/slider/slider_core.js
index 06e98a7c7cd..6debb002949 100644
--- a/tests/unit/slider/slider_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/slider/slider_core.js
@@ -105,4 +105,11 @@
 		});
 		slider.trigger( "mouseup" );
 	});
+
+	test( "slider tooltip & button values should match after input value changes", function() {
+		var slider = $("#tooltip-test-both");
+		var sliderHandle = slider.siblings(".ui-slider-track").children(".ui-slider-handle");
+
+		ok( slider.val() === sliderHandle.text(), "slider text should match handle text");
+	});
 })( jQuery );