diff --git a/src/display.cpp b/src/display.cpp
index b4f284174eb5..8be1933f5c3a 100644
--- a/src/display.cpp
+++ b/src/display.cpp
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ gui::button* display::find_menu_button(const std::string& id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-gui::slider* display::find_slider(const std::string& id)
+gui::zoom_slider* display::find_slider(const std::string& id)
 {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < sliders_.size(); ++i) {
 		if(sliders_[i].id() == id) {
@@ -854,12 +854,12 @@ void display::create_buttons()
 {
 	std::vector<gui::button> menu_work;
 	std::vector<gui::button> action_work;
-	std::vector<gui::slider> slider_work;
+	std::vector<gui::zoom_slider> slider_work;
 
 	DBG_DP << "creating sliders...\n";
 	const std::vector<theme::slider>& sliders = theme_.sliders();
 	for(std::vector<theme::slider>::const_iterator i = sliders.begin(); i != sliders.end(); ++i) {
-		gui::slider s(screen_, i->image(), i->black_line());
+		gui::zoom_slider s(screen_, i->image(), i->black_line());
 		DBG_DP << "drawing button " << i->get_id() << "\n";
 		s.set_id(i->get_id());
 		const SDL_Rect& loc = i->location(screen_area());
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ void display::create_buttons()
 			s.set_volatile(true);
 		}
 
-		gui::slider* s_prev = find_slider(s.id());
+		gui::zoom_slider* s_prev = find_slider(s.id());
 		if(s_prev) {
 			s.set_max(s_prev->max_value());
 			s.set_min(s_prev->min_value());
diff --git a/src/display.hpp b/src/display.hpp
index 87aeb020bd93..b51a88972ac2 100644
--- a/src/display.hpp
+++ b/src/display.hpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class display : public filter_context
 	 */
 	gui::button* find_action_button(const std::string& id);
 	gui::button* find_menu_button(const std::string& id);
-	gui::slider* find_slider(const std::string& id);
+	gui::zoom_slider* find_slider(const std::string& id);
 
 	gui::button::TYPE string_to_button_type(std::string type);
 	void create_buttons();
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class display : public filter_context
 #endif
 	std::map<std::string, config> reports_;
 	std::vector<gui::button> menu_buttons_, action_buttons_;
-	std::vector<gui::slider> sliders_;
+	std::vector<gui::zoom_slider> sliders_;
 	std::set<map_location> invalidated_;
 	std::set<map_location> previous_invalidated_;
 #ifdef SDL_GPU
diff --git a/src/widgets/slider.cpp b/src/widgets/slider.cpp
index ddc3b72bde00..406126d1546e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/slider.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/slider.cpp
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ void slider::mouse_down(const SDL_MouseButtonEvent& event)
 		return;
 
 	state_ = CLICKED;
+	set_focus(true);
 	if (sdl::point_in_rect(event.x, event.y, slider_area())) {
 		sound::play_UI_sound(game_config::sounds::button_press);
 	} else {
 		value_change_ = false;
-		set_focus(true);
 		set_slider_position(event.x);
 		if(value_change_) {
 			sound::play_UI_sound(game_config::sounds::slider_adjust);
@@ -334,20 +334,19 @@ void slider::handle_event(const SDL_Event& event)
 		if (!mouse_locked())
 			mouse_motion(event.motion);
 		break;
-		//TODO enable if you know how to fix the zoom slider bug
-//	case SDL_KEYDOWN:
-//		if(focus(&event)) {
-//			const SDL_keysym& key = reinterpret_cast<const SDL_KeyboardEvent&>(event).keysym;
-//			const int c = key.sym;
-//			if(c == SDLK_LEFT) {
-//				sound::play_UI_sound(game_config::sounds::slider_adjust);
-//				set_value(value_ - increment_);
-//			} else if(c == SDLK_RIGHT) {
-//				sound::play_UI_sound(game_config::sounds::slider_adjust);
-//				set_value(value_ + increment_);
-//			}
-//		}
-//		break;
+	case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+		if(focus(&event) && allow_key_events()) { //allow_key_events is used by zoom_sliders to disable left-right key press, which is buggy for them
+			const SDL_keysym& key = reinterpret_cast<const SDL_KeyboardEvent&>(event).keysym;
+			const int c = key.sym;
+			if(c == SDLK_LEFT) {
+				sound::play_UI_sound(game_config::sounds::slider_adjust);
+				set_value(value_ - increment_);
+			} else if(c == SDLK_RIGHT) {
+				sound::play_UI_sound(game_config::sounds::slider_adjust);
+				set_value(value_ + increment_);
+			}
+		}
+		break;
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,0)
 	case SDL_MOUSEWHEEL:
 		if (!mouse_locked())
@@ -420,4 +419,15 @@ template class list_slider< double >;
 template class list_slider< int >;
 template class list_slider< std::string >;
 
+/***
+*
+* Zoom Slider
+*
+***/
+
+zoom_slider::zoom_slider(CVideo &video, const std::string& image, bool black)
+	: slider(video, image, black)
+{
+}
+
 } //end namespace gui
diff --git a/src/widgets/slider.hpp b/src/widgets/slider.hpp
index a3241c35b4e3..dc37dcef2bad 100644
--- a/src/widgets/slider.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/slider.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class slider : public widget
 	bool requires_event_focus(const SDL_Event *event=NULL) const;
 	virtual void handle_event(const SDL_Event& event);
 	virtual void draw_contents();
+	virtual bool allow_key_events() { return true; }
 
 private:
 	void mouse_motion(const SDL_MouseMotionEvent& event);
@@ -88,6 +89,14 @@ class list_slider : public slider
 		std::vector<T> items_;
 };
 
+// This is a different style of slider, which doesn't implement key left/right responses
+class zoom_slider : public slider
+{
+public:
+	zoom_slider(CVideo &video, const std::string& image = "buttons/sliders/slider", bool black = false);
+	virtual bool allow_key_events() { return false; }
+};
+
 }
 
 #endif