diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/java/org/openhab/ui/basic/internal/render/SliderRenderer.java b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/java/org/openhab/ui/basic/internal/render/SliderRenderer.java
index 8f8d02cadb..08347c5ca5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/java/org/openhab/ui/basic/internal/render/SliderRenderer.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/java/org/openhab/ui/basic/internal/render/SliderRenderer.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public EList<Widget> renderWidget(Widget w, StringBuilder sb, String sitemap) th
 
         snippet = preprocessSnippet(snippet, w);
         snippet = snippet.replace("%frequency%", frequency);
+        snippet = snippet.replace("%release_only%", s.isReleaseOnly() ? "true" : "flase");
         snippet = snippet.replace("%switch%", s.isSwitchEnabled() ? "1" : "0");
         snippet = snippet.replace("%unit%", unit == null ? "" : unit);
         snippet = snippet.replace("%minValue%", minValueOf(s));
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/resources/snippets/slider.html b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/resources/snippets/slider.html
index db25da5fe7..ef90d856e9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/resources/snippets/slider.html
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/src/main/resources/snippets/slider.html
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 		data-icon-color="%icon_color%"
 	>
 		<input
-			data-freq="%frequency%"
+			data-send-frequency="%frequency%"
+			data-release-only="%release_only%"
 			data-state="%state%"
 			class="mdl-slider mdl-js-slider"
 			type="range"
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js
index a138821017..0adfb1aaf4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui.basic/web-src/smarthome.js
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@
 				callback.apply(null, args);
 				_t.lock = true;
 				setTimeout(function() {
+					_t.lock = false;
 					if (!finished) {
-						callback.apply(null, args);
+						_t.call(callback, callInterval);
 					}
-					_t.lock = false;
 				}, callInterval);
 			}
 		};
@@ -1856,26 +1856,21 @@
 			setColor(c);
 		};
 
-		// Some browsers fire onchange while the slider handle is being moved.
-		// This is incorrect, according to the specs, but it's impossible to detect,
-		// so DebounceProxy is used
 		function onSliderChange() {
 			_t.hsvValue.v = _t.slider.value / 100;
-			_t.debounceProxy.call();
+			_t.debounceProxy.finish();
+			callback(_t.hsvValue);
 		}
 
-		function onSliderFinish() {
+		function onSliderInput() {
 			_t.hsvValue.v = _t.slider.value / 100;
-
 			_t.debounceProxy.call();
-			_t.debounceProxy.finish();
 		}
 
 		var
 			eventMap = [
+				[ _t.slider, "input",      onSliderInput ],
 				[ _t.slider, "change",     onSliderChange ],
-				[ _t.slider, "touchend",   onSliderFinish ],
-				[ _t.slider, "mouseup",    onSliderFinish ],
 				[ _t.image,  "mousedown",  onMove ],
 				[ _t.image,  "mousemove",  onMove ],
 				[ _t.image,  "touchmove",  onMove ],
@@ -2364,9 +2359,12 @@
 			_t = this;
 
 		_t.input = _t.parentNode.querySelector("input[type=range]");
+		_t.sendFrequency = parseInt(_t.input.getAttribute("data-send-frequency"), 10);
+		_t.releaseOnly = _t.input.getAttribute("data-release-only") === "true";
 		_t.hasValue = _t.parentNode.getAttribute("data-has-value") === "true";
 		_t.valueNode = _t.parentNode.parentNode.querySelector(o.formValue);
 		_t.locked = false;
+		_t.lastEmittedValue = null;
 
 		_t.unit = _t.parentNode.getAttribute("data-unit");
 
@@ -2385,22 +2383,32 @@
 			}
 		})();
 
-		function emitEvent() {
-			var command = _t.input.value;
+		function emitEvent(value) {
+			if (value === _t.lastEmittedValue) {
+				window.console.log("emitEvent " + value + " -> do nothing");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var command = value;
 			if (_t.unit) {
 				command = command + " " + _t.unit;
 			}
+			window.console.log("emitEvent " + command);
 			_t.parentNode.dispatchEvent(createEvent("control-change", {
 				item: _t.item,
 				value: command
 			}));
+			_t.lastEmittedValue = value;
 		}
 
 		_t.debounceProxy = new DebounceProxy(function() {
-			emitEvent();
-		}, 200);
+			if (_t.lastInputValue !== null) {
+				emitEvent(_t.lastInputValue);
+			}
+		}, _t.sendFrequency);
 
 		_t.setValuePrivate = function(value, itemState) {
+			window.console.log("setValuePrivate " + value);
 			if (_t.hasValue) {
 				_t.valueNode.innerHTML = value;
 			}
@@ -2429,28 +2437,34 @@
 			unlockTimeout = null;
 
 		function onChange() {
+			window.console.log("onChange " + _t.input.value);
+			_t.debounceProxy.finish();
+			emitEvent(_t.input.value);
+		}
+
+		function onInput() {
+			if (_t.releaseOnly) {
+				return;
+			}
+			window.console.log("onInput " + _t.input.value);
+			_t.lastInputValue = _t.input.value;
 			_t.debounceProxy.call();
 		}
 
 		function onChangeStart() {
+			window.console.log("onChangeStart releaseOnly " + _t.releaseOnly + " sendFrequency " + _t.sendFrequency);
 			if (unlockTimeout !== null) {
 				clearTimeout(unlockTimeout);
 			}
 			_t.locked = true;
-			smarthome.changeListener.pause();
+			_t.lastEmittedValue = null;
 		}
 
 		function onChangeEnd() {
-			// mouseUp is fired earlier than the value is changed
-			// quite a dirty hack, but I don't see any other way
-			_t.debounceProxy.call();
-			setTimeout(function() {
-				smarthome.changeListener.resume();
-			}, 5);
+			window.console.log("onChangeEnd");
 			unlockTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
 				_t.locked = false;
 			}, 300);
-			_t.debounceProxy.finish();
 		}
 
 		var
@@ -2459,7 +2473,8 @@
 				[ _t.input, "mousedown",  onChangeStart ],
 				[ _t.input, "touchend",   onChangeEnd ],
 				[ _t.input, "mouseup",    onChangeEnd ],
-				[ _t.input, "change",     onChange ]
+				[ _t.input, "change",     onChange ],
+				[ _t.input, "input",      onInput ]
 			];
 
 		_t.destroy = function() {