diff --git a/packages/components/slider/src/Slider.test.tsx b/packages/components/slider/src/Slider.test.tsx
index d524da684..76d668fec 100644
--- a/packages/components/slider/src/Slider.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/slider/src/Slider.test.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ describe('Slider', () => {
      * cf. https://github.com/radix-ui/primitives/blob/28bebf2c6992d056244845c898abeff45dec2871/packages/react/slider/src/Slider.tsx#L9C10-L9C17
      */
     mockResizeObserver()
+
+    Object.defineProperty(HTMLSpanElement.prototype, 'setPointerCapture', {
+      value: vi.fn(),
+    })
   })
 
   beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks())
@@ -87,4 +91,28 @@ describe('Slider', () => {
      */
     expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledWith([32])
   })
+
+  it('should set data attribute based on event type', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+
+    render(
+      <form>
+        <Slider name="form-slider" defaultValue={[25]}>
+          <Slider.Track />
+          <Slider.Thumb />
+        </Slider>
+      </form>
+    )
+
+    const thumb = screen.getByRole('slider')
+
+    await user.pointer({ keys: '[TouchA>]', target: thumb })
+    expect(thumb).toHaveAttribute('data-interaction', 'pointerdown')
+
+    await user.keyboard('{ArrowRight>}')
+    expect(thumb).toHaveAttribute('data-interaction', 'keydown')
+
+    thumb.blur()
+    expect(thumb).toHaveAttribute('data-interaction', 'blur')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.styles.ts b/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.styles.ts
index 8eefe3d9d..daaf6f626 100644
--- a/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.styles.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const thumbVariants = cva(
     'hover:ring-4 u-shadow-border-transition',
     'outline-none',
     'focus-visible:u-ring',
+    'data-[interaction=pointerdown]:focus-visible:!ring-0',
     'spark-disabled:hover:ring-0 spark-disabled:cursor-not-allowed',
   ],
   {
diff --git a/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.tsx b/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.tsx
index bd134a543..303491806 100644
--- a/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/slider/src/SliderThumb.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as RadixSlider from '@radix-ui/react-slider'
-import { forwardRef } from 'react'
+import { type FocusEvent, forwardRef, type KeyboardEvent, type PointerEvent, useRef } from 'react'
 
 import { useSliderContext } from './SliderContext'
 import { thumbVariants } from './SliderThumb.styles'
@@ -12,14 +12,39 @@ export interface SliderThumbProps extends RadixSlider.SliderThumbProps {
   asChild?: boolean
 }
 
-export const SliderThumb = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SliderThumbProps>(
-  ({ asChild = false, className, ...rest }, ref) => {
+export const SliderThumb = forwardRef<HTMLSpanElement, SliderThumbProps>(
+  ({ asChild = false, className, onPointerDown, onKeyDown, onBlur, ...rest }, forwardedRef) => {
     const { intent } = useSliderContext()
 
+    const innerRef = useRef(null)
+    const ref = forwardedRef || innerRef
+
+    const setInteractionType = (e: KeyboardEvent | FocusEvent | PointerEvent) => {
+      /**
+       * Radix Slider implementation uses `.focus()` and thus prevent us to handle
+       * distinctively focus/focus-visible styles. So we use a `data-interaction` attribute to stay
+       * aware of the type of event, and adapt styles if needed.
+       */
+      if (typeof ref === 'function' || !ref.current) return
+      ref.current.dataset.interaction = e.type
+    }
+
     return (
       <RadixSlider.Thumb
         ref={ref}
         asChild={asChild}
+        onPointerDown={(e: PointerEvent<HTMLSpanElement>) => {
+          setInteractionType(e)
+          onPointerDown?.(e)
+        }}
+        onKeyDown={(e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLSpanElement>) => {
+          setInteractionType(e)
+          onKeyDown?.(e)
+        }}
+        onBlur={(e: FocusEvent<HTMLSpanElement>) => {
+          setInteractionType(e)
+          onBlur?.(e)
+        }}
         className={thumbVariants({ intent, className })}
         {...rest}
       />