diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/color-schemes/_admin.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/color-schemes/_admin.scss
index f3c7075bbb..4f77d7901b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/color-schemes/_admin.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/color-schemes/_admin.scss
@@ -399,6 +399,18 @@ ul#adminmenu > li.current > a.current:after {
 }
 
 
+/* jQuery UI Slider */
+
+.wp-slider .ui-slider-handle,
+.wp-slider .ui-slider-handle.ui-state-hover,
+.wp-slider .ui-slider-handle.focus {
+	background: $button-color;
+	border-color: darken( $button-color, 10% );
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 lighten( $button-color, 15% ), 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+	box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 lighten( $button-color, 15% ), 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+}
+
+
 /* Responsive Component */
 
 div#wp-responsive-toggle a:before {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/src/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index dbbaca391b..1e36cc62dd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -1392,24 +1392,13 @@ table.diff .diff-addedline ins {
 .wp-slider .ui-slider-handle.ui-state-hover,
 .wp-slider .ui-slider-handle.focus {
 	background: #2ea2cc;
-	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right bottom, color-stop(0%,#2ea2cc), color-stop(100%,#1e8cbe));
-	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg, #2ea2cc 0%,#1e8cbe 100%);
-	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ea2cc 0%,#1e8cbe 100%);
-	filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#2ea2cc', endColorstr='#1e8cbe',GradientType=1 );
-	box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+	border: 1px solid #0074a2;
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #78c8e6, 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+	box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #78c8e6, 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15);
 }
 
 .wp-slider .ui-slider-handle:before {
 	color: #fff;
-	text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,116,162,1);
-}
-
-.wp-slider .ui-slider-handle.ui-state-active {
-	background: #0074a2;
-	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right bottom, color-stop(0%,#0074a2), color-stop(100%,#005684));
-	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg,  #0074a2 0%,#005684 100%);
-	background: linear-gradient(135deg,  #0074a2 0%,#005684 100%);
-	filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#0074a2', endColorstr='#005684',GradientType=1 );
 }
 
 /* edit image */
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index d0a023ee4d..03a6ad63d1 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -4961,19 +4961,17 @@ div.revisions-controls > .wp-slider > .ui-slider-handle {
 
 .wp-slider .ui-slider-handle {
 	border-radius: 50%;
-	height: 20px;
-	margin-top: -2px;
+	height: 18px;
+	margin-top: -3px;
 	outline: none;
 	position: absolute;
-	width: 20px;
+	width: 18px;
 	z-index: 2;
 }
 
 .wp-slider .ui-slider-handle:before {
 	background: none;
 	position: absolute;
-	margin-top: 1px;
-	margin-left: 1px;
 	top: 0;
 	left: 0;
 	content: "\f229";