diff --git a/src/demo-app/slider/slider-demo.html b/src/demo-app/slider/slider-demo.html
index 16a5816548a5..fc848033cec9 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/slider/slider-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/slider/slider-demo.html
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ <h1>Slider with two-way binding</h1>
   <md-tab label="One">
     <md-slider min="1" max="5" value="3"></md-slider>
   </md-tab>
-</md-tab-group>
\ No newline at end of file
+</md-tab-group>
diff --git a/src/lib/core/keyboard/keycodes.ts b/src/lib/core/keyboard/keycodes.ts
index f3626d258539..6204987a0e8a 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/keyboard/keycodes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/keyboard/keycodes.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export const DOWN_ARROW = 40;
 export const RIGHT_ARROW = 39;
 export const LEFT_ARROW = 37;
 
+export const PAGE_UP = 33;
+export const PAGE_DOWN = 34;
+
+export const HOME = 36;
+export const END = 35;
+
 export const ENTER = 13;
 export const SPACE = 32;
 export const TAB = 9;
diff --git a/src/lib/slider/slider.html b/src/lib/slider/slider.html
index 538a371e3c78..688ea4bb348a 100644
--- a/src/lib/slider/slider.html
+++ b/src/lib/slider/slider.html
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
       <span class="md-slider-thumb-label-text">{{value}}</span>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts b/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts
index 320b54a9e5b2..ef635cd58e56 100644
--- a/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slider/slider.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {ReactiveFormsModule, FormControl} from '@angular/forms';
 import {Component, DebugElement} from '@angular/core';
-import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {By, HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdSlider, MdSliderModule} from './slider';
-import {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {TestGestureConfig} from './test-gesture-config';
+import {
+  UP_ARROW,
+  RIGHT_ARROW,
+  DOWN_ARROW,
+  PAGE_DOWN,
+  PAGE_UP,
+  END,
+  HOME, LEFT_ARROW
+} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 
 
 describe('MdSlider', () => {
@@ -746,6 +754,90 @@ describe('MdSlider', () => {
       expect(testComponent.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('keyboard support', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<StandardSlider>;
+    let sliderDebugElement: DebugElement;
+    let sliderNativeElement: HTMLElement;
+    let sliderTrackElement: HTMLElement;
+    let testComponent: StandardSlider;
+    let sliderInstance: MdSlider;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(StandardSlider);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
+      sliderDebugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MdSlider));
+      sliderNativeElement = sliderDebugElement.nativeElement;
+      sliderTrackElement = <HTMLElement>sliderNativeElement.querySelector('.md-slider-track');
+      sliderInstance = sliderDebugElement.injector.get(MdSlider);
+    });
+
+    it('should increment slider by 1 on up arrow pressed', () => {
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, UP_ARROW);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should increment slider by 1 on right arrow pressed', () => {
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, RIGHT_ARROW);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should decrement slider by 1 on down arrow pressed', () => {
+      sliderInstance.value = 100;
+
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, DOWN_ARROW);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(99);
+    });
+
+    it('should decrement slider by 1 on left arrow pressed', () => {
+      sliderInstance.value = 100;
+
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, LEFT_ARROW);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(99);
+    });
+
+    it('should increment slider by 10 on page up pressed', () => {
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, PAGE_UP);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(10);
+    });
+
+    it('should decrement slider by 10 on page down pressed', () => {
+      sliderInstance.value = 100;
+
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, PAGE_DOWN);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(90);
+    });
+
+    it('should set slider to max on end pressed', () => {
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, END);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(100);
+    });
+
+    it('should set slider to min on home pressed', () => {
+      sliderInstance.value = 100;
+
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(sliderNativeElement, HOME);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(sliderInstance.value).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 // Disable animations and make the slider an even 100px (+ 8px padding on either side)
@@ -843,7 +935,7 @@ class SliderWithChangeHandler {
 }
 
 /**
- * Dispatches a click event from an element.
+ * Dispatches a click event sequence (consisting of moueseenter, click) from an element.
  * Note: The mouse event truncates the position for the click.
  * @param sliderElement The md-slider element from which the event will be dispatched.
  * @param percentage The percentage of the slider where the click should occur. Used to find the
@@ -909,6 +1001,8 @@ function dispatchSlideStartEvent(sliderElement: HTMLElement, percent: number,
   let dimensions = trackElement.getBoundingClientRect();
   let x = dimensions.left + (dimensions.width * percent);
 
+  dispatchMouseenterEvent(sliderElement);
+
   gestureConfig.emitEventForElement('slidestart', sliderElement, {
     center: { x: x },
     srcEvent: { preventDefault: jasmine.createSpy('preventDefault') }
@@ -936,10 +1030,7 @@ function dispatchSlideEndEvent(sliderElement: HTMLElement, percent: number,
 /**
  * Dispatches a mouseenter event from an element.
  * Note: The mouse event truncates the position for the click.
- * @param trackElement The track element from which the event location will be calculated.
- * @param containerElement The container element from which the event will be dispatched.
- * @param percentage The percentage of the slider where the click should occur. Used to find the
- * physical location of the click.
+ * @param element The element from which the event will be dispatched.
  */
 function dispatchMouseenterEvent(element: HTMLElement): void {
   let dimensions = element.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -951,3 +1042,18 @@ function dispatchMouseenterEvent(element: HTMLElement): void {
       'mouseenter', true, true, window, 0, x, y, x, y, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
   element.dispatchEvent(event);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches a keydown event from an element.
+ * @param element The element from which the event will be dispatched.
+ * @param keyCode The key code of the key being pressed.
+ */
+function dispatchKeydownEvent(element: HTMLElement, keyCode: number): void {
+  let event: any = document.createEvent('KeyboardEvent');
+  (event.initKeyEvent || event.initKeyboardEvent).bind(event)(
+      'keydown', true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, keyCode);
+  Object.defineProperty(event, 'keyCode', {
+    get: function() { return keyCode; }
+  });
+  element.dispatchEvent(event);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/slider/slider.ts b/src/lib/slider/slider.ts
index ac7f0c6912bc..e1713ea92d8d 100644
--- a/src/lib/slider/slider.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slider/slider.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 import {
-    NgModule,
-    ModuleWithProviders,
-    Component,
-    ElementRef,
-    Input,
-    Output,
-    ViewEncapsulation,
-    forwardRef,
-    EventEmitter,
+  NgModule,
+  ModuleWithProviders,
+  Component,
+  ElementRef,
+  Input,
+  Output,
+  ViewEncapsulation,
+  forwardRef,
+  EventEmitter
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR, ControlValueAccessor, FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdGestureConfig, coerceBooleanProperty, coerceNumberProperty} from '../core';
 import {Input as HammerInput} from 'hammerjs';
+import {
+  PAGE_UP,
+  PAGE_DOWN,
+  END,
+  HOME,
+  LEFT_ARROW,
+  UP_ARROW,
+  RIGHT_ARROW,
+  DOWN_ARROW
+} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 
 /**
  * Visually, a 30px separation between tick marks looks best. This is very subjective but it is
@@ -43,10 +53,12 @@ export class MdSliderChange {
   host: {
     '(blur)': '_onBlur()',
     '(click)': '_onClick($event)',
+    '(keydown)': '_onKeydown($event)',
     '(mouseenter)': '_onMouseenter()',
     '(slide)': '_onSlide($event)',
     '(slideend)': '_onSlideEnd()',
     '(slidestart)': '_onSlideStart($event)',
+    'role': 'slider',
     'tabindex': '0',
     '[attr.aria-disabled]': 'disabled',
     '[attr.aria-valuemax]': 'max',
@@ -254,6 +266,48 @@ export class MdSlider implements ControlValueAccessor {
     this.onTouched();
   }
 
+  _onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (this.disabled) { return; }
+
+    switch (event.keyCode) {
+      case PAGE_UP:
+        this._increment(10);
+        break;
+      case PAGE_DOWN:
+        this._increment(-10);
+        break;
+      case END:
+        this.value = this.max;
+        break;
+      case HOME:
+        this.value = this.min;
+        break;
+      case LEFT_ARROW:
+        this._increment(-1);
+        break;
+      case UP_ARROW:
+        this._increment(1);
+        break;
+      case RIGHT_ARROW:
+        this._increment(1);
+        break;
+      case DOWN_ARROW:
+        this._increment(-1);
+        break;
+      default:
+        // Return if the key is not one that we explicitly handle to avoid calling preventDefault on
+        // it.
+        return;
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+  }
+
+  /** Increments the slider by the given number of steps (negative number decrements). */
+  private _increment(numSteps: number) {
+    this.value = this._clamp(this.value + this.step * numSteps, this.min, this.max);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Calculate the new value from the new physical location. The value will always be snapped.
    */