diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/module.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/module.ts
index 6604a90985f3..4beea1a3b390 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/module.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/module.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {MatSliderThumb} from './slider-thumb';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [MatCommonModule, CommonModule],
-  exports: [MatSlider],
+  exports: [MatSlider, MatSliderThumb],
   declarations: [
     MatSlider,
     MatSliderThumb,
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider-thumb.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider-thumb.ts
index 6c1f7bb2ea1c..e9780a90ff2f 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider-thumb.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider-thumb.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@ import {NumberInput} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
 import {Directive, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Inject, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
 import {Thumb} from '@material/slider';
+import {MatSlider} from './slider';
+
+/**
+ * Represents a drag event emitted by the MatSlider component.
+ */
+export interface MatSliderDragEvent {
+  /** The MatSliderThumb that was interacted with. */
+  source: MatSliderThumb;
+
+  /** The parent MatSlider that was interacted with. */
+  parent: MatSlider;
+
+  /** The current value of the slider. */
+  value: number;
+
+  /** The thumb that was interacted with. */
+  thumb: Thumb;
+}
 
 /**
  * The native input used by the MatSlider.
@@ -52,6 +70,14 @@ import {Thumb} from '@material/slider';
   @Input()
   set disabled(v: boolean) { throw Error('Invalid attribute "disabled" on MatSliderThumb.'); }
 
+  /** Event emitted when the slider thumb starts being dragged. */
+  @Output() readonly dragStart: EventEmitter<MatSliderDragEvent>
+    = new EventEmitter<MatSliderDragEvent>();
+
+  /** Event emitted when the slider thumb stops being dragged. */
+  @Output() readonly dragEnd: EventEmitter<MatSliderDragEvent>
+    = new EventEmitter<MatSliderDragEvent>();
+
   /** Event emitted every time the MatSliderThumb is blurred. */
   @Output() readonly _blur: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
@@ -63,17 +89,12 @@ import {Thumb} from '@material/slider';
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(DOCUMENT) private readonly _document: Document,
-    private readonly _elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>,
+    readonly _elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>,
     ) {}
 
-  /** Returns the hosts native HTML element. */
-  _getHostElement(): HTMLInputElement {
-    return this._elementRef.nativeElement;
-  }
-
   /** Returns true if this slider input currently has focus. */
   _isFocused(): boolean {
-    return this._document.activeElement === this._getHostElement();
+    return this._document.activeElement === this._elementRef.nativeElement;
   }
 
   static ngAcceptInputType_value: NumberInput;
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.html b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.html
index e69de29bb2d1..991a22bc27c4 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.html
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!-- Inputs -->
+<ng-content></ng-content>
+
+<!-- Track -->
+<div class="mdc-slider__track">
+  <div class="mdc-slider__track--inactive"></div>
+  <div class="mdc-slider__track--active">
+    <div class="mdc-slider__track--active_fill" #trackActive></div>
+  </div>
+  <div *ngIf="showTickMarks" class="mdc-slider__tick-marks" #tickMarkContainer>
+    <div *ngFor="let tickMark of _tickMarks" [class]="_getTickMarkClass(tickMark)"></div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Thumbs -->
+<div class="mdc-slider__thumb" *ngFor="let thumb of _getThumbTypes()" #thumb>
+  <div class="mdc-slider__value-indicator-container" *ngIf="discrete">
+    <div class="mdc-slider__value-indicator">
+      <span class="mdc-slider__value-indicator-text">
+        {{_getValueIndicatorTextByThumb(thumb)}}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="mdc-slider__thumb-knob" #knob></div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.ts
index b82a61f60447..14b06a0426dc 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-slider/slider.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,33 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  BooleanInput,
+  coerceBooleanProperty,
+  coerceNumberProperty,
+  NumberInput
+} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
+import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
+import {
+  AfterViewInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
+  ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
+  ContentChildren,
+  ElementRef,
+  EventEmitter,
+  Inject,
+  Input,
+  OnDestroy,
+  Output,
+  QueryList,
+  ViewChild,
+  ViewChildren,
   ViewEncapsulation,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import {MDCSliderFoundation} from '@material/slider';
+import {MDCSliderFoundation, Thumb, TickMark} from '@material/slider';
 import {SliderAdapter} from './slider-adapter';
+import {MatSliderThumb} from './slider-thumb';
 
 /**
  * Allows users to select from a range of values by moving the slider thumb. It is similar in
@@ -22,13 +43,207 @@ import {SliderAdapter} from './slider-adapter';
   selector: 'mat-slider',
   templateUrl: 'slider.html',
   styleUrls: ['slider.css'],
+  host: {
+    'class': 'mat-mdc-slider mdc-slider',
+    '[class.mdc-slider--range]': '_isRange()',
+    '[class.mdc-slider--disabled]': 'disabled',
+    '[class.mdc-slider--discrete]': 'discrete',
+    '[class.mdc-slider--tick-marks]': 'showTickMarks',
+  },
+  exportAs: 'matSlider',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
-export class MatSlider {
+export class MatSlider implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+  /** The slider thumb(s). */
+  @ViewChildren('thumb') _thumbs: QueryList<ElementRef<HTMLElement>>;
 
-  /** Instance of the MDC slider foundation for this slider. */
+  /** The slider thumb knob(s) */
+  @ViewChildren('knob') _knobs: QueryList<ElementRef<HTMLElement>>;
+
+  /** The active section of the slider track. */
+  @ViewChild('trackActive') _trackActive: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;
+
+  /** The sliders hidden range input(s). */
+  @ContentChildren(MatSliderThumb, {descendants: false}) _inputs: QueryList<MatSliderThumb>;
+
+  /** Whether the slider is disabled. */
+  @Input()
+  get disabled(): boolean { return this._disabled; }
+  set disabled(v: boolean) {
+    this._disabled = coerceBooleanProperty(v);
+
+    // If we want to disable the slider after the foundation has been initialized,
+    // we need to inform the foundation by calling `setDisabled`. Also, we can't call
+    // this before initializing the foundation because it will throw errors.
+    if (this._initialized) {
+      this._foundation.setDisabled(v);
+    }
+  }
+  private _disabled: boolean = false;
+
+  /** Whether the slider displays a numeric value label upon pressing the thumb. */
+  @Input()
+  get discrete(): boolean { return this._discrete; }
+  set discrete(v: boolean) { this._discrete = coerceBooleanProperty(v); }
+  private _discrete: boolean = false;
+
+  /** Whether the slider displays tick marks along the slider track. */
+  @Input()
+  get showTickMarks(): boolean { return this._showTickMarks; }
+  set showTickMarks(v: boolean) {
+    this._showTickMarks = coerceBooleanProperty(v);
+  }
+  private _showTickMarks: boolean = false;
+
+  /** The minimum value that the slider can have. */
+  @Input()
+  get min(): number { return this._min; }
+  set min(v: number) { this._min = coerceNumberProperty(v, this._min); }
+  private _min = 0;
 
-  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-variable
+  /** The maximum value that the slider can have. */
+  @Input()
+  get max(): number { return this._max; }
+  set max(v: number) { this._max = coerceNumberProperty(v, this._max); }
+  private _max = 100;
+
+  /** The values at which the thumb will snap. */
+  @Input()
+  get step(): number { return this._step; }
+  set step(v: number) { this._step = coerceNumberProperty(v, this._step); }
+  private _step: number = 1;
+
+  /**
+   * Function that will be used to format the value before it is displayed
+   * in the thumb label. Can be used to format very large number in order
+   * for them to fit into the slider thumb.
+   */
+  @Input() displayWith: ((value: number) => string) | null;
+
+  /** Instance of the MDC slider foundation for this slider. */
   private _foundation = new MDCSliderFoundation(new SliderAdapter());
+
+  /** Whether the foundation has been initialized. */
+  _initialized: boolean = false;
+
+  /** The string representation of the start thumbs value. */
+  _startValueIndicatorText: string;
+
+  /** The string representation of the end thumbs value. */
+  _endValueIndicatorText: string;
+
+  /** The injected document if available or fallback to the global document reference. */
+  _document: Document;
+
+  /**
+   * The defaultView of the injected document if
+   * available or fallback to global window reference.
+   */
+  _window: Window;
+
+  /** The hosts native HTML element. */
+  _hostElement: HTMLElement;
+
+  /** Used to keep track of & render the active & inactive tick marks on the slider track. */
+  _tickMarks: TickMark[];
+
+  constructor(
+    readonly _cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
+    private readonly _elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
+    private readonly _platform: Platform,
+    @Inject(DOCUMENT) document: any) {
+      this._document = document;
+      this._window = this._document.defaultView || window;
+      this._hostElement = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
+    }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit() {
+    this._foundation.init();
+    if (this._platform.isBrowser) {
+      this._foundation.layout();
+    }
+    this._initialized = true;
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    if (this._platform.isBrowser) {
+      this._foundation.destroy();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the current value of given slider thumb. */
+  _getValue(thumb: Thumb): number {
+    return thumb === Thumb.START
+      ? this._foundation.getValueStart()
+      : this._foundation.getValue();
+  }
+
+  /** Sets the value of a slider thumb. */
+  _setValue(value: number, thumb: Thumb): void {
+    thumb === Thumb.START
+      ? this._foundation.setValueStart(value)
+      : this._foundation.setValue(value);
+  }
+
+  /** Whether this is a ranged slider. */
+  _isRange(): boolean {
+    return this._inputs.length === 2;
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the slider thumb input of the given thumb. */
+  _getInput(thumb: Thumb): MatSliderThumb {
+    return thumb === Thumb.END ? this._inputs.get(this._inputs.length - 1)! : this._inputs.get(0)!;
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the slider thumb HTML input element of the given thumb. */
+  _getInputElement(thumb: Thumb): HTMLInputElement {
+    return this._getInput(thumb)._elementRef.nativeElement;
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the slider thumb HTML element of the given thumb. */
+  _getThumbElement(thumb: Thumb): HTMLElement {
+    const thumbs = this._thumbs.toArray().map(e => e.nativeElement);
+    return thumb === Thumb.END ? thumbs[thumbs.length - 1] : thumbs[0];
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the slider knob HTML element of the given thumb. */
+  _getKnobElement(thumb: Thumb): HTMLElement {
+    const knobs = this._knobs.toArray().map(e => e.nativeElement);
+    return thumb === Thumb.END ? knobs[knobs.length - 1] : knobs[0];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the text representation of the given value.
+   *
+   * Uses the `displayWith` function if one has been provided. Otherwise, it just returns the
+   * current numeric value as a string.
+   */
+  _getValueIndicatorText(value: number): string {
+    return this.displayWith ? this.displayWith(value) : value.toString();
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the text representation of the current value of the given thumb. */
+  _getValueIndicatorTextByThumb(thumb: Thumb): string {
+    return this._getValueIndicatorText(this._getValue(thumb));
+  }
+
+  /** Determines the class name for a HTML element. */
+  _getTickMarkClass(tickMark: TickMark): string {
+    return tickMark === TickMark.ACTIVE
+      ? 'mdc-slider__tick-mark--active'
+      : 'mdc-slider__tick-mark--inactive';
+  }
+
+  /** Returns an array of the thumb types that exist on the current slider instance. */
+  _getThumbTypes(): Thumb[] {
+    return this._isRange() ? [Thumb.START, Thumb.END] : [Thumb.END];
+  }
+
+  static ngAcceptInputType_disabled: BooleanInput;
+  static ngAcceptInputType_discrete: BooleanInput;
+  static ngAcceptInputType_showTickMarks: BooleanInput;
+  static ngAcceptInputType_min: NumberInput;
+  static ngAcceptInputType_max: NumberInput;
+  static ngAcceptInputType_step: NumberInput;
 }
diff --git a/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink-mdc/kitchen-sink-mdc.html b/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink-mdc/kitchen-sink-mdc.html
index 0e698b8d6cab..78bd1b80548a 100644
--- a/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink-mdc/kitchen-sink-mdc.html
+++ b/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink-mdc/kitchen-sink-mdc.html
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ <h2>MDC slide-toggle</h2>
 <mat-slide-toggle>with a label</mat-slide-toggle>
 
 <h2>MDC Slider</h2>
-<mat-slider></mat-slider>
-<mat-slider value="50"></mat-slider>
-<mat-slider tickInterval="1" min="1" max="10" value="5" thumbLabel></mat-slider>
-<mat-slider disabled></mat-slider>
 
 <h2>MDC Tabs</h2>