diff --git a/js/macros/slider.js b/js/macros/slider.js
index 620857c2d..65105e2ca 100644
--- a/js/macros/slider.js
+++ b/js/macros/slider.js
@@ -8,32 +8,39 @@ title: js/macros/slider.js
 "use strict";
 
 var Renderer = require("../Renderer.js").Renderer,
+	Tiddler = require("../Tiddler.js").Tiddler,
 	utils = require("../Utils.js");
 
 exports.macro = {
 	name: "slider",
 	types: ["text/html","text/plain"],
 	params: {
-		name: {byPos: 0, type: "text", optional: false},
+		state: {byPos: 0, type: "text", optional: false},
 		targetTiddler: {byPos: 1, type: "tiddler", optional: false},
 		label: {byPos: 2, type: "text", optional: false},
 		tooltip: {byPos: 3, type: "text", optional: true}
 	},
 	events: {
 		click: function(event,macroNode) {
-			var el = event.currentTarget.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling;
-			el.style.display = el.style.display === "block" ? "none" : "block";
+			var el = event.currentTarget.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling,
+				stateTiddler = macroNode.params.state ? macroNode.store.getTiddler(macroNode.params.state) : {text: ""},
+				isOpen = stateTiddler.text.trim() === "open";
+			macroNode.store.addTiddler(new Tiddler(stateTiddler,{text: isOpen ? "closed" : "open"}));
+			el.style.display = isOpen ? "none" : "block";
 			event.preventDefault();
 			return false;
 		}
 	},
 	execute: function(macroNode,tiddler,store) {
-			var target = macroNode.params.targetTiddler,
+			var stateTiddler = macroNode.params.state ? store.getTiddler(macroNode.params.state) : {text: ""},
+				isOpen = stateTiddler.text.trim() === "open",
+				target = macroNode.params.targetTiddler,
 				dependencies = {include: {}};
 			dependencies.include[target] = 1;
-			var content = Renderer.SliderNode(macroNode.params.name,
+			var content = Renderer.SliderNode(macroNode.params.state,
 										macroNode.params.label,
 										macroNode.params.tooltip,
+										isOpen,
 										[
 											Renderer.MacroNode("tiddler",{target: target},null,dependencies,store)
 										]);