diff --git a/widgets/nebulaslider/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nebulaslider/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/nebulaslider/NebulaSlider.java b/widgets/nebulaslider/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nebulaslider/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/nebulaslider/NebulaSlider.java
index 9fb168973..cf4b39e21 100644
--- a/widgets/nebulaslider/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nebulaslider/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/nebulaslider/NebulaSlider.java
+++ b/widgets/nebulaslider/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nebulaslider/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/nebulaslider/NebulaSlider.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class NebulaSlider extends Canvas {
 
 	private IntFunction<String> format;
 
+	private int movingValue;
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value
 	 * describing its behavior and appearance.
@@ -229,12 +231,16 @@ private void addMouseListeners() {
 				return;
 			}
 			moving = true;
+			movingValue = value;
 			mouseDeltaX = xPosition - e.x;
 		});
 
 		addListener(SWT.MouseUp, e -> {
 			moving = false;
 			mouseDeltaX = 0;
+			if(movingValue != value) {
+				SelectionListenerUtil.fireDefaultSelectionListeners(this, e);
+			}
 			redraw();
 		});
 
diff --git a/widgets/opal/commons/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.opal.commons/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/commons/SelectionListenerUtil.java b/widgets/opal/commons/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.opal.commons/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/commons/SelectionListenerUtil.java
index 2b8009343..661fb9549 100644
--- a/widgets/opal/commons/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.opal.commons/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/commons/SelectionListenerUtil.java
+++ b/widgets/opal/commons/org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.opal.commons/src/org/eclipse/nebula/widgets/opal/commons/SelectionListenerUtil.java
@@ -65,7 +65,23 @@ public static void removeSelectionListener(final Control control, final Selectio
 	 * @return true if the selection could be changed, false otherwise
 	 */
 	public static boolean fireSelectionListeners(final Control control, final Event sourceEvent) {
-		for (final Listener listener : control.getListeners(SWT.Selection)) {
+		return fireSelectionListenersEvent(control, sourceEvent, SWT.Selection);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Fire the default selection listeners of a given control
+	 *
+	 * @param control the control that fires the event
+	 * @param sourceEvent mouse event
+	 * @return true if the selection could be changed, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public static boolean fireDefaultSelectionListeners(final Control control, final Event sourceEvent) {
+		return fireSelectionListenersEvent(control, sourceEvent, SWT.DefaultSelection);
+	}
+
+	private static boolean fireSelectionListenersEvent(final Control control, final Event sourceEvent, int type) {
+		Listener[] listeners = control.getListeners(SWT.Selection);
+		for(final Listener listener : listeners) {
 			final Event event = new Event();
 
 			event.button = sourceEvent==null?1:sourceEvent.button;
@@ -76,7 +92,7 @@ public static boolean fireSelectionListeners(final Control control, final Event
 			event.time = sourceEvent == null ? 0 : sourceEvent.time;
 			event.x = sourceEvent == null ? 0 : sourceEvent.x;
 			event.y = sourceEvent == null ? 0 : sourceEvent.y;
-			event.type = SWT.Selection;
+			event.type = type;
 
 			listener.handleEvent(event);
 			if (!event.doit) {