diff --git a/facetapi_slider/facetapi_slider.module b/facetapi_slider/facetapi_slider.module
index f5cfa46..895c508 100644
--- a/facetapi_slider/facetapi_slider.module
+++ b/facetapi_slider/facetapi_slider.module
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function facetapi_slider_facetapi_widgets() {
       'handler' => array(
         'label' => t('Slider'),
         'class' => 'FacetapiWidgetSlider',
-        'query types' => array('numeric_range'),
+        'query types' => array('term', 'numeric_range'),
       ),
     ),
   );
diff --git a/facetapi_slider/plugins/facetapi/widget_slider.inc b/facetapi_slider/plugins/facetapi/widget_slider.inc
index 47079a3..278f897 100644
--- a/facetapi_slider/plugins/facetapi/widget_slider.inc
+++ b/facetapi_slider/plugins/facetapi/widget_slider.inc
@@ -53,6 +53,33 @@ class FacetapiWidgetSlider extends FacetapiWidget {
     $build = $this->facet->getBuild();
     $slider = reset($build);
 
+    // Set the minimum and maximum range if nonexistent.
+    if(!isset($slider['#range_min']) || !isset($slider['#range_max']) ||
+      !isset($slider['#global_range_min']) || !isset($slider['#global_range_max'])){
+
+      // Only try this if we have a number field to work with.
+      $field_names = explode(':', $facet['field']);
+      $field_name = $field_names[count($field_names)-1];
+      $field_info = field_info_field($field_name);
+      if($field_info['module'] == 'number'){
+
+        // Query the database for the absolute minimum and maximum
+        // values for this field.
+        $table = 'field_data_'.$field_name;
+        $column = $field_name.'_value';
+        $query = db_select($table);
+        $query->addField($table, $column);
+        $query->orderBy($column);
+        $query->distinct();
+        $result = $query->execute()->fetchCol($column);
+
+        $slider['#range_min'] = isset($slider['#range_min']) ? $slider['#range_min'] : $result[0];
+        $slider['#range_max'] = isset($slider['#range_max']) ? $slider['#range_max'] : $result[count($result)-1];
+        $slider['#global_range_min'] = isset($slider['#global_range_min']) ? $slider['#global_range_min'] : $slider['#range_min'];
+        $slider['#global_range_max'] = isset($slider['#global_range_max']) ? $slider['#global_range_max'] : $slider['#range_max'];
+      }
+    }
+
     $slider_min = $slider['#range_min'];
     $slider_max = $slider['#range_max'];
     $slider_min_global = $slider['#global_range_min'];
@@ -81,8 +108,8 @@ class FacetapiWidgetSlider extends FacetapiWidget {
       return;
     }
 
-    $this->jsSettings['sliderMin'] = $slider_min;
-    $this->jsSettings['sliderMax'] = $slider_max;
+    $this->jsSettings['sliderMin'] = isset($slider_min_handle) ? $slider_min_handle :$slider_min;
+    $this->jsSettings['sliderMax'] = isset($slider_max_handle) ? $slider_max_handle : $slider_max;
     $this->jsSettings['sliderMinGlobal'] = $slider_min_global;
     $this->jsSettings['sliderMaxGlobal'] = $slider_max_global;
     $this->jsSettings['prefix'] = $this->settings->settings['prefix'];