diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/slider.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/slider.ts
index 6993626b..486f9e95 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/ui/slider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/ui/slider.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { listen } from '@videojs/utils/dom';
 import { throttle } from '@videojs/utils/function';
 import { clamp, roundToStep } from '@videojs/utils/number';
 import { isNull } from '@videojs/utils/predicate';
-import type { SliderInput } from '../../core/ui/slider/slider-core';
+import type { SliderInput, SliderState } from '../../core/ui/slider/slider-core';
 import { getPercentFromPointerEvent } from '../utils/pointer';
 import type { UIKeyboardEvent, UIPointerEvent } from './event';
 
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export interface SliderOptions {
    * commit fires on pointer release. `0` (default) disables — commits only on release.
    */
   commitThrottle?: number | undefined;
-
+  /** Adjust a raw 0–100 percent for thumb alignment. Enables `adjustForAlignment()`. */
+  adjustPercent?: ((rawPercent: number, thumbSize: number, trackSize: number) => number) | undefined;
   onValueChange?: ((percent: number) => void) | undefined;
   onValueCommit?: ((percent: number) => void) | undefined;
   onDragStart?: (() => void) | undefined;
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ export interface SliderApi {
   input: State<SliderInput>;
   rootProps: SliderRootProps;
   thumbProps: SliderThumbProps;
+  /**
+   * Adjust `fillPercent` and `pointerPercent` for edge thumb alignment using
+   * live DOM measurements from the root/thumb elements. No-op when
+   * `adjustPercent` was not provided or `thumbAlignment` is not `'edge'`.
+   */
+  adjustForAlignment: <S extends SliderState>(state: S) => S;
   destroy: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -281,12 +288,31 @@ export function createSlider(options: SliderOptions): SliderApi {
     },
   };
 
+  function adjustForAlignment<S extends SliderState>(state: S): S {
+    if (!options.adjustPercent || state.thumbAlignment !== 'edge') return state;
+
+    const rootEl = options.getElement();
+    const thumbEl = options.getThumbElement?.();
+    if (!thumbEl) return state;
+
+    const isHorizontal = state.orientation === 'horizontal';
+    const thumbSize = isHorizontal ? thumbEl.offsetWidth : thumbEl.offsetHeight;
+    const trackSize = isHorizontal ? rootEl.offsetWidth : rootEl.offsetHeight;
+
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      fillPercent: options.adjustPercent(state.fillPercent, thumbSize, trackSize),
+      pointerPercent: options.adjustPercent(state.pointerPercent, thumbSize, trackSize),
+    };
+  }
+
   listen(abort.signal, 'abort', cleanup, { once: true });
 
   return {
     input,
     rootProps,
     thumbProps,
+    adjustForAlignment,
     destroy() {
       abort.abort();
     },
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/slider/slider-element.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/slider/slider-element.ts
index 01a6e60f..4dc9fba7 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/slider/slider-element.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/slider/slider-element.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { SliderCore, SliderDataAttrs } from '@videojs/core';
-import { applyStateDataAttrs, createSlider, getSliderCSSVars, type SliderApi } from '@videojs/core/dom';
+import {
+  applyElementProps,
+  applyStateDataAttrs,
+  createSlider,
+  getSliderCSSVars,
+  type SliderApi,
+} from '@videojs/core/dom';
 import type { PropertyDeclarationMap, PropertyValues } from '@videojs/element';
 import { ContextProvider } from '@videojs/element/context';
 import { applyStyles, isRTL } from '@videojs/utils/dom';
@@ -67,8 +73,10 @@ export class SliderElement extends MediaElement {
       onDragEnd: () => {
         this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('drag-end', { bubbles: true }));
       },
+      adjustPercent: (raw, thumbSize, trackSize) => this.#core.adjustPercentForAlignment(raw, thumbSize, trackSize),
     });
 
+    applyElementProps(this, this.#slider.rootProps, { signal });
     this.#slider.input.subscribe(() => this.requestUpdate(), { signal });
 
     // Prevent default touch gestures and text selection during interaction.
@@ -95,7 +103,8 @@ export class SliderElement extends MediaElement {
 
     this.#core.setInput(this.#slider.input.current);
     const state = this.#core.getSliderState(this.value);
-    const cssVars = getSliderCSSVars(state);
+
+    const cssVars = getSliderCSSVars(this.#slider.adjustForAlignment(state));
 
     applyStyles(this, cssVars);
 
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-element.test.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-element.test.ts
index f7bf10d5..dada9676 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-element.test.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-element.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { SliderBufferElement } from '../slider-buffer-element';
 import { SliderElement } from '../slider-element';
 import { SliderFillElement } from '../slider-fill-element';
@@ -107,6 +107,27 @@ describe('SliderElement', () => {
     expect(slider.style.getPropertyValue('--media-slider-fill')).toBe('75.000%');
   });
 
+  it('binds rootProps pointer events on connect', async () => {
+    const slider = createElement(SliderElement);
+    slider.value = 0;
+
+    document.body.appendChild(slider);
+    await slider.updateComplete;
+
+    // Stub setPointerCapture/releasePointerCapture (not available in happy-dom).
+    slider.setPointerCapture = vi.fn();
+    slider.releasePointerCapture = vi.fn();
+
+    const spy = vi.fn();
+    slider.addEventListener('value-change', spy);
+
+    // Simulate pointerdown on the slider element.
+    slider.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointerdown', { bubbles: true, pointerId: 1, clientX: 50, clientY: 0 }));
+
+    // pointerdown triggers onValueChange via rootProps.
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('supports vertical orientation', async () => {
     const slider = createElement(SliderElement);
     slider.orientation = 'vertical';
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider-element.test.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider-element.test.ts
index 526f8c22..85ee1a9d 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider-element.test.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider-element.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ describe('TimeSliderElement', () => {
     expect(slider.thumbAlignment).toBe('center');
   });
 
+  it('binds rootProps pointer events on connect', async () => {
+    const slider = createElement(TimeSliderElement);
+
+    document.body.appendChild(slider);
+    await slider.updateComplete;
+
+    // Without store, slider is disabled — but rootProps should still be bound.
+    // Verify by dispatching pointermove (which does not guard on disabled).
+    slider.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { bubbles: true, clientX: 50, clientY: 0 }));
+
+    // No errors thrown means rootProps were bound correctly.
+    expect(slider.isConnected).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('sets touch-action and user-select styles on connect', async () => {
     const slider = createElement(TimeSliderElement);
 
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/time-slider-element.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/time-slider-element.ts
index 41c86155..8c4c2ea1 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/time-slider-element.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/time-slider/time-slider-element.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { TimeSliderCore, TimeSliderDataAttrs } from '@videojs/core';
 import {
+  applyElementProps,
   applyStateDataAttrs,
   createSlider,
   getTimeSliderCSSVars,
@@ -77,8 +78,10 @@ export class TimeSliderElement extends MediaElement {
       onDragEnd: () => {
         this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('drag-end', { bubbles: true }));
       },
+      adjustPercent: (raw, thumbSize, trackSize) => this.#core.adjustPercentForAlignment(raw, thumbSize, trackSize),
     });
 
+    applyElementProps(this, this.#slider.rootProps, { signal });
     this.#slider.input.subscribe(() => this.requestUpdate(), { signal });
 
     // Prevent default touch gestures and text selection during interaction.
@@ -115,7 +118,8 @@ export class TimeSliderElement extends MediaElement {
     const media = { ...time, ...(buffer ?? { buffered: [], seekable: [] }) };
     this.#core.setMedia(media);
     const state = this.#core.getState();
-    const cssVars = getTimeSliderCSSVars(state);
+
+    const cssVars = getTimeSliderCSSVars(this.#slider.adjustForAlignment(state));
 
     applyStyles(this, cssVars);
 
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider-element.test.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider-element.test.ts
index 5a3b5afe..c1eb1a3a 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider-element.test.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider-element.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ describe('VolumeSliderElement', () => {
     expect(slider.thumbAlignment).toBe('center');
   });
 
+  it('binds rootProps pointer events on connect', async () => {
+    const slider = createElement(VolumeSliderElement);
+
+    document.body.appendChild(slider);
+    await slider.updateComplete;
+
+    // Without store, slider is disabled — but rootProps should still be bound.
+    slider.dispatchEvent(new PointerEvent('pointermove', { bubbles: true, clientX: 50, clientY: 0 }));
+
+    // No errors thrown means rootProps were bound correctly.
+    expect(slider.isConnected).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('sets touch-action and user-select styles on connect', async () => {
     const slider = createElement(VolumeSliderElement);
 
diff --git a/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/volume-slider-element.ts b/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/volume-slider-element.ts
index 599d6ef7..6143e897 100644
--- a/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/volume-slider-element.ts
+++ b/packages/html/src/ui/volume-slider/volume-slider-element.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { SliderDataAttrs, VolumeSliderCore } from '@videojs/core';
 import {
+  applyElementProps,
   applyStateDataAttrs,
   createSlider,
   getSliderCSSVars,
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ export class VolumeSliderElement extends MediaElement {
       onDragEnd: () => {
         this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('drag-end', { bubbles: true }));
       },
+      adjustPercent: (raw, thumbSize, trackSize) => this.#core.adjustPercentForAlignment(raw, thumbSize, trackSize),
     });
 
+    applyElementProps(this, this.#slider.rootProps, { signal });
     this.#slider.input.subscribe(() => this.requestUpdate(), { signal });
 
     // Prevent default touch gestures and text selection during interaction.
@@ -109,7 +112,8 @@ export class VolumeSliderElement extends MediaElement {
     this.#core.setInput(this.#slider.input.current);
     this.#core.setMedia(media);
     const state = this.#core.getState();
-    const cssVars = getSliderCSSVars(state);
+
+    const cssVars = getSliderCSSVars(this.#slider.adjustForAlignment(state));
 
     applyStyles(this, cssVars);
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/hooks/use-slider.ts b/packages/react/src/ui/hooks/use-slider.ts
index 80cef296..f96cd83d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/hooks/use-slider.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/hooks/use-slider.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export function useSlider<State extends SliderState = SliderState>(
       getStepPercent: () => optionsRef.current.getStepPercent(),
       getLargeStepPercent: () => optionsRef.current.getLargeStepPercent(),
       commitThrottle: optionsRef.current.commitThrottle,
+      adjustPercent: optionsRef.current.adjustPercent,
       onValueChange: (percent) => optionsRef.current.onValueChange?.(percent),
       onValueCommit: (percent) => optionsRef.current.onValueCommit?.(percent),
       onDragStart: () => optionsRef.current.onDragStart?.(),
@@ -98,23 +99,8 @@ export function useSlider<State extends SliderState = SliderState>(
     }
   }, [state.thumbAlignment]);
 
-  // Adjust CSS var percents for edge thumb alignment when DOM elements are available.
-  const rootEl = rootElementRef.current;
-  const thumbEl = thumbElementRef.current;
-  let cssState = state;
-
-  if (state.thumbAlignment === 'edge' && rootEl && thumbEl && options.adjustPercent) {
-    const isHorizontal = state.orientation === 'horizontal';
-    const thumbSize = isHorizontal ? thumbEl.offsetWidth : thumbEl.offsetHeight;
-    const trackSize = isHorizontal ? rootEl.offsetWidth : rootEl.offsetHeight;
-    cssState = {
-      ...state,
-      fillPercent: options.adjustPercent(state.fillPercent, thumbSize, trackSize),
-      pointerPercent: options.adjustPercent(state.pointerPercent, thumbSize, trackSize),
-    };
-  }
-
-  const cssVars = options.getCSSVars(cssState);
+  // Adjust CSS var percents for edge thumb alignment using live DOM measurements.
+  const cssVars = options.getCSSVars(slider.adjustForAlignment(state));
 
   // Ref callbacks for root and thumb elements.
   const rootRef = useCallback((element: HTMLElement | null) => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-preview.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-preview.test.tsx
index 4c69915b..8be3f040 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-preview.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-preview.test.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const { mockSliderApi } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
       onFocus: vi.fn(),
       onBlur: vi.fn(),
     },
+    adjustForAlignment: <S,>(state: S): S => state,
     destroy: vi.fn(),
   }),
 }));
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx
index 7b3d6375..f6c013ea 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider-thumbnail.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const { mockSliderApi, mockThumbnailApi } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
       onFocus: vi.fn(),
       onBlur: vi.fn(),
     },
+    adjustForAlignment: <S,>(state: S): S => state,
     destroy: vi.fn(),
   }),
   mockThumbnailApi: () => ({
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider.test.tsx
index f3c990cb..a1b67333 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/slider/tests/slider.test.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import { SliderTrack } from '../slider-track';
 import { SliderValue } from '../slider-value';
 
 const { mockSliderApi } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  mockSliderApi: () => ({
+  mockSliderApi: (options?: {
+    getElement?: () => HTMLElement;
+    getThumbElement?: () => HTMLElement | null;
+    adjustPercent?: (raw: number, thumb: number, track: number) => number;
+  }) => ({
     input: {
       current: {
         pointerPercent: 0,
@@ -31,6 +35,22 @@ const { mockSliderApi } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
       onFocus: vi.fn(),
       onBlur: vi.fn(),
     },
+    adjustForAlignment<
+      S extends { thumbAlignment?: string; orientation?: string; fillPercent: number; pointerPercent: number },
+    >(state: S): S {
+      if (!options?.adjustPercent || state.thumbAlignment !== 'edge') return state;
+      const thumbEl = options.getThumbElement?.();
+      if (!thumbEl) return state;
+      const rootEl = options.getElement!();
+      const isHorizontal = state.orientation === 'horizontal';
+      const thumbSize = isHorizontal ? thumbEl.offsetWidth : thumbEl.offsetHeight;
+      const trackSize = isHorizontal ? rootEl.offsetWidth : rootEl.offsetHeight;
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        fillPercent: options.adjustPercent(state.fillPercent, thumbSize, trackSize),
+        pointerPercent: options.adjustPercent(state.pointerPercent, thumbSize, trackSize),
+      };
+    },
     destroy: vi.fn(),
   }),
 }));
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider.test.tsx
index ff2a1e31..d16cdfba 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/time-slider/tests/time-slider.test.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const { mockSliderApi, mockTimeState, mockBufferState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
       onFocus: vi.fn(),
       onBlur: vi.fn(),
     },
+    adjustForAlignment: <S,>(state: S): S => state,
     destroy: vi.fn(),
   }),
   mockTimeState: {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider.test.tsx
index cbeb1048..32299757 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ui/volume-slider/tests/volume-slider.test.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const { mockSliderApi, mockVolumeState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
       onFocus: vi.fn(),
       onBlur: vi.fn(),
     },
+    adjustForAlignment: <S,>(state: S): S => state,
     destroy: vi.fn(),
   }),
   mockVolumeState: {