diff --git a/src/gestures/slide-gesture.ts b/src/gestures/slide-gesture.ts
index 79399a92c91..c49701aa788 100644
--- a/src/gestures/slide-gesture.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/slide-gesture.ts
@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ export class SlideGesture extends PanGesture {
     let coord = <any>pointerCoord(ev);
     let newPos = coord[this.direction];
     let newTimestamp = Date.now();
-    let velocity = (newPos - slide.pos) / (newTimestamp - slide.timestamp);
+    let velocity = (this.plt.isRTL ? (slide.pos - newPos) : (newPos - slide.pos)) / (newTimestamp - slide.timestamp);
 
     slide.pos = newPos;
     slide.timestamp = newTimestamp;
     slide.distance = clamp(
       slide.min,
-      newPos - slide.pointerStartPos + slide.elementStartPos,
+      (this.plt.isRTL ? slide.pointerStartPos - newPos : newPos - slide.pointerStartPos) + slide.elementStartPos,
       slide.max
     );
     slide.velocity = velocity;
-    slide.delta = newPos - slide.pointerStartPos;
+    slide.delta = (this.plt.isRTL ? slide.pointerStartPos - newPos : newPos - slide.pointerStartPos);
     this.onSlide(slide, ev);
   }