diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
index 2ecb78f55c..fbaaac77f6 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomslidercontrol.js
@@ -123,20 +123,22 @@ ol.control.ZoomSlider.CSS_CLASS_THUMB =
 
 /**
  * The default value for minResolution_ when the control isn't instanciated with
- * an explicit value.
+ * an explicit value. The default value is the resolution of the standard OSM
+ * tiles at zoomlevel 18.
  *
  * @const {number}
  */
-ol.control.ZoomSlider.DEFAULT_MIN_RESOLUTION = 500;
+ol.control.ZoomSlider.DEFAULT_MIN_RESOLUTION = 0.5971642833948135;
 
 
 /**
  * The default value for maxResolution_ when the control isn't instanciated with
- * an explicit value.
+ * an explicit value.  The default value is the resolution of the standard OSM
+ * tiles at zoomlevel 0.
  *
  * @const {number}
  */
-ol.control.ZoomSlider.DEFAULT_MAX_RESOLUTION = 1000000;
+ol.control.ZoomSlider.DEFAULT_MAX_RESOLUTION = 156543.0339;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslider.test.js b/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslider.test.js
index da5010da60..1d52d5a522 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslider.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/control/zoomslider.test.js
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ describe('ol.control.ZoomSlider', function() {
   describe('configuration & defaults', function() {
 
     it('has valid defaults for min and maxresolution', function() {
+      var expectedMin = 0.5971642833948135,
+          expectedMax = 156543.0339,
+          expectedRange = expectedMax - expectedMin;
       expect(function() {
         zoomslider = new ol.control.ZoomSlider({});
       }).not.toThrow();
-      expect(zoomslider.minResolution_).toBe(500);
-      expect(zoomslider.maxResolution_).toBe(1000000);
-      expect(zoomslider.range_).toBe(999500);
+      expect(zoomslider.minResolution_).toBe(expectedMin);
+      expect(zoomslider.maxResolution_).toBe(expectedMax);
+      expect(zoomslider.range_).toBe(expectedRange);
     });
 
     it('throws exception when configured with wrong resolutions', function() {