diff --git a/dev/app.js b/dev/app.js
index 04c834c0d6..5bc556d963 100644
--- a/dev/app.js
+++ b/dev/app.js
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ search.addWidget(
     templates: {
       header: 'Price'
     },
+    min: 100,
+    max: 500,
     step: 10,
     tooltips: {
       format: function(formattedValue) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js b/src/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js
index dedcaa2a91..902986c48e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js
+++ b/src/widgets/range-slider/__tests__/range-slider-test.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ describe('rangeSlider()', () => {
     rangeSlider.__Rewire__('headerFooterHOC', headerFooter);
 
     container = document.createElement('div');
-    widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', cssClasses: {root: ['root', 'cx']}});
 
     helper = new AlgoliasearchHelper(
       {search: function() {}},
@@ -58,12 +57,90 @@ describe('rangeSlider()', () => {
     sinon.spy(helper, 'addNumericRefinement');
     sinon.spy(helper, 'clearRefinements');
     sinon.spy(helper, 'search');
-    widget.init({helper});
+  });
+
+  context('min option', () => {
+    it('refines when no previous configuration', () => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', min: 100});
+      expect(widget.getConfiguration()).toEqual({
+        disjunctiveFacets: ['aNumAttr'],
+        numericRefinements: {aNumAttr: {'>=': [100]}}
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not refine when previous configuration', () => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', min: 100});
+      expect(widget.getConfiguration({numericRefinements: {aNumAttr: {}}})).toEqual({
+        disjunctiveFacets: ['aNumAttr']
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('works along with max option', () => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', min: 100, max: 200});
+      expect(widget.getConfiguration()).toEqual({
+        disjunctiveFacets: ['aNumAttr'],
+        numericRefinements: {aNumAttr: {'>=': [100], '<=': [200]}}
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('sets the right ranges', () => {
+      results = {};
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', min: 100, max: 200});
+      helper.setState(widget.getConfiguration());
+      widget.init({helper});
+      widget.render({results, helper});
+      let props = {
+        cssClasses: {
+          root: 'ais-range-slider',
+          header: 'ais-range-slider--header',
+          body: 'ais-range-slider--body',
+          footer: 'ais-range-slider--footer'
+        },
+        collapsible: false,
+        onChange: () => {},
+        pips: true,
+        range: {max: 200, min: 100},
+        shouldAutoHideContainer: false,
+        start: [100, 200],
+        step: 1,
+        templateProps: {
+          templates: {footer: '', header: ''},
+          templatesConfig: undefined,
+          transformData: undefined,
+          useCustomCompileOptions: {footer: false, header: false}
+        },
+        tooltips: true
+      };
+
+      expect(ReactDOM.render.calledOnce).toBe(true, 'ReactDOM.render called once');
+      expect(autoHideContainer.calledOnce).toBe(true, 'autoHideContainer called once');
+      expect(headerFooter.calledOnce).toBe(true, 'headerFooter called once');
+      expect(ReactDOM.render.firstCall.args[0]).toEqualJSX(<Slider {...props} />);
+    });
+  });
+
+  context('max option', () => {
+    it('refines when no previous configuration', () => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', max: 100});
+      expect(widget.getConfiguration()).toEqual({
+        disjunctiveFacets: ['aNumAttr'],
+        numericRefinements: {aNumAttr: {'<=': [100]}}
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not refine when previous configuration', () => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', max: 100});
+      expect(widget.getConfiguration({numericRefinements: {aNumAttr: {}}})).toEqual({
+        disjunctiveFacets: ['aNumAttr']
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   context('without result', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       results = {};
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', cssClasses: {root: ['root', 'cx']}});
+      widget.init({helper});
     });
 
     it('calls ReactDOM.render(<Slider props />, container)', () => {
@@ -101,6 +178,8 @@ describe('rangeSlider()', () => {
 
   context('when rangestats min === stats max', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', cssClasses: {root: ['root', 'cx']}});
+      widget.init({helper});
       results = {
         disjunctiveFacets: [{
           name: 'aNumAttr',
@@ -150,6 +229,8 @@ describe('rangeSlider()', () => {
 
   context('with results', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      widget = rangeSlider({container, attributeName: 'aNumAttr', cssClasses: {root: ['root', 'cx']}});
+      widget.init({helper});
       results = {
         disjunctiveFacets: [{
           name: 'aNumAttr',
diff --git a/src/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js b/src/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js
index c81b8dd9b9..5fd498f7bf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js
+++ b/src/widgets/range-slider/range-slider.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ let defaultTemplates = {
  * @param  {string|string[]} [options.cssClasses.footer] CSS class to add to the footer element
  * @param  {object|boolean} [options.collapsible=false] Hide the widget body and footer when clicking on header
  * @param  {boolean} [options.collapsible.collapsed] Initial collapsed state of a collapsible widget
+ * @param  {number} [options.min] Minimal slider value, default to automatically computed from the result set
+ * @param  {number} [options.max] Maximal slider value, defaults to automatically computed from the result set
  * @return {Object}
  */
 const usage = `Usage:
@@ -50,7 +52,9 @@ rangeSlider({
   [ step=1 ],
   [ pips=true ],
   [ autoHideContainer=true ],
-  [ collapsible=false ]
+  [ collapsible=false ],
+  [ min ],
+  [ max ]
 });
 `;
 function rangeSlider({
@@ -62,7 +66,9 @@ function rangeSlider({
     cssClasses: userCssClasses = {},
     step = 1,
     pips = true,
-    autoHideContainer = true
+    autoHideContainer = true,
+    min: userMin,
+    max: userMax
   } = {}) {
   if (!container || !attributeName) {
     throw new Error(usage);
@@ -82,9 +88,31 @@ function rangeSlider({
   };
 
   return {
-    getConfiguration: () => ({
-      disjunctiveFacets: [attributeName]
-    }),
+    getConfiguration: (originalConf) => {
+      const conf = {
+        disjunctiveFacets: [attributeName]
+      };
+
+      if (
+          (userMin !== undefined || userMax !== undefined)
+          &&
+          (!originalConf ||
+          originalConf.numericRefinements &&
+          originalConf.numericRefinements[attributeName] === undefined)
+        ) {
+        conf.numericRefinements = {[attributeName]: {}};
+
+        if (userMin !== undefined) {
+          conf.numericRefinements[attributeName]['>='] = [userMin];
+        }
+
+        if (userMax !== undefined) {
+          conf.numericRefinements[attributeName]['<='] = [userMax];
+        }
+      }
+
+      return conf;
+    },
     _getCurrentRefinement(helper) {
       let min = helper.state.getNumericRefinement(attributeName, '>=');
       let max = helper.state.getNumericRefinement(attributeName, '<=');
@@ -125,16 +153,27 @@ function rangeSlider({
     },
     render({results, helper}) {
       let facet = find(results.disjunctiveFacets, {name: attributeName});
-      let stats = facet !== undefined ? facet.stats : undefined;
-      let currentRefinement = this._getCurrentRefinement(helper);
+      let stats;
+
+      if (userMin !== undefined || userMax !== undefined) {
+        stats = {};
+
+        if (userMin !== undefined) {
+          stats.min = userMin;
+        }
 
-      if (stats === undefined) {
-        stats = {
+        if (userMax !== undefined) {
+          stats.max = userMax;
+        }
+      } else {
+        stats = facet !== undefined && facet.stats !== undefined ? facet.stats : {
           min: null,
           max: null
         };
       }
 
+      let currentRefinement = this._getCurrentRefinement(helper);
+
       if (tooltips.format !== undefined) {
         tooltips = [{to: tooltips.format}, {to: tooltips.format}];
       }