diff --git a/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts b/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
index 6a1711ed5b3..ae9a38022eb 100644
--- a/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
@@ -626,6 +626,13 @@ export class Slides extends Ion {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  slideTo(slideIndex: number, speed: number, runCallbacks: boolean) {
+    this.slider.slideTo(slideIndex, speed, runCallbacks);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    */
diff --git a/ionic/components/slides/swiper-widget.d.ts b/ionic/components/slides/swiper-widget.d.ts
index 46ba7530438..f2a5185de02 100644
--- a/ionic/components/slides/swiper-widget.d.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/slides/swiper-widget.d.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ export declare class Swiper {
   update(): any;
   slideNext(): any;
   slidePrev(): any;
+  slideTo(slideIndex: number, speed: number, runCallbacks: boolean);
 }