diff --git a/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts b/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
index 5b88b579cf6..f1aef32363d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/slides/slides.ts
@@ -629,6 +629,13 @@ 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 af8c8bb351c..db8f25d1786 100644
--- a/ionic/components/slides/swiper-widget.d.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/slides/swiper-widget.d.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ export declare class Swiper {
   activeIndex: number;
   isEnd: boolean;
   isBeginning: boolean;
-  
+
   update();
   slideNext();
   slidePrev();
+  slideTo(slideIndex: number, speed: number, runCallbacks: boolean);
   
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}