diff --git a/examples/gradient/Cargo.toml b/examples/gradient/Cargo.toml
index 2dea2c4f59..aef35ad7a2 100644
--- a/examples/gradient/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/gradient/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
-iced = { path = "../.." }
+iced = { path = "../..", features = ["winit", "wgpu"]}
+
diff --git a/widget/src/slider.rs b/widget/src/slider.rs
index 1db3dda583..ed92429ed4 100644
--- a/widget/src/slider.rs
+++ b/widget/src/slider.rs
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ pub fn draw<T, R>(
                 border_color: Color::TRANSPARENT,
             },
             if auto_angle {
-                gradient.angle = Radians::from(Degrees(180.0));
+                gradient.angle = Radians::from(Degrees(90.0));
                 gradient
             } else {
                 gradient
diff --git a/widget/src/vertical_slider.rs b/widget/src/vertical_slider.rs
index 46f48352ac..9931f06e43 100644
--- a/widget/src/vertical_slider.rs
+++ b/widget/src/vertical_slider.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ pub fn draw<T, R>(
                     border_color: Color::TRANSPARENT,
                 },
                 if auto_angle {
-                    gradient.angle = Radians::from(Degrees(90.0));
+                    gradient.angle = Radians::from(Degrees(180.0));
                     gradient
                 } else {
                     gradient