diff --git a/js/ui/overviewControls.js b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
index 1a0dc3d0b..4800f4f6a 100644
--- a/js/ui/overviewControls.js
+++ b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ const SlidingControl = new Lang.Class({
 
     _onDragBegin: function() {
         this.inDrag = true;
+        this.actor.translation_x = 0;
         this.updateSlide();
     },