diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderFragment.java b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderFragment.java
index 1e170deec5e..e9b6c2dd609 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderFragment.java
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderFragment.java
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ public Fragment createFragment() {
             return new SliderScrollContainerDemoFragment();
           }
         });
+    additionalDemos.add(
+        new Demo(R.string.cat_slider_demo_label_behavior_title) {
+          @Override
+          public Fragment createFragment() {
+            return new SliderLabelBehaviorDemoFragment();
+          }
+        });
     return additionalDemos;
   }
 
diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderLabelBehaviorDemoFragment.java b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderLabelBehaviorDemoFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5f48e48539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/SliderLabelBehaviorDemoFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.material.catalog.slider;
+
+import io.material.catalog.R;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import androidx.annotation.IdRes;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import com.google.android.material.slider.RangeSlider;
+import com.google.android.material.slider.Slider;
+import io.material.catalog.feature.DemoFragment;
+
+/**
+ * Fragment to display a few basic uses of the {@link Slider} widget with different label behaviors
+ * for the Catalog app.
+ */
+public class SliderLabelBehaviorDemoFragment extends DemoFragment {
+
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public View onCreateDemoView(
+      @NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup viewGroup, @Nullable Bundle bundle) {
+    View view =
+        inflater.inflate(
+            R.layout.cat_slider_demo_label_behavior, viewGroup, false /* attachToRoot */);
+
+    setUpSlider(view, R.id.switch_button_1, R.id.slider_1);
+    setUpSlider(view, R.id.switch_button_2, R.id.slider_2);
+    setUpSlider(view, R.id.switch_button_3, R.id.slider_3);
+    setUpSlider(view, R.id.switch_button_4, R.id.slider_4);
+
+    return view;
+  }
+
+  private void setUpSlider(
+      View view, @IdRes int switchId, @IdRes int sliderId) {
+    final RangeSlider slider = view.findViewById(sliderId);
+    SwitchCompat switchButton = view.findViewById(switchId);
+    switchButton.setOnCheckedChangeListener(
+        (buttonView, isChecked) -> slider.setEnabled(isChecked));
+    switchButton.setChecked(true);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/layout/cat_slider_demo_label_behavior.xml b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/layout/cat_slider_demo_label_behavior.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de7ed37d4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/layout/cat_slider_demo_label_behavior.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+<ScrollView
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+  <LinearLayout
+      android:layout_width="match_parent"
+      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+      android:paddingLeft="16dp"
+      android:paddingRight="16dp"
+      android:orientation="vertical">
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/cat_slider_title_top_padding"
+        android:text="@string/cat_slider_label_floating"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical">
+
+      <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+          android:id="@+id/switch_button_1"
+          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+      <com.google.android.material.slider.RangeSlider
+          android:id="@+id/slider_1"
+          android:layout_width="0dp"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_weight="1"
+          android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:valueFrom="0"
+          android:valueTo="10"
+          app:values="@array/initial_slider_values"
+          app:labelBehavior="floating"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/cat_slider_title_top_padding"
+        android:text="@string/cat_slider_label_within_bounds"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical">
+
+      <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+          android:id="@+id/switch_button_2"
+          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+      <com.google.android.material.slider.RangeSlider
+          android:id="@+id/slider_2"
+          android:layout_width="0dp"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_weight="1"
+          android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:valueFrom="0"
+          android:valueTo="10"
+          app:values="@array/initial_slider_values"
+          app:labelBehavior="withinBounds"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/cat_slider_title_top_padding"
+        android:text="@string/cat_slider_label_gone"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical">
+
+      <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+          android:id="@+id/switch_button_3"
+          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+      <com.google.android.material.slider.RangeSlider
+          android:id="@+id/slider_3"
+          android:layout_width="0dp"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_weight="1"
+          android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:valueFrom="0"
+          android:valueTo="10"
+          app:values="@array/initial_slider_values"
+          app:labelBehavior="gone"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/cat_slider_title_top_padding"
+        android:text="@string/cat_slider_label_visible"/>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical">
+
+      <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+          android:id="@+id/switch_button_4"
+          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+      <com.google.android.material.slider.RangeSlider
+          android:id="@+id/slider_4"
+          android:layout_width="0dp"
+          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+          android:layout_weight="1"
+          android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/cat_slider_left_margin"
+          android:valueFrom="0"
+          android:valueTo="10"
+          app:values="@array/initial_slider_values"
+          app:labelBehavior="visible"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+  </LinearLayout>
+</ScrollView>
diff --git a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/values/strings.xml b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/values/strings.xml
index ee690ed23a0..9cf7d3a05f8 100644
--- a/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/catalog/java/io/material/catalog/slider/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
   limitations under the License.
   -->
 <resources>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title" description="Title for the screen that showcases demonstrative usages of the Slider widget">Slider</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_demo_continuous_title" description="Title for the continuous Slider widget demo">Continuous Slider demo</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_demo_discrete_title" description="Title for the discrete Slider widget demo">Discrete Slider demo</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_demo_scroll_container_title" description="Title for the Slider inside scrolling container demo">Slider in scrolling container demo</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title" description="Title for the screen that showcases demonstrative usages of the Slider widget [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Slider</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_demo_continuous_title" description="Title for the continuous Slider widget demo [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Continuous Slider demo</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_demo_discrete_title" description="Title for the discrete Slider widget demo [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Discrete Slider demo</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_demo_scroll_container_title" description="Title for the Slider inside scrolling container demo [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Slider in scrolling container demo</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_demo_label_behavior_title" description="Tile for the Slider with different label behaviors demo [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Slider label behavior demo</string>
 
   <string name="cat_slider_description" description="Body text describing the Slider widget within the design system [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">
     Sliders let users select from a range of values by moving the slider thumb.
@@ -28,14 +29,18 @@
     Discrete sliders allow users to select a specific value from a range.
   </string>
 
-  <string name="cat_slider_set" description="The label for a set button">Set</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title_1" description="The title for the first demonstration slider">This one goes to eleven</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title_2" description="The title for a demonstration slider">From 100 to 1000</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title_3" description="The title for a demonstration slider">Negative numbers!</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title_4" description="The title for a demonstration slider">With a label formatter</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title_5" description="The title for a demonstration slider">I can have decimal numbers?</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_title_6" description="The title for a demonstration slider">Without tick marks</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_start_touch_description" description="Indicates the slider is now being touched">Slider started being touched</string>
-  <string name="cat_slider_stop_touch_description" description="Indicates the slider stopped being touched">Slider stopped being touched</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_set" description="The label for a set button [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Set</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title_1" description="The title for the first demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">This one goes to eleven</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title_2" description="The title for a demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">From 100 to 1000</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title_3" description="The title for a demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Negative numbers!</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title_4" description="The title for a demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">With a label formatter</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title_5" description="The title for a demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">I can have decimal numbers?</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_title_6" description="The title for a demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Without tick marks</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_start_touch_description" description="Indicates the slider is now being touched [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Slider started being touched</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_stop_touch_description" description="Indicates the slider stopped being touched [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">Slider stopped being touched</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_label_floating" description="The title for the demonstration slider with floating labels [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">This one has floating labels</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_label_within_bounds" description="The title for the demonstration slider with labels within bounds [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">This one has labels within bounds</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_label_gone" description="The title for the demonstration slider with gone labels [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">This one shows no labels</string>
+  <string name="cat_slider_label_visible" description="The title for the first demonstration slider [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]">This one always shows labels</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/docs/components/Slider.md b/docs/components/Slider.md
index 017c18734b6..d0275f8537d 100644
--- a/docs/components/Slider.md
+++ b/docs/components/Slider.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ The modes of `app:labelBehavior` are:
     view
 *   `withinBounds` - draws the label floating within the bounds of this view
 *   `gone` - prevents the label from being drawn
+*   `visible` - always draws the label
 
 ### Setting a `LabelFormatter`
 
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/BaseSlider.java b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/BaseSlider.java
index fd4d6771a09..ac793f6aa21 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/BaseSlider.java
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/BaseSlider.java
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@
 import static androidx.core.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.RangeInfoCompat.RANGE_TYPE_FLOAT;
 import static com.google.android.material.slider.LabelFormatter.LABEL_FLOATING;
 import static com.google.android.material.slider.LabelFormatter.LABEL_GONE;
+import static com.google.android.material.slider.LabelFormatter.LABEL_VISIBLE;
 import static com.google.android.material.slider.LabelFormatter.LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS;
 import static com.google.android.material.theme.overlay.MaterialThemeOverlay.wrap;
 import static java.lang.Float.compare;
 import static java.lang.Math.abs;
 import static java.lang.Math.max;
+import static java.lang.Math.min;
+import static java.util.Collections.max;
+import static java.util.Collections.min;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
@@ -312,9 +316,10 @@ private interface TooltipDrawableFactory {
    *       will always be drawn within the bounds of this view. This means extra space will be
    *       visible above the slider when the label is not visible.
    *   <li>{@code LABEL_GONE}: The label will never be drawn.
+   *   <li>{@code LABEL_VISIBLE}: The label will never be hidden.
    * </ul>
    */
-  @IntDef({LABEL_FLOATING, LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS, LABEL_GONE})
+  @IntDef({LABEL_FLOATING, LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS, LABEL_GONE, LABEL_VISIBLE})
   @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
   @interface LabelBehavior {}
 
@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@ private void processAttributes(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle
 
     setTrackHeight(a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.Slider_trackHeight, 0));
 
-    labelBehavior = a.getInt(R.styleable.Slider_labelBehavior, LABEL_FLOATING);
+    setLabelBehavior(a.getInt(R.styleable.Slider_labelBehavior, LABEL_FLOATING));
 
     if (!a.getBoolean(R.styleable.Slider_android_enabled, true)) {
       setEnabled(false);
@@ -837,9 +842,9 @@ void setCustomThumbDrawable(@NonNull Drawable drawable) {
 
   /**
    * Sets custom thumb drawables. The drawables provided will be used in its corresponding value
-   * position - i.e., the first drawable will be used to indicate the first value, and so on. If
-   * the number of drawables is less than the number of values, the default drawable will be used
-   * for the remaining values.
+   * position - i.e., the first drawable will be used to indicate the first value, and so on. If the
+   * number of drawables is less than the number of values, the default drawable will be used for
+   * the remaining values.
    *
    * <p>Note that the custom drawables provided will be resized to match the thumb radius set by
    * {@link #setThumbRadius(int)} or {@link #setThumbRadiusResource(int)}. Be aware that the image
@@ -857,9 +862,9 @@ void setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(@NonNull @DrawableRes int... customThumbDr
 
   /**
    * Sets custom thumb drawables. The drawables provided will be used in its corresponding value
-   * position - i.e., the first drawable will be used to indicate the first value, and so on. If
-   * the number of drawables is less than the number of values, the default drawable will be used
-   * for the remaining values.
+   * position - i.e., the first drawable will be used to indicate the first value, and so on. If the
+   * number of drawables is less than the number of values, the default drawable will be used for
+   * the remaining values.
    *
    * <p>Note that the custom drawables provided will be resized to match the thumb radius set by
    * {@link #setThumbRadius(int)} or {@link #setThumbRadiusResource(int)}. Be aware that the image
@@ -889,7 +894,7 @@ private void adjustCustomThumbDrawableBounds(Drawable drawable) {
     if (originalWidth == -1 && originalHeight == -1) {
       drawable.setBounds(0, 0, thumbDiameter, thumbDiameter);
     } else {
-      float scaleRatio = (float) thumbDiameter / Math.max(originalWidth, originalHeight);
+      float scaleRatio = (float) thumbDiameter / max(originalWidth, originalHeight);
       drawable.setBounds(
           0, 0, (int) (originalWidth * scaleRatio), (int) (originalHeight * scaleRatio));
     }
@@ -920,8 +925,8 @@ public int getActiveThumbIndex() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Registers a callback to be invoked when the slider changes.
-   * On the RangeSlider implementation, the listener is invoked once for each value.
+   * Registers a callback to be invoked when the slider changes. On the RangeSlider implementation,
+   * the listener is invoked once for each value.
    *
    * @param listener The callback to run when the slider changes
    */
@@ -1017,9 +1022,9 @@ public void setThumbElevationResource(@DimenRes int elevation) {
 
   /**
    * Returns the radius of the thumb. Note that setting this will also affect custom drawables set
-   * through {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(int)}, {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(Drawable)},
-   * {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(int...)}, and
-   * {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(Drawable...)}.
+   * through {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(int)}, {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(Drawable)}, {@link
+   * #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(int...)}, and {@link
+   * #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(Drawable...)}.
    *
    * @see #setThumbRadius(int)
    * @see #setThumbRadiusResource(int)
@@ -1032,9 +1037,9 @@ public int getThumbRadius() {
 
   /**
    * Sets the radius of the thumb in pixels. Note that setting this will also affect custom
-   * drawables set through {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(int)},
-   * {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(Drawable)}, {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(int...)},
-   * and {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(Drawable...)}.
+   * drawables set through {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(int)}, {@link
+   * #setCustomThumbDrawable(Drawable)}, {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(int...)}, and
+   * {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(Drawable...)}.
    *
    * @see #getThumbRadius()
    * @attr ref com.google.android.material.R.styleable#Slider_thumbRadius
@@ -1063,9 +1068,9 @@ public void setThumbRadius(@IntRange(from = 0) @Dimension int radius) {
 
   /**
    * Sets the radius of the thumb from a dimension resource. Note that setting this will also affect
-   * custom drawables set through {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(int)},
-   * {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(Drawable)},  {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(int...)},
-   * and {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(Drawable...)}.
+   * custom drawables set through {@link #setCustomThumbDrawable(int)}, {@link
+   * #setCustomThumbDrawable(Drawable)}, {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(int...)}, and
+   * {@link #setCustomThumbDrawablesForValues(Drawable...)}.
    *
    * @see #getThumbRadius()
    * @attr ref com.google.android.material.R.styleable#Slider_thumbRadius
@@ -1225,6 +1230,16 @@ public void setLabelBehavior(@LabelBehavior int labelBehavior) {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the labels should be always shown based on the {@link LabelBehavior}.
+   *
+   * @see LabelBehavior
+   * @attr ref com.google.android.material.R.styleable#Slider_labelBehavior
+   */
+  private boolean shouldAlwaysShowLabel() {
+    return this.labelBehavior == LABEL_VISIBLE;
+  }
+
   /** Returns the side padding of the track. */
   @Dimension()
   public int getTrackSidePadding() {
@@ -1580,7 +1595,9 @@ protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
         widthMeasureSpec,
         MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(
             widgetHeight
-                + (labelBehavior == LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS ? labels.get(0).getIntrinsicHeight() : 0),
+                + (labelBehavior == LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS || shouldAlwaysShowLabel()
+                    ? labels.get(0).getIntrinsicHeight()
+                    : 0),
             MeasureSpec.EXACTLY));
   }
 
@@ -1599,7 +1616,7 @@ private void maybeCalculateTicksCoordinates() {
 
     int tickCount = (int) ((valueTo - valueFrom) / stepSize + 1);
     // Limit the tickCount if they will be too dense.
-    tickCount = Math.min(tickCount, trackWidth / (trackHeight * 2) + 1);
+    tickCount = min(tickCount, trackWidth / (trackHeight * 2) + 1);
     if (ticksCoordinates == null || ticksCoordinates.length != tickCount * 2) {
       ticksCoordinates = new float[tickCount * 2];
     }
@@ -1613,7 +1630,7 @@ private void maybeCalculateTicksCoordinates() {
 
   private void updateTrackWidth(int width) {
     // Update the visible track width.
-    trackWidth = Math.max(width - trackSidePadding * 2, 0);
+    trackWidth = max(width - trackSidePadding * 2, 0);
 
     // Update the visible tick coordinates.
     maybeCalculateTicksCoordinates();
@@ -1634,7 +1651,9 @@ private void updateHaloHotspot() {
 
   private int calculateTop() {
     return trackTop
-        + (labelBehavior == LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS ? labels.get(0).getIntrinsicHeight() : 0);
+        + (labelBehavior == LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS || shouldAlwaysShowLabel()
+            ? labels.get(0).getIntrinsicHeight()
+            : 0);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -1651,19 +1670,22 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
     int top = calculateTop();
 
     drawInactiveTrack(canvas, trackWidth, top);
-    if (Collections.max(getValues()) > valueFrom) {
+    if (max(getValues()) > valueFrom) {
       drawActiveTrack(canvas, trackWidth, top);
     }
 
     maybeDrawTicks(canvas);
 
-    if ((thumbIsPressed || isFocused()) && isEnabled()) {
+    if ((thumbIsPressed || isFocused() || shouldAlwaysShowLabel()) && isEnabled()) {
       maybeDrawHalo(canvas, trackWidth, top);
-
-      // Draw labels if there is an active thumb.
-      if (activeThumbIdx != -1) {
+      // Draw labels if there is an active thumb or the labels are always visible.
+      if (activeThumbIdx != -1 || shouldAlwaysShowLabel()) {
         ensureLabelsAdded();
+      } else {
+        ensureLabelsRemoved();
       }
+    } else {
+      ensureLabelsRemoved();
     }
 
     drawThumbs(canvas, trackWidth, top);
@@ -1674,8 +1696,8 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
    * float[1]} is the normalized right position of the range.
    */
   private float[] getActiveRange() {
-    float max = Collections.max(getValues());
-    float min = Collections.min(getValues());
+    float max = max(getValues());
+    float min = min(getValues());
     float left = normalizeValue(values.size() == 1 ? valueFrom : min);
     float right = normalizeValue(max);
 
@@ -1769,8 +1791,7 @@ private void drawThumbDrawable(
         trackSidePadding
             + (int) (normalizeValue(value) * width)
             - (thumbDrawable.getBounds().width() / 2f),
-        top
-            - (thumbDrawable.getBounds().height() / 2f));
+        top - (thumbDrawable.getBounds().height() / 2f));
     thumbDrawable.draw(canvas);
     canvas.restore();
   }
@@ -1805,8 +1826,8 @@ public boolean onTouchEvent(@NonNull MotionEvent event) {
     }
     float x = event.getX();
     touchPosition = (x - trackSidePadding) / trackWidth;
-    touchPosition = Math.max(0, touchPosition);
-    touchPosition = Math.min(1, touchPosition);
+    touchPosition = max(0, touchPosition);
+    touchPosition = min(1, touchPosition);
 
     switch (event.getActionMasked()) {
       case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
@@ -1869,7 +1890,6 @@ && abs(lastEvent.getY() - event.getY()) <= scaledTouchSlop) {
           activeThumbIdx = -1;
           onStopTrackingTouch();
         }
-        ensureLabelsRemoved();
         invalidate();
         break;
       default:
@@ -2299,7 +2319,6 @@ public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, @NonNull KeyEvent event) {
       case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER:
       case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER:
         activeThumbIdx = -1;
-        ensureLabelsRemoved();
         postInvalidate();
         return true;
       default:
@@ -2441,7 +2460,6 @@ protected void onFocusChanged(
     super.onFocusChanged(gainFocus, direction, previouslyFocusedRect);
     if (!gainFocus) {
       activeThumbIdx = -1;
-      ensureLabelsRemoved();
       accessibilityHelper.clearKeyboardFocusForVirtualView(focusedThumbIdx);
     } else {
       focusThumbOnFocusGained(direction);
@@ -2610,7 +2628,7 @@ void updateBoundsForVirturalViewId(int virtualViewId, Rect virtualViewBounds) {
   private static class AccessibilityHelper extends ExploreByTouchHelper {
 
     private final BaseSlider<?, ?, ?> slider;
-    Rect virtualViewBounds = new Rect();
+    final Rect virtualViewBounds = new Rect();
 
     AccessibilityHelper(BaseSlider<?, ?, ?> slider) {
       super(slider);
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/LabelFormatter.java b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/LabelFormatter.java
index 83a00bd3276..d108cdbe9d0 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/LabelFormatter.java
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/LabelFormatter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public interface LabelFormatter {
   int LABEL_FLOATING = 0;
   int LABEL_WITHIN_BOUNDS = 1;
   int LABEL_GONE = 2;
+  int LABEL_VISIBLE = 3;
 
   @NonNull
   String getFormattedValue(float value);
diff --git a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/res/values/attrs.xml b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/res/values/attrs.xml
index 770cb5d6ecb..fc0e9005c33 100644
--- a/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/lib/java/com/google/android/material/slider/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
       <enum name="floating" value="0"/>
       <!-- Mode that draws the label within the bounds of the view. -->
       <enum name="withinBounds" value="1"/>
-      <!-- Mode that prevents the label from being drawn -->
+      <!-- Mode that prevents the label from being drawn. -->
       <enum name="gone" value="2"/>
+      <!-- Mode that always draws the label. -->
+      <enum name="visible" value="3"/>
     </attr>
     <!-- The style used for the label TooltipDrawable. -->
     <attr name="labelStyle" format="reference" />