--- a/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicSliderUI.java	Fri Sep 09 11:48:20 2016 +0530
+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicSliderUI.java	Fri Sep 09 13:15:10 2016 +0530
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1603,13 +1603,18 @@
                 blockIncrement = 1;
             }
 
+            int tickSpacing = getTickSpacing();
             if (slider.getSnapToTicks()) {
-                int tickSpacing = getTickSpacing();
 
                 if (blockIncrement < tickSpacing) {
                     blockIncrement = tickSpacing;
                 }
             }
+            else {
+                if (tickSpacing > 0) {
+                    blockIncrement = tickSpacing;
+                }
+            }
 
             int delta = blockIncrement * ((direction > 0) ? POSITIVE_SCROLL : NEGATIVE_SCROLL);
             slider.setValue(slider.getValue() + delta);

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/test/javax/swing/JSlider/SliderTick/SliderTickTest.java	Fri Sep 09 13:15:10 2016 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+ /*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8009477
+ * @summary Verify PageUp/PageDown key moves slider to Next/Previous minor tick.
+ * @run main/manual SliderTickTest
+ */
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
+import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import javax.swing.JSlider;
+
+public class SliderTickTest {
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        TestUI test = new TestUI(latch);
+
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    test.createUI();
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Exception while creating UI");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        boolean status = latch.await(5, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+
+        if (!status) {
+            System.out.println("Test timed out.");
+        }
+
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    test.disposeUI();
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Exception while disposing UI");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        if (test.testResult == false) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Test Failed.");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+class TestUI {
+
+    private static JFrame mainFrame;
+    private static JPanel mainControlPanel;
+
+    private static JTextArea instructionTextArea;
+
+    private static JPanel resultButtonPanel;
+    private static JButton passButton;
+    private static JButton failButton;
+
+    private static GridBagLayout layout;
+    private final CountDownLatch latch;
+    public boolean testResult = false;
+
+    public TestUI(CountDownLatch latch) throws Exception {
+        this.latch = latch;
+    }
+
+    public final void createUI() throws Exception {
+
+        mainFrame = new JFrame("SliderTickTest");
+
+        layout = new GridBagLayout();
+        mainControlPanel = new JPanel(layout);
+        resultButtonPanel = new JPanel(layout);
+
+        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
+
+        // Create Test instructions
+        String instructions
+                = "INSTRUCTIONS:"
+                + "\n Click PageUp/PageDown key. If the slider indicator"
+                + "\n moves to Next/Previous immediate minor tick, then "
+                + "\n test passes else failed.";
+
+        instructionTextArea = new JTextArea();
+        instructionTextArea.setText(instructions);
+        instructionTextArea.setEnabled(false);
+        instructionTextArea.setDisabledTextColor(Color.black);
+        instructionTextArea.setBackground(Color.white);
+
+        gbc.gridx = 0;
+        gbc.gridy = 0;
+        gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
+        mainControlPanel.add(instructionTextArea, gbc);
+
+        JSlider slider = new JSlider(0, 50);
+        slider.setMajorTickSpacing(10);
+        slider.setMinorTickSpacing(2);
+        slider.setPaintTicks(true);
+        slider.setPaintLabels(true);
+        slider.setValue(30);
+        slider.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Ticks"));
+        gbc.gridx = 0;
+        gbc.gridy = 1;
+        mainControlPanel.add(slider, gbc);
+
+        passButton = new JButton("Pass");
+        passButton.setActionCommand("Pass");
+        passButton.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
+            testResult = true;
+            mainFrame.dispose();
+            latch.countDown();
+
+        });
+        failButton = new JButton("Fail");
+        failButton.setActionCommand("Fail");
+        failButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                testResult = false;
+                mainFrame.dispose();
+                latch.countDown();
+            }
+        });
+        gbc.gridx = 0;
+        gbc.gridy = 0;
+        resultButtonPanel.add(passButton, gbc);
+        gbc.gridx = 1;
+        gbc.gridy = 0;
+        resultButtonPanel.add(failButton, gbc);
+
+        gbc.gridx = 0;
+        gbc.gridy = 2;
+        mainControlPanel.add(resultButtonPanel, gbc);
+
+        mainFrame.add(mainControlPanel);
+        mainFrame.pack();
+        mainFrame.setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+    public void disposeUI() {
+        mainFrame.setVisible(false);
+        mainFrame.dispose();
+    }
+}