diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObject.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObject.mm
index 2fe38516f4f5f..8212c2fd01f72 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObject.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObject.mm
@@ -692,6 +692,13 @@ - (BOOL)accessibilityActivate {
     return NO;
   }
   if (!self.node.HasAction(flutter::SemanticsAction::kTap)) {
+    // Prevent sliders to receive a regular tap which will change the value.
+    //
+    // This is needed because it causes slider to select to middle if it
+    // does not have a semantics tap.
+    if (self.node.HasFlag(flutter::SemanticsFlags::kIsSlider)) {
+      return YES;
+    }
     return NO;
   }
   self.bridge->DispatchSemanticsAction(self.uid, flutter::SemanticsAction::kTap);
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObjectTest.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObjectTest.mm
index d0fcaeab2bb31..ff514b6730057 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObjectTest.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObjectTest.mm
@@ -1206,4 +1206,18 @@ - (void)testUIFocusItemContainerConformance {
   XCTAssertTrue([itemsInRect containsObject:child1]);
   XCTAssertTrue([itemsInRect containsObject:child2]);
 }
+
+- (void)testSliderSemanticsObject {
+  fml::WeakPtrFactory<flutter::AccessibilityBridgeIos> factory(
+      new flutter::testing::MockAccessibilityBridge());
+  fml::WeakPtr<flutter::AccessibilityBridgeIos> bridge = factory.GetWeakPtr();
+
+  flutter::SemanticsNode node;
+  node.flags = static_cast<int32_t>(flutter::SemanticsFlags::kIsSlider);
+  SemanticsObject* object = [[SemanticsObject alloc] initWithBridge:bridge uid:0];
+  [object setSemanticsNode:&node];
+  [object accessibilityBridgeDidFinishUpdate];
+  XCTAssertEqual([object accessibilityActivate], YES);
+}
+
 @end