diff --git a/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.html b/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.html
index d3b02b245..bcfc05ac8 100644
--- a/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.html
+++ b/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<swiper-container #swiperRef *ngIf="loaded" (slidechangetransitionstart)="slideWillChange()" (slidechangetransitionend)="slideDidChange()"
-    [initialSlide]="options.initialSlide" [runCallbacksOnInit]="options.runCallbacksOnInit">
+<swiper-container #swiperRef *ngIf="loaded">
     <swiper-slide *ngFor="let item of items; index as index" [attr.aria-hidden]="!isActive(index)">
         <ng-container *ngIf="template" [ngTemplateOutlet]="template" [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{item: item, active: isActive(index)}" />
     </swiper-slide>
diff --git a/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.ts b/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.ts
index a2569739e..f063ffd72 100644
--- a/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.ts
+++ b/src/core/components/swipe-slides/swipe-slides.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ export class CoreSwipeSlidesComponent<Item = unknown> implements OnChanges, OnDe
             if (swiperRef?.nativeElement?.swiper) {
                 this.swiper = swiperRef.nativeElement.swiper as Swiper;
 
+                if (this.options.initialSlide) {
+                    this.swiper.slideTo(this.options.initialSlide, 0, this.options.runCallbacksOnInit);
+                }
+
+                this.swiper.on('slideChangeTransitionStart', () => this.slideWillChange());
+                this.swiper.on('slideChangeTransitionEnd', () => this.slideDidChange());
+
                 Object.keys(this.options).forEach((key) => {
                     if (this.swiper) {
                         this.swiper.params[key] = this.options[key];