diff --git a/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/carousel/Carousel.java b/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/carousel/Carousel.java
index 03b3b0d..b174d29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/carousel/Carousel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/carousel/Carousel.java
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public static class SlideChangeEvent extends ComponentEvent<Carousel> {
     public SlideChangeEvent(
         Carousel source, boolean fromClient, @EventData("event.detail.value") String position) {
       super(source, true);
+      this.position = position;
     }
 
     public String getPosition() {