diff --git a/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js b/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js
index 07ce2cb7ec..23d0d07a04 100644
--- a/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js
+++ b/src/components/subtitlesync/subtitlesync.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-define(['playbackManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html', 'css!./subtitlesync'], function (playbackManager, template, css) {
+define(['playbackManager', 'layoutManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html', 'css!./subtitlesync'], function (playbackManager, layoutManager, template, css) {
     "use strict";
 
     var player;
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html', 'css!./subtitles
     function init(instance) {
 
         var parent = document.createElement('div');
+        document.body.appendChild(parent);
         parent.innerHTML = template;
 
         subtitleSyncSlider = parent.querySelector(".subtitleSyncSlider");
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html', 'css!./subtitles
         subtitleSyncCloseButton = parent.querySelector(".subtitleSync-closeButton");
         subtitleSyncContainer = parent.querySelector(".subtitleSyncContainer");
 
+        if (layoutManager.tv) {
+            subtitleSyncSlider.classList.add("focusable");
+            // HACK: Delay to give time for registered element attach (Firefox)
+            setTimeout(function () {
+                subtitleSyncSlider.enableKeyboardDragging();
+            }, 0);
+        }
+
         subtitleSyncContainer.classList.add("hide");
 
         subtitleSyncTextField.updateOffset = function(offset) {
@@ -87,8 +96,6 @@ define(['playbackManager', 'text!./subtitlesync.template.html', 'css!./subtitles
             SubtitleSync.prototype.toggle("forceToHide");
         });
 
-        document.body.appendChild(parent);
-
         instance.element = parent;
     }