diff --git a/locale/circuitpython.pot b/locale/circuitpython.pot
index 2db71c8c47..0955d389c4 100644
--- a/locale/circuitpython.pot
+++ b/locale/circuitpython.pot
@@ -663,6 +663,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cannot specify RTS or CTS in RS485 mode"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: py/objslice.c
+msgid "Cannot subclass slice"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: shared-module/bitbangio/SPI.c
 msgid "Cannot transfer without MOSI and MISO pins."
 msgstr ""
@@ -3886,10 +3890,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "sleep length must be non-negative"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: extmod/ulab/code/ndarray.c py/objslice.c
+#: extmod/ulab/code/ndarray.c
 msgid "slice step can't be zero"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: py/objslice.c
+msgid "slice step cannot be zero"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: py/nativeglue.c
 msgid "slice unsupported"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/py/objslice.c b/py/objslice.c
index 2201e01751..230125a8c3 100644
--- a/py/objslice.c
+++ b/py/objslice.c
@@ -88,6 +88,33 @@ STATIC void slice_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
 }
 #endif
 
+#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_ATTRS
+STATIC mp_obj_t slice_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type,
+    size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
+    if (type != &mp_type_slice) {
+        mp_raise_NotImplementedError(translate("Cannot subclass slice"));
+    }
+    // check number of arguments
+    mp_arg_check_num(n_args, kw_args, 1, 3, false);
+
+    // 1st argument is the pin
+    mp_obj_t start = mp_const_none;
+    mp_obj_t stop = mp_const_none;
+    mp_obj_t step = mp_const_none;
+    if (n_args == 1) {
+        stop = args[0];
+    } else {
+        start = args[0];
+        stop = args[1];
+        if (n_args == 3) {
+            step = args[2];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return mp_obj_new_slice(start, stop, step);
+}
+#endif
+
 #if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_INDICES && !MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_ATTRS
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t slice_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_indices), MP_ROM_PTR(&slice_indices_obj) },
@@ -99,6 +126,9 @@ const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_slice = {
     { &mp_type_type },
     .name = MP_QSTR_slice,
     .print = slice_print,
+    #if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_INDICES
+    .make_new = slice_make_new,
+    #endif
     #if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_ATTRS
     .attr = slice_attr,
     #elif MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_INDICES
@@ -127,7 +157,7 @@ void mp_obj_slice_indices(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_int_t length, mp_bound_slice_t *r
     } else {
         step = mp_obj_get_int(self->step);
         if (step == 0) {
-            mp_raise_ValueError(MP_ERROR_TEXT("slice step can't be zero"));
+            mp_raise_ValueError(MP_ERROR_TEXT("slice step cannot be zero"));
         }
     }