diff --git a/examples/reference/widgets/DatetimeRangeSlider.ipynb b/examples/reference/widgets/DatetimeRangeSlider.ipynb
index 8b63a116de..d7cd94695c 100644
--- a/examples/reference/widgets/DatetimeRangeSlider.ipynb
+++ b/examples/reference/widgets/DatetimeRangeSlider.ipynb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "\n",
     "* **``start``** (datetime): The range's lower bound\n",
     "* **``end``** (datetime): The range's upper bound\n",
-    "* **``step``** (int): Step in milliseconds\n",
+    "* **``step``** (int): Step in milliseconds, default is 1 minute (60.000 ms)\n",
     "* **``value``** (tuple): Tuple of upper and lower bounds of the selected range expressed as datetime types\n",
     "* **``value_throttled``** (tuple): Tuple of upper and lower bounds of the selected range expressed as datetime types throttled until mouseup\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/panel/widgets/slider.py b/panel/widgets/slider.py
index d7c8ab75ba..448d158227 100644
--- a/panel/widgets/slider.py
+++ b/panel/widgets/slider.py
@@ -774,6 +774,9 @@ class DatetimeRangeSlider(DateRangeSlider):
     ... )
     """
 
+    step = param.Number(default=60_000, doc="""
+        The step size in ms. Default is 1 min.""")
+
     _property_conversion = staticmethod(value_as_datetime)
 
     @property