diff --git a/packages/vue-component-library/src/lib-components/ImageSlider.vue b/packages/vue-component-library/src/lib-components/ImageSlider.vue
index cd05104fc..016d6bb4a 100644
--- a/packages/vue-component-library/src/lib-components/ImageSlider.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-component-library/src/lib-components/ImageSlider.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import SvgIconCaretLeft from 'ucla-library-design-tokens/assets/svgs/icon-caret-left.svg'
 import SvgIconCaretRight from 'ucla-library-design-tokens/assets/svgs/icon-caret-right.svg'
 
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ const sliderContainer = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 const slider = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
 const beforeImageElement = ref<HTMLImageElement | null>(null)
 
+// sets height of slider based on image aspect ratio
+const parsedSliderAspectRatio = computed(() => {
+  // calculate aspect ratio
+  const aspectRatio = beforeImage?.width / beforeImage?.height
+  return `${aspectRatio}`
+})
+
 function handleSliderInput(event: Event) {
   const target = event.target as HTMLInputElement
   if (sliderContainer.value && slider.value && beforeImageElement.value)
@@ -26,8 +33,8 @@ function handleSliderInput(event: Event) {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div ref="sliderContainer" class="image-slider">
-    <div class="image-container">
+  <div ref="sliderContainer" class="image-slider" :style="{ aspectRatio: parsedSliderAspectRatio }">
+    <div class="image-container" :style="{ aspectRatio: parsedSliderAspectRatio }">
       <img class="after-image slider-image" :src="afterImage.src" :alt="afterImage.alt">
       <img ref="beforeImageElement" class="before-image slider-image" :src="beforeImage.src" :alt="beforeImage.alt">
       <div class="image-labels">
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ function handleSliderInput(event: Event) {
     position: relative;
     display: grid;
     width: 100%;
-    height: 400px;
+    // height: 400px;
     max-width: 1160px;
     place-content: center;
     position: relative;
@@ -79,14 +86,13 @@ function handleSliderInput(event: Event) {
     .image-container {
         width: 100%;
         max-width: 1160px;
-        max-height: 90vh;
+        // max-height: 90vh;
         overflow: hidden;
-        aspect-ratio: 2/1;
+        // aspect-ratio: 2/1;
 
         :deep(img) {
           display: block;
           max-width: 100%;
-
         }
       }
 }
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ function handleSliderInput(event: Event) {
     resize: horizontal;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
-    object-fit: cover;
+    // object-fit: cover;
     object-position: center;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/vue-component-library/src/stories/ImageSlider.stories.js b/packages/vue-component-library/src/stories/ImageSlider.stories.js
index 89e3e2d59..24b51d9bd 100644
--- a/packages/vue-component-library/src/stories/ImageSlider.stories.js
+++ b/packages/vue-component-library/src/stories/ImageSlider.stories.js
@@ -57,6 +57,78 @@ export function Default() {
   }
 }
 
+const mockSquareImage = [
+  {
+    id: '3280520',
+    src: 'https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/_fullscreen/lostlake.jpeg',
+    height: 1500,
+    width: 1500,
+    srcset: 'https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/_fullscreen/lostlake.jpeg',
+    alt: 'Lostlake',
+    focalPoint: [
+      0.5,
+      0.5
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+const mockSquareImageCarousel = [{
+  id: '37072',
+  caption: 'Before and After Image Slider caption #1',
+  beforeImage: mockSquareImage[0],
+  afterImage: mockSquareImage[0]
+}]
+
+const mockTallImage = [
+  {
+    id: '3280520',
+    src: 'https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/FTVA/film-reel_4_18.jpg',
+    height: 350,
+    width: 250,
+    srcset: 'https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/FTVA/_375xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/film-reel_4_18.jpg 375w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/FTVA/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/film-reel_4_18.jpg 960w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/FTVA/_1280xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/film-reel_4_18.jpg 1280w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/FTVA/_1920xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/film-reel_4_18.jpg 1920w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetstest/FTVA/_2560xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/film-reel_4_18.jpg 2560w',
+    alt: 'Lostlake',
+    focalPoint: [
+      0.5,
+      0.5
+    ]
+  }
+]
+
+const mockTallImageCarousel = [{
+  id: '37072',
+  caption: 'Before and After Image Slider caption #1',
+  beforeImage: mockTallImage[0],
+  afterImage: mockTallImage[0]
+}]
+
+export function TallImage() {
+  return {
+    data() {
+      return {
+        ...mockTallImageCarousel[0],
+      }
+    },
+    components: { ImageSlider },
+    template: `
+    <component is="style" type="text/css">
+.before-image {
+    filter: grayscale(100%)
+}
+    </component>
+        <div style="padding: 1rem; max-width: 1160px;">
+        <image-slider
+            :before-image="beforeImage"
+            :after-image="afterImage"
+        >
+            <template #captionText>
+               {{ caption }}
+            </template>
+        </image-slider>
+        </div>
+    `,
+  }
+}
+
 export function WithCustomLabels() {
   return {
     data() {
@@ -92,7 +164,9 @@ export function WithScrollWrapperCarousel() {
   return {
     data() {
       return {
-        ...mockBeforeAfterImageCarousel[0],
+        firstImage: mockBeforeAfterImageCarousel[0],
+        secondImage: mockTallImageCarousel[0],
+        thirdImage: mockSquareImageCarousel[0],
       }
     },
     components: { ImageSlider, ScrollWrapper },
@@ -106,20 +180,27 @@ export function WithScrollWrapperCarousel() {
           <ScrollWrapper :single-item="true" :initial-slide="1">
             <template #item-1>
               <image-slider
-                  :before-image="beforeImage"
-                  :after-image="afterImage"
-              />
+                  :before-image="firstImage.beforeImage"
+                  :after-image="firstImage.afterImage"
+              >
+                <template #beforeLabel>
+               Custom Before Label
+            </template>
+            <template #afterLabel>
+              Custom After Label
+            </template>
+              </image-slider>
             </template>
             <template #item-2>
               <image-slider
-                  :before-image="beforeImage"
-                  :after-image="afterImage"
+                  :before-image="secondImage.beforeImage"
+                  :after-image="secondImage.afterImage"
               />
             </template>
             <template #item-3>
               <image-slider
-                  :before-image="beforeImage"
-                  :after-image="afterImage"
+                  :before-image="thirdImage.beforeImage"
+                  :after-image="thirdImage.afterImage"
               />
             </template>
              </ScrollWrapper>