diff --git a/gpx-rs/src/api/dto.rs b/gpx-rs/src/api/dto.rs
index c4a98eb67..8700a2586 100644
--- a/gpx-rs/src/api/dto.rs
+++ b/gpx-rs/src/api/dto.rs
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ impl TrackpointDetails {
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct SelectionPoint {
+    /// Slope (%) at the trackpoint.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub slope: Option<f64>,
     /// ms since the epoch.
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub time: Option<f64>,
diff --git a/gpx-rs/src/api/queries.rs b/gpx-rs/src/api/queries.rs
index 63de19669..f23ac4ace 100644
--- a/gpx-rs/src/api/queries.rs
+++ b/gpx-rs/src/api/queries.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ buffers!(
     total_distance,
     elevation_gain,
     elevation_loss,
-    slope,
     lng,
     lat,
     ele
@@ -202,6 +201,7 @@ pub fn selection_point<H: History>(engine: &Engine<H>, index: usize) -> Option<S
     let segment = stats.slope_segments.at(index);
     let finite = |value: f64| value.is_finite().then_some(value);
     Some(SelectionPoint {
+        slope: finite(stats.slope[index]),
         time: stats
             .time
             .as_ref()
diff --git a/tauri/src/commands/statistics.rs b/tauri/src/commands/statistics.rs
index a399e4148..0d4592317 100644
--- a/tauri/src/commands/statistics.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/commands/statistics.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ macro_rules! f64_getters {
     )*};
 }
 
-f64_getters!(total_distance, slope, slope_segment_slopes, lng, lat, ele);
+f64_getters!(total_distance, slope_segment_slopes, lng, lat, ele);
 
 macro_rules! optional_f64_getters {
     ($($name:ident),*) => {$(
diff --git a/tauri/src/lib.rs b/tauri/src/lib.rs
index 3bba54fa1..e74500f7e 100644
--- a/tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ fn register_commands<R: tauri::Runtime>(builder: tauri::Builder<R>) -> tauri::Bu
         queries::waypoint_coordinates,
         // statistics
         statistics::total_distance,
-        statistics::slope,
         statistics::slope_segment_starts,
         statistics::slope_segment_slopes,
         statistics::lng,
diff --git a/wasm/src/queries/statistics.rs b/wasm/src/queries/statistics.rs
index d8471c3cf..b313e82de 100644
--- a/wasm/src/queries/statistics.rs
+++ b/wasm/src/queries/statistics.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ macro_rules! stats_getter {
 stats_getter!(total_distance, Float64Array);
 stats_getter!(elevation_gain, Float64Array);
 stats_getter!(elevation_loss, Float64Array);
-stats_getter!(slope, Float64Array);
 stats_getter!(lng, Float64Array);
 stats_getter!(lat, Float64Array);
 stats_getter!(ele, Float64Array);
diff --git a/wasm/src/ts.rs b/wasm/src/ts.rs
index 841c884cf..36a7d59b5 100644
--- a/wasm/src/ts.rs
+++ b/wasm/src/ts.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ export interface TrackpointDetails {
  * Absent fields are unknown.
  */
 export interface SelectionPoint {
+    /** Slope (%) at the trackpoint. */
+    slope?: number;
     /** ms since epoch */
     time?: number;
     /** Slope (%) and length (km) of the smoothed elevation segment of the trackpoint. */
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/elevation-profile/elevation-profile.ts b/website/src/lib/components/elevation-profile/elevation-profile.ts
index 4cea6859c..1249b4f28 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/elevation-profile/elevation-profile.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/elevation-profile/elevation-profile.ts
@@ -226,23 +226,25 @@ export class ElevationProfile {
                             const details =
                                 hovered?.index === point.index ? hovered.point : undefined;
                             const elevationFill = get(this._elevationFill);
-                            let slope = `${this._data.slope[point.index]?.toFixed(1)} %`;
-                            if (
-                                elevationFill === 'slope' &&
-                                details?.slopeSegmentSlope !== undefined &&
-                                details.slopeSegmentDistance !== undefined
-                            ) {
-                                slope += ` (${getDistanceWithUnits(details.slopeSegmentDistance)} @${details.slopeSegmentSlope.toFixed(1)} %)`;
-                            }
 
                             let labels = [
                                 `    ${i18n._('quantities.distance')}: ${getDistanceWithUnits(point.x, false)}`,
-                                `    ${i18n._('quantities.slope')}: ${slope}`,
                             ];
 
                             if (!details) {
                                 return labels;
                             }
+                            if (details.slope !== undefined) {
+                                let slope = `${details.slope.toFixed(1)} %`;
+                                if (
+                                    elevationFill === 'slope' &&
+                                    details.slopeSegmentSlope !== undefined &&
+                                    details.slopeSegmentDistance !== undefined
+                                ) {
+                                    slope += ` (${getDistanceWithUnits(details.slopeSegmentDistance)} @${details.slopeSegmentSlope.toFixed(1)} %)`;
+                                }
+                                labels.push(`    ${i18n._('quantities.slope')}: ${slope}`);
+                            }
                             let surface = details.surface ?? 'unknown';
                             let highway = details.highway ?? 'unknown';
                             let sacScale = details.sacScale;
diff --git a/website/src/lib/data/example/index.ts b/website/src/lib/data/example/index.ts
index abea7f2d6..a4744d1c9 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/data/example/index.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/data/example/index.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ async function point(index: number): Promise<SelectionPoint | undefined> {
     }
     const segment = intervalAt(slopeSegmentStarts, index);
     return {
+        slope: data.slope[index],
         time: data.timestamps[index],
         slopeSegmentSlope: data.slopeSegmentSlopes[segment],
         slopeSegmentDistance: data.slopeSegmentDistances[segment],
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ export const exampleStatistics: SelectionStatistics = {
     global: data.global,
     length,
     totalDistance: Float64Array.from(data.totalDistance),
-    slope: Float64Array.from(data.slope),
     lng: Float64Array.from(data.lng),
     lat: Float64Array.from(data.lat),
     ele: Float64Array.from(data.ele),
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts
index 39b983b6e..0ebfd78a5 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ export async function createTauriBackend(): Promise<Backend> {
         slice_statistics: async (start, end) =>
             (await invoke('slice_statistics', { start, end })) ?? undefined,
         total_distance: () => f64('total_distance'),
-        slope: () => f64('slope'),
         lng: () => f64('lng'),
         lat: () => f64('lat'),
         ele: () => f64('ele'),
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts
index 7f493f59c..619ea01bc 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ export interface Backend {
     selection_statistics(): Promise<GlobalStatistics | undefined>;
     slice_statistics(start: number, end: number): Promise<GlobalStatistics | undefined>;
     total_distance(): Promise<Float64Array>;
-    slope(): Promise<Float64Array>;
     lng(): Promise<Float64Array>;
     lat(): Promise<Float64Array>;
     ele(): Promise<Float64Array>;
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/wasm.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/wasm.ts
index efaed10dc..45678a822 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/wasm.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/wasm.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ export async function createWasmBackend(): Promise<Backend> {
         selection_statistics: lift(w.selection_statistics),
         slice_statistics: lift(w.slice_statistics),
         total_distance: lift(w.total_distance),
-        slope: lift(w.slope),
         lng: lift(w.lng),
         lat: lift(w.lat),
         ele: lift(w.ele),
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/engine.test.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/engine.test.ts
index 0c2ba3997..10f5f866c 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/engine.test.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/engine.test.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ describe('statistics', () => {
         const statistics = get(engine.statistics);
         const point = (await statistics.point(3))!;
         assert.ok(point.slopeSegmentDistance! > 0);
+        assert.equal(typeof point.slope, 'number');
         assert.equal(await statistics.point(statistics.length), undefined);
 
         // only for the selection it was read for
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/statistics.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/statistics.ts
index 46358d622..d056fb2a6 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/statistics.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/statistics.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ export class StatisticsReader {
     private async read(backend: Backend): Promise<SelectionStatistics> {
         const version = ++this._version;
         this._loaded.clear();
-        const [global, totalDistance, slope, lng, lat, ele] = await Promise.all([
+        const [global, totalDistance, lng, lat, ele] = await Promise.all([
             backend.selection_statistics(),
             backend.total_distance(),
-            backend.slope(),
             backend.lng(),
             backend.lat(),
             backend.ele(),
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ export class StatisticsReader {
             global: global ?? EMPTY_STATISTICS,
             length: totalDistance.length,
             totalDistance,
-            slope,
             lng,
             lat,
             ele,
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/types.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/types.ts
index c20ac451e..23ec47f88 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/types.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/types.ts
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ export type SelectionStatistics = {
     /** Number of trackpoints. */
     length: number;
     totalDistance: Float64Array;
-    /** Slope at the trackpoint. */
-    slope: Float64Array;
     lng: Float64Array;
     lat: Float64Array;
     ele: Float64Array;
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ export const EMPTY_SELECTION_STATISTICS: SelectionStatistics = {
     global: EMPTY_STATISTICS,
     length: 0,
     totalDistance: new Float64Array(),
-    slope: new Float64Array(),
     lng: new Float64Array(),
     lat: new Float64Array(),
     ele: new Float64Array(),
diff --git a/website/src/lib/scripts/example-statistics.ts b/website/src/lib/scripts/example-statistics.ts
index 9e3d811bb..6a73e0348 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/scripts/example-statistics.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/scripts/example-statistics.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export async function computeExampleData() {
         movingTime: numbers(engine.moving_time()),
         elevationGain: numbers(engine.elevation_gain()),
         elevationLoss: numbers(engine.elevation_loss()),
-        slope: numbers(engine.slope()),
+        slope: points.map((point) => point.slope!),
         slopeSegmentStarts,
         slopeSegmentSlopes: numbers(engine.slope_segment_slopes()),
         // the length of each segment, which is the one of its trackpoints