diff --git a/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts b/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts
index 89ac6ad48e..647fd3f2f9 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts
+++ b/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts
@@ -381,9 +381,10 @@ export declare function registerLocaleData(data: any, localeId?: string | any, e
 
 export declare class SlicePipe implements PipeTransform {
     transform<T>(value: ReadonlyArray<T>, start: number, end?: number): Array<T>;
+    transform(value: null | undefined, start: number, end?: number): null;
+    transform<T>(value: ReadonlyArray<T> | null | undefined, start: number, end?: number): Array<T> | null;
     transform(value: string, start: number, end?: number): string;
-    transform(value: null, start: number, end?: number): null;
-    transform(value: undefined, start: number, end?: number): undefined;
+    transform(value: string | null | undefined, start: number, end?: number): string | null;
 }
 
 export declare type Time = {
diff --git a/packages/common/src/pipes/slice_pipe.ts b/packages/common/src/pipes/slice_pipe.ts
index 07e6ba4014..90bf602f92 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/pipes/slice_pipe.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/pipes/slice_pipe.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ export class SlicePipe implements PipeTransform {
    *   - **if negative**: return all items before `end` index from the end of the list or string.
    */
   transform<T>(value: ReadonlyArray<T>, start: number, end?: number): Array<T>;
+  transform(value: null|undefined, start: number, end?: number): null;
+  transform<T>(value: ReadonlyArray<T>|null|undefined, start: number, end?: number): Array<T>|null;
   transform(value: string, start: number, end?: number): string;
-  transform(value: null, start: number, end?: number): null;
-  transform(value: undefined, start: number, end?: number): undefined;
-  transform(value: any, start: number, end?: number): any {
-    if (value == null) return value;
+  transform(value: string|null|undefined, start: number, end?: number): string|null;
+  transform<T>(value: ReadonlyArray<T>|string|null|undefined, start: number, end?: number):
+      Array<T>|string|null {
+    if (value == null) return null;
 
     if (!this.supports(value)) {
       throw invalidPipeArgumentError(SlicePipe, value);
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/slice_pipe_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/slice_pipe_spec.ts
index 1ab7398c4d..c0172e6278 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/slice_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/slice_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/matchers';
         expect(pipe.transform(null, 1)).toBe(null);
       });
 
-      it('should return undefined if the value is undefined', () => {
-        expect(pipe.transform(undefined, 1)).toBe(undefined);
+      it('should return null if the value is undefined', () => {
+        expect(pipe.transform(undefined, 1)).toBe(null);
       });
 
       it('should return all items after START index when START is positive and END is omitted',