diff --git a/picard/script/functions.py b/picard/script/functions.py
index 609bc23e2..091a1a023 100644
--- a/picard/script/functions.py
+++ b/picard/script/functions.py
@@ -1258,12 +1258,13 @@ Returns a multi-value variable containing the elements between the `start` and
 The following example will create a multi-value variable with all artists
     in `%artists%` except the first, which can be used to create a "feat." list.
 
-Example:
+Examples:
 
-    $setmulti(supporting_artists,$slice(%artists%,1,))
+    $setmulti(supporting_artists,$slice(%artists%,1))
+    $setmulti(supporting_artists,$slice(%artists%,1,-1))
 """
 ))
-def func_slice(parser, multi, start_index, end_index, separator=MULTI_VALUED_JOINER):
+def func_slice(parser, multi, start_index, end_index=None, separator=MULTI_VALUED_JOINER):
     try:
         start = int(start_index.eval(parser)) if start_index else None
     except ValueError:
diff --git a/test/test_script.py b/test/test_script.py
index eabb850d1..49d18bb7e 100644
--- a/test/test_script.py
+++ b/test/test_script.py
@@ -1354,6 +1354,7 @@ class ScriptParserTest(PicardTestCase):
         self.assertScriptResultEquals("$slice(First:A; Second:B; Third:C,-2,2)", output_1_2, context)
         # Tests with missing inputs
         self.assertScriptResultEquals("$slice(First:A; Second:B; Third:C,,1)", output_0_1, context)
+        self.assertScriptResultEquals("$slice(First:A; Second:B; Third:C,1)", output_1_3, context)
         self.assertScriptResultEquals("$slice(First:A; Second:B; Third:C,1,)", output_1_3, context)
         self.assertScriptResultEquals("$slice(First:A; Second:B; Third:C,,)", output_0_3, context)
         # Tests with invalid inputs (end < start)
@@ -1365,13 +1366,11 @@ class ScriptParserTest(PicardTestCase):
         # Tests with separator override
         self.assertScriptResultEquals("$slice(First:A; Second:B; Third:C,1,3,:)", alternate_output, context)
         # Tests with invalid number of arguments
-        areg = r"^\d+:\d+:\$slice: Wrong number of arguments for \$slice: Expected between 3 and 4, "
+        areg = r"^\d+:\d+:\$slice: Wrong number of arguments for \$slice: Expected between 2 and 4, "
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ScriptError, areg):
             self.parser.eval("$slice()")
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ScriptError, areg):
             self.parser.eval("$slice(abc; def)")
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ScriptError, areg):
-            self.parser.eval("$slice(abc; def,0)")
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ScriptError, areg):
             self.parser.eval("$slice(abc; def),0,1,:,extra")