diff --git a/js/views/scrollView.js b/js/views/scrollView.js
index b28087eec8..f98c422a2e 100644
--- a/js/views/scrollView.js
+++ b/js/views/scrollView.js
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ ionic.views.Scroll = ionic.views.View.inherit({
       startX: 0,
       startY: 0,
 
+      /** The amount to dampen mousewheel events */
+      wheelDampen: 6,
+
       /** The minimum size the scrollbars scale to while scrolling */
       minScrollbarSizeX: 5,
       minScrollbarSizeY: 5,
@@ -682,6 +685,9 @@ ionic.views.Scroll = ionic.views.View.inherit({
         mousedown = false;
       }, false);
 
+      document.addEventListener("mousewheel", function(e) {
+        self.scrollBy(e.wheelDeltaX/self.options.wheelDampen, -e.wheelDeltaY/self.options.wheelDampen);
+      });
     }
   },