diff --git a/src/gui/DataViewControl.cs b/src/gui/DataViewControl.cs
index 0e2d5be..9b2b2fc 100644
--- a/src/gui/DataViewControl.cs
+++ b/src/gui/DataViewControl.cs
@@ -485,14 +485,15 @@ public class DataViewControl
 		Gdk.EventScroll e = args.Event;
 		double scrollDelta = 0;
 
-
-
 		if (e.Direction == Gdk.ScrollDirection.Down)
 			scrollDelta = dvDisplay.VScroll.Adjustment.StepIncrement;
 		else if (e.Direction == Gdk.ScrollDirection.Up)
 			scrollDelta = -dvDisplay.VScroll.Adjustment.StepIncrement;
-		// else if (e.Direction == Gdk.ScrollDirection.Smooth)
-		//	scrollDelta = e.DeltaY * dvDisplay.VScroll.Adjustment.StepIncrement;
+		else if (e.Direction == Gdk.ScrollDirection.Smooth) {
+		    double dx, dy;
+			Gdk.EventHelper.GetScrollDeltas(e, out dx, out dy);
+		    scrollDelta = dy * dvDisplay.VScroll.Adjustment.StepIncrement;
+		}
 
 		if (scrollDelta != 0) {
 			double upper = dvDisplay.VScroll.Adjustment.Upper - dvDisplay.VScroll.Adjustment.PageSize;
diff --git a/src/gui/DataViewDisplay.cs b/src/gui/DataViewDisplay.cs
index 185aa7d..922f230 100644
--- a/src/gui/DataViewDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/gui/DataViewDisplay.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class DataViewDisplay : Gtk.Box {
 		drawingArea.AddEvents((int)Gdk.EventMask.KeyPressMask);
 		drawingArea.AddEvents((int)Gdk.EventMask.KeyReleaseMask);
 		drawingArea.AddEvents((int)Gdk.EventMask.ScrollMask);
+		drawingArea.AddEvents((int)Gdk.EventMask.SmoothScrollMask);
 
 		drawingArea.CanFocus = true;