diff --git a/widgets/slider.cpp b/widgets/slider.cpp
index 4a2addb66..ecc44d01d 100644
--- a/widgets/slider.cpp
+++ b/widgets/slider.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 
 #include "slider.h"
 
-#include <QSlider>
+#include <QApplication>
 #include <QPainter>
+#include <QSlider>
 #include <QStyleOptionSlider>
-
+#include <QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent>
 #include <kmimetype.h>
 
 #include "theme.h"
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@ void Slider::paint(QPainter *painter,
     d->handle->paintFrame(painter, handleRect.topLeft());
 }
 
+void Slider::wheelEvent(QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent *event)
+{
+    QWheelEvent e(event->pos().toPoint(), event->delta(),event->buttons(),event->modifiers(),event->orientation());
+    QApplication::sendEvent(widget(), &e);
+    event->accept();
+}
+
 void Slider::setMaximum(int max)
 {
     static_cast<QSlider*>(widget())->setMaximum(max);
diff --git a/widgets/slider.h b/widgets/slider.h
index ffe9cfd60..445b933bd 100644
--- a/widgets/slider.h
+++ b/widgets/slider.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget);
+    void wheelEvent(QGraphicsSceneWheelEvent *event);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /**