diff --git a/vidcutter/libs/mpvwidget.py b/vidcutter/libs/mpvwidget.py
index fc72969e..bcc9f9bd 100644
--- a/vidcutter/libs/mpvwidget.py
+++ b/vidcutter/libs/mpvwidget.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event: QMouseEvent) -> None:
             self.parent.toggleFullscreen()
 
     def wheelEvent(self, event: QWheelEvent) -> None:
-        self.parent.videoSlider.wheelEvent(event)
+        self.parent.scalableTimeline.wheelEvent(event)
 
     def paintEngine(self):
         pass
diff --git a/vidcutter/widgets/scalable_timeline_widget.py b/vidcutter/widgets/scalable_timeline_widget.py
index 8ffae98f..de9bd765 100644
--- a/vidcutter/widgets/scalable_timeline_widget.py
+++ b/vidcutter/widgets/scalable_timeline_widget.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 from PyQt5 import QtWidgets, QtGui, QtCore
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QPoint, QLine, QRect, QRectF, pyqtSignal, QEvent, QObject, QTime
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QMouseEvent, QColor, QFont, QBrush, QPalette, QPen, QPolygon, QPainterPath, QPixmap
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStylePainter, QWidget, QStyleOptionSlider, QScrollArea, QVBoxLayout, QPushButton, QHBoxLayout, QLabel
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QWheelEvent
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QScrollArea
 
 from vidcutter.VideoItemClip import VideoItemClip
 from vidcutter.VideoList import VideoList
@@ -175,5 +175,8 @@ def setRestrictValue(self, value: int = 0, force: bool = False) -> None:
             self._handleHover = False
         # self.initStyle()
 
+    def wheelEvent(self, event: QWheelEvent) -> None:
+        self.timeline.wheelEvent(event)
+
     # def keyPressEvent(self, a0):
     #     self.parent.keyPressEvent(a0)
diff --git a/vidcutter/widgets/timeline_widget.py b/vidcutter/widgets/timeline_widget.py
index 76934d80..81739504 100644
--- a/vidcutter/widgets/timeline_widget.py
+++ b/vidcutter/widgets/timeline_widget.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 from PyQt5 import QtWidgets, QtGui, QtCore
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QPoint, QLine, QRect, QRectF, pyqtSignal, QEvent, QObject, QTime
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QMouseEvent, QColor, QFont, QBrush, QPalette, QPen, QPolygon, QPainterPath, QPixmap
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStylePainter, QWidget, QStyleOptionSlider, QScrollArea, QVBoxLayout, QPushButton, QHBoxLayout, QLabel
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QPoint, QLine, QRect, pyqtSignal, QEvent, QObject, QTime
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainter, QMouseEvent, QWheelEvent, QColor, QFont, QBrush, QPalette, QPen, QPolygon
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QStyle, QStylePainter, QWidget, QStyleOptionSlider
 
 from vidcutter.VideoItemClip import VideoItemClip
 from vidcutter.VideoList import VideoList
@@ -442,6 +442,15 @@ def mouseCursorState(self, e_pos) -> CursorStates:
                             return self.CursorStates.cursorIsInside
         return self.CursorStates.cursorIsOutside
 
+    def wheelEvent(self, event: QWheelEvent) -> None:
+        if self.parent.parent.mediaAvailable:
+            if event.angleDelta().y() > 0:
+                self.parent.parent.mpvWidget.frameBackStep()
+            else:
+                self.parent.parent.mpvWidget.frameStep()
+            self.parent.parent.setPlayButton(False)
+            event.accept()
+
     def mouseCursorClipIndex(self, e_pos) -> int:
         if len(self.clipsRectangles_) > 0:
             for clipIndex in range(len(self.clipsRectangles_)):