diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
index fce5b64c0614ce042598a76cb66570f01805cacd..ef4dcd3fe85cdee1c5e61743f0ffc0be7e6ecd91 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ export class TerminalInstance {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public dispatchEvent(event: Event) {
+		this.terminal.element.dispatchEvent(event);
+	}
+
 	public dispose(): void {
 		this.parentDomElement.removeChild(this.wrapperElement);
 		this.wrapperElement = null;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts
index dc37da76957480b6a44c819dbdf36c05578dbaa2..33dc0eb0a28b5902ea1495bf0e299b6c7e9ecfc6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import lifecycle = require('vs/base/common/lifecycle');
 import platform = require('vs/base/common/platform');
+import DOM = require('vs/base/browser/dom');
 import {TPromise} from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import {Builder, Dimension} from 'vs/base/browser/builder';
 import {IConfigurationService} from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ export class TerminalPanel extends Panel {
 		this.themeStyleElement = document.createElement('style');
 		this.parentDomElement.appendChild(this.themeStyleElement);
 		this.configurationHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(platform.platform, this.configurationService, this.parentDomElement);
+		this.toDispose.push(DOM.addDisposableListener(this.parentDomElement, 'wheel', (event: WheelEvent) => {
+			this.terminalInstance.dispatchEvent(new WheelEvent(event.type, event));
+		}));
 
 		return this.createTerminal();
 	}