diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts
index a6256deeba975c7f68177fda8f1aaf8f31c34c9a..9b31c847f708b0b44d2e86ea1062d579ec56e261 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElement.ts
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractScrollableElement extends Widget {
 		let massagedOptions = resolveOptions(newOptions);
 		this._options.handleMouseWheel = massagedOptions.handleMouseWheel;
 		this._options.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity = massagedOptions.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity;
+		this._options.fastScrollSensitivity = massagedOptions.fastScrollSensitivity;
 		this._setListeningToMouseWheel(this._options.handleMouseWheel);
 
 		if (!this._options.lazyRender) {
@@ -340,6 +341,12 @@ export abstract class AbstractScrollableElement extends Widget {
 				deltaY = 0;
 			}
 
+			if (e.browserEvent && e.browserEvent.altKey) {
+				// fastScrolling
+				deltaX = deltaX * this._options.fastScrollSensitivity;
+				deltaY = deltaY * this._options.fastScrollSensitivity;
+			}
+
 			const futureScrollPosition = this._scrollable.getFutureScrollPosition();
 
 			let desiredScrollPosition: INewScrollPosition = {};
@@ -540,6 +547,7 @@ function resolveOptions(opts: ScrollableElementCreationOptions): ScrollableEleme
 		alwaysConsumeMouseWheel: (typeof opts.alwaysConsumeMouseWheel !== 'undefined' ? opts.alwaysConsumeMouseWheel : false),
 		scrollYToX: (typeof opts.scrollYToX !== 'undefined' ? opts.scrollYToX : false),
 		mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: (typeof opts.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity !== 'undefined' ? opts.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity : 1),
+		fastScrollSensitivity: (typeof opts.fastScrollSensitivity !== 'undefined' ? opts.fastScrollSensitivity : 5),
 		mouseWheelSmoothScroll: (typeof opts.mouseWheelSmoothScroll !== 'undefined' ? opts.mouseWheelSmoothScroll : true),
 		arrowSize: (typeof opts.arrowSize !== 'undefined' ? opts.arrowSize : 11),
 
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElementOptions.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElementOptions.ts
index f8ed7e6fb11c8d419bc853ef80d47480e727f97f..7073bee8cb5929c1388677c007a0b4e02c63eca0 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElementOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/scrollbar/scrollableElementOptions.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export interface ScrollableElementCreationOptions {
 	 * Defaults to 1.
 	 */
 	mouseWheelScrollSensitivity?: number;
+	/**
+	 * FastScrolling mulitplier speed when pressing `Alt`
+	 * Defaults to 5.
+	 */
+	fastScrollSensitivity?: number;
 	/**
 	 * Height for vertical arrows (top/bottom) and width for horizontal arrows (left/right).
 	 * Defaults to 11.
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ export interface ScrollableElementCreationOptions {
 export interface ScrollableElementChangeOptions {
 	handleMouseWheel?: boolean;
 	mouseWheelScrollSensitivity?: number;
+	fastScrollSensitivity: number;
 }
 
 export interface ScrollableElementResolvedOptions {
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ export interface ScrollableElementResolvedOptions {
 	scrollYToX: boolean;
 	alwaysConsumeMouseWheel: boolean;
 	mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: number;
+	fastScrollSensitivity: number;
 	mouseWheelSmoothScroll: boolean;
 	arrowSize: number;
 	listenOnDomNode: HTMLElement | null;
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/editorScrollbar/editorScrollbar.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/editorScrollbar/editorScrollbar.ts
index df80f0b2087cd9e127cff981bef2324d5f28e8c0..8ead82c249aaed7e2a2c06d44df3d4b7e8c3fce8 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/editorScrollbar/editorScrollbar.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/editorScrollbar/editorScrollbar.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class EditorScrollbar extends ViewPart {
 			handleMouseWheel: configScrollbarOpts.handleMouseWheel,
 			arrowSize: configScrollbarOpts.arrowSize,
 			mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: configScrollbarOpts.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity,
+			fastScrollSensitivity: configScrollbarOpts.fastScrollSensitivity,
 		};
 
 		this.scrollbar = this._register(new SmoothScrollableElement(linesContent.domNode, scrollbarOptions, this._context.viewLayout.scrollable));
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ export class EditorScrollbar extends ViewPart {
 			const editor = this._context.configuration.editor;
 			let newOpts: ScrollableElementChangeOptions = {
 				handleMouseWheel: editor.viewInfo.scrollbar.handleMouseWheel,
-				mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: editor.viewInfo.scrollbar.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity
+				mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: editor.viewInfo.scrollbar.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity,
+				fastScrollSensitivity: editor.viewInfo.scrollbar.fastScrollSensitivity
 			};
 			this.scrollbar.updateOptions(newOpts);
 		}
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
index 8fa09be3b707835fedd61309552330a549f171d2..c7417e0f4bdba706821cc7670bac80db38d37cb1 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ const editorConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.viewInfo.scrollbar.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity,
 			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('mouseWheelScrollSensitivity', "A multiplier to be used on the `deltaX` and `deltaY` of mouse wheel scroll events.")
 		},
+		'editor.fastScrollSensitivity': {
+			'type': 'number',
+			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.viewInfo.scrollbar.fastScrollSensitivity,
+			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('fastScrollSensitivity', "Scrolling speed mulitiplier when pressing `Alt`")
+		},
 		'editor.multiCursorModifier': {
 			'type': 'string',
 			'enum': ['ctrlCmd', 'alt'],
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
index ecdb1f39f452386fcd39c646df9c996a0a53d9b4..bef7f91cd4e08efdc611673d1361b6f4c4af673a 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ export interface IEditorOptions {
 	 * Defaults to 1.
 	 */
 	mouseWheelScrollSensitivity?: number;
+	/**
+	 * FastScrolling mulitplier speed when pressing `Alt`
+	 * Defaults to 5.
+	 */
+	fastScrollSensitivity?: number;
 	/**
 	 * The modifier to be used to add multiple cursors with the mouse.
 	 * Defaults to 'alt'
@@ -875,6 +880,7 @@ export interface InternalEditorScrollbarOptions {
 	readonly verticalScrollbarSize: number;
 	readonly verticalSliderSize: number;
 	readonly mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: number;
+	readonly fastScrollSensitivity: number;
 }
 
 export interface InternalEditorMinimapOptions {
@@ -1292,6 +1298,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 			&& a.verticalScrollbarSize === b.verticalScrollbarSize
 			&& a.verticalSliderSize === b.verticalSliderSize
 			&& a.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity === b.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity
+			&& a.fastScrollSensitivity === b.fastScrollSensitivity
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -1795,7 +1802,7 @@ export class EditorOptionsValidator {
 		};
 	}
 
-	private static _sanitizeScrollbarOpts(opts: IEditorScrollbarOptions | undefined, defaults: InternalEditorScrollbarOptions, mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: number): InternalEditorScrollbarOptions {
+	private static _sanitizeScrollbarOpts(opts: IEditorScrollbarOptions | undefined, defaults: InternalEditorScrollbarOptions, mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: number, fastScrollSensitivity: number): InternalEditorScrollbarOptions {
 		if (typeof opts !== 'object') {
 			return defaults;
 		}
@@ -1818,7 +1825,8 @@ export class EditorOptionsValidator {
 			verticalSliderSize: _clampedInt(opts.verticalSliderSize, verticalScrollbarSize, 0, 1000),
 
 			handleMouseWheel: _boolean(opts.handleMouseWheel, defaults.handleMouseWheel),
-			mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: mouseWheelScrollSensitivity
+			mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: mouseWheelScrollSensitivity,
+			fastScrollSensitivity: fastScrollSensitivity,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -1965,7 +1973,12 @@ export class EditorOptionsValidator {
 			// Disallow 0, as it would prevent/block scrolling
 			mouseWheelScrollSensitivity = 1;
 		}
-		const scrollbar = this._sanitizeScrollbarOpts(opts.scrollbar, defaults.scrollbar, mouseWheelScrollSensitivity);
+
+		let fastScrollSensitivity = _float(opts.fastScrollSensitivity, defaults.scrollbar.fastScrollSensitivity);
+		if (fastScrollSensitivity <= 0) {
+			fastScrollSensitivity = defaults.scrollbar.fastScrollSensitivity;
+		}
+		const scrollbar = this._sanitizeScrollbarOpts(opts.scrollbar, defaults.scrollbar, mouseWheelScrollSensitivity, fastScrollSensitivity);
 		const minimap = this._sanitizeMinimapOpts(opts.minimap, defaults.minimap);
 
 		return {
@@ -2592,6 +2605,7 @@ export const EDITOR_DEFAULTS: IValidatedEditorOptions = {
 			verticalSliderSize: 14,
 			handleMouseWheel: true,
 			mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: 1,
+			fastScrollSensitivity: 5,
 		},
 		minimap: {
 			enabled: true,
diff --git a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
index e4b771b30d1d6377bb9def8fbe621179ab6ae7f2..8224e78e7f85818908697dbe419b9d7f29feab48 100644
--- a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
@@ -2787,6 +2787,11 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		 * Defaults to 1.
 		 */
 		mouseWheelScrollSensitivity?: number;
+		/**
+		 * FastScrolling mulitplier speed when pressing `Alt`
+		 * Defaults to 5.
+		 */
+		fastScrollSensitivity?: number;
 		/**
 		 * The modifier to be used to add multiple cursors with the mouse.
 		 * Defaults to 'alt'
@@ -3149,6 +3154,7 @@ declare namespace monaco.editor {
 		readonly verticalScrollbarSize: number;
 		readonly verticalSliderSize: number;
 		readonly mouseWheelScrollSensitivity: number;
+		readonly fastScrollSensitivity: number;
 	}
 
 	export interface InternalEditorMinimapOptions {