diff --git a/src/callbacks.cpp b/src/callbacks.cpp
index 138aaa26..69fe466b 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.cpp
+++ b/src/callbacks.cpp
@@ -506,3 +506,63 @@ cb_radio_processes(GtkAction *action, GtkRadioAction *current, gpointer data)
     g_settings_set_int (procdata->settings, "view-as",
                   procdata->config.whose_process);
 }
+
+gboolean
+cb_dialog_page_scroll_event(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventScroll *event, GtkWindow *window)
+{
+    GtkNotebook *notebook = GTK_NOTEBOOK (widget);
+    GtkWidget *child, *event_widget, *action_widget;
+
+    child = gtk_notebook_get_nth_page (notebook, gtk_notebook_get_current_page (notebook));
+    if (child == NULL)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    event_widget = gtk_get_event_widget ((GdkEvent *) event);
+
+    /* Ignore scroll events from the content of the page */
+    if (event_widget == NULL ||
+        event_widget == child ||
+        gtk_widget_is_ancestor (event_widget, child))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    /* And also from the action widgets */
+    action_widget = gtk_notebook_get_action_widget (notebook, GTK_PACK_START);
+    if (event_widget == action_widget ||
+        (action_widget != NULL && gtk_widget_is_ancestor (event_widget, action_widget)))
+        return FALSE;
+    action_widget = gtk_notebook_get_action_widget (notebook, GTK_PACK_END);
+    if (event_widget == action_widget ||
+        (action_widget != NULL && gtk_widget_is_ancestor (event_widget, action_widget)))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    switch (event->direction) {
+    case GDK_SCROLL_RIGHT:
+    case GDK_SCROLL_DOWN:
+        gtk_notebook_next_page (notebook);
+        break;
+    case GDK_SCROLL_LEFT:
+    case GDK_SCROLL_UP:
+        gtk_notebook_prev_page (notebook);
+        break;
+    case GDK_SCROLL_SMOOTH:
+        switch (gtk_notebook_get_tab_pos (notebook)) {
+            case GTK_POS_LEFT:
+            case GTK_POS_RIGHT:
+                if (event->delta_y > 0)
+                    gtk_notebook_next_page (notebook);
+                else if (event->delta_y < 0)
+                    gtk_notebook_prev_page (notebook);
+                break;
+            case GTK_POS_TOP:
+            case GTK_POS_BOTTOM:
+                if (event->delta_x > 0)
+                    gtk_notebook_next_page (notebook);
+                else if (event->delta_x < 0)
+                    gtk_notebook_prev_page (notebook);
+                break;
+            }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/src/callbacks.h b/src/callbacks.h
index 69f50568..b43f9a7d 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.h
+++ b/src/callbacks.h
@@ -80,4 +80,8 @@ void            cb_kill_sigstop(GtkAction *action,
 void            cb_kill_sigcont(GtkAction *action,
                                 gpointer data);
 
+gboolean        cb_dialog_page_scroll_event(GtkWidget *widget,
+                                            GdkEventScroll *event,
+                                            GtkWindow *window);
+
 #endif /* _PROCMAN_CALLBACKS_H_ */
diff --git a/src/interface.cpp b/src/interface.cpp
index f7dbe84f..79be8594 100644
--- a/src/interface.cpp
+++ b/src/interface.cpp
@@ -698,6 +698,11 @@ create_main_window (ProcData *procdata)
 
     /* create the main notebook */
     procdata->notebook = notebook = gtk_notebook_new ();
+
+    gtk_widget_add_events (procdata->notebook, GDK_SCROLL_MASK);
+    g_signal_connect (procdata->notebook, "scroll-event",
+                      G_CALLBACK (cb_dialog_page_scroll_event), GTK_WINDOW (app));
+
     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (main_box), notebook, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
     gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (notebook), 12);
 
diff --git a/src/procdialogs.cpp b/src/procdialogs.cpp
index ee695bc3..3fa53e96 100644
--- a/src/procdialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/procdialogs.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@ procdialog_create_preferences_dialog (ProcData *procdata)
     gtk_box_set_spacing (GTK_BOX (main_vbox), 2);
 
     notebook = gtk_notebook_new ();
+
+    gtk_widget_add_events (notebook, GDK_SCROLL_MASK);
+    g_signal_connect (notebook, "scroll-event",
+                      G_CALLBACK (cb_dialog_page_scroll_event), GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
+
     gtk_container_set_border_width (GTK_CONTAINER (notebook), 5);
     gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (main_vbox), notebook, TRUE, TRUE, 0);