diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index f63e3fca3..e3e242643 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ WorkspacesDisplay.prototype = {
         controls.track_hover = true;
         controls.connect('notify::hover',
                          Lang.bind(this, this._onControlsHoverChanged));
+        controls.connect('scroll-event',
+                         Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
+
 
         this._thumbnailsBox = new WorkspaceThumbnail.ThumbnailsBox();
         controls.add_actor(this._thumbnailsBox.actor);
@@ -925,6 +928,17 @@ WorkspacesDisplay.prototype = {
         // might as well avoid it.
         Meta.later_add(Meta.LaterType.BEFORE_REDRAW,
                        Lang.bind(this, this._updateZoom));
+    },
+
+    _onScrollEvent: function (actor, event) {
+        switch ( event.get_scroll_direction() ) {
+        case Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP:
+            Main.wm.actionMoveWorkspaceUp();
+            break;
+        case Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN:
+            Main.wm.actionMoveWorkspaceDown();
+            break;
+        }
     }
 };
 Signals.addSignalMethods(WorkspacesDisplay.prototype);