diff --git a/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js b/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
index d543f2bdf..3b9cf03e0 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspaceThumbnail.js
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ const ThumbnailsBox = new Lang.Class({
 
         this.actor.connect('button-press-event', function() { return true; });
         this.actor.connect('button-release-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onButtonRelease));
+        this.actor.connect('scroll-event',
+                           Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
 
         Main.overview.connect('item-drag-begin',
                               Lang.bind(this, this._onDragBegin));
@@ -1203,5 +1205,16 @@ const ThumbnailsBox = new Lang.Class({
                            },
                            onCompleteScope: this
                          });
+    },
+
+    _onScrollEvent: function (actor, event) {
+        switch (event.get_scroll_direction()) {
+        case Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP:
+            Main.wm.actionMoveWorkspace(Meta.MotionDirection.UP);
+            break;
+        case Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN:
+            Main.wm.actionMoveWorkspace(Meta.MotionDirection.DOWN);
+            break;
+        }
     }
 });
diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index 0dc77307d..8ea5d0165 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -483,8 +483,6 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
         controls.track_hover = true;
         controls.connect('notify::hover',
                          Lang.bind(this, this._onControlsHoverChanged));
-        controls.connect('scroll-event',
-                         Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
 
         this._primaryIndex = Main.layoutManager.primaryIndex;
 
@@ -1004,17 +1002,6 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
         // 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.actionMoveWorkspace(Meta.MotionDirection.UP);
-            break;
-        case Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN:
-            Main.wm.actionMoveWorkspace(Meta.MotionDirection.DOWN);
-            break;
-        }
     }
 });
 Signals.addSignalMethods(WorkspacesDisplay.prototype);