diff --git a/js/ui/layout.js b/js/ui/layout.js
index 9d481cf0b..aaf9da536 100644
--- a/js/ui/layout.js
+++ b/js/ui/layout.js
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         global.stage.add_child(this.uiGroup);
 
         this.overviewGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'overviewGroup',
-                                             visible: false });
+                                             visible: false,
+                                             reactive: true });
         this.addChrome(this.overviewGroup);
 
         this.screenShieldGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'screenShieldGroup',
diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index ea6b3ec98..1af870632 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.add_child(this._backgroundGroup);
         this._bgManagers = [];
 
-        this._backgroundGroup.connect('scroll-event',
-                                      Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
-
         this._desktopFade = new St.Widget();
         Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.add_child(this._desktopFade);
 
@@ -155,6 +152,9 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
             dragMotion: Lang.bind(this, this._onDragMotion)
         };
 
+
+        Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.connect('scroll-event',
+                                                 Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
         Main.xdndHandler.connect('drag-begin', Lang.bind(this, this._onDragBegin));
         Main.xdndHandler.connect('drag-end', Lang.bind(this, this._onDragEnd));