diff --git a/js/ui/status/brightness.js b/js/ui/status/brightness.js
index 2d0fee49a..17247880f 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/brightness.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/brightness.js
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ class Indicator extends PanelMenu.SystemIndicator {
         this._item.connect('key-press-event', (actor, event) => {
             return this._slider.emit('key-press-event', event);
         });
-
+        this._item.connect('scroll-event', (actor, event) => {
+            return this._slider.emit('scroll-event', event);
+        });
     }
 
     _sliderChanged() {
diff --git a/js/ui/status/volume.js b/js/ui/status/volume.js
index e8a787c4d..64767b848 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/volume.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/volume.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ var StreamSlider = class {
         this.item.connect('key-press-event', (actor, event) => {
             return this._slider.emit('key-press-event', event);
         });
+        this.item.connect('scroll-event', (actor, event) => {
+            return this._slider.emit('scroll-event', event);
+        });
 
         this._stream = null;
         this._volumeCancellable = null;