diff --git a/src/libs/tracing/timelinerenderer.cpp b/src/libs/tracing/timelinerenderer.cpp
index 07abb071445..ace3efe3ffe 100644
--- a/src/libs/tracing/timelinerenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/tracing/timelinerenderer.cpp
@@ -183,23 +183,28 @@ void TimelineRenderer::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
     // ctrl-wheel means zoom
     if (event->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) {
         event->setAccepted(true);
+        if (event->angleDelta().y() == 0)
+            return;
         TimelineZoomControl *zoom = zoomer();
 
-        int degrees = (event->angleDelta().x() + event->angleDelta().y()) / 8;
-        const qint64 circle = 360;
-        qint64 mouseTime = event->position().toPoint().x() * zoom->windowDuration() / width() +
-                zoom->windowStart();
-        qint64 beforeMouse = (mouseTime - zoom->rangeStart()) * (circle - degrees) / circle;
-        qint64 afterMouse = (zoom->rangeEnd() - mouseTime) * (circle - degrees) / circle;
-
-        qint64 newStart = qBound(zoom->traceStart(), zoom->traceEnd(), mouseTime - beforeMouse);
-        if (newStart + zoom->minimumRangeLength() > zoom->traceEnd())
-            return; // too close to trace end
-
-        qint64 newEnd = qBound(newStart + zoom->minimumRangeLength(), zoom->traceEnd(),
-                               mouseTime + afterMouse);
-
-        zoom->setRange(newStart, newEnd);
+        // Handle similar to text editor, but avoid floats.
+        // angleDelta of 120 is considered a 10% change in zoom.
+        const qint64 delta = event->angleDelta().y();
+        const qint64 newDuration = qBound(zoom->minimumRangeLength(),
+                                          zoom->rangeDuration() * 1200 / (1200 + delta),
+                                          std::max(zoom->minimumRangeLength(),
+                                                   zoom->traceDuration()));
+        const qint64 mouseTime = event->position().toPoint().x() * zoom->windowDuration() / width()
+                                 + zoom->windowStart();
+        // Try to keep mouseTime where it was in relation to the shown range,
+        // but keep within traceStart/End
+        const qint64 newStart
+            = qBound(zoom->traceStart(),
+                     mouseTime
+                         - newDuration * /*rest is mouse time position [0,1] in range:*/
+                               (mouseTime - zoom->rangeStart()) / zoom->rangeDuration(),
+                     std::max(zoom->traceStart(), zoom->traceEnd() - newDuration));
+        zoom->setRange(newStart, newStart + newDuration);
     } else {
         TimelineAbstractRenderer::wheelEvent(event);
     }