diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
index f4132351abe..ebbc64d40ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ FolderNavigationWidget::FolderNavigationWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent
     setHiddenFilesFilter(false);
     m_showBreadCrumbsAction->setCheckable(true);
     setShowBreadCrumbs(true);
+    m_listView->setVerticalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel);
     m_listView->setIconSize(QSize(16,16));
     m_listView->setModel(m_fileSystemModel);
     m_listView->setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers);