diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index e2300ecb731..9fde2da787b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "checkablemessagebox.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "fancylineedit.h"
-#include "guiutils.h"
 #include "iconbutton.h"
 #include "layoutbuilder.h"
 #include "passworddialog.h"
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QButtonGroup>
 #include <QCheckBox>
-#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QCompleter>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QGroupBox>
@@ -2343,7 +2341,6 @@ void IntegerAspect::addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent)
         d->m_spinBox->setRange(int(d->m_minimumValue.value() / d->m_displayScaleFactor),
                                int(d->m_maximumValue.value() / d->m_displayScaleFactor));
     d->m_spinBox->setValue(int(value() / d->m_displayScaleFactor)); // Must happen after setRange()
-    setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(d->m_spinBox);
     addLabeledItem(parent, d->m_spinBox);
     connect(d->m_spinBox.data(), &QSpinBox::valueChanged,
             this, &IntegerAspect::handleGuiChanged);
@@ -2443,7 +2440,6 @@ void DoubleAspect::addToLayout(LayoutItem &builder)
     d->m_spinBox->setSpecialValueText(d->m_specialValueText);
     if (d->m_maximumValue && d->m_maximumValue)
         d->m_spinBox->setRange(d->m_minimumValue.value(), d->m_maximumValue.value());
-    setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(d->m_spinBox);
     bufferToGui(); // Must happen after setRange()!
     addLabeledItem(builder, d->m_spinBox);
     connect(d->m_spinBox.data(), &QDoubleSpinBox::valueChanged,
@@ -3528,6 +3524,7 @@ void StringSelectionAspect::addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent)
     comboBox->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
 
     comboBox->setModel(m_model);
+    setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(comboBox);
 
     connect(m_selectionModel,
             &QItemSelectionModel::currentChanged,
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
index ffc2906d879..727861d2bc7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "filepath.h"
+#include "guiutils.h"
 #include "id.h"
 #include "infolabel.h"
 #include "macroexpander.h"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 
+#include <QAbstractSpinBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QUndoCommand>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -245,6 +248,10 @@ protected:
     Widget *createSubWidget(Args && ...args) {
         auto w = new Widget(args...);
         registerSubWidget(w);
+        if constexpr (std::is_base_of_v<QComboBox, Widget>
+                      || std::is_base_of_v<QAbstractSpinBox, Widget>) {
+            setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(w);
+        }
         return w;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
index 6d3a790c5d1..35830f1ca41 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public:
 void QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(QWidget *widget)
 {
     static Internal::WheelEventFilter instance;
+    // Installing duplicated event filter for the same objects just brings the event filter
+    // to the front and is otherwise no-op (the second event filter isn't installed).
     widget->installEventFilter(&instance);
     if (widget->focusPolicy() == Qt::WheelFocus)
         widget->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
index 26f0a788574..6dfd9106eb5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/fancylineedit.h>
+#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 #include <utils/icon.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/stylehelper.h>
 
+#include <QAbstractSpinBox>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QDialog>
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QEventLoop>
@@ -337,6 +340,14 @@ public:
 
 // ----------- SmartScrollArea
 
+template <typename T>
+void setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlockedForChildren(QWidget *widget)
+{
+    const auto children = widget->findChildren<T>();
+    for (auto child : children)
+        setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(child);
+}
+
 class SmartScrollArea : public QScrollArea
 {
 public:
@@ -353,6 +364,8 @@ private:
     {
         if (!widget()) {
             if (QWidget *inner = m_page->widget()) {
+                setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlockedForChildren<QComboBox *>(inner);
+                setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlockedForChildren<QAbstractSpinBox *>(inner);
                 setWidget(inner);
                 inner->setAutoFillBackground(false);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
index 8f001f6311c..ff1e7e82182 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
-#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
 
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ GeneralSettingsPageWidget::GeneralSettingsPageWidget()
     zoomSpinBox->setSingleStep(10);
     zoomSpinBox->setValue(100);
     zoomSpinBox->setSuffix(Tr::tr("%"));
-    setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(zoomSpinBox);
     antialiasCheckBox = new QCheckBox(Tr::tr("Antialias"));
 
     auto fontGroupBox = new QGroupBox(Tr::tr("Font"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/incredibuild/commandbuilderaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/incredibuild/commandbuilderaspect.cpp
index ce499f28038..99c29cd2692 100644
--- a/src/plugins/incredibuild/commandbuilderaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/incredibuild/commandbuilderaspect.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 
 #include <utils/environment.h>
+#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ void CommandBuilderAspect::addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent)
                 d->m_activeCommandBuilder = d->m_commandBuilders[idx];
             updateGui();
         });
+        setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(d->commandBuilder);
     }
 
     if (!d->makePathChooser) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index 8ef3b330a6c..e3c55681839 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/session.h>
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
+#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/stringutils.h>
 #include <utils/stylehelper.h>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ BuildSettingsWidget::BuildSettingsWidget(Target *target) :
         m_buildConfigurationComboBox = new QComboBox(this);
         m_buildConfigurationComboBox->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToContents);
         m_buildConfigurationComboBox->setModel(m_target->buildConfigurationModel());
+        setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(m_buildConfigurationComboBox);
         hbox->addWidget(m_buildConfigurationComboBox);
 
         m_addButton = new QPushButton(this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp
index c0cc6d6c279..dc1388cbd8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitaspects.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/environmentdialog.h>
 #include <utils/guard.h>
+#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
 #include <utils/macroexpander.h>
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ public:
             auto cb = new QComboBox;
             cb->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Ignored, cb->sizePolicy().verticalPolicy());
             cb->setToolTip(factory->description());
+            setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(cb);
 
             m_languageComboboxMap.insert(l, cb);
             layout->addWidget(cb, row, 1);
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ private:
         IDeviceConstPtr device = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
 
         const GuardLocker locker(m_ignoreChanges);
+        // TODO: Get rid of keys, iterate directly on hash.
         const QList<Id> keys = m_languageComboboxMap.keys();
         for (const Id l : keys) {
             const Toolchains ltcList = ToolchainManager::toolchains(equal(&Toolchain::language, l));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index e842bf4639c..75980d8ccba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/session.h>
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
+#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/stringutils.h>
 #include <utils/stylehelper.h>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ RunSettingsWidget::RunSettingsWidget(Target *target) :
     Q_ASSERT(m_target);
 
     m_deployConfigurationCombo = new QComboBox(this);
+    Utils::setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(m_deployConfigurationCombo);
     m_addDeployToolButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Add"), this);
     m_removeDeployToolButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Remove"), this);
     m_renameDeployButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Rename..."), this);
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ RunSettingsWidget::RunSettingsWidget(Target *target) :
     m_runConfigurationCombo = new QComboBox(this);
     m_runConfigurationCombo->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToContents);
     m_runConfigurationCombo->setMinimumContentsLength(15);
+    Utils::setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(m_runConfigurationCombo);
 
     m_addRunToolButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Add..."), this);
     m_removeRunToolButton = new QPushButton(Tr::tr("Remove"), this);