diff --git a/common/view/wx_view_controls.cpp b/common/view/wx_view_controls.cpp
index 7ed899165e..85e2ac8cc3 100644
--- a/common/view/wx_view_controls.cpp
+++ b/common/view/wx_view_controls.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<ZOOM_CONTROLLER> GetZoomControllerForPlatform()
 
 WX_VIEW_CONTROLS::WX_VIEW_CONTROLS( VIEW* aView, wxScrolledCanvas* aParentPanel ) :
     VIEW_CONTROLS( aView ), m_state( IDLE ), m_parentPanel( aParentPanel ),
-    m_scrollScale( 1.0, 1.0 ), m_cursorPos( 0, 0 ), m_updateCursor( true )
+    m_scrollScale( 1.0, 1.0 ), m_lastTimestamp( 0 ), m_cursorPos( 0, 0 ), m_updateCursor( true )
 {
     m_parentPanel->Connect( wxEVT_MOTION,
                             wxMouseEventHandler( WX_VIEW_CONTROLS::onMotion ), NULL, this );
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ void WX_VIEW_CONTROLS::onWheel( wxMouseEvent& aEvent )
 {
     const double wheelPanSpeed = 0.001;
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+    if( aEvent.GetTimestamp() == m_lastTimestamp )
+    {
+        aEvent.Skip( false );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_lastTimestamp = aEvent.GetTimestamp();
+#endif
+
     // mousewheelpan disabled:
     //      wheel + ctrl    -> horizontal scrolling;
     //      wheel + shift   -> vertical scrolling;
diff --git a/include/view/wx_view_controls.h b/include/view/wx_view_controls.h
index d3b7d07335..755e69dee1 100644
--- a/include/view/wx_view_controls.h
+++ b/include/view/wx_view_controls.h
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ private:
     /// Current scrollbar position
     VECTOR2I    m_scrollPos;
 
+    /// Last event timestamp to remove duplicates
+    long int    m_lastTimestamp;
+
     /// Current cursor position (world coordinates)
     VECTOR2D    m_cursorPos;