diff --git a/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.cpp b/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.cpp
index f08d4180743283fab736b21ef39ce1dde038e586..c3ed8f23fb90e720e4f20cb9085e38c5f1c30833 100644
--- a/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 
 #include "GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.h"
 #include "GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/GUIHelpers.h"
+#include <QWheelEvent>
 
 DoubleSpinBox::DoubleSpinBox(QWidget* parent, const DoubleDescriptor& d)
     : QDoubleSpinBox(parent), m_valueDescriptor(d)
 {
+    setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
     GUI::View::Helpers::configSpinbox(this, d.decimals, d.limits);
     setToolTip(d.tooltip);
     setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
@@ -75,6 +77,14 @@ void DoubleSpinBox::setBaseValue(double baseValue)
     setValue(toDisplayValue(baseValue));
 }
 
+void DoubleSpinBox::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event)
+{
+    if (!hasFocus())
+        event->ignore();
+    else
+        QDoubleSpinBox::wheelEvent(event);
+}
+
 void DoubleSpinBox::onDisplayValueChanged(double newDisplayValue)
 {
     emit baseValueChanged(toBaseValue(newDisplayValue));
diff --git a/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.h b/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.h
index 103ede224bd195f8e0f6a44dc982e73927f49605..922ec6124c407e3fa4ca4b2ac81ba415bde9eb5a 100644
--- a/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.h
+++ b/GUI/Views/CommonWidgets/DoubleSpinBox.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ signals:
     //! newBaseValue is in the unit of the valueDescriptor.
     void baseValueChanged(double newBaseValue);
 
+protected:
+    virtual void wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* event) override;
+
 private:
     void onDisplayValueChanged(double newValue);