diff --git a/src/meshlab/glarea.cpp b/src/meshlab/glarea.cpp
index 05ad27cde..8c0822214 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/glarea.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/glarea.cpp
@@ -812,26 +812,33 @@ void GLArea::tabletEvent(QTabletEvent*e)
 
 void GLArea::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent*e)
 {
-	setFocus();
-  const int WHEEL_STEP = 120;
-  float notch = e->delta()/ float(WHEEL_STEP);
-  switch(e->modifiers())
-		{
-		case Qt::ShiftModifier + Qt::ControlModifier	: clipRatioFar  = math::Clamp( clipRatioFar*powf(1.2f, notch),0.01f,5000.0f); break;
-		case Qt::ControlModifier											: clipRatioNear = math::Clamp(clipRatioNear*powf(1.2f, notch),0.01f,50.0f); break;
+  setFocus();
+  if( (iEdit && !suspendedEditor) )
+  {
+    iEdit->wheelEvent(e,*mm(),this);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    const int WHEEL_STEP = 120;
+    float notch = e->delta()/ float(WHEEL_STEP);
+    switch(e->modifiers())
+    {
+    case Qt::ShiftModifier + Qt::ControlModifier	: clipRatioFar  = math::Clamp( clipRatioFar*powf(1.2f, notch),0.01f,5000.0f); break;
+    case Qt::ControlModifier											: clipRatioNear = math::Clamp(clipRatioNear*powf(1.2f, notch),0.01f,50.0f); break;
     case Qt::AltModifier													: glas.pointSize = math::Clamp(glas.pointSize*powf(1.2f, notch),0.01f,150.0f);
       foreach(MeshModel * mp, this->md()->meshList)
         mp->glw.SetHintParamf(GLW::HNPPointSize,glas.pointSize);
-			break;
-		case Qt::ShiftModifier												: fov = math::Clamp(fov+1.2f*notch,5.0f,90.0f); break;
-		default:
+      break;
+    case Qt::ShiftModifier												: fov = math::Clamp(fov+1.2f*notch,5.0f,90.0f); break;
+    default:
       if(isRaster())
         this->opacity = math::Clamp( opacity*powf(1.2f, notch),0.1f,1.0f);
       else
         trackball.MouseWheel( e->delta()/ float(WHEEL_STEP));
-			break;
-		}
-	update();
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  update();
 }