diff --git a/radiant/camwindow.cpp b/radiant/camwindow.cpp
index 4e3b8c0b..8a952be0 100644
--- a/radiant/camwindow.cpp
+++ b/radiant/camwindow.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void CamWnd::OnMouseMove( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy ){
 	update_xor_rectangle( m_XORRectangle );
 }
 
-void CamWnd::OnMouseWheel( bool bUp ){
+void CamWnd::OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy ){
 	if ( bUp ) {
 		VectorMA( m_Camera.origin, g_PrefsDlg.m_nMoveSpeed, m_Camera.forward, m_Camera.origin );
 	}
diff --git a/radiant/camwindow.h b/radiant/camwindow.h
index 0978e683..674df16f 100644
--- a/radiant/camwindow.h
+++ b/radiant/camwindow.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void OnLButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnRButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnMButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnMouseMove( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
-void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp );
+void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnSize( int cx, int cy );
 
 protected:
diff --git a/radiant/glwindow.cpp b/radiant/glwindow.cpp
index 92ae7c8b..92679836 100644
--- a/radiant/glwindow.cpp
+++ b/radiant/glwindow.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ static void button_press( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event, gpointer dat
 	case 2: flags |= MK_MBUTTON; break;
 	case 3: flags |= MK_RBUTTON; break;
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION( 1,3,0 )
-	case 4: wnd->OnMouseWheel( true ); break;
-	case 5: wnd->OnMouseWheel( false ); break;
+	case 4: wnd->OnMouseWheel( true, (int)event->x, (int)event->y ); break;
+	case 5: wnd->OnMouseWheel( false, (int)event->x, (int)event->y ); break;
 #endif
 	}
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static gint scroll_event( GtkWidget *widget,
 						  GdkEventScroll *event,
 						  gpointer data ){
 	GLWindow *wnd = (GLWindow*)data;
-	wnd->OnMouseWheel( ( event->direction == GDK_SCROLL_UP ) ? true : false );
+	wnd->OnMouseWheel( ( event->direction == GDK_SCROLL_UP ) ? true : false, (int)event->x, (int)event->y );
 	return TRUE;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/radiant/glwindow.h b/radiant/glwindow.h
index d5f6c732..f0903534 100644
--- a/radiant/glwindow.h
+++ b/radiant/glwindow.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
   virtual void OnSize( int cx, int cy ) { }
   virtual void OnTimer() { }
 
-  virtual void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp ) { }
+  virtual void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy ) { }
 
   void RedrawWindow() {	gtk_widget_queue_draw( m_pWidget ); }
 
diff --git a/radiant/preferences.cpp b/radiant/preferences.cpp
index f77e319d..88ac2e13 100644
--- a/radiant/preferences.cpp
+++ b/radiant/preferences.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 #define ROTATION_KEY            "Rotation"
 #define BUGGYICD_KEY            "BuggyICD"
 #define CHASEMOUSE_KEY          "ChaseMouse"
+#define MOUSEWHEELZOOM_KEY      "MousewheelZoom"
 #define ENTITYSHOW_KEY          "EntityShow"
 #define TEXTURESCALE_KEY        "TextureScale"
 #define TEXTURESCROLLBAR_KEY    "TextureScrollbar"
@@ -620,6 +621,7 @@ PrefsDlg::PrefsDlg (){
 	m_strUserPath = "";
 	m_nRotation = 0;
 	m_bChaseMouse = FALSE;
+        m_bMousewheelZoom = FALSE;
 	m_bTextureScrollbar = TRUE;
 	m_bDisplayLists = TRUE;
 	m_bAntialiasedPointsAndLines = FALSE; // Fishman - Add antialiazed points and lines support. 09/03/00
@@ -2271,6 +2273,12 @@ void PrefsDlg::BuildDialog(){
 	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( vbox ), check, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
 	AddDialogData( check, &m_bALTEdge, DLG_CHECK_BOOL );
 
+        // Imroved mouse wheel zoom in
+	check = gtk_check_button_new_with_label( _( "Improved mousewheel zoom-in" ) );
+	gtk_widget_show( check );
+	gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( vbox ), check, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
+	AddDialogData( check, &m_bMousewheelZoom, DLG_CHECK_BOOL );
+
 	// Mouse wheel increments
 	// container
 	hbox2 = gtk_hbox_new( FALSE, 5 );
@@ -2996,6 +3004,7 @@ void PrefsDlg::LoadPrefs(){
 	mLocalPrefs.GetPref( USERINI_KEY,            &m_strUserPath,                 "" );
 	mLocalPrefs.GetPref( ROTATION_KEY,           &m_nRotation,                   45 );
 	mLocalPrefs.GetPref( CHASEMOUSE_KEY,         &m_bChaseMouse,                 TRUE );
+	mLocalPrefs.GetPref( MOUSEWHEELZOOM_KEY,     &m_bMousewheelZoom,             FALSE );
 	mLocalPrefs.GetPref( ENTITYSHOW_KEY,         &m_nEntityShowState,            ENTITY_SKINNED_BOXED );
 
 	// this will probably need to be 75 or 100 for Q1.
diff --git a/radiant/preferences.h b/radiant/preferences.h
index fe6e6f04..5f05e816 100644
--- a/radiant/preferences.h
+++ b/radiant/preferences.h
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ bool m_bSnap;
 Str m_strUserPath;
 int m_nRotation;
 bool m_bChaseMouse;
+bool m_bMousewheelZoom;
 bool m_bTextureScrollbar;
 bool m_bDisplayLists;
 bool m_bAntialiasedPointsAndLines;    // Fishman - Add antialiazed points and lines support. 09/03/00
diff --git a/radiant/texwindow.cpp b/radiant/texwindow.cpp
index 2c20028f..a542e4dc 100644
--- a/radiant/texwindow.cpp
+++ b/radiant/texwindow.cpp
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ void TexWnd::FocusEdit() {
 	}
 }
 
-void TexWnd::OnMouseWheel( bool bUp ){
+void TexWnd::OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy ){
 	if ( bUp ) {
 		if ( g_qeglobals.d_texturewin.originy < 0 ) {
 			g_qeglobals.d_texturewin.originy += g_PrefsDlg.m_nWheelInc;
diff --git a/radiant/texwindow.h b/radiant/texwindow.h
index da794345..ae01183a 100644
--- a/radiant/texwindow.h
+++ b/radiant/texwindow.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void OnMButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnMouseMove( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnSize( int cx, int cy );
 
-void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp );
+void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy );
 
 public:
 void OnVScroll();
diff --git a/radiant/xywindow.cpp b/radiant/xywindow.cpp
index e4f0b27e..c8734cc0 100644
--- a/radiant/xywindow.cpp
+++ b/radiant/xywindow.cpp
@@ -1156,9 +1156,22 @@ void XYWnd::OnMouseMove( guint32 nFlags, int pointx, int pointy ){
 	update_xor_rectangle_xy( m_XORRectangle );
 }
 
-void XYWnd::OnMouseWheel( bool bUp ){
+void XYWnd::OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy ){
 	if ( bUp ) {
-		g_pParentWnd->OnViewZoomin();
+                if ( g_PrefsDlg.m_bMousewheelZoom == TRUE ) {
+                        // improved zoom-in
+                        // frame coverges to part of window where the cursor currently resides
+                        float old_scale = m_fScale;
+                        g_pParentWnd->OnViewZoomin();
+                        float scale_diff = 1.0 / old_scale - 1.0 / m_fScale;
+                        int nDim1 = ( m_nViewType == YZ ) ? 1 : 0;
+                        int nDim2 = ( m_nViewType == XY ) ? 1 : 2;
+                        m_vOrigin[nDim1] += scale_diff * (pointx - 0.5 * m_nWidth);
+                        m_vOrigin[nDim2] -= scale_diff * (pointy - 0.5 * m_nHeight);
+                }
+                else{
+                        g_pParentWnd->OnViewZoomin();
+                }
 	}
 	else{
 		g_pParentWnd->OnViewZoomout();
diff --git a/radiant/xywindow.h b/radiant/xywindow.h
index 31bfbeda..5f903d57 100644
--- a/radiant/xywindow.h
+++ b/radiant/xywindow.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void OnLButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnRButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnMButtonUp( guint32 flags, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnMouseMove( guint32 nFlags, int pointx, int pointy );
-void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp );
+void OnMouseWheel( bool bUp, int pointx, int pointy );
 void OnSize( int cx, int cy );
 void OnTimer();