diff --git a/src/browser/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
index fad2d80b..7e1f9014 100644
--- a/src/browser/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { addDisposableDomListener } from 'browser/Lifecycle';
 import { Linkifier2 } from 'browser/Linkifier2';
 import * as Strings from 'browser/LocalizableStrings';
 import { OscLinkProvider } from 'browser/OscLinkProvider';
-import { CharacterJoinerHandler, CustomKeyEventHandler, IBrowser, IBufferRange, ICompositionHelper, ILinkifier2, ITerminal, IViewport } from 'browser/Types';
+import { CharacterJoinerHandler, CustomKeyEventHandler, CustomWheelEventHandler, IBrowser, IBufferRange, ICompositionHelper, ILinkifier2, ITerminal, IViewport } from 'browser/Types';
 import { Viewport } from 'browser/Viewport';
 import { BufferDecorationRenderer } from 'browser/decorations/BufferDecorationRenderer';
 import { OverviewRulerRenderer } from 'browser/decorations/OverviewRulerRenderer';
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
   public browser: IBrowser = Browser as any;
 
   private _customKeyEventHandler: CustomKeyEventHandler | undefined;
+  private _customWheelEventHandler: CustomWheelEventHandler | undefined;
 
   // browser services
   private _decorationService: DecorationService;
@@ -633,6 +634,9 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
           but = ev.button < 3 ? ev.button : CoreMouseButton.NONE;
           break;
         case 'wheel':
+          if (self._customWheelEventHandler && self._customWheelEventHandler(ev as WheelEvent) === false) {
+            return false;
+          }
           const amount = self.viewport!.getLinesScrolled(ev as WheelEvent);
 
           if (amount === 0) {
@@ -792,6 +796,10 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
       // do nothing, if app side handles wheel itself
       if (requestedEvents.wheel) return;
 
+      if (this._customWheelEventHandler && this._customWheelEventHandler(ev) === false) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
       if (!this.buffer.hasScrollback) {
         // Convert wheel events into up/down events when the buffer does not have scrollback, this
         // enables scrolling in apps hosted in the alt buffer such as vim or tmux.
@@ -878,19 +886,14 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
     paste(data, this.textarea!, this.coreService, this.optionsService);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Attaches a custom key event handler which is run before keys are processed,
-   * giving consumers of xterm.js ultimate control as to what keys should be
-   * processed by the terminal and what keys should not.
-   * @param customKeyEventHandler The custom KeyboardEvent handler to attach.
-   * This is a function that takes a KeyboardEvent, allowing consumers to stop
-   * propagation and/or prevent the default action. The function returns whether
-   * the event should be processed by xterm.js.
-   */
   public attachCustomKeyEventHandler(customKeyEventHandler: CustomKeyEventHandler): void {
     this._customKeyEventHandler = customKeyEventHandler;
   }
 
+  public attachCustomWheelEventHandler(customWheelEventHandler: CustomWheelEventHandler): void {
+    this._customWheelEventHandler = customWheelEventHandler;
+  }
+
   public registerLinkProvider(linkProvider: ILinkProvider): IDisposable {
     return this.linkifier2.registerLinkProvider(linkProvider);
   }
diff --git a/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts b/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts
index 7e43017a..a969ec2c 100644
--- a/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/TestUtils.test.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export class MockTerminal implements ITerminal {
   public attachCustomKeyEventHandler(customKeyEventHandler: (event: KeyboardEvent) => boolean): void {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
+  public attachCustomWheelEventHandler(customWheelEventHandler: (event: WheelEvent) => boolean): void {
+    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  }
   public registerCsiHandler(id: IFunctionIdentifier, callback: (params: IParams) => boolean | Promise<boolean>): IDisposable {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
diff --git a/src/browser/Types.d.ts b/src/browser/Types.d.ts
index b1f31b20..d1ad5f87 100644
--- a/src/browser/Types.d.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Types.d.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface ITerminal extends InternalPassthroughApis, ICoreTerminal {
 }
 
 export type CustomKeyEventHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => boolean;
+export type CustomWheelEventHandler = (event: WheelEvent) => boolean;
 
 export type LineData = CharData[];
 
diff --git a/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
index 6f009f74..ade46fa4 100644
--- a/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminalApi {
   public attachCustomKeyEventHandler(customKeyEventHandler: (event: KeyboardEvent) => boolean): void {
     this._core.attachCustomKeyEventHandler(customKeyEventHandler);
   }
+  public attachCustomWheelEventHandler(customWheelEventHandler: (event: WheelEvent) => boolean): void {
+    this._core.attachCustomWheelEventHandler(customWheelEventHandler);
+  }
   public registerLinkProvider(linkProvider: ILinkProvider): IDisposable {
     return this._core.registerLinkProvider(linkProvider);
   }
diff --git a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
index 3e925f79..4d4112f0 100644
--- a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type TerminalProxyCustomOverrides = 'buffer' | (
   'options' |
   'open' |
   'attachCustomKeyEventHandler' |
+  'attachCustomWheelEventHandler' |
   'registerLinkProvider' |
   'registerCharacterJoiner' |
   'deregisterCharacterJoiner' |
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 70b0c6d7..211fce09 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -1010,6 +1010,28 @@ declare module '@xterm/xterm' {
      */
     attachCustomKeyEventHandler(customKeyEventHandler: (event: KeyboardEvent) => boolean): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Attaches a custom wheel event handler which is run before keys are
+     * processed, giving consumers of xterm.js control over whether to proceed
+     * or cancel terminal wheel events.
+     * @param customMouseEventHandler The custom WheelEvent handler to attach.
+     * This is a function that takes a WheelEvent, allowing consumers to stop
+     * propagation and/or prevent the default action. The function returns
+     * whether the event should be processed by xterm.js.
+     *
+     * @example A handler that prevents all wheel events while ctrl is held from
+     * being processed.
+     * ```ts
+     * term.attachCustomKeyEventHandler(ev => {
+     *   if (ev.ctrlKey) {
+     *     return false;
+     *   }
+     *   return true;
+     * });
+     * ```
+     */
+    attachCustomWheelEventHandler(customWheelEventHandler: (event: WheelEvent) => boolean): void;
+
     /**
      * Registers a link provider, allowing a custom parser to be used to match
      * and handle links. Multiple link providers can be used, they will be asked