diff --git a/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts b/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
index 14ff9433..c9349760 100644
--- a/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/CoreBrowserTerminal.ts
@@ -646,6 +646,14 @@ export class CoreBrowserTerminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
           if (deltaY === 0) {
             return false;
           }
+          const lines = self.coreMouseService.consumeWheelEvent(
+            ev as WheelEvent,
+            self._renderService?.dimensions?.device?.cell?.height,
+            self._coreBrowserService?.dpr
+          );
+          if (lines === 0) {
+            return false;
+          }
           action = deltaY < 0 ? CoreMouseAction.UP : CoreMouseAction.DOWN;
           but = CoreMouseButton.WHEEL;
           break;
@@ -817,6 +825,15 @@ export class CoreBrowserTerminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
           return false;
         }
 
+        const lines = self.coreMouseService.consumeWheelEvent(
+          ev as WheelEvent,
+          self._renderService?.dimensions?.device?.cell?.height,
+          self._coreBrowserService?.dpr
+        );
+        if (lines === 0) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
         // Construct and send sequences
         const sequence = C0.ESC + (this.coreService.decPrivateModes.applicationCursorKeys ? 'O' : '[') + (ev.deltaY < 0 ? 'A' : 'B');
         this.coreService.triggerDataEvent(sequence, true);
diff --git a/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts b/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
index f504cbe9..8e3d02f9 100644
--- a/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/TestUtils.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export class MockCoreMouseService implements ICoreMouseService {
   public explainEvents(events: CoreMouseEventType): { [event: string]: boolean } {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
+  public consumeWheelEvent(ev: WheelEvent, cellHeight: number, dpr: number): number {
+    return 1;
+  }
 }
 
 export class MockCharsetService implements ICharsetService {
diff --git a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.test.ts b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.test.ts
index 34710897..3b79596d 100644
--- a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.test.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.test.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
  * @license MIT
  */
 import { CoreMouseService } from 'common/services/CoreMouseService';
-import { MockCoreService, MockBufferService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
+import { MockCoreService, MockBufferService, MockOptionsService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
 import { assert } from 'chai';
 import { ICoreMouseEvent, CoreMouseEventType, CoreMouseButton, CoreMouseAction } from 'common/Types';
 
 // needed mock services
 const bufferService = new MockBufferService(300, 100);
 const coreService = new MockCoreService();
+const optionsService = new MockOptionsService();
 
 function toBytes(s: string | undefined): number[] {
   if (!s) {
@@ -24,20 +25,20 @@ function toBytes(s: string | undefined): number[] {
 
 describe('CoreMouseService', () => {
   it('init', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     assert.equal(cms.activeEncoding, 'DEFAULT');
     assert.equal(cms.activeProtocol, 'NONE');
   });
   it('default protocols - NONE, X10, VT200, DRAG, ANY', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     assert.deepEqual(Object.keys((cms as any)._protocols), ['NONE', 'X10', 'VT200', 'DRAG', 'ANY']);
   });
   it('default encodings - DEFAULT, SGR', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     assert.deepEqual(Object.keys((cms as any)._encodings), ['DEFAULT', 'SGR', 'SGR_PIXELS']);
   });
   it('protocol/encoding setter, reset', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     cms.activeEncoding = 'SGR';
     cms.activeProtocol = 'ANY';
     assert.equal(cms.activeEncoding, 'SGR');
@@ -49,19 +50,19 @@ describe('CoreMouseService', () => {
     assert.throws(() => { cms.activeProtocol = 'xyz'; }, 'unknown protocol "xyz"');
   });
   it('addEncoding', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     cms.addEncoding('XYZ', (e: ICoreMouseEvent) => '');
     cms.activeEncoding = 'XYZ';
     assert.equal(cms.activeEncoding, 'XYZ');
   });
   it('addProtocol', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     cms.addProtocol('XYZ', { events: CoreMouseEventType.NONE, restrict: (e: ICoreMouseEvent) => false });
     cms.activeProtocol = 'XYZ';
     assert.equal(cms.activeProtocol, 'XYZ');
   });
   it('onProtocolChange', () => {
-    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+    const cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
     const wantedEvents: CoreMouseEventType[] = [];
     cms.onProtocolChange(events => wantedEvents.push(events));
     cms.activeProtocol = 'NONE';
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ describe('CoreMouseService', () => {
     let cms: CoreMouseService;
     let reports: string[];
     beforeEach(() => {
-      cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService);
+      cms = new CoreMouseService(bufferService, coreService, optionsService);
       reports = [];
       coreService.triggerDataEvent = (data: string, userInput?: boolean) => reports.push(data);
       coreService.triggerBinaryEvent = (data: string) => reports.push(data);
diff --git a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
index f2f02379..a10ddafb 100644
--- a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2019 The xterm.js authors. All rights reserved.
  * @license MIT
  */
-import { IBufferService, ICoreService, ICoreMouseService } from 'common/services/Services';
+import { IBufferService, ICoreService, ICoreMouseService, IOptionsService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { ICoreMouseProtocol, ICoreMouseEvent, CoreMouseEncoding, CoreMouseEventType, CoreMouseButton, CoreMouseAction } from 'common/Types';
 import { Disposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { Emitter } from 'vs/base/common/event';
@@ -174,13 +174,15 @@ export class CoreMouseService extends Disposable implements ICoreMouseService {
   private _activeProtocol: string = '';
   private _activeEncoding: string = '';
   private _lastEvent: ICoreMouseEvent | null = null;
+  private _wheelPartialScroll: number = 0;
 
   private readonly _onProtocolChange = this._register(new Emitter<CoreMouseEventType>());
-  public readonly onProtocolChange =  this._onProtocolChange.event;
+  public readonly onProtocolChange = this._onProtocolChange.event;
 
   constructor(
     @IBufferService private readonly _bufferService: IBufferService,
-    @ICoreService private readonly _coreService: ICoreService
+    @ICoreService private readonly _coreService: ICoreService,
+    @IOptionsService private readonly _optionsService: IOptionsService
   ) {
     super();
     // register default protocols and encodings
@@ -229,6 +231,49 @@ export class CoreMouseService extends Disposable implements ICoreMouseService {
     this.activeProtocol = 'NONE';
     this.activeEncoding = 'DEFAULT';
     this._lastEvent = null;
+    this._wheelPartialScroll = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Processes a wheel event, accounting for partial scrolls for trackpad, mouse scrolls.
+   * This prevents hyper-sensitive scrolling in alt buffer.
+   */
+  public consumeWheelEvent(ev: WheelEvent, cellHeight?: number, dpr?: number): number {
+    // Do nothing if it's not a vertical scroll event
+    if (ev.deltaY === 0 || ev.shiftKey) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (cellHeight === undefined || dpr === undefined) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    const targetWheelEventPixels = cellHeight / dpr;
+    let amount = this._applyScrollModifier(ev.deltaY, ev);
+
+    if (ev.deltaMode === WheelEvent.DOM_DELTA_PIXEL) {
+      amount /= (targetWheelEventPixels + 0.0); // Prevent integer division
+
+      const isLikelyTrackpad = Math.abs(ev.deltaY) < 50;
+      if (isLikelyTrackpad) {
+        amount *= 0.3;
+      }
+
+      this._wheelPartialScroll += amount;
+      amount = Math.floor(Math.abs(this._wheelPartialScroll)) * (this._wheelPartialScroll > 0 ? 1 : -1);
+      this._wheelPartialScroll %= 1;
+    } else if (ev.deltaMode === WheelEvent.DOM_DELTA_PAGE) {
+      amount *= this._bufferService.rows;
+    }
+    return amount;
+  }
+
+  private _applyScrollModifier(amount: number, ev: WheelEvent): number {
+    // Multiply the scroll speed when the modifier key is pressed
+    if (ev.altKey || ev.ctrlKey || ev.shiftKey) {
+      return amount * this._optionsService.rawOptions.fastScrollSensitivity * this._optionsService.rawOptions.scrollSensitivity;
+    }
+    return amount * this._optionsService.rawOptions.scrollSensitivity;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 9c3aebf7..d47c3bbc 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ export interface ICoreMouseService {
    * Human readable version of mouse events.
    */
   explainEvents(events: CoreMouseEventType): { [event: string]: boolean };
+
+  /**
+   * Process wheel event taking partial scroll into account.
+   */
+  consumeWheelEvent(ev: WheelEvent, cellHeight?: number, dpr?: number): number;
 }
 
 export const ICoreService = createDecorator<ICoreService>('CoreService');