diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 0fe8319e..271f1ac4 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -1959,9 +1959,9 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
     },
   );
 
-  private onWheel = withBatchedUpdates((event: MouseEvent) => {
+  private onWheel = withBatchedUpdates((event: WheelEvent) => {
     // prevent browser pinch zoom on DOM elements
-    if (!(event.target instanceof HTMLCanvasElement)) {
+    if (!(event.target instanceof HTMLCanvasElement) && event.ctrlKey) {
       event.preventDefault();
     }
   });