diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
index ed5942eff0..64b4901cf6 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ void AuroraeClient::init()
     createMainWidget();
     widget()->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
     widget()->setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
+    widget()->installEventFilter(this);
     m_view = new QGraphicsView(m_scene, widget());
     m_view->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
     m_view->setWindowFlags(Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint);
@@ -213,6 +214,23 @@ void AuroraeClient::init()
     connect(AuroraeFactory::instance()->theme(), SIGNAL(themeChanged()), SLOT(themeChanged()));
 }
 
+bool AuroraeClient::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
+{
+    // we need to filter the wheel events on the decoration
+    // QML does not yet provide a way to accept wheel events, this will change with Qt 5
+    // TODO: remove in KDE5
+    // see BUG: 304248
+    if (object != widget() || event->type() != QEvent::Wheel) {
+        return KDecorationUnstable::eventFilter(object, event);
+    }
+    QWheelEvent *wheel = static_cast<QWheelEvent*>(event);
+    if (mousePosition(wheel->pos()) == PositionCenter) {
+        titlebarMouseWheelOperation(wheel->delta());
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void AuroraeClient::activeChange()
 {
     emit activeChanged();
diff --git a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
index 9c20787869..b3586fd250 100644
--- a/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
+++ b/clients/aurorae/src/aurorae.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class AuroraeClient : public KDecorationUnstable
 public:
     AuroraeClient(KDecorationBridge* bridge, KDecorationFactory* factory);
     virtual ~AuroraeClient();
+    virtual bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event);
     virtual void activeChange();
     virtual void borders(int& left, int& right, int& top, int& bottom) const;
     virtual void captionChange();