diff --git a/input.cpp b/input.cpp
index 0f737fa9d6..c78c741203 100644
--- a/input.cpp
+++ b/input.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,13 @@ public:
 class TabBoxInputFilter : public InputEventFilter
 {
 public:
+    bool pointerEvent(QMouseEvent *event, quint32 button) override {
+        Q_UNUSED(button)
+        if (!TabBox::TabBox::self() || !TabBox::TabBox::self()->isGrabbed()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return TabBox::TabBox::self()->handleMouseEvent(event);
+    }
     bool keyEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override {
         if (!TabBox::TabBox::self() || !TabBox::TabBox::self()->isGrabbed()) {
             return false;
@@ -488,6 +495,12 @@ public:
         TabBox::TabBox::self()->keyPress(event->modifiers() | event->key());
         return true;
     }
+    bool wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) override {
+        if (!TabBox::TabBox::self() || !TabBox::TabBox::self()->isGrabbed()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return TabBox::TabBox::self()->handleWheelEvent(event);
+    }
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tabbox/tabbox.cpp b/tabbox/tabbox.cpp
index db7c5cd0be..a930f3f2d3 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabbox.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabbox.cpp
@@ -901,6 +901,54 @@ bool TabBox::handleMouseEvent(xcb_motion_notify_event_t *e)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool TabBox::handleMouseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (!m_isShown && isDisplayed()) {
+        // tabbox has been replaced, check effects
+        if (effects && static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->checkInputWindowEvent(event)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    switch (event->type()) {
+    case QEvent::MouseMove:
+        if (!m_tabBox->containsPos(event->globalPos())) {
+            // filter out all events which are not on the TabBox window.
+            // We don't want windows to react on the mouse events
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
+        if ((!m_isShown && isDisplayed()) || !m_tabBox->containsPos(event->globalPos())) {
+            close();  // click outside closes tab
+            return true;
+        }
+        // fall through
+    case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
+    default:
+        // we do not filter it out, the intenal filter takes care
+        return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool TabBox::handleWheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
+{
+    if (!m_isShown && isDisplayed()) {
+        // tabbox has been replaced, check effects
+        if (effects && static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->checkInputWindowEvent(event)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (event->angleDelta().y() == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const QModelIndex index = m_tabBox->nextPrev(event->angleDelta().y() > 0);
+    if (index.isValid()) {
+        setCurrentIndex(index);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void TabBox::grabbedKeyEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
 {
     emit tabBoxKeyEvent(event);
diff --git a/tabbox/tabbox.h b/tabbox/tabbox.h
index 3b6da64e49..a7bdce6a85 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabbox.h
+++ b/tabbox/tabbox.h
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 class KConfigGroup;
 class QAction;
+class QMouseEvent;
 class QKeyEvent;
+class QWheelEvent;
 
 struct xcb_button_press_event_t;
 struct xcb_motion_notify_event_t;
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ public:
 
     bool handleMouseEvent(xcb_button_press_event_t *e);
     bool handleMouseEvent(xcb_motion_notify_event_t *e);
+    bool handleMouseEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
+    bool handleWheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event);
     void grabbedKeyEvent(QKeyEvent* event);
 
     bool isGrabbed() const {