diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index e19643138..deaf82d07 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1314,9 +1314,10 @@ is_modifier_pressed(NSUInteger flags, NSUInteger target_mask, NSUInteger other_m
 
 - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)event
 {
-    GLFWScrollEvent ev = {.keyboard_modifiers=translateFlags([event modifierFlags])};
-    ev.x_offset = [event scrollingDeltaX];
-    ev.y_offset = [event scrollingDeltaY];
+    GLFWScrollEvent ev = {
+        .keyboard_modifiers=translateFlags([event modifierFlags]), .unscaled.x = [event scrollingDeltaX], .unscaled.y = [event scrollingDeltaY]};
+    ev.x_offset = ev.unscaled.x;
+    ev.y_offset = ev.unscaled.y;
     if ([event hasPreciseScrollingDeltas]) {
         ev.offset_type = GLFW_SCROLL_OFFEST_HIGHRES;
         float xscale = 1, yscale = 1;
diff --git a/glfw/glfw3.h b/glfw/glfw3.h
index 7219a8209..f6c52cd0e 100644
--- a/glfw/glfw3.h
+++ b/glfw/glfw3.h
@@ -563,7 +563,8 @@ typedef enum GLFWOffsetType {
 } GLFWOffsetType;
 
 typedef struct GLFWScrollEvent {
-    double x_offset, y_offset;  // offsets are scaled by the window scale
+    double x_offset, y_offset;  // offsets are scaled by the window scale for HIGHRES
+    struct { double x, y; } unscaled;  // unscaled offsets, aka logical pixels
     GLFWMomentumType momentum_type;
     GLFWOffsetType offset_type;
     int keyboard_modifiers;
diff --git a/glfw/wl_init.c b/glfw/wl_init.c
index 68c5ab197..aa97435d1 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_init.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_init.c
@@ -207,23 +207,23 @@ pointer_handle_frame(void *data UNUSED, struct wl_pointer *pointer UNUSED) {
     GLFWScrollEvent ev = {.keyboard_modifiers=_glfw.wl.xkb.states.modifiers};
 
     if (info.discrete.y_axis_type != AXIS_EVENT_UNKNOWN) {
-        ev.y_offset = info.discrete.y;
+        ev.unscaled.y = info.discrete.y;
         if (info.discrete.y_axis_type == AXIS_EVENT_VALUE120) ev.offset_type = GLFW_SCROLL_OFFEST_V120;
     } else if (info.continuous.y_axis_type != AXIS_EVENT_UNKNOWN) {
         ev.offset_type = GLFW_SCROLL_OFFEST_HIGHRES;
-        ev.y_offset = info.continuous.y;
+        ev.unscaled.y = info.continuous.y;
     }
 
     if (info.discrete.x_axis_type != AXIS_EVENT_UNKNOWN) {
-        ev.x_offset = info.discrete.x;
+        ev.unscaled.x = info.discrete.x;
         if (info.discrete.x_axis_type == AXIS_EVENT_VALUE120) ev.offset_type = GLFW_SCROLL_OFFEST_V120;
     } else if (info.continuous.x_axis_type != AXIS_EVENT_UNKNOWN) {
         ev.offset_type = GLFW_SCROLL_OFFEST_HIGHRES;
-        ev.x_offset = info.continuous.x;
+        ev.unscaled.x = info.continuous.x;
     }
-    float scale = (float)_glfwWaylandWindowScale(window);
-    ev.x_offset *= scale; ev.y_offset *= scale;
-    ev.x_offset *= -1;
+    ev.unscaled.x *= -1;
+    const double scale = ev.offset_type == GLFW_SCROLL_OFFEST_HIGHRES ? _glfwWaylandWindowScale(window) : 1;
+    ev.x_offset = scale * ev.unscaled.x; ev.y_offset = scale * ev.unscaled.y;
     glfw_handle_scroll_event_for_momentum(
         window, &ev, info.y_stop_received || info.x_stop_received, info.source_type == WL_POINTER_AXIS_SOURCE_FINGER);
     /* clear pointer_curr_axis_info for next frame */
diff --git a/glfw/x11_window.c b/glfw/x11_window.c
index 87df5fbb7..b45f45a1a 100644
--- a/glfw/x11_window.c
+++ b/glfw/x11_window.c
@@ -1445,13 +1445,13 @@ static void processEvent(XEvent *event)
 
             // Modern X provides scroll events as mouse button presses
             else if (event->xbutton.button == Button4)
-                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .y_offset=1});
+                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .y_offset=1, .unscaled.y=1});
             else if (event->xbutton.button == Button5)
-                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .y_offset=-1});
+                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .y_offset=-1, .unscaled.y=-1});
             else if (event->xbutton.button == Button6)
-                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .x_offset=1});
+                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .x_offset=1, .unscaled.x=1});
             else if (event->xbutton.button == Button7)
-                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .x_offset=-1});
+                _glfwInputScroll(window, &(GLFWScrollEvent){.keyboard_modifiers=mods, .x_offset=-1, .unscaled.x=-1});
 
             else
             {
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
index 925ac6f6b..e6e051bb0 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ typedef enum GLFWOffsetType {
 } GLFWOffsetType;
 
 typedef struct GLFWScrollEvent {
-    double x_offset, y_offset;  // offsets are scaled by the window scale
+    double x_offset, y_offset;  // offsets are scaled by the window scale for HIGHRES
+    struct { double x, y; } unscaled;  // unscaled offsets, aka logical pixels
     GLFWMomentumType momentum_type;
     GLFWOffsetType offset_type;
     int keyboard_modifiers;