diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp
index f74e858cd922fc9cb1ce45b2dec9b38f42e68dba..64ba9d24e89a12f878390ccca59c0eff590a99ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmlconsoleview.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ QmlConsoleView::QmlConsoleView(QWidget *parent) :
     setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
     setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOn);
     setVerticalScrollMode(QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel);
+    horizontalScrollBar()->setSingleStep(20);
+    verticalScrollBar()->setSingleStep(20);
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(activated(QModelIndex)), SLOT(onRowActivated(QModelIndex)));
 }