diff --git a/ui/pageview.cpp b/ui/pageview.cpp
--- a/ui/pageview.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageview.cpp
@@ -3754,17 +3754,19 @@
 
 void PageView::scrollPosIntoView( const QPoint & pos )
 {
-    if (pos.x() < horizontalScrollBar()->value()) d->dragScrollVector.setX(pos.x() - horizontalScrollBar()->value());
-    else if (horizontalScrollBar()->value() + viewport()->width() < pos.x()) d->dragScrollVector.setX(pos.x() - horizontalScrollBar()->value() - viewport()->width());
+    const int damping=6;
+
+    if (pos.x() < horizontalScrollBar()->value()) d->dragScrollVector.setX((pos.x() - horizontalScrollBar()->value())/damping);
+    else if (horizontalScrollBar()->value() + viewport()->width() < pos.x()) d->dragScrollVector.setX((pos.x() - horizontalScrollBar()->value() - viewport()->width())/damping);
     else d->dragScrollVector.setX(0);
 
-    if (pos.y() < verticalScrollBar()->value()) d->dragScrollVector.setY(pos.y() - verticalScrollBar()->value());
-    else if (verticalScrollBar()->value() + viewport()->height() < pos.y()) d->dragScrollVector.setY(pos.y() - verticalScrollBar()->value() - viewport()->height());
+    if (pos.y() < verticalScrollBar()->value()) d->dragScrollVector.setY((pos.y() - verticalScrollBar()->value())/damping);
+    else if (verticalScrollBar()->value() + viewport()->height() < pos.y()) d->dragScrollVector.setY((pos.y() - verticalScrollBar()->value() - viewport()->height())/damping);
     else d->dragScrollVector.setY(0);
 
     if (d->dragScrollVector != QPoint(0, 0))
     {
-        if (!d->dragScrollTimer.isActive()) d->dragScrollTimer.start(100);
+        if (!d->dragScrollTimer.isActive()) d->dragScrollTimer.start(16);
     }
     else d->dragScrollTimer.stop();
 }