diff --git a/backend/libinput/pointer.c b/backend/libinput/pointer.c
index 124a4fda3..b391b0e5d 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/pointer.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/pointer.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void handle_pointer_axis(struct libinput_event *event,
 				libinput_event_pointer_get_axis_value(pevent, axes[i]);
 			wlr_event.delta_discrete =
 				libinput_event_pointer_get_axis_value_discrete(pevent, axes[i]);
+			wlr_event.delta_discrete *= WLR_POINTER_AXIS_DISCRETE_STEP;
 			wlr_signal_emit_safe(&pointer->events.axis, &wlr_event);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/backend/wayland/pointer.c b/backend/wayland/pointer.c
index db31f1abb..897f7108c 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/pointer.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/pointer.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void pointer_handle_axis_discrete(void *data,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	pointer->axis_discrete = discrete;
+	pointer->axis_discrete = discrete * WLR_POINTER_AXIS_DISCRETE_STEP;
 }
 
 static const struct wl_pointer_listener pointer_listener = {
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_pointer.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_pointer.h
index cce2a5a87..16aed1dc7 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_pointer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_pointer.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ enum wlr_axis_orientation {
 	WLR_AXIS_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL,
 };
 
+#define WLR_POINTER_AXIS_DISCRETE_STEP 120
+
 struct wlr_pointer_axis_event {
 	struct wlr_pointer *pointer;
 	uint32_t time_msec;
diff --git a/types/seat/wlr_seat_pointer.c b/types/seat/wlr_seat_pointer.c
index ef058999b..d4ec38441 100644
--- a/types/seat/wlr_seat_pointer.c
+++ b/types/seat/wlr_seat_pointer.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void wlr_seat_pointer_send_axis(struct wlr_seat *wlr_seat, uint32_t time,
 			if (value_discrete &&
 					version >= WL_POINTER_AXIS_DISCRETE_SINCE_VERSION) {
 				wl_pointer_send_axis_discrete(resource, orientation,
-					value_discrete);
+					value_discrete / WLR_POINTER_AXIS_DISCRETE_STEP);
 			}
 
 			wl_pointer_send_axis(resource, time, orientation,