diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7c957510..08b2e3c1 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:scroll_method", {STRVAL_EMPTY});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:scroll_button", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:scroll_button_lock", Hyprlang::INT{0});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:scroll_factor", {1.f});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:scroll_points", {STRVAL_EMPTY});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:touchpad:natural_scroll", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:touchpad:disable_while_typing", Hyprlang::INT{1});
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index b988df5e..f5ae1638 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -666,9 +666,10 @@ void CInputManager::processMouseDownKill(wlr_pointer_button_event* e) {
 }
 
 void CInputManager::onMouseWheel(wlr_pointer_axis_event* e) {
-    static auto PSCROLLFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("input:touchpad:scroll_factor");
+    static auto PINPUTSCROLLFACTOR    = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("input:scroll_factor");
+    static auto PTOUCHPADSCROLLFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("input:touchpad:scroll_factor");
 
-    auto        factor = (*PSCROLLFACTOR <= 0.f || e->source != WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_FINGER ? 1.f : *PSCROLLFACTOR);
+    auto        factor = (*PTOUCHPADSCROLLFACTOR <= 0.f || e->source == WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_FINGER ? *PTOUCHPADSCROLLFACTOR : *PINPUTSCROLLFACTOR);
 
     const auto  EMAP = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any>{{"event", e}};
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT_CANCELLABLE("mouseAxis", EMAP);