diff --git a/pitivi/timeline/timeline.py b/pitivi/timeline/timeline.py
index 1ef1fbfa45fa60f570761ee5fefe282ca2da8599..04f2ca2079fe15bf5198815d95d73758779d4557 100644
--- a/pitivi/timeline/timeline.py
+++ b/pitivi/timeline/timeline.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from pitivi.utils.ui import set_children_state_recurse
 from pitivi.utils.ui import SNAPBAR_COLOR
 from pitivi.utils.ui import SNAPBAR_WIDTH
 from pitivi.utils.ui import SPACING
+from pitivi.utils.ui import TOUCH_INPUT_SOURCES
 from pitivi.utils.ui import unset_children_state_recurse
 from pitivi.utils.ui import URI_TARGET_ENTRY
 from pitivi.utils.widgets import ZoomBox
@@ -591,14 +592,7 @@ class Timeline(Gtk.EventBox, Zoomable, Loggable):
                 return False
 
         event_widget = Gtk.get_event_widget(event)
-        if event.get_state() & Gdk.ModifierType.SHIFT_MASK:
-            if delta_y > 0:
-                # Scroll down.
-                self.__scroll_adjustment(self.vadj, 1)
-            elif delta_y < 0:
-                # Scroll up.
-                self.__scroll_adjustment(self.vadj, -1)
-        elif event.get_state() & (Gdk.ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK |
+        if event.get_state() & (Gdk.ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK |
                                   Gdk.ModifierType.MOD1_MASK):
             # Zoom.
             x, unused_y = event_widget.translate_coordinates(self.layout.layers_vbox, event.x, event.y)
@@ -616,13 +610,20 @@ class Timeline(Gtk.EventBox, Zoomable, Loggable):
             # Scroll so position remains in place.
             x, unused_y = event_widget.translate_coordinates(self.layout, event.x, event.y)
             self.hadj.set_value(self.nsToPixel(position) - x)
+            return False
+
+        device = event.get_source_device() or event.device
+        if device and device.get_source() in TOUCH_INPUT_SOURCES:
+            scroll_x = delta_x
+            scroll_y = delta_y
         else:
-            if delta_y > 0:
-                # Scroll right.
-                self.__scroll_adjustment(self.hadj, 1)
-            else:
-                # Scroll left.
-                self.__scroll_adjustment(self.hadj, -1)
+            scroll_x = delta_y
+            scroll_y = 0
+            if event.get_state() & Gdk.ModifierType.SHIFT_MASK:
+                scroll_x, scroll_y = scroll_y, scroll_x
+
+        self.__scroll_adjustment(self.hadj, scroll_x)
+        self.__scroll_adjustment(self.vadj, scroll_y)
 
         return False
 
diff --git a/pitivi/utils/ui.py b/pitivi/utils/ui.py
index cbfa56da3a7cbed7d7560d011081bbb788775095..9d9dc015550e6ea309e656af7e01cc0360df8487 100644
--- a/pitivi/utils/ui.py
+++ b/pitivi/utils/ui.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ FILE_TARGET_ENTRY = Gtk.TargetEntry.new("text/plain", 0, 0)
 URI_TARGET_ENTRY = Gtk.TargetEntry.new("text/uri-list", 0, 0)
 EFFECT_TARGET_ENTRY = Gtk.TargetEntry.new("pitivi/effect", 0, 0)
 
+TOUCH_INPUT_SOURCES = (Gdk.InputSource.TOUCHPAD, Gdk.InputSource.TRACKPOINT, Gdk.InputSource.TABLET_PAD)
+
 
 def get_month_format_string():
     """Returns the appropriate format string for month name in time.strftime() function."""