diff --git a/widgets/Volume.qml b/widgets/Volume.qml
index 3fdd5ab..9dbcea8 100644
--- a/widgets/Volume.qml
+++ b/widgets/Volume.qml
@@ -17,11 +17,20 @@ MouseArea {
     cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
     acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
 
+    // accumulate raw wheel deltas so high-res / inertial scrolling doesn't
+    // fire a full step per micro-event; one notch (120 units) == one step
+    property real _wheelAccum: 0
+    readonly property real _wheelStep: 0.02
+
     onClicked: { if (audio) audio.muted = !audio.muted; }
     onWheel: wheel => {
         if (!audio) return;
+        _wheelAccum += wheel.angleDelta.y;
+        const notches = Math.trunc(_wheelAccum / 120);
+        if (notches === 0) return;
+        _wheelAccum -= notches * 120;
         audio.volume = Math.max(0, Math.min(1,
-            audio.volume + (wheel.angleDelta.y > 0 ? 0.05 : -0.05)));
+            audio.volume + notches * _wheelStep));
     }
 
     // keep the sink's audio properties live