diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorMarkupModelImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorMarkupModelImpl.java
index fa3fef1ca96d..553289e2828a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorMarkupModelImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/EditorMarkupModelImpl.java
@@ -899,7 +899,11 @@ public class EditorMarkupModelImpl extends MarkupModelImpl implements EditorMark
 
     @Override
     public void mouseWheelMoved(@NotNull MouseWheelEvent e) {
-      if (myEditorPreviewHint == null) return;
+      if (myEditorPreviewHint == null) {
+        // process wheel event by the parent scroll pane if no code lens
+        MouseEventAdapter.redispatch(e, e.getComponent().getParent());
+        return;
+      }
       int units = e.getUnitsToScroll();
       if (units == 0) return;
       // Stop accumulating when the last or the first line has been reached as 'adjusted' position to show lens.