diff --git a/Modules/QtWidgets/QmitkRenderWindow.cpp b/Modules/QtWidgets/QmitkRenderWindow.cpp
index 710b1a1..5549fb5 100644
--- a/Modules/QtWidgets/QmitkRenderWindow.cpp
+++ b/Modules/QtWidgets/QmitkRenderWindow.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #include "mitkInternalEvent.h"
 
 #include "QmitkRenderWindowMenu.h"
+#include "mitkRenderingManager.h"
+
+#include "vtkCamera.h"
 
 QmitkRenderWindow::QmitkRenderWindow(QWidget *parent,
     QString name,
@@ -172,6 +175,19 @@ void QmitkRenderWindow::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *me)
 
 void QmitkRenderWindow::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *we)
 {
+  if(we->delta()>0)
+  {
+    GetRenderer()->GetVtkRenderer()->GetActiveCamera()->Dolly(1.25);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    GetRenderer()->GetVtkRenderer()->GetActiveCamera()->Dolly(1.0/1.25);
+  }
+  GetRenderer()->GetVtkRenderer()->ResetCameraClippingRange();
+  mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->ForceImmediateUpdate(GetVtkRenderWindow());
+  return;
+
+
   mitk::Point2D displayPos = GetMousePosition(we);
   mitk::Point3D worldPos = m_Renderer->Map2DRendererPositionTo3DWorldPosition(GetMousePosition(we));
 
@@ -548,4 +564,4 @@ std::string QmitkRenderWindow::GetKeyLetter(QKeyEvent *ke) const
 int QmitkRenderWindow::GetDelta(QWheelEvent* we) const
 {
   return we->delta();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}