diff --git a/src/handler/ScrollWheelZoom.js b/src/handler/ScrollWheelZoom.js
index 55ca9f1c..3cd9bc3b 100644
--- a/src/handler/ScrollWheelZoom.js
+++ b/src/handler/ScrollWheelZoom.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ L.Handler.ScrollWheelZoom = L.Handler.extend({
 	enable: function() {
 		if (this._enabled) { return; }
 		L.DomEvent.addListener(this._map._container, 'mousewheel', this._onWheelScroll, this);
+		this._delta = 0;
 		this._enabled = true;
 	},
 	
@@ -16,23 +17,30 @@ L.Handler.ScrollWheelZoom = L.Handler.extend({
 	},
 	
 	_onWheelScroll: function(e) {
-		var delta = L.DomEvent.getWheelDelta(e);
+		this._delta += L.DomEvent.getWheelDelta(e);
+		this._lastMousePos = this._map.mouseEventToContainerPoint(e);
 		
-		delta = (delta > 0 ? Math.ceil(delta) : Math.floor(delta));
-		
-		var center = this._getCenterForScrollWheelZoom(e, delta),
-			zoom = this._map.getZoom() + delta;
-		
-		//TODO clamp many scroll events into one within a time interval
-		this._map.setView(center, zoom);
+		clearTimeout(this._timer);
+		this._timer = setTimeout(L.Util.bind(this._performZoom, this), 50);
 		
 		L.DomEvent.preventDefault(e);
 	},
 	
-	_getCenterForScrollWheelZoom: function(e, delta) {
+	_performZoom: function() {
+		var delta = Math.round(this._delta);
+		if (!delta) { return; }
+		
+		var center = this._getCenterForScrollWheelZoom(this._lastMousePos, delta),
+			zoom = this._map.getZoom() + delta;
+
+		this._map.setView(center, zoom);
+		
+		this._delta = 0;
+	},
+	
+	_getCenterForScrollWheelZoom: function(mousePos, delta) {
 		var centerPoint = this._map.getPixelBounds().getCenter(),
 			viewHalf = this._map.getSize().divideBy(2),
-			mousePos = this._map.mouseEventToContainerPoint(e),
 			centerOffset = mousePos.subtract(viewHalf).multiplyBy(1 - Math.pow(2, -delta)),
 			newCenterPoint = centerPoint.add(centerOffset);
 		return this._map.unproject(newCenterPoint);