diff --git a/pqAbstractItemViewEventTranslator.cxx b/pqAbstractItemViewEventTranslator.cxx
index be53439974209f7be7ea940513837858b749981c..37254ea7b7c1b57464fd228935b269be0f0b1b0d 100644
--- a/pqAbstractItemViewEventTranslator.cxx
+++ b/pqAbstractItemViewEventTranslator.cxx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ bool pqAbstractItemViewEventTranslator::translateEvent(QObject* Object, QEvent*
         idxStr = toIndexStr(idx);
         QRect r = object->visualRect(idx);
         relPt = wheelEvent->pos() - r.topLeft();
-        int numStep = wheelEvent->delta();
+        int numStep = wheelEvent->delta() > 0 ? 120 : -120;
         int buttons = wheelEvent->buttons();
         int modifiers = wheelEvent->modifiers();
         emit emit recordEvent(Object, "mouseWheel", QString("%1,%2,%3,%4,%5")
diff --git a/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx b/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx
index 05f64a56da7308eea9460837756961195bfaa70c..9e46df88455398bbd261bd7e847599e67579ea2b 100644
--- a/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx
+++ b/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ bool pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator::translateEvent(QObject* Object,
         {
         int buttons = wheelEvent->buttons();
         int modifiers = wheelEvent->modifiers();
+        int numStep = wheelEvent->delta() > 0 ? 120 : -120;
         emit emit recordEvent(Object, "mouseWheel", QString("%1,%2,%3,%4,%5")
-                              .arg(wheelEvent->delta())
+                              .arg(numStep)
                               .arg(buttons)
                               .arg(modifiers)
                               .arg(wheelEvent->x())