diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
index 09d88edb9b7b..ef38490d8f7b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
@@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ void Window::OnWindowLeaveFullScreen() {
   Emit("leave-full-screen");
 }
 
+void Window::OnWindowScrollTouchUp() {
+  Emit("scroll-touch-up");
+}
+
+void Window::OnWindowScrollTouchDown() {
+  Emit("scroll-touch-down");
+}
+
 void Window::OnWindowEnterHtmlFullScreen() {
   Emit("enter-html-full-screen");
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
index d8e25965d898..12eec04680f5 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class Window : public mate::TrackableObject<Window>,
   void OnWindowResize() override;
   void OnWindowMove() override;
   void OnWindowMoved() override;
+  void OnWindowScrollTouchUp() override;
+  void OnWindowScrollTouchDown() override;
   void OnWindowEnterFullScreen() override;
   void OnWindowLeaveFullScreen() override;
   void OnWindowEnterHtmlFullScreen() override;
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.cc b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
index 4df4b4916963..89354381bead 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
@@ -442,6 +442,16 @@ void NativeWindow::NotifyWindowEnterFullScreen() {
                     OnWindowEnterFullScreen());
 }
 
+void NativeWindow::NotifyWindowScrollTouchUp() {
+  FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(NativeWindowObserver, observers_,
+                    OnWindowScrollTouchUp());
+}
+
+void NativeWindow::NotifyWindowScrollTouchDown() {
+  FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(NativeWindowObserver, observers_,
+                    OnWindowScrollTouchDown());
+}
+
 void NativeWindow::NotifyWindowLeaveFullScreen() {
   FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(NativeWindowObserver, observers_,
                     OnWindowLeaveFullScreen());
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.h b/atom/browser/native_window.h
index 0ccf3dfbc2ec..f1dac26650c7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.h
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ class NativeWindow : public base::SupportsUserData,
   void NotifyWindowMove();
   void NotifyWindowResize();
   void NotifyWindowMoved();
+  void NotifyWindowScrollTouchUp();
+  void NotifyWindowScrollTouchDown();
   void NotifyWindowEnterFullScreen();
   void NotifyWindowLeaveFullScreen();
   void NotifyWindowEnterHtmlFullScreen();
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index f128f3b2cb71..198a78e3f594 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -490,6 +490,25 @@ NativeWindowMac::NativeWindowMac(
   NSView* view = inspectable_web_contents()->GetView()->GetNativeView();
   [view setAutoresizingMask:NSViewWidthSizable | NSViewHeightSizable];
 
+  BOOL __block down = NO;
+  [NSEvent addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:NSScrollWheelMask handler:^NSEvent * _Nullable(NSEvent * event) {
+    if (![window_ isKeyWindow])
+      return event;
+
+    if (!web_contents)
+      return event;
+
+    if (!down && (([event phase] == NSEventPhaseMayBegin) || ([event phase] == NSEventPhaseBegan))) {
+      this->NotifyWindowScrollTouchDown();
+      down = YES;
+    }
+    if (down && (([event phase] == NSEventPhaseEnded) || ([event phase] == NSEventPhaseCancelled))) {
+      this->NotifyWindowScrollTouchUp();
+      down = NO;
+    }
+    return event;
+  }];
+
   InstallView();
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_observer.h b/atom/browser/native_window_observer.h
index ce2d41c6fad6..b7ba9d756f11 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_observer.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_observer.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class NativeWindowObserver {
   virtual void OnWindowResize() {}
   virtual void OnWindowMove() {}
   virtual void OnWindowMoved() {}
+  virtual void OnWindowScrollTouchUp() {}
+  virtual void OnWindowScrollTouchDown() {}
   virtual void OnWindowEnterFullScreen() {}
   virtual void OnWindowLeaveFullScreen() {}
   virtual void OnWindowEnterHtmlFullScreen() {}