diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index 5c1d51fe6..8dbff7361 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -1079,13 +1079,38 @@ pub fn scrollCallback(self: *Surface, xoff: f64, yoff: f64) !void {
 
     // Positive is up
     const sign: isize = if (yoff > 0) -1 else 1;
-    const delta: isize = sign * @max(@divFloor(self.grid_size.rows, 15), 1);
+    const delta_unsigned = @max(@divFloor(self.grid_size.rows, 15), 1);
+    const delta: isize = sign * delta_unsigned;
     log.info("scroll: delta={}", .{delta});
 
     {
         self.renderer_state.mutex.lock();
         defer self.renderer_state.mutex.unlock();
 
+        // If we're in alternate screen with alternate scroll enabled, then
+        // we convert to cursor keys. This only happens if we're:
+        // (1) alt screen (2) no explicit mouse reporting and (3) alt
+        // scroll mode enabled.
+        if (self.io.terminal.active_screen == .alternate and
+            self.io.terminal.modes.mouse_event == .none and
+            self.io.terminal.modes.mouse_alternate_scroll)
+        {
+            const up_down_seq = if (delta < 0) "\x1bOA" else "\x1bOB";
+            for (0..delta_unsigned) |_| {
+                _ = self.io_thread.mailbox.push(.{
+                    .write_stable = up_down_seq,
+                }, .{ .forever = {} });
+            }
+
+            // After sending all our messages we have to notify our IO thread
+            try self.io_thread.wakeup.notify();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // We have mouse events, are not in an alternate scroll buffer,
+        // or have alternate scroll disabled. In this case, we just run
+        // the normal logic.
+
         // Modify our viewport, this requires a lock since it affects rendering
         try self.io.terminal.scrollViewport(.{ .delta = delta });
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
index 37535769e..4c01f1b00 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ modes: packed struct {
     deccolm: bool = false, // 3,
     deccolm_supported: bool = false, // 40
 
+    mouse_alternate_scroll: bool = true, // 1007
     mouse_event: MouseEvents = .none,
     mouse_format: MouseFormat = .x10,
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/ansi.zig b/src/terminal/ansi.zig
index 7effc3440..228895972 100644
--- a/src/terminal/ansi.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/ansi.zig
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ pub const Mode = enum(u16) {
     /// Report mouse position in the SGR format.
     mouse_format_sgr = 1006,
 
+    /// Report mouse scroll events as cursor up/down keys. Any other mouse
+    /// mode overrides this.
+    mouse_alternate_scroll = 1007,
+
     /// Report mouse position in the urxvt format.
     mouse_format_urxvt = 1015,
 
diff --git a/src/termio/Exec.zig b/src/termio/Exec.zig
index 642dbef0a..5bd72007e 100644
--- a/src/termio/Exec.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Exec.zig
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ const StreamHandler = struct {
             .mouse_format_urxvt => self.terminal.modes.mouse_format = if (enabled) .urxvt else .x10,
             .mouse_format_sgr_pixels => self.terminal.modes.mouse_format = if (enabled) .sgr_pixels else .x10,
 
+            .mouse_alternate_scroll => self.terminal.modes.mouse_alternate_scroll = enabled,
+
             else => if (enabled) log.warn("unimplemented mode: {}", .{mode}),
         }
     }