diff --git a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxInputField.cpp b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxInputField.cpp
index b1627ed7027..59442e66378 100644
--- a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxInputField.cpp
+++ b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxInputField.cpp
@@ -419,11 +419,15 @@ bool ofxInputField<Type>::mouseReleased(ofMouseEventArgs &){
 //-----------------------------------------------------------
 template<typename Type>
 bool ofxInputField<Type>::mouseScrolled(ofMouseEventArgs & mouse){
+	if(!isGuiDrawing() || insideSlider){
+		//when insideSlider it is the slider object who is in charge of handling the scrolling
+		return false;
+	}
 	if(b.inside(mouse)){
 		if(!bGuiActive){
-			if(mouse.y>0 || mouse.y<0){
+			if(mouse.scrollY>0 || mouse.scrollY<0){
 				double range = getRange(value.getMin(), value.getMax(), b.width);
-				Type newValue = value + ofMap(mouse.y,-1,1,-range, range);
+				Type newValue = value + ofMap(mouse.scrollY,-1,1,-range, range);
 				newValue = ofClamp(newValue,value.getMin(),value.getMax());
 				value = newValue;
 			}
diff --git a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxSlider.cpp b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxSlider.cpp
index c37936cc8be..8f4b69ce973 100644
--- a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxSlider.cpp
+++ b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxSlider.cpp
@@ -176,21 +176,25 @@ getRange(Type min, Type max, float width){
 
 template<typename Type>
 bool ofxSlider<Type>::mouseScrolled(ofMouseEventArgs & args){
-	if(state==Slider){
-		if(mouseInside){
-			if(args.scrollY>0 || args.scrollY<0){
-				double range = getRange(value.getMin(),value.getMax(),b.width);
-				Type newValue = value + ofMap(args.scrollY,-1,1,-range, range);
-				newValue = ofClamp(newValue,value.getMin(),value.getMax());
-				value = newValue;
+	if(isGuiDrawing()){
+		if(state==Slider){
+			if(mouseInside){
+				if(args.scrollY>0 || args.scrollY<0){
+					double range = getRange(value.getMin(),value.getMax(),b.width);
+					Type newValue = value + ofMap(args.scrollY,-1,1,-range, range);
+					newValue = ofClamp(newValue,value.getMin(),value.getMax());
+					value = newValue;
+				}
+				return true;
+			}else{
+				return false;
 			}
-			return true;
 		}else{
-			return false;
+			// the following will always return false as it is inside the slider.
+//			return input.mouseScrolled(args);
 		}
-	}else{
-		return isGuiDrawing() && input.mouseScrolled(args);
 	}
+	return false;
 }