diff --git a/src/ol/PluggableMap.js b/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
index eb13f51999..a6e524988b 100644
--- a/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
+++ b/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {listen, unlistenByKey} from './events.js';
 import EventType from './events/EventType.js';
 import {clone, createOrUpdateEmpty, equals, getForViewAndSize, isEmpty} from './extent.js';
 import {TRUE} from './functions.js';
-import {DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO, IMAGE_DECODE} from './has.js';
+import {DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO, IMAGE_DECODE, PASSIVE_EVENT_LISTENERS} from './has.js';
 import LayerGroup from './layer/Group.js';
 import {hasArea} from './size.js';
 import {DROP} from './structs/PriorityQueue.js';
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ class PluggableMap extends BaseObject {
 
     const handleBrowserEvent = this.handleBrowserEvent.bind(this);
     this.viewport_.addEventListener(EventType.CONTEXTMENU, handleBrowserEvent, false);
-    this.viewport_.addEventListener(EventType.WHEEL, handleBrowserEvent, false);
+    this.viewport_.addEventListener(EventType.WHEEL, handleBrowserEvent,
+      PASSIVE_EVENT_LISTENERS ? {passive: false} : false);
 
     /**
      * @type {Collection<import("./control/Control.js").default>}
diff --git a/src/ol/has.js b/src/ol/has.js
index c71bc12d1c..bfc8aabef3 100644
--- a/src/ol/has.js
+++ b/src/ol/has.js
@@ -44,3 +44,23 @@ export const DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO = window.devicePixelRatio || 1;
  * @type {boolean}
  */
 export const IMAGE_DECODE = typeof Image !== 'undefined' && Image.prototype.decode;
+
+/**
+ * @type {boolean}
+ */
+export const PASSIVE_EVENT_LISTENERS = (function() {
+  let passive = false;
+  try {
+    const options = Object.defineProperty({}, 'passive', {
+      get: function() {
+        passive = true;
+      }
+    });
+
+    window.addEventListener('_', null, options);
+    window.removeEventListener('_', null, options);
+  } catch (error) {
+    // passive not supported
+  }
+  return passive;
+})();