diff --git a/src/objectliterals.exports b/src/objectliterals.exports
index 3f0a1e984d..36493574b1 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.exports
+++ b/src/objectliterals.exports
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.keyboardPanOffset number|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.layers ol.Collection|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.mouseWheelZoom boolean|undefined
-@exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.mouseWheelZoomDelta number|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.renderer ol.RendererHint|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.renderers Array.<ol.RendererHint>|undefined
 @exportObjectLiteralProperty ol.MapOptions.scaleLineControl boolean|undefined
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
index 9b49e01024..b274dd7e35 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/mousewheelzoominteraction.js
@@ -4,30 +4,63 @@ goog.provide('ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom');
 
 goog.require('goog.events.MouseWheelEvent');
 goog.require('goog.events.MouseWheelHandler.EventType');
+goog.require('goog.math');
+goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Interaction');
 
 
 /**
- * @define {number} Zoom duration.
+ * @define {number} Animation duration.
  */
-ol.interaction.ZOOM_DURATION = 200;
+ol.interaction.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_ANIMATION_DURATION = 250;
+
+
+/**
+ * @define {number} Maximum delta.
+ */
+ol.interaction.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_MAXDELTA = 1;
+
+
+/**
+ * @define {number} Timeout duration.
+ */
+ol.interaction.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_TIMEOUT_DURATION = 80;
 
 
 
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends {ol.interaction.Interaction}
- * @param {number} delta The zoom delta applied on each mousewheel.
  */
-ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom = function(delta) {
+ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom = function() {
+
+  goog.base(this);
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {number}
    */
-  this.delta_ = delta;
+  this.delta_ = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {?ol.Coordinate}
+   */
+  this.lastAnchor_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number|undefined}
+   */
+  this.startTime_ = undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @type {number|undefined}
+   */
+  this.timeoutId_ = undefined;
 
-  goog.base(this);
 };
 goog.inherits(ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom, ol.interaction.Interaction);
 
@@ -37,20 +70,52 @@ goog.inherits(ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom, ol.interaction.Interaction);
  */
 ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
     function(mapBrowserEvent) {
+
   if (mapBrowserEvent.type ==
       goog.events.MouseWheelHandler.EventType.MOUSEWHEEL) {
     var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
     var mouseWheelEvent = /** @type {goog.events.MouseWheelEvent} */
         (mapBrowserEvent.browserEvent);
     goog.asserts.assert(mouseWheelEvent instanceof goog.events.MouseWheelEvent);
-    var anchor = mapBrowserEvent.getCoordinate();
-    var delta = mouseWheelEvent.deltaY < 0 ? this.delta_ : -this.delta_;
-    // FIXME works for View2D only
-    var view = map.getView();
-    goog.asserts.assert(view instanceof ol.View2D);
-    map.requestRenderFrame();
-    view.zoom(map, delta, anchor, ol.interaction.ZOOM_DURATION);
+
+    this.lastAnchor_ = mapBrowserEvent.getCoordinate();
+    this.delta_ += mouseWheelEvent.deltaY / 3;
+
+    if (!goog.isDef(this.startTime_)) {
+      this.startTime_ = goog.now();
+    }
+
+    var duration = ol.interaction.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_TIMEOUT_DURATION;
+    var timeLeft = Math.max(duration - (goog.now() - this.startTime_), 0);
+
+    goog.global.clearTimeout(this.timeoutId_);
+    this.timeoutId_ = goog.global.setTimeout(
+        goog.bind(this.doZoom_, this, map), timeLeft);
+
     mapBrowserEvent.preventDefault();
     mouseWheelEvent.preventDefault();
   }
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @param {ol.Map} map Map.
+ */
+ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom.prototype.doZoom_ = function(map) {
+  var maxDelta = ol.interaction.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_MAXDELTA;
+  var delta = goog.math.clamp(this.delta_, -maxDelta, maxDelta);
+
+  // FIXME works for View2D only
+  var view = map.getView();
+  goog.asserts.assert(view instanceof ol.View2D);
+
+  map.requestRenderFrame();
+  view.zoom(map, -delta, this.lastAnchor_,
+      ol.interaction.MOUSEWHEELZOOM_ANIMATION_DURATION);
+
+  this.delta_ = 0;
+  this.lastAnchor_ = null;
+  this.startTime_ = undefined;
+  this.timeoutId_ = undefined;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 771122e531..0650f66a76 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -1014,10 +1014,7 @@ ol.Map.createInteractions_ = function(mapOptions) {
   var mouseWheelZoom = goog.isDef(mapOptions.mouseWheelZoom) ?
       mapOptions.mouseWheelZoom : true;
   if (mouseWheelZoom) {
-    var mouseWheelZoomDelta =
-        goog.isDef(mapOptions.mouseWheelZoomDelta) ?
-            mapOptions.mouseWheelZoomDelta : 1;
-    interactions.push(new ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom(mouseWheelZoomDelta));
+    interactions.push(new ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom());
   }
 
   var shiftDragZoom = goog.isDef(mapOptions.shiftDragZoom) ?
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index c5e0ff2b30..38e5758437 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -85,28 +85,11 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
     });
 
     describe('create mousewheel interaction', function() {
-
-      beforeEach(function() {
+      it('creates mousewheel interaction', function() {
         options.mouseWheelZoom = true;
-      });
-
-      describe('default mouseWheelZoomDelta', function() {
-        it('create mousewheel interaction with default delta', function() {
-          var interactions = ol.Map.createInteractions_(options);
-          expect(interactions.getLength()).toEqual(1);
-          expect(interactions.getAt(0)).toBeA(ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom);
-          expect(interactions.getAt(0).delta_).toEqual(1);
-        });
-      });
-
-      describe('set mouseWheelZoomDelta', function() {
-        it('create mousewheel interaction with set delta', function() {
-          options.mouseWheelZoomDelta = 7;
-          var interactions = ol.Map.createInteractions_(options);
-          expect(interactions.getLength()).toEqual(1);
-          expect(interactions.getAt(0)).toBeA(ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom);
-          expect(interactions.getAt(0).delta_).toEqual(7);
-        });
+        var interactions = ol.Map.createInteractions_(options);
+        expect(interactions.getLength()).toEqual(1);
+        expect(interactions.getAt(0)).toBeA(ol.interaction.MouseWheelZoom);
       });
     });
 
@@ -125,7 +108,7 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
         });
       });
 
-      describe('set mouseWheelZoomDelta', function() {
+      describe('set zoomDelta', function() {
         it('create double click interaction with set delta', function() {
           options.zoomDelta = 7;
           var interactions = ol.Map.createInteractions_(options);