diff --git a/artiq/gui/experiments.py b/artiq/gui/experiments.py
index 5ec6ce9a5..8a545720d 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/experiments.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/experiments.py
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ from quamash import QtGui, QtCore
 
 from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 
+from artiq.gui.tools import log_level_to_name, disable_scroll_wheel
 from artiq.gui.scan import ScanController
-from artiq.gui.log import log_level_to_name
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# TODO: disable mouse wheel on entry widget like QDoubleSpinBox and QComboBox
-# (interferes with QTreeWidget scrolling)
 class _StringEntry(QtGui.QLineEdit):
     def __init__(self, argument):
         QtGui.QLineEdit.__init__(self)
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ class _BooleanEntry(QtGui.QCheckBox):
 class _EnumerationEntry(QtGui.QComboBox):
     def __init__(self, argument):
         QtGui.QComboBox.__init__(self)
+        disable_scroll_wheel(self)
         choices = argument["desc"]["choices"]
         self.addItems(choices)
         idx = choices.index(argument["state"])
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ class _EnumerationEntry(QtGui.QComboBox):
 class _NumberEntry(QtGui.QDoubleSpinBox):
     def __init__(self, argument):
         QtGui.QDoubleSpinBox.__init__(self)
+        disable_scroll_wheel(self)
         procdesc = argument["desc"]
         scale = procdesc["scale"]
         self.setDecimals(procdesc["ndecimals"])
diff --git a/artiq/gui/log.py b/artiq/gui/log.py
index 802864d26..d7b5a000e 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/log.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/log.py
@@ -6,24 +6,14 @@ from functools import partial
 from quamash import QtGui, QtCore
 from pyqtgraph import dockarea, LayoutWidget
 
+from artiq.gui.tools import log_level_to_name
+
 try:
     QSortFilterProxyModel = QtCore.QSortFilterProxyModel
 except AttributeError:
     QSortFilterProxyModel = QtGui.QSortFilterProxyModel
 
 
-def log_level_to_name(level):
-    if level >= logging.CRITICAL:
-        return "CRITICAL"
-    if level >= logging.ERROR:
-        return "ERROR"
-    if level >= logging.WARNING:
-        return "WARNING"
-    if level >= logging.INFO:
-        return "INFO"
-    return "DEBUG"
-
-
 class Model(QtCore.QAbstractTableModel):
     def __init__(self, init):
         QtCore.QAbstractTableModel.__init__(self)
diff --git a/artiq/gui/scan.py b/artiq/gui/scan.py
index 8ef1bbffc..565fdd46b 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/scan.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/scan.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from quamash import QtGui
 from pyqtgraph import LayoutWidget
 
+from artiq.gui.tools import disable_scroll_wheel
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ class _NoScan(LayoutWidget):
 
         scale = procdesc["scale"]
         self.value = QtGui.QDoubleSpinBox()
+        disable_scroll_wheel(self.value)
         self.value.setDecimals(procdesc["ndecimals"])
         if procdesc["global_min"] is not None:
             self.value.setMinimum(procdesc["global_min"]/scale)
@@ -58,16 +61,19 @@ class _Range(LayoutWidget):
 
         self.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Min:"), 0, 0)
         self.min = QtGui.QDoubleSpinBox()
+        disable_scroll_wheel(self.min)
         apply_properties(self.min)
         self.addWidget(self.min, 0, 1)
 
         self.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Max:"), 1, 0)
         self.max = QtGui.QDoubleSpinBox()
+        disable_scroll_wheel(self.max)
         apply_properties(self.max)
         self.addWidget(self.max, 1, 1)
 
         self.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("#Points:"), 2, 0)
         self.npoints = QtGui.QSpinBox()
+        disable_scroll_wheel(self.npoints)
         self.npoints.setMinimum(2)
         self.npoints.setValue(10)
         self.addWidget(self.npoints, 2, 1)
diff --git a/artiq/gui/tools.py b/artiq/gui/tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fa701d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq/gui/tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import logging
+
+from quamash import QtCore
+
+
+def log_level_to_name(level):
+    if level >= logging.CRITICAL:
+        return "CRITICAL"
+    if level >= logging.ERROR:
+        return "ERROR"
+    if level >= logging.WARNING:
+        return "WARNING"
+    if level >= logging.INFO:
+        return "INFO"
+    return "DEBUG"
+
+
+class _WheelFilter(QtCore.QObject):
+    def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
+        if event.type() == QtCore.QEvent.Wheel:
+            event.ignore()
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+
+def disable_scroll_wheel(widget):
+    widget.setFocusPolicy(QtCore.Qt.StrongFocus)
+    widget.installEventFilter(_WheelFilter(widget))