diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp
index f2c3c4702f..7d8512adc4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,10 @@ QWidget *QItemDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent,
     const QItemEditorFactory *factory = d->f;
     if (factory == 0)
         factory = QItemEditorFactory::defaultFactory();
-    return factory->createEditor(index.data(Qt::EditRole).userType(), parent);
+    QWidget *w = factory->createEditor(index.data(Qt::EditRole).userType(), parent);
+    if (w)
+        w->setFocusPolicy(Qt::WheelFocus);
+    return w;
 }
 
 /*!