diff --git a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
index 3f169e9a3e..5d20ec8bbe 100644
--- a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
+++ b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ terms = "0"                       ; Version (hash) of the UserReporter Terms tha
 [view] ; Camera control settings
 scroll.speed = 120.0
 scroll.speed.modifier = 1.05      ; Multiplier for changing scroll speed
+scroll.mouse.detectdistance = 3
 rotate.x.speed = 1.2
 rotate.x.min = 28.0
 rotate.x.max = 60.0
diff --git a/source/graphics/CameraController.cpp b/source/graphics/CameraController.cpp
index 459fb6a2f6..c8cf0900e1 100644
--- a/source/graphics/CameraController.cpp
+++ b/source/graphics/CameraController.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ CCameraController::CCameraController(CCamera& camera)
 	  // Dummy values (these will be filled in by the config file)
 	  m_ViewScrollSpeed(0),
 	  m_ViewScrollSpeedModifier(1),
+	  m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance(3),
 	  m_ViewRotateXSpeed(0),
 	  m_ViewRotateXMin(0),
 	  m_ViewRotateXMax(0),
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ void CCameraController::LoadConfig()
 {
 	CFG_GET_VAL("view.scroll.speed", m_ViewScrollSpeed);
 	CFG_GET_VAL("view.scroll.speed.modifier", m_ViewScrollSpeedModifier);
+	CFG_GET_VAL("view.scroll.mouse.detectdistance", m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance);
 	CFG_GET_VAL("view.rotate.x.speed", m_ViewRotateXSpeed);
 	CFG_GET_VAL("view.rotate.x.min", m_ViewRotateXMin);
 	CFG_GET_VAL("view.rotate.x.max", m_ViewRotateXMax);
@@ -182,16 +184,16 @@ void CCameraController::Update(const float deltaRealTime)
 		moveForward += m_ViewDragSpeed * -mouse_dy;
 	}
 
-	if (g_mouse_active)
+	if (g_mouse_active && m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance > 0)
 	{
-		if (g_mouse_x >= g_xres - 2 && g_mouse_x < g_xres)
+		if (g_mouse_x >= g_xres - m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance && g_mouse_x < g_xres)
 			moveRightward += m_ViewScrollSpeed * deltaRealTime;
-		else if (g_mouse_x <= 3 && g_mouse_x >= 0)
+		else if (g_mouse_x < m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance && g_mouse_x >= 0)
 			moveRightward -= m_ViewScrollSpeed * deltaRealTime;
 
-		if (g_mouse_y >= g_yres - 2 && g_mouse_y < g_yres)
+		if (g_mouse_y >= g_yres - m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance && g_mouse_y < g_yres)
 			moveForward -= m_ViewScrollSpeed * deltaRealTime;
-		else if (g_mouse_y <= 3 && g_mouse_y >= 0)
+		else if (g_mouse_y < m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance && g_mouse_y >= 0)
 			moveForward += m_ViewScrollSpeed * deltaRealTime;
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/graphics/CameraController.h b/source/graphics/CameraController.h
index bc24efd822..dc07f2efed 100644
--- a/source/graphics/CameraController.h
+++ b/source/graphics/CameraController.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
 * This file is part of 0 A.D.
 *
 * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ private:
 	// Settings
 	float m_ViewScrollSpeed;
 	float m_ViewScrollSpeedModifier;
+	// How close the mouse pointer should be to a view edge to move the camera.
+	int m_ViewScrollMouseDetectDistance;
 	float m_ViewRotateXSpeed;
 	float m_ViewRotateXMin;
 	float m_ViewRotateXMax;