diff --git a/source/celview.cpp b/source/celview.cpp
index 4564469da..c20a36114 100644
--- a/source/celview.cpp
+++ b/source/celview.cpp
@@ -22,16 +22,43 @@ CelScene::CelScene(QWidget *v)
 
 void CelScene::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event->button() != Qt::LeftButton) {
-        return;
-    }
+    switch (event->button()) {
+    case Qt::LeftButton: {
+        // return if currently set drag mode is scroll hand drag
+        if (views()[0]->dragMode() == QGraphicsView::ScrollHandDrag)
+            return;
 
-    int x = event->scenePos().x();
-    int y = event->scenePos().y();
+        int x = event->scenePos().x();
+        int y = event->scenePos().y();
 
-    qDebug() << "Clicked: " << x << "," << y;
+        qDebug() << "Clicked: " << x << "," << y;
 
-    emit this->framePixelClicked(x, y);
+        emit this->framePixelClicked(x, y);
+        break;
+    }
+    case Qt::MiddleButton: {
+        views()[0]->setDragMode(QGraphicsView::ScrollHandDrag);
+
+        // after middle button has been pressed - send the mouse press event to QGraphicsView that holds this scene, since
+        // it will toggle on dragging on ScrollHandDrag
+        QMouseEvent eventGraphicsView(QEvent::MouseButtonPress, event->scenePos(), event->scenePos(), Qt::LeftButton, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoModifier);
+        QApplication::sendEvent(views()[0]->viewport(), &eventGraphicsView);
+        break;
+    }
+    }
+}
+
+void CelScene::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    switch (event->button()) {
+    case Qt::LeftButton: {
+        break;
+    }
+    case Qt::MiddleButton: {
+        views()[0]->setDragMode(QGraphicsView::NoDrag);
+        break;
+    }
+    }
 }
 
 void CelScene::dragEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent *event)
diff --git a/source/celview.h b/source/celview.h
index abf5864ea..d5154892f 100644
--- a/source/celview.h
+++ b/source/celview.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class CelScene : public QGraphicsScene {
     CelScene(QWidget *view);
 
 private slots:
+    void mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
     void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
     void dragEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent *event);
     void dragMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent *event);