diff --git a/docs/rc.xml.all b/docs/rc.xml.all
index c3363404..f7c1a24b 100644
--- a/docs/rc.xml.all
+++ b/docs/rc.xml.all
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@
       <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
         <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>root-menu</menu></action>
       </mousebind>
+      <mousebind button="Up" action="Scroll">
+        <action name="GoToDesktop" to="left"/>
+      </mousebind>
+      <mousebind button="Down" action="Scroll">
+        <action name="GoToDesktop" to="right"/>
+      </mousebind>
     </context>
 
   </mouse>
diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index cf839304..7bf511be 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@ static struct mouse_combos {
 	{ "Root", "Left", "Press", "ShowMenu", "root-menu"},
 	{ "Root", "Right", "Press", "ShowMenu", "root-menu"},
 	{ "Root", "Middle", "Press", "ShowMenu", "root-menu"},
+	{ "Root", "Up", "Scroll", "GoToDesktop", "left"},
+	{ "Root", "Down", "Scroll", "GoToDesktop", "right"},
 	{ "Client", "Left", "Press", "Focus", NULL},
 	{ "Client", "Left", "Press", "Raise", NULL},
 	{ "Client", "Right", "Press", "Focus", NULL},