diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ISecondaryScreen.h b/src/lib/deskflow/ISecondaryScreen.h
index 714695c66..04534c9bf 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ISecondaryScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ISecondaryScreen.h
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ public:
 
   /**
    * @brief Synthesize a mouse wheel event of amount
-   * This method should include the use of `applyScrollModifier` before sending the delta
-   * @param xDelta
-   * @param yDelta
+   * This Implmentation for this method should call `applyScrollModifier` before sending the final delta to the system
+   * @param delta the raw delta to fake
    */
-  virtual void fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const = 0;
+  virtual void fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const = 0;
 
   /**
    * @brief Applies any scroll modfifers to the provided delta, This should only be done inside the subclasses
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/PlatformScreen.h b/src/lib/deskflow/PlatformScreen.h
index 3b00f7f66..242d71007 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/PlatformScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/PlatformScreen.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
   void fakeMouseButton(ButtonID id, bool press) override = 0;
   void fakeMouseMove(int32_t x, int32_t y) override = 0;
   void fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const override = 0;
-  void fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const override = 0;
+  void fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const override = 0;
 
   // IKeyState overrides
   void updateKeyMap() override;
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/Screen.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/Screen.cpp
index 3258acbb3..ad4a2ca3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/Screen.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void Screen::mouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const
 void Screen::mouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const
 {
   assert(!m_isPrimary);
-  m_screen->fakeMouseWheel(xDelta, yDelta);
+  m_screen->fakeMouseWheel({xDelta, yDelta});
 }
 
 void Screen::resetOptions()
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp b/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp
index 22aa637c0..dbcad364d 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp
@@ -313,16 +313,16 @@ void EiScreen::fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const
   ei_device_frame(m_eiPointer, ei_now(m_ei));
 }
 
-void EiScreen::fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const
+void EiScreen::fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const
 {
   if (!m_eiPointer)
     return;
 
-  auto adjustedDeltas = applyScrollModifier({xDelta, yDelta});
+  delta = applyScrollModifier(delta);
   // libei and deskflow seem to use opposite directions, so we have
   // to send EI the opposite of the value received if we want to remain
   // compatible with other platforms (including X11).
-  ei_device_scroll_discrete(m_eiPointer, -adjustedDeltas.x, -adjustedDeltas.y);
+  ei_device_scroll_discrete(m_eiPointer, -delta.x, -delta.y);
   ei_device_frame(m_eiPointer, ei_now(m_ei));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.h b/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.h
index 5fad4b772..f5fbd6f51 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
   void fakeMouseButton(ButtonID id, bool press) override;
   void fakeMouseMove(std::int32_t x, std::int32_t y) override;
   void fakeMouseRelativeMove(std::int32_t dx, std::int32_t dy) const override;
-  void fakeMouseWheel(std::int32_t xDelta, std::int32_t yDelta) const override;
+  void fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const override;
   void fakeKey(std::uint32_t keycode, bool isDown) const;
 
   // IPlatformScreen overrides
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp
index 07254342d..fcd528b59 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.cpp
@@ -706,10 +706,10 @@ void MSWindowsScreen::fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const
   m_desks->fakeMouseRelativeMove(dx, dy);
 }
 
-void MSWindowsScreen::fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const
+void MSWindowsScreen::fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const
 {
-  auto adjustedDeltas = applyScrollModifier({xDelta, yDelta});
-  m_desks->fakeMouseWheel(adjustedDeltas.x, adjustedDeltas.y);
+  delta = applyScrollModifier(delta);
+  m_desks->fakeMouseWheel(delta.x, delta.y);
 }
 
 void MSWindowsScreen::updateKeys()
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h
index fb1489121..4d6e951d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsScreen.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
   void fakeMouseButton(ButtonID id, bool press) override;
   void fakeMouseMove(int32_t x, int32_t y) override;
   void fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const override;
-  void fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const override;
+  void fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const override;
 
   // IKeyState overrides
   virtual void updateKeys();
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.h b/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.h
index 3e5cc6a29..87b5f4f5b 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
   void fakeMouseButton(ButtonID id, bool press) override;
   void fakeMouseMove(int32_t x, int32_t y) override;
   void fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const override;
-  void fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const override;
+  void fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const override;
 
   // IPlatformScreen overrides
   void enable() override;
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.mm b/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.mm
index b11353d96..2bd00d2f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.mm
+++ b/src/lib/platform/OSXScreen.mm
@@ -584,17 +584,16 @@ void OSXScreen::fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const
   m_cursorPosValid = false;
 }
 
-void OSXScreen::fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const
+void OSXScreen::fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const
 {
-  if (xDelta != 0 || yDelta != 0) {
+  if (delta.x != 0 || delta.y != 0) {
     // use server's acceleration with a little boost since other platforms
     // take one wheel step as a larger step than the mac does.
-    auto adjustedDeltas =
-        applyScrollModifier({static_cast<int32_t>(3.0 * xDelta / 120.0), static_cast<int32_t>(3.0 * y / 120.0)});
+    delta =
+        applyScrollModifier({static_cast<int32_t>(3.0 * delta.x / 120.0), static_cast<int32_t>(3.0 * delta.y / 120.0)});
     // create a scroll event, post it and release it.  not sure if kCGScrollEventUnitLine
     // is the right choice here over kCGScrollEventUnitPixel
-    CGEventRef scrollEvent =
-        CGEventCreateScrollWheelEvent(nullptr, kCGScrollEventUnitLine, 2, adjustedDeltas.y, adjustedDeltas.x);
+    CGEventRef scrollEvent = CGEventCreateScrollWheelEvent(nullptr, kCGScrollEventUnitLine, 2, delta.y, delta.x);
 
     // Fix for sticky keys
     CGEventFlags modifiers = m_keyState->getModifierStateAsOSXFlags();
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp
index fdac7ef0d..f4c33fa24 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.cpp
@@ -784,23 +784,23 @@ void XWindowsScreen::fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const
   XFlush(m_display);
 }
 
-void XWindowsScreen::fakeMouseWheel(int32_t, int32_t yDelta) const
+void XWindowsScreen::fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const
 {
   // XXX -- support x-axis scrolling
-  if (yDelta == 0) {
+  if (delta.y == 0) {
     return;
   }
 
-  yDelta = applyScrollModifier({0, yDelta}).y;
+  delta = applyScrollModifier(delta);
 
   // choose button depending on rotation direction
-  const unsigned int xButton = mapButtonToX(yDelta >= 0 ? kX11ScrollWheelUp : kX11ScrollWheelDown);
+  const unsigned int xButton = mapButtonToX(delta.y >= 0 ? kX11ScrollWheelUp : kX11ScrollWheelDown);
   if (xButton == 0) {
     // If we get here, then the XServer does not support the scroll
     // wheel buttons, so send PageUp/PageDown keystrokes instead.
     // Patch by Tom Chadwick.
     KeyCode keycode = 0;
-    if (yDelta >= 0) {
+    if (delta.y >= 0) {
       keycode = XKeysymToKeycode(m_display, XK_Page_Up);
     } else {
       keycode = XKeysymToKeycode(m_display, XK_Page_Down);
@@ -813,15 +813,15 @@ void XWindowsScreen::fakeMouseWheel(int32_t, int32_t yDelta) const
   }
 
   // now use absolute value of delta
-  if (yDelta < 0) {
-    yDelta = -yDelta;
+  if (delta.y < 0) {
+    delta.y = -delta.y;
   }
 
   // Delta for a "click"
   static const auto s_mouseDelta = 120;
 
   // send as many clicks as necessary
-  for (; yDelta >= 0; yDelta -= s_mouseDelta) {
+  for (; delta.y >= 0; delta.y -= s_mouseDelta) {
     XTestFakeButtonEvent(m_display, xButton, True, CurrentTime);
     XTestFakeButtonEvent(m_display, xButton, False, CurrentTime);
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.h b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.h
index f0471fe1d..f2093e6d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsScreen.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
   void fakeMouseButton(ButtonID id, bool press) override;
   void fakeMouseMove(int32_t x, int32_t y) override;
   void fakeMouseRelativeMove(int32_t dx, int32_t dy) const override;
-  void fakeMouseWheel(int32_t xDelta, int32_t yDelta) const override;
+  void fakeMouseWheel(ScrollDelta delta) const override;
 
   // IPlatformScreen overrides
   void enable() override;