diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index 4cfccd725..7d7f13ebe 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
 
     BOOL                        _drawCaret;
     CPTimer                     _caretTimer;
-    CPTimer                     _scollingTimer;
+    CPTimer                     _scrollingTimer;
     CGRect                      _caretRect;
 
     BOOL                        _scrollingDownward;
@@ -791,6 +791,13 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
     }
 
     [self setSelectedRange:setRange affinity:0 stillSelecting:YES];
+
+    _scrollingTimer = [CPTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.1 target:self selector:@selector(_supportScrolling:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];  // fixme: only start if we are in the scrolling areas
+}
+
+- (void)_supportScrolling:(CPTimer)aTimer
+{
+    [self mouseDragged:[CPApp currentEvent]];
 }
 
 - (void)_clearRange:(CPRange)range
@@ -864,6 +871,11 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
     var point = [_layoutManager locationForGlyphAtIndex:[self selectedRange].location];
     _stickyXLocation = point.x;
     _startTrackingLocation = _selectionRange.location;
+
+    if (_scrollingTimer)
+    {   [_scrollingTimer invalidate];
+        _scrollingTimer = nil;
+    }
 }
 
 - (void)moveDown:(id)sender