diff --git a/sfx2/inc/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.hxx b/sfx2/inc/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.hxx
index 22cf51b7827f..42eec08d766e 100644
--- a/sfx2/inc/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/inc/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.hxx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <vcl/tabctrl.hxx>
 
 #include <com/sun/star/frame/XFrame.hpp>
@@ -25,11 +26,14 @@ public:
     ~NotebookbarTabControl() override;
 
     virtual void KeyInput( const KeyEvent& rKEvt ) override;
+    virtual void Command( const CommandEvent& rCEvt ) override;
     virtual bool EventNotify( NotifyEvent& rNEvt ) override;
     virtual void StateChanged(StateChangedType nStateChange) override;
     virtual Size calculateRequisition() const override;
 
 private:
+    // time-based debounce: track when the last tab switch via scroll happened
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point m_lastTabSwitch{};
     static void FillShortcutsToolBox(css::uno::Reference<css::uno::XComponentContext> const & xContext,
                                           const css::uno::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& xFrame,
                                           const OUString& aModuleName,
diff --git a/sfx2/source/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.cxx b/sfx2/source/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.cxx
index acad2a2e5ea5..2bf850857b89 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/notebookbar/NotebookbarTabControl.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
  *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
  */
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <vcl/builderfactory.hxx>
+#include <vcl/commandevent.hxx>
 #include <vcl/layout.hxx>
 #include <vcl/notebookbar/notebookbar.hxx>
 #include <vcl/tabpage.hxx>
@@ -222,6 +224,30 @@ void NotebookbarTabControl::KeyInput( const KeyEvent& rKEvt )
     return NotebookbarTabControlBase::KeyInput( rKEvt );
 }
 
+void NotebookbarTabControl::Command( const CommandEvent& rCEvt )
+{
+    if ( rCEvt.GetCommand() == CommandEventId::Wheel )
+    {
+        const CommandWheelData* pData = rCEvt.GetWheelData();
+        if ( pData && !pData->GetModifier()
+             && pData->GetMode() == CommandWheelMode::SCROLL
+             && pData->GetDelta() != 0 )
+        {
+            // Debounce: require at least 100 ms between tab switches so that
+            // casual scrolling does not rapidly cycle through tabs.
+            auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+            static constexpr auto debounceMs = std::chrono::milliseconds(100);
+            if ( now - m_lastTabSwitch >= debounceMs )
+            {
+                m_lastTabSwitch = now;
+                ImplActivateTabPage( pData->GetDelta() < 0 );
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    NotebookbarTabControlBase::Command( rCEvt );
+}
+
 bool NotebookbarTabControl::EventNotify( NotifyEvent& rNEvt )
 {
     if ( rNEvt.GetType() == NotifyEventType::KEYINPUT )