diff --git a/packages/docs/src/examples/v-carousel/prop-mousewheel.vue b/packages/docs/src/examples/v-carousel/prop-mousewheel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8bcecf0fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docs/src/examples/v-carousel/prop-mousewheel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<template>
+  <v-carousel
+    height="300"
+    mousewheel
+  >
+    <v-carousel-item
+      v-for="(color, i) in colors"
+      :key="i"
+      :color="color"
+    >
+      <div class="d-flex fill-height align-center justify-center text-h5 text-white">
+        Slide {{ i + 1 }}
+      </div>
+    </v-carousel-item>
+  </v-carousel>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+  const colors = ['primary', 'secondary', 'success', 'info', 'warning', 'error']
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/docs/src/pages/en/components/carousels.md b/packages/docs/src/pages/en/components/carousels.md
index 58cae914219..d6dc5b2dcf6 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/pages/en/components/carousels.md
+++ b/packages/docs/src/pages/en/components/carousels.md
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ You can show a linear progress bar with the **progress** prop. It will indicate
 
 <ExamplesExample file="v-carousel/prop-progress" />
 
+#### Mousewheel
+
+Enable mouse-wheel (and trackpad scroll) navigation with the **mousewheel** prop. Scrolling down or right advances to the next slide; scrolling up or left goes to the previous one. A 300ms cooldown prevents accidental multi-slide jumps per scroll gesture.
+
+<ExamplesExample file="v-carousel/prop-mousewheel" />
+
 #### Model
 
 You can control carousel with **v-model**.
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VCarousel/VCarousel.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VCarousel/VCarousel.tsx
index f20401b8c9d..db6ed524f71 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VCarousel/VCarousel.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VCarousel/VCarousel.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import { useLocale } from '@/composables/locale'
 import { useProxiedModel } from '@/composables/proxiedModel'
 
 // Utilities
-import { nextTick, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
-import { convertToUnit, genericComponent, propsFactory, useRender } from '@/util'
+import { nextTick, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { convertToUnit, genericComponent, IN_BROWSER, propsFactory, useRender } from '@/util'
 
 // Types
 import type { PropType } from 'vue'
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const makeVCarouselProps = propsFactory({
     default: 6000,
     validator: (value: string | number) => Number(value) > 0,
   },
+  mousewheel: Boolean,
   progress: [Boolean, String],
   verticalDelimiters: [Boolean, String] as PropType<boolean | 'left' | 'right'>,
 
@@ -105,6 +106,41 @@ export const VCarousel = genericComponent<new <T>(
       window.requestAnimationFrame(startTimeout)
     }
 
+    let lastWheelAt = 0
+    function onWheel (e: WheelEvent) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      const now = Date.now()
+      if (now - lastWheelAt < 300 || !windowRef.value) return
+      lastWheelAt = now
+      if (e.deltaY > 0 || e.deltaX > 0) {
+        windowRef.value.group.next()
+      } else {
+        windowRef.value.group.prev()
+      }
+    }
+
+    watch(() => props.mousewheel, val => {
+      if (!IN_BROWSER || !windowRef.value) return
+      const el: HTMLElement = windowRef.value.$el
+      if (val) {
+        el.addEventListener('wheel', onWheel, { passive: false })
+      } else {
+        el.removeEventListener('wheel', onWheel)
+      }
+    })
+
+    onMounted(() => {
+      if (props.mousewheel && windowRef.value) {
+        windowRef.value.$el.addEventListener('wheel', onWheel, { passive: false })
+      }
+    })
+
+    onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+      if (windowRef.value) {
+        windowRef.value.$el.removeEventListener('wheel', onWheel)
+      }
+    })
+
     function onDelimiterKeyDown (e: KeyboardEvent, group: GroupProvide) {
       if (
         (props.direction === 'horizontal' && e.key === 'ArrowLeft') ||