diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/UserSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/UserSettings.java
index 888657e6..ef7c711d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/UserSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/model/UserSettings.java
@@ -68,4 +68,7 @@ public class UserSettings extends AbstractModel {
 	@Column(length = Integer.MAX_VALUE)
 	private String customCss;
 
+	@Column(name = "scroll_speed")
+	private int scrollSpeed;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/Settings.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/Settings.java
index 6decfe6e..4ed6d5a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/Settings.java
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@ public class Settings implements Serializable {
 
 	@ApiProperty(value = "user's custom css for the website")
 	private String customCss;
+	
+	@ApiProperty(value = "user's preferred scroll speed when navigating between entries")
+	private int scrollSpeed;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/UserREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/UserREST.java
index b20bc20e..05ebdb17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/UserREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/UserREST.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class UserREST extends AbstractREST {
 			s.setTheme(settings.getTheme());
 			s.setCustomCss(settings.getCustomCss());
 			s.setLanguage(settings.getLanguage());
+			s.setScrollSpeed(settings.getScrollSpeed());
 		} else {
 			s.setReadingMode(ReadingMode.unread.name());
 			s.setReadingOrder(ReadingOrder.desc.name());
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public class UserREST extends AbstractREST {
 			s.setSocialButtons(true);
 			s.setScrollMarks(true);
 			s.setLanguage("en");
+			s.setScrollSpeed(400);
 		}
 		return Response.ok(s).build();
 	}
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ public class UserREST extends AbstractREST {
 		s.setCustomCss(settings.getCustomCss());
 		s.setSocialButtons(settings.isSocialButtons());
 		s.setLanguage(settings.getLanguage());
+		s.setScrollSpeed(settings.getScrollSpeed());
 		userSettingsDAO.saveOrUpdate(s);
 		return Response.ok().build();
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-1.4.xml b/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-1.4.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a0d773c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-1.4.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<databaseChangeLog xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-3.0.xsd">
+
+	<changeSet author="athou" id="scroll-speed">
+		<addColumn tableName="USERSETTINGS">
+			<column name="scroll_speed" type="BIGINT" />
+		</addColumn>
+	</changeSet>
+	<changeSet author="athou" id="set-default-scroll-speed">
+		<update tableName="USERSETTINGS">
+		    <column name="scroll_speed" valueNumeric="400" />
+		</update>
+	</changeSet>
+
+</databaseChangeLog>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-master.xml b/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-master.xml
index c6b5d944..79395852 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-master.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelogs/db.changelog-master.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 	<include file="changelogs/db.changelog-1.1.xml" />
 	<include file="changelogs/db.changelog-1.2.xml" />
 	<include file="changelogs/db.changelog-1.3.xml" />
+	<include file="changelogs/db.changelog-1.4.xml" />
 	
 </databaseChangeLog> 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/i18n/en.properties b/src/main/resources/i18n/en.properties
index 9411512c..9dc6b0ea 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/i18n/en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/i18n/en.properties
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ settings.general.show_unread=Show feeds and categories with no unread entries
 settings.general.social_buttons=Show social sharing buttons
 settings.general.scroll_marks=In expanded view, scrolling through entries mark them as read
 settings.appearance=Appearance
+settings.scroll_speed=Scrolling speed when navigating between entries (in milliseconds)
+settings.scroll_speed.help=set to 0 to disable
 settings.theme=Theme
 settings.submit_your_theme=Submit your theme
 settings.custom_css=Custom CSS
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js b/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
index 66e9a808..401ac976 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
@@ -785,10 +785,11 @@ module.controller('FeedListCtrl', [
 							return;
 						} else {
 							var scrollTop = elemTop - $('#toolbar').outerHeight();
+							var speed = SettingsService.settings.scrollSpeed;
 							watch_scrolling = false;
 							$('html, body').animate({
 								scrollTop : scrollTop
-							}, 400, 'swing', function() {
+							}, speed, 'swing', function() {
 								watch_scrolling = true;
 							});
 						}
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/settings.html b/src/main/webapp/templates/settings.html
index fc5285de..4e5fb178 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/settings.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/settings.html
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div class="tab-pane" ng-class="{active: tab == 'css'}">
+						<div>
+							<label>${settings.scroll_speed}</label>
+							<input type="number" ng-model="settings.scrollSpeed" min="0" max="1000" />
+							<span class="help-inline">${settings.scroll_speed.help}</span>
+						</div>
 						<div>
 							<label>${settings.theme}</label>
 							<select ng-model="settings.theme" ng-options="theme for theme in themes"></select>