diff --git a/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js b/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js
index aa4ece6fe6..db347877db 100644
--- a/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js
+++ b/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js
@@ -858,6 +858,8 @@ function egw_fw_ui_scrollarea(_contDiv)
 	this.buttonsVisible = true;
 	this.mouseOver = false;
 	this.scrollTime = 0.0;
+	this.btnUpEnabled = true;
+	this.btnDownEnabled = true;
 
 	//Wrap a new "scroll" div around the content of the content div
 	this.scrollDiv = document.createElement("div");
@@ -943,17 +945,54 @@ function egw_fw_ui_scrollarea(_contDiv)
 
 egw_fw_ui_scrollarea.prototype.setScrollPos = function(_pos)
 {
+	var scrollArea = egw.preference('scroll_area', 'common') == 1 ? true : false;
 	if (this.buttonsVisible)
 	{
-		if (_pos <= 0)
+		if (scrollArea)
 		{
-			_pos = 0;
+			if (_pos <= 0)
+			{
+				if (this.btnUpEnabled)
+					jQuery(this.btnUp).addClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+				if (!this.btnDownEnabled)
+					jQuery(this.btnDown).removeClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+				this.btnDownEnabled = true;
+				this.btnUpEnabled = false;
+				_pos = 0;
+			}
+			else if (_pos >= this.maxScrollPos)
+			{
+				if (this.btnDownEnabled)
+					jQuery(this.btnDown).addClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+				if (!this.btnUpEnabled)
+					jQuery(this.btnUp).removeClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+				this.btnDownEnabled = false;
+				this.btnUpEnabled = true;
+				_pos = this.maxScrollPos;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (!this.btnUpEnabled)
+					jQuery(this.btnUp).removeClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+				if (!this.btnDownEnabled)
+					jQuery(this.btnDown).removeClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+				this.btnUpEnabled = true;
+				this.btnDownEnabled = true;
+			}
 		}
-		else if (_pos >= this.maxScrollPos)
+		else
 		{
-			_pos = this.maxScrollPos;
+			if (_pos <= 0)
+			{
+				_pos = 0;
+			}
+			else if (_pos >= this.maxScrollPos)
+			{
+				_pos = this.maxScrollPos;
+			}
+			jQuery(this.btnUp).addClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
+			jQuery(this.btnDown).addClass("egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled");
 		}
-
 		this.scrollPos = _pos;
 
 		//Apply the calculated scroll position to the scrollDiv
diff --git a/pixelegg/css/mobile.css b/pixelegg/css/mobile.css
index 59a9911a6d..41ee71007d 100644
--- a/pixelegg/css/mobile.css
+++ b/pixelegg/css/mobile.css
@@ -4858,11 +4858,10 @@ td.message span.message {
   width: 100%;
   height: 12px;
   z-index: 2;
-  display: none !important;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover,
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover {
-  background-image: none;
+  background-color: silver;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled {
   display: none !important;
@@ -4885,12 +4884,22 @@ td.message span.message {
   background-position: center;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up {
-  height: 37px;
+  height: 35px;
   top: 0px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/up_pointer.png);
+  background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position-y: -1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down {
   bottom: 0px;
+  height: 35px;
+  border-top: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/down_pointer.png);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: center;
+  background-position-y: 1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_outerdiv {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/pixelegg/css/monochrome.css b/pixelegg/css/monochrome.css
index 260e012a6c..2d01903e2a 100644
--- a/pixelegg/css/monochrome.css
+++ b/pixelegg/css/monochrome.css
@@ -4847,11 +4847,10 @@ td.message span.message {
   width: 100%;
   height: 12px;
   z-index: 2;
-  display: none !important;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover,
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover {
-  background-image: none;
+  background-color: silver;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled {
   display: none !important;
@@ -4874,12 +4873,22 @@ td.message span.message {
   background-position: center;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up {
-  height: 37px;
+  height: 35px;
   top: 0px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/up_pointer.png);
+  background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position-y: -1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down {
   bottom: 0px;
+  height: 35px;
+  border-top: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/down_pointer.png);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: center;
+  background-position-y: 1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_outerdiv {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css b/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css
index fc6fbd5ca3..a9f8811125 100644
--- a/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css
+++ b/pixelegg/css/pixelegg.css
@@ -4858,11 +4858,10 @@ td.message span.message {
   width: 100%;
   height: 12px;
   z-index: 2;
-  display: none !important;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover,
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover {
-  background-image: none;
+  background-color: silver;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled {
   display: none !important;
@@ -4885,12 +4884,22 @@ td.message span.message {
   background-position: center;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up {
-  height: 37px;
+  height: 35px;
   top: 0px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/up_pointer.png);
+  background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position-y: -1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down {
   bottom: 0px;
+  height: 35px;
+  border-top: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/down_pointer.png);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: center;
+  background-position-y: 1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_outerdiv {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_scrollarea.less b/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_scrollarea.less
index 4b18a97cc8..168449d772 100644
--- a/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_scrollarea.less
+++ b/pixelegg/less/layout_raster_scrollarea.less
@@ -37,13 +37,12 @@
     width: 100%;
     height: 12px;
     z-index: 2;
-	display: none !important;
 }
 
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover,
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover
 {
-    background-image:none;
+	background-color: silver;
 }
 
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled
@@ -72,14 +71,24 @@
 
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up
 {
-	height: 37px;
+	height: 35px;
     top: 0px;
 	border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
+	background-image: url(../images/up_pointer.png);
+	background-position: center;
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	background-position-y: -1px;
 }
 
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down
 {
     bottom: 0px;
+	height: 35px;
+	border-top: 1px solid silver;
+	background-image: url(../images/down_pointer.png);
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	background-position: center;
+	background-position-y: 1px;
 }
 
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_outerdiv
diff --git a/pixelegg/mobile/fw_mobile.css b/pixelegg/mobile/fw_mobile.css
index 21fbc5db53..70faa0778d 100644
--- a/pixelegg/mobile/fw_mobile.css
+++ b/pixelegg/mobile/fw_mobile.css
@@ -4869,11 +4869,10 @@ td.message span.message {
   width: 100%;
   height: 12px;
   z-index: 2;
-  display: none !important;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover,
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down.egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_hover {
-  background-image: none;
+  background-color: silver;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_disabled {
   display: none !important;
@@ -4896,12 +4895,22 @@ td.message span.message {
   background-position: center;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_up {
-  height: 37px;
+  height: 35px;
   top: 0px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/up_pointer.png);
+  background-position: center;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position-y: -1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_button_down {
   bottom: 0px;
+  height: 35px;
+  border-top: 1px solid silver;
+  background-image: url(../images/down_pointer.png);
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: center;
+  background-position-y: 1px;
 }
 .egw_fw_ui_scrollarea_outerdiv {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php
index 74a243ccf1..d6f798291b 100644
--- a/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/preferences/inc/class.preferences_hooks.inc.php
@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@ class preferences_hooks
 				'admin'  => True,
 				'forced' => true,
 			),
+			'scroll_area'=> array(
+				'type'   => 'select',
+				'label'  => 'Applications list scroll area',
+				'name'   => 'scroll_area',
+				'values' => array('0'=>lang('Disable'),'1'=>lang('Enable')),
+				'help'   => 'Make applications list scrollable with up/down scroll buttons (usefull for users working with mouse with no scrollwheel)',
+				'xmlrpc' => True,
+				'admin'  => False,
+				'default' => '0',
+			),
 			array(
 				'type'	=> 'section',
 				'title'	=> 'Formatting & general settings'