diff --git a/core/workspace_svg.ts b/core/workspace_svg.ts
index 1cfdbbc37..fe1386587 100644
--- a/core/workspace_svg.ts
+++ b/core/workspace_svg.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ export class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace implements IASTNodeLocationSvg {
     | ((menuOptions: ContextMenuOption[], e: Event) => void)
     | null = null;
 
+  /**
+   * A dummy wheel event listener used as a workaround for a Safari scrolling issue.
+   * Set in createDom and used for removal in dispose to ensure proper cleanup.
+   */
+  private dummyWheelListener: (() => void) | null = null;
+
   /**
    * In a flyout, the target workspace where blocks should be placed after a
    * drag. Otherwise null.
@@ -787,7 +793,8 @@ export class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace implements IASTNodeLocationSvg {
       // This no-op works around https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226683,
       // which otherwise prevents zoom/scroll events from being observed in
       // Safari. Once that bug is fixed it should be removed.
-      document.body.addEventListener('wheel', function () {});
+      this.dummyWheelListener = () => {};
+      document.body.addEventListener('wheel', this.dummyWheelListener);
       browserEvents.conditionalBind(
         this.svgGroup_,
         'wheel',
@@ -896,6 +903,12 @@ export class WorkspaceSvg extends Workspace implements IASTNodeLocationSvg {
       browserEvents.unbind(this.resizeHandlerWrapper);
       this.resizeHandlerWrapper = null;
     }
+
+    // Remove the dummy wheel listener
+    if (this.dummyWheelListener) {
+      document.body.removeEventListener('wheel', this.dummyWheelListener);
+      this.dummyWheelListener = null;
+    }
   }
 
   /**