diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index ea197e051..62a365b3e 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ create_os_window(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw) {
 
     static bool is_first_window = true;
     if (is_first_window) {
-        if (global_state.is_wayland) glfwConfigureMomentumScroller(OPT(momentum_scroll), -1, -1, 0);
+        if (global_state.is_wayland) glfwConfigureMomentumScroller(1. - OPT(momentum_scroll), -1, -1, 0);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, true);
diff --git a/kitty/options/definition.py b/kitty/options/definition.py
index f7de55781..99540e85e 100644
--- a/kitty/options/definition.py
+++ b/kitty/options/definition.py
@@ -597,13 +597,13 @@
 themselves.
 ''')
 
-opt('momentum_scroll', '0.04', option_type='unit_float', ctype='float', long_text='''
+opt('momentum_scroll', '0.96', option_type='unit_float', ctype='float', long_text='''
 The amount of friction to apply to slow down momentum (inertial) scrolling. A number
-from 0 to 1, with 1 meaning no momentum scrolling. Note that this setting only
-applies on platforms such as Wayland, that do not provide native momentum scrolling.
-On macOS, the native OS based momentum scrolling is used. Also, momentum scrolling
-only applies to "finger" based devices such as touchpads and touchscreens. Changes
-to this setting only take effect after a kitty restart.
+from 0 to 1, with 0 meaning no momentum scrolling and 1 meaning infinite scrolling.
+Note that this setting only applies on platforms such as Wayland, that do not provide
+native momentum scrolling. On macOS, the native OS based momentum scrolling is used.
+Also, momentum scrolling only applies to "finger" based devices such as touchpads
+and touchscreens. Changes to this setting only take effect after a kitty restart.
 ''')
 egr()  # }}}