diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInput.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInput.ts
index 16ff4c162f..87554d287b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInput.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInput.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ export class RawMouseImpl implements input.RawMouse {
   }
 
   async wheel(x: number, y: number, buttons: Set<types.MouseButton>, modifiers: Set<types.KeyboardModifier>, deltaX: number, deltaY: number): Promise<void> {
+    if (this._page?._browserContext._options.isMobile)
+      throw new Error('Mouse wheel is not supported in mobile WebKit');
     await this._session!.send('Page.updateScrollingState');
     // Wheel events hit the compositor first, so wait one frame for it to be synced.
     await this._page!.mainFrame().evaluateExpression(`new Promise(requestAnimationFrame)`, false, false, 'utility');
diff --git a/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts b/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts
index b87397f2bf..e2949c57f2 100644
--- a/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ it('should work when the event is canceled', async ({ page }) => {
 
 contextTest('should scroll when emulating a mobile viewport', async ({ contextFactory, server, browserName }) => {
   contextTest.skip(browserName === 'firefox');
-  contextTest.fixme(browserName === 'webkit');
   const context = await contextFactory({
     viewport: { 'width': 1000, 'height': 600 },
     isMobile: true,
@@ -120,8 +119,11 @@ contextTest('should scroll when emulating a mobile viewport', async ({ contextFa
   const page = await context.newPage();
   await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/input/scrollable.html');
   await page.mouse.move(50, 60);
-  await page.mouse.wheel(0, 100);
-  await page.waitForFunction('window.scrollY === 100');
+  const error = await page.mouse.wheel(0, 100).catch(e => e);
+  if (browserName === 'webkit')
+    expect(error.message).toContain('Mouse wheel is not supported in mobile WebKit');
+  else
+    await page.waitForFunction('window.scrollY === 100');
 });
 
 async function listenForWheelEvents(page: Page, selector: string) {