diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d10979c..24bcaa49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 - Fix undo/redo not adding or removing graph elements or links after `DataDiagramModel.discardLayout()` call (e.g. by a reload from `useLoadedWorkspace()`).
 - Fix small input width overflow in `UnifiedSearch` when resized to the minimum size.
 - Fix `Navigator` to avoid animating expand/collapse transition on the initial mount.
+- Fix unintended scroll instead of canvas zoom on mouse wheel event over non-scrollable elements rendered with `CanvasPlaceAt` (when `zoomOptions.requireCtrl` is `false`):
+  * Allow to explicitly prevent zoom on mouse wheel over a non-scrollable element with `data-reactodia-prevent-zoom` attribute.
 
 #### ⏱ Performance
 - Fix canvas panning optimization not being applied due to incorrect `z-index` value.
diff --git a/src/diagram/canvasArea.tsx b/src/diagram/canvasArea.tsx
index 48e6262b..21cd77d6 100644
--- a/src/diagram/canvasArea.tsx
+++ b/src/diagram/canvasArea.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import cx from 'clsx';
 
 import { delay } from '../coreUtils/async';
 import { ColorSchemeApi } from '../coreUtils/colorScheme';
+import { findParentWithin } from '../coreUtils/dom';
 import { EventObserver, Events, EventSource } from '../coreUtils/events';
 
 import {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import type { CommandBatch } from './history';
 import { LinkLabelLayer, LinkLayer, LinkMarkers } from './linkLayer';
 import type { DiagramModel } from './model';
 import {
-    CanvasPlaceLayerContext, CanvasPlaceLayer, createPlaceLayerContext,
+    CanvasPlaceLayerContext, CanvasPlaceLayer, createPlaceLayerContext, isCanvasPlaceLayer,
 } from './placeLayer';
 import { MutableRenderingState, RenderingLayer } from './renderingState';
 
@@ -458,18 +459,39 @@ class CanvasController implements CanvasApi {
     };
 
     getWheelToScaleDelta = (e: WheelEvent): number | undefined => {
-        return this.shouldZoom(e) ? wheelToScaleDeltaDefault(e) : undefined;
+        switch (this.shouldZoom(e)) {
+            case 'zoom':
+                return wheelToScaleDeltaDefault(e);
+            case 'prevent':
+                return 0;
+            case 'default':
+            default: {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
     };
 
-    private shouldZoom(e: WheelEvent): boolean {
+    private shouldZoom(e: WheelEvent): 'zoom' | 'prevent' | 'default' {
         const {requireCtrl} = this.zoomOptions;
         const target = e.target;
         if (requireCtrl) {
-            return e.ctrlKey;
+            return e.ctrlKey ? 'zoom' : 'default';
         } else if (e.ctrlKey) {
-            return true;
+            return 'zoom';
         }
-        return this.isEventFromCellLayer(e) && target instanceof Node && (
+
+        if (this.paper.root && target instanceof window.Element) {
+            const layer = findParentWithin(target, this.paper.root, isCanvasPlaceLayer);
+            if (layer) {
+                return (
+                    hasScrollableParent(target, layer) ? 'default' :
+                    findParentWithin(target, layer, doesPreventZoom) ? 'prevent' :
+                    'zoom'
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        const fromStaticCells = this.isEventFromCellLayer(e) && target instanceof Node && (
             this.paper.root === target ||
             this.paper.pane === target ||
             this.paper.pane?.firstChild === target ||
@@ -479,6 +501,7 @@ class CanvasController implements CanvasApi {
                 !hasScrollableParent(target, this.elementLayer.current)
             )
         );
+        return fromStaticCells ? 'zoom' : 'default';
     }
 
     get metrics(): CanvasMetrics {
@@ -725,3 +748,7 @@ function hasScrollableParent(target: Node, parent: Node | null): boolean {
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+function doesPreventZoom(target: globalThis.Element): boolean {
+    return target.hasAttribute('data-reactodia-prevent-zoom');
+}
diff --git a/src/diagram/placeLayer.tsx b/src/diagram/placeLayer.tsx
index 86c77ba6..8a87e700 100644
--- a/src/diagram/placeLayer.tsx
+++ b/src/diagram/placeLayer.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export function CanvasPlaceLayer(props: CanvasPlaceLayerProps) {
     return <div {...otherProps} ref={outerRef} data-reactodia-place-layer={layer} />;
 }
 
+export function isCanvasPlaceLayer(element: Element): boolean {
+    return element.hasAttribute('data-reactodia-place-layer');
+}
+
 /**
  * Canvas layer to render widget components at, from the bottom to the top:
  *   - `underlay` - placed under any diagram content;
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialog.tsx b/src/widgets/dialog.tsx
index 91c68caa..42d3a849 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/dialog.tsx
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ export class Dialog extends React.Component<DialogProps, State> {
                 )}
                 role='dialog'
                 aria-labelledby={caption ? 'reactodia-dialog-caption' : undefined}
-                style={style}>
+                style={style}
+                data-reactodia-prevent-zoom={true}>
                 <div className={`${CLASS_NAME}__header`}>
                     <div id='reactodia-dialog-caption'
                         className={`${CLASS_NAME}__caption`}