diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
index 5f7a9a03..0c2cead7 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ impl State {
     pub fn store(self, ctx: &Context, id: Id) {
         ctx.data_mut(|d| d.insert_persisted(id, self));
     }
+
+    /// Get the current kinetic scrolling velocity.
+    pub fn velocity(&self) -> Vec2 {
+        self.vel
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct ScrollAreaOutput<R> {