diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 511fe01c..64b27a84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Version counting is based on semantic versioning (Major.Feature.Patch)
 
 ## WIP (9.15.1)
+### YACReader
+* Don't use scroll animations on macos by default, it where hdpi scroll is most likely to be used.
 
 ### YACReaderLibrary
 * Improve flexibility of the open comic in third party app setting so more complex commands can be used. e.g. `open -a "/Applications/My Reader.app" "{comic_file_path}"`.
diff --git a/YACReader/configuration.h b/YACReader/configuration.h
index a1694117..fe29803e 100644
--- a/YACReader/configuration.h
+++ b/YACReader/configuration.h
@@ -84,7 +84,16 @@ public:
     bool getDoNotTurnPageOnScroll() { return settings->value(DO_NOT_TURN_PAGE_ON_SCROLL, false).toBool(); }
     bool getUseSingleScrollStepToTurnPage() { return settings->value(USE_SINGLE_SCROLL_STEP_TO_TURN_PAGE, false).toBool(); }
     void setDisableScrollAnimation(bool b) { settings->setValue(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, b); }
-    bool getDisableScrollAnimation() { return settings->value(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, false).toBool(); }
+    bool getDisableScrollAnimation()
+    {
+#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+        auto defaultValue = true;
+#else
+        auto defaultValue = false;
+#endif
+
+        return settings->value(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, defaultValue).toBool();
+    }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp b/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp
index 5d006a6a..6f443dbb 100644
--- a/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp
+++ b/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,13 @@ void OptionsDialog::restoreOptions(QSettings *settings)
 
     doNotTurnPageOnScroll->setChecked(settings->value(DO_NOT_TURN_PAGE_ON_SCROLL, false).toBool());
     useSingleScrollStepToTurnPage->setChecked(settings->value(USE_SINGLE_SCROLL_STEP_TO_TURN_PAGE, false).toBool());
-    disableScrollAnimations->setChecked(settings->value(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, false).toBool());
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+    auto defaultDisableScrollAnimationsValue = true;
+#else
+    auto defaultDisableScrollAnimationsValue = false;
+#endif
+    disableScrollAnimations->setChecked(settings->value(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, defaultDisableScrollAnimationsValue).toBool());
 }
 
 void OptionsDialog::updateColor(const QColor &color)
diff --git a/custom_widgets/whats_new_dialog.cpp b/custom_widgets/whats_new_dialog.cpp
index 68195d2e..c0947291 100644
--- a/custom_widgets/whats_new_dialog.cpp
+++ b/custom_widgets/whats_new_dialog.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ YACReader::WhatsNewDialog::WhatsNewDialog(QWidget *parent)
                   "   &#8226; Bump PDF render size<br/>"
                   "   &#8226; Fix trackpad scrolling, it makes using trackpads more responsive and natural<br/>"
                   "   &#8226; Added more info to Help -> System info<br/>"
+                  "   &#8226; Don't use scroll animations on macos by default, it where hdpi scroll is most likely to be used and it causes scroll issues. (new 9.15.1)<br/>"
                   "<br/>"
                   "<span style=\"font-weight:600\">YACReaderLibrary</span><br/>"
                   "   &#8226; Fix headers in the table view getting stuck in a non-movable state<br/>"
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ YACReader::WhatsNewDialog::WhatsNewDialog(QWidget *parent)
                   "   &#8226; Fix occasional crashes when using automatic library updates<br/>"
                   "   &#8226; Add setting to hide the \"Continue Reading...\" banner from the home view<br/>"
                   "   &#8226; Improve Grid and Flow Info comics view scroll performance<br/>"
+                  "   &#8226; Improve flexibility of the open comic in third party app setting so more complex commands can be used. e.g. `open -a \"/Applications/My Reader.app"
+                  "{comic_file_path}\"` (new 9.15.1)<br/>"
                   "<br/>"
                   "<span style=\"font-weight:600\">YACReaderLibraryServer</span><br/>"
                   "   &#8226; New command --system-info to print information about the execution environment and available resources (including what image formats are supported and what libraries are used by the app).<br/>"