diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.js b/editor/svg-editor.js
index 2f04b4ad..66675296 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.js
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.js
@@ -1417,6 +1417,44 @@
 				return true;
 			};
 			
+			(function() {
+				var last_x = null, last_y = null, w_area = workarea[0], 
+					panning = false, keypan = false;
+				
+				$('#svgcanvas').bind('mousemove mouseup', function(evt) {
+					if(panning === false) return;
+
+					w_area.scrollLeft -= (evt.clientX - last_x);
+					w_area.scrollTop -= (evt.clientY - last_y);
+					
+					last_x = evt.clientX;
+					last_y = evt.clientY;
+					
+					if(evt.type === 'mouseup') panning = false;
+					return false;
+				}).mousedown(function(evt) {
+					if(evt.button === 1 || keypan === true) {
+						panning = true;
+						last_x = evt.clientX;
+						last_y = evt.clientY;
+						return false;
+					}
+				});
+				
+				$(window).mouseup(function() {
+					panning = false;
+				});
+				
+				$(document).bind('keydown', 'space', function(evt) {
+					svgCanvas.spaceKey = keypan = true;
+					evt.preventDefault();
+				}).bind('keyup', 'space', function(evt) {
+					evt.preventDefault();
+					svgCanvas.spaceKey = keypan = false;
+				});
+			}());
+			
+			
 			(function() {
 				var button = $('#main_icon');
 				var overlay = $('#main_icon span');
diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index 4cd98c88..e4d6a190 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -2852,6 +2852,7 @@ function BatchCommand(text) {
 		//   and do nothing else
 		var mouseDown = function(evt)
 		{
+			if(evt.button === 1 || canvas.spaceKey) return;
 			root_sctm = svgcontent.getScreenCTM().inverse();
 			var pt = transformPoint( evt.pageX, evt.pageY, root_sctm ),
 				mouse_x = pt.x * current_zoom,
@@ -3197,6 +3198,7 @@ function BatchCommand(text) {
 		var mouseMove = function(evt)
 		{
 			if (!started) return;
+			if(evt.button === 1 || canvas.spaceKey) return;
 			var selected = selectedElements[0],
 				pt = transformPoint( evt.pageX, evt.pageY, root_sctm ),
 				mouse_x = pt.x * current_zoom,
@@ -3494,6 +3496,7 @@ function BatchCommand(text) {
 		
 		var mouseUp = function(evt)
 		{
+			if(evt.button === 1) return;
 			var tempJustSelected = justSelected;
 			justSelected = null;
 			if (!started) return;