diff -u b/js/views_infinite_scroll.js b/js/views_infinite_scroll.js
--- b/js/views_infinite_scroll.js
+++ b/js/views_infinite_scroll.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
           var settings = Drupal.settings.views_infinite_scroll[key];
           var view_selector    = '.view-id-' + settings.view_name + '.view-display-id-' + settings.display;
           var content_selector = view_selector + ' > ' + settings.content_selector;
+          if(typeof  settings.scroll_container != "undefined" && settings.scroll_container != ""){
+             var scroll_container = $(settings.scroll_container);
+          } else {
+              var scroll_container = $(window);
+          }
           var items_selector   = settings.items_selector;
           var pager_selector   = settings.pager_selector;
           var next_selector    = settings.next_selector;
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@
 
           $.ias({
             container: content_selector,
+            scrollContainer: scroll_container,
             item: settings.items_selector,
             pagination: settings.pager_selector,
             next: settings.next_selector,
diff -u b/theme/views_infinite_scroll_theme.inc b/theme/views_infinite_scroll_theme.inc
--- b/theme/views_infinite_scroll_theme.inc
+++ b/theme/views_infinite_scroll_theme.inc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   $parameters = $variables['parameters'];
   $quantity = $variables['quantity'];
   $ias = $variables['ias'];
+  $scroll_container = $ias['scroll_container'];
 
   $PAGER_CLASS = 'pager';
   global $pager_page_array, $pager_total;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
           'pager_selector' => 'ul.' . $PAGER_CLASS,
           'next_selector' => 'li.pager-next a:first',
           'content_selector' => $content_selector,
+          'scroll_container' => $scroll_container,
           'items_selector' => $items_selector,
           'img_path' =>  base_path() . $ias['loader'],
           'loader_delay' => $ias['loader_delay'],