diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fcad300a..c2961f70c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ className	|   data-class  |  String  |   | extra custom class, can use !importan
  afterHide | null | Func | () => {} | Function that will be called after tooltip hide
  disable | data-tip-disable | Bool | true, false | Disable the tooltip behaviour, default is false
  scrollHide | data-scroll-hide | Bool | true, false | Hide the tooltip when scrolling, default is true
+ scrollHideSelector | data-scroll-hide-selector | String |  | custom selector to use when determining which DOM element is listening for scroll events to hide tooltip
  resizeHide | null | Bool | true, false | Hide the tooltip when resizing the window, default is true
  wrapper | null | String | div, span | Selecting the wrapper element of the react tooltip, default is div
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 80fcd92ea..c23f6e075 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class ReactTooltip extends Component {
     afterHide: PropTypes.func,
     disable: PropTypes.bool,
     scrollHide: PropTypes.bool,
+    scrollHideSelector: PropTypes.string,
     resizeHide: PropTypes.bool,
     wrapper: PropTypes.string
   };
@@ -378,11 +379,24 @@ class ReactTooltip extends Component {
    */
   addScrollListener (e) {
     const isCaptureMode = this.isCapture(e.currentTarget)
-    window.addEventListener('scroll', this.hideTooltip, isCaptureMode)
+    this.getScrollHideListenerNode().addEventListener('scroll', this.hideTooltip, isCaptureMode)
   }
 
   removeScrollListener () {
-    window.removeEventListener('scroll', this.hideTooltip)
+    this.getScrollHideListenerNode().removeEventListener('scroll', this.hideTooltip)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience function to safely get a custom DOM element to listen for
+   * scroll events, falling back to `window` as a default.
+   */
+  getScrollHideListenerNode () {
+    if (!this.props.scrollHideSelector) {
+      return window
+    } else {
+      const node = document.querySelector(this.props.scrollHideSelector)
+      return node || window
+    }
   }
 
   // Calculation the position