diff --git a/src/components/app/app.ts b/src/components/app/app.ts
index 1b724719d8..3188febbb5 100644
--- a/src/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/src/components/app/app.ts
@@ -95,12 +95,16 @@ export class App {
   /**
    * @private
    */
-  setScrollDisabled(disabled: boolean) {
+  setScrollDisabled(disableScroll: boolean) {
+    let enabled = this._config.get('canDisableScroll', true);
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (!this.appRoot) {
       console.error('appRoot is missing, scrolling can not be enabled/disabled');
       return;
     }
-    this.appRoot.disableScroll = disabled;
+    this.appRoot.disableScroll = disableScroll;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/platform/registry.ts b/src/platform/registry.ts
index b9057d6162..0a67c15ee0 100644
--- a/src/platform/registry.ts
+++ b/src/platform/registry.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ Platform.register({
     swipeBackEnabled: isIOSDevice,
     swipeBackThreshold: 40,
     tapPolyfill: isIOSDevice,
-    virtualScrollEventAssist: !(win.indexedDB)
+    virtualScrollEventAssist: !(win.indexedDB),
+    canDisableScroll: !!(win.indexedDB),
   },
   isMatch(p: Platform): boolean {
     return p.isPlatformMatch('ios', ['iphone', 'ipad', 'ipod'], ['windows phone']);