diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicScroll.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicScroll.js
index dd45ff34db..a946019a2f 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicScroll.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicScroll.js
@@ -23,18 +23,10 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.scroll', [])
  * @param {boolean=} scrollbar-x Whether to show the horizontal scrollbar. Default false.
  * @param {boolean=} scrollbar-x Whether to show the vertical scrollbar. Default true.
  */
-.directive('ionScroll', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$controller', function($parse, $timeout, $controller) {
+.directive('ionScroll', ['$parse', '$timeout', '$controller', '$ionicBind', function($parse, $timeout, $controller, $ionicBind) {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
-    scope: {
-      direction: '@',
-      paging: '@',
-      onRefresh: '&',
-      onScroll: '&',
-      scroll: '@',
-      scrollbarX: '@',
-      scrollbarY: '@',
-    },
+    scope: true,
     controller: function() {},
     compile: function(element, attr) {
       element.addClass('scroll-view');
@@ -48,6 +40,15 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.scroll', [])
       function prelink($scope, $element, $attr) {
         var scrollView, scrollCtrl;
 
+        $ionicBind($scope, $attr, {
+          direction: '@',
+          paging: '@',
+          $onScroll: '&onScroll',
+          scroll: '@',
+          scrollbarX: '@',
+          scrollbarY: '@',
+        });
+
         if (angular.isDefined($attr.padding)) {
           $scope.$watch($attr.padding, function(newVal) {
             innerElement.toggleClass('padding', !!newVal);
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicContent.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicContent.unit.js
index 329c0b45f4..a305e60256 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicContent.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicContent.unit.js
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ describe('Ionic Content directive', function() {
     expect(element.hasClass('scroll-content')).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('has $onScroll (used by $ionicScrollController)', function() {
+    element = compile('<ion-scroll on-scroll="foo()"></ion-scroll>')(scope);
+    scope = element.scope();
+    scope.foo = jasmine.createSpy('foo');
+    scope.$apply();
+    expect(typeof scope.$onScroll).toBe('function');
+
+    expect(scope.foo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    scope.$onScroll();
+    expect(scope.foo).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('should add padding classname', function() {
     var element = compile('<ion-content padding="shouldPad"></ion-content>')(scope);
     var scrollElement = element.find('.scroll');
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicScroll.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicScroll.unit.js
index a482ec7259..d235432b6c 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicScroll.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicScroll.unit.js
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ describe('Ionic Scroll Directive', function() {
     expect(element.controller('$ionicScroll').element).toBe(element[0]);
   });
 
+  it('has $onScroll (used by $ionicScrollController)', function() {
+    element = compile('<ion-scroll on-scroll="foo()"></ion-scroll>')(scope);
+    scope = element.scope();
+    scope.foo = jasmine.createSpy('foo');
+    scope.$apply();
+    expect(typeof scope.$onScroll).toBe('function');
+
+    expect(scope.foo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    scope.$onScroll();
+    expect(scope.foo).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('Has scroll-view class', function() {
     element = compile('<ion-scroll></ion-scroll>')(scope);
     expect(element.hasClass('scroll-view')).toBe(true);