diff --git a/js/angular/controller/scrollController.js b/js/angular/controller/scrollController.js
index f04f5bb87b..af27550986 100644
--- a/js/angular/controller/scrollController.js
+++ b/js/angular/controller/scrollController.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function($scope, scrollViewOptions, $timeout, $window, $$scrollValueCache, $loca
         if(curElm !== null)scrollTop += curElm.offsetTop;
         curElm = curElm.offsetParent;
         levelsClimbed++;
-      } while (curElm.attributes != self.element.attributes && curElm.offsetParent !== null);
+      } while (curElm.attributes != self.element.attributes && curElm.offsetParent);
       scrollView.scrollTo(scrollLeft, scrollTop, !!shouldAnimate);
     });
   };
diff --git a/test/unit/angular/controller/scrollController.unit.js b/test/unit/angular/controller/scrollController.unit.js
index ab677a8007..f4315dc37b 100644
--- a/test/unit/angular/controller/scrollController.unit.js
+++ b/test/unit/angular/controller/scrollController.unit.js
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ describe('$ionicScroll Controller', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should work', function() {
+  it('.anchorScroll with el matching hash should scroll to it, even if the el is not directly below the list', function() {
     var ele = {
       offsetLeft: 8,
       offsetTop: 9,