diff --git a/core/package-lock.json b/core/package-lock.json
index 103d97b7e4..1cf9280254 100644
--- a/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/core/package-lock.json
@@ -10999,4 +10999,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/components/refresher/refresher.tsx b/core/src/components/refresher/refresher.tsx
index 9f9c9cb3d1..8da96f7eda 100644
--- a/core/src/components/refresher/refresher.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/refresher/refresher.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class Refresher {
    */
   @Event() ionStart!: EventEmitter<void>;
 
-  constructor() {
+  componentWillLoad() {
     this.gestureConfig = {
       'canStart': this.canStart.bind(this),
       'onStart': this.onStart.bind(this),
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class Refresher {
       'passive': false,
       'direction': 'y',
       'threshold': 0,
-      'attachTo': 'window'
+      'attachTo': this.el.closest('ion-content')
     };
   }