diff --git a/dist/js/ionic.js b/dist/js/ionic.js
index f329226704..5c6484bec6 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic.js
@@ -3363,18 +3363,18 @@ window.ionic = {
       console.log('Scrolling', Date.now());
       if(this.isVirtual) {
         var itemHeight = this.itemHeight;
-        var totalItems = this.el.children.length;
+        var totalItems = this.listEl.children.length;
         var scrollHeight = e.target.scrollHeight
         var scrollTop = e.scrollTop;
         var height = this.el.parentNode.offsetHeight;
         console.log('LIST VIEW SCROLLED', e, itemHeight, scrollHeight, height);
 
-        var itemsPerPage = Math.floor(scrollHeight / itemHeight);
-        var first = parseInt(scrollTop / itemHeight) - totalItems;
+        var itemsPerPage = Math.floor(height / itemHeight);
+        var first = parseInt(scrollTop / itemHeight);
         console.log('FITS', itemsPerPage, 'per page, starting at', first);
 
-        var nodes = Array.prototype.slice.call(this.el.children, first, itemsPerPage);
-        console.log('Showing these nodes:', nodes);
+        var nodes = Array.prototype.slice.call(this.listEl.children, first, first + itemsPerPage);
+        console.log('Showing these', nodes.length, 'nodes:', nodes);
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/js/views/listViewScroll.js b/js/views/listViewScroll.js
index cda9670cf3..ca5f467913 100644
--- a/js/views/listViewScroll.js
+++ b/js/views/listViewScroll.js
@@ -396,18 +396,18 @@
       console.log('Scrolling', Date.now());
       if(this.isVirtual) {
         var itemHeight = this.itemHeight;
-        var totalItems = this.el.children.length;
+        var totalItems = this.listEl.children.length;
         var scrollHeight = e.target.scrollHeight
         var scrollTop = e.scrollTop;
         var height = this.el.parentNode.offsetHeight;
         console.log('LIST VIEW SCROLLED', e, itemHeight, scrollHeight, height);
 
-        var itemsPerPage = Math.floor(scrollHeight / itemHeight);
-        var first = parseInt(scrollTop / itemHeight) - totalItems;
+        var itemsPerPage = Math.floor(height / itemHeight);
+        var first = parseInt(scrollTop / itemHeight);
         console.log('FITS', itemsPerPage, 'per page, starting at', first);
 
-        var nodes = Array.prototype.slice.call(this.el.children, first, itemsPerPage);
-        console.log('Showing these nodes:', nodes);
+        var nodes = Array.prototype.slice.call(this.listEl.children, first, first + itemsPerPage);
+        console.log('Showing these', nodes.length, 'nodes:', nodes);
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/test/biglists.html b/test/biglists.html
index 4bd24a14fe..692686be48 100644
--- a/test/biglists.html
+++ b/test/biglists.html
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@
       var list = document.getElementById('content');
        var lv = new ionic.views.ListView({
          el: list,
+         listEl: list.children[0],
          isVirtual: true,
          itemHeight: 50
        });