diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 52604a3..93c3ebd 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+##### v.3.0.16 - 2016-7-13
+* Fixed issue with overflowing parent elements. Fixes #298.
+
 ##### v.3.0.15 - 2016-1-26
 * Used newer Event constructor, when available. Fixes #280.
 
diff --git a/dist/autosize.js b/dist/autosize.js
index c807509..8888ed2 100644
--- a/dist/autosize.js
+++ b/dist/autosize.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*!
-	Autosize 3.0.15
+	Autosize 3.0.16
 	license: MIT
 	http://www.jacklmoore.com/autosize
 */
@@ -108,10 +108,25 @@
 			resize();
 		}
 
+		function getParentOverflows(el) {
+			var arr = [];
+
+			while (el && el.parentNode && el.parentNode instanceof Element) {
+				if (el.parentNode.scrollTop) {
+					arr.push({
+						node: el.parentNode,
+						scrollTop: el.parentNode.scrollTop });
+				}
+				el = el.parentNode;
+			}
+
+			return arr;
+		}
+
 		function resize() {
-			var htmlTop = window.pageYOffset;
-			var bodyTop = document.body.scrollTop;
 			var originalHeight = ta.style.height;
+			var overflows = getParentOverflows(ta);
+			var docTop = document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop; // Needed for Mobile IE (ticket #240)
 
 			ta.style.height = 'auto';
 
@@ -129,8 +144,13 @@
 			clientWidth = ta.clientWidth;
 
 			// prevents scroll-position jumping
-			document.documentElement.scrollTop = htmlTop;
-			document.body.scrollTop = bodyTop;
+			overflows.forEach(function (el) {
+				el.node.scrollTop = el.scrollTop;
+			});
+
+			if (docTop) {
+				document.documentElement.scrollTop = docTop;
+			}
 		}
 
 		function update() {
diff --git a/dist/autosize.min.js b/dist/autosize.min.js
index 4cd8eed..6a0c325 100644
--- a/dist/autosize.min.js
+++ b/dist/autosize.min.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
-	Autosize 3.0.15
+	Autosize 3.0.16
 	license: MIT
 	http://www.jacklmoore.com/autosize
 */
-!function(e,t){if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define(["exports","module"],t);else if("undefined"!=typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module)t(exports,module);else{var n={exports:{}};t(n.exports,n),e.autosize=n.exports}}(this,function(e,t){"use strict";function n(e){function t(){var t=window.getComputedStyle(e,null);p=t.overflowY,"vertical"===t.resize?e.style.resize="none":"both"===t.resize&&(e.style.resize="horizontal"),c="content-box"===t.boxSizing?-(parseFloat(t.paddingTop)+parseFloat(t.paddingBottom)):parseFloat(t.borderTopWidth)+parseFloat(t.borderBottomWidth),isNaN(c)&&(c=0),i()}function n(t){var n=e.style.width;e.style.width="0px",e.offsetWidth,e.style.width=n,p=t,f&&(e.style.overflowY=t),o()}function o(){var t=window.pageYOffset,n=document.body.scrollTop,o=e.style.height;e.style.height="auto";var i=e.scrollHeight+c;return 0===e.scrollHeight?void(e.style.height=o):(e.style.height=i+"px",v=e.clientWidth,document.documentElement.scrollTop=t,void(document.body.scrollTop=n))}function i(){var t=e.style.height;o();var i=window.getComputedStyle(e,null);if(i.height!==e.style.height?"visible"!==p&&n("visible"):"hidden"!==p&&n("hidden"),t!==e.style.height){var r=d("autosize:resized");e.dispatchEvent(r)}}var s=void 0===arguments[1]?{}:arguments[1],a=s.setOverflowX,l=void 0===a?!0:a,u=s.setOverflowY,f=void 0===u?!0:u;if(e&&e.nodeName&&"TEXTAREA"===e.nodeName&&!r.has(e)){var c=null,p=null,v=e.clientWidth,h=function(){e.clientWidth!==v&&i()},y=function(t){window.removeEventListener("resize",h,!1),e.removeEventListener("input",i,!1),e.removeEventListener("keyup",i,!1),e.removeEventListener("autosize:destroy",y,!1),e.removeEventListener("autosize:update",i,!1),r["delete"](e),Object.keys(t).forEach(function(n){e.style[n]=t[n]})}.bind(e,{height:e.style.height,resize:e.style.resize,overflowY:e.style.overflowY,overflowX:e.style.overflowX,wordWrap:e.style.wordWrap});e.addEventListener("autosize:destroy",y,!1),"onpropertychange"in e&&"oninput"in e&&e.addEventListener("keyup",i,!1),window.addEventListener("resize",h,!1),e.addEventListener("input",i,!1),e.addEventListener("autosize:update",i,!1),r.add(e),l&&(e.style.overflowX="hidden",e.style.wordWrap="break-word"),t()}}function o(e){if(e&&e.nodeName&&"TEXTAREA"===e.nodeName){var t=d("autosize:destroy");e.dispatchEvent(t)}}function i(e){if(e&&e.nodeName&&"TEXTAREA"===e.nodeName){var t=d("autosize:update");e.dispatchEvent(t)}}var r="function"==typeof Set?new Set:function(){var e=[];return{has:function(t){return Boolean(e.indexOf(t)>-1)},add:function(t){e.push(t)},"delete":function(t){e.splice(e.indexOf(t),1)}}}(),d=function(e){return new Event(e)};try{new Event("test")}catch(s){d=function(e){var t=document.createEvent("Event");return t.initEvent(e,!0,!1),t}}var a=null;"undefined"==typeof window||"function"!=typeof window.getComputedStyle?(a=function(e){return e},a.destroy=function(e){return e},a.update=function(e){return e}):(a=function(e,t){return e&&Array.prototype.forEach.call(e.length?e:[e],function(e){return n(e,t)}),e},a.destroy=function(e){return e&&Array.prototype.forEach.call(e.length?e:[e],o),e},a.update=function(e){return e&&Array.prototype.forEach.call(e.length?e:[e],i),e}),t.exports=a});
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+!function(e,t){if("function"==typeof define&&define.amd)define(["exports","module"],t);else if("undefined"!=typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module)t(exports,module);else{var n={exports:{}};t(n.exports,n),e.autosize=n.exports}}(this,function(e,t){"use strict";function n(e){function t(){var t=window.getComputedStyle(e,null);v=t.overflowY,"vertical"===t.resize?e.style.resize="none":"both"===t.resize&&(e.style.resize="horizontal"),p="content-box"===t.boxSizing?-(parseFloat(t.paddingTop)+parseFloat(t.paddingBottom)):parseFloat(t.borderTopWidth)+parseFloat(t.borderBottomWidth),isNaN(p)&&(p=0),s()}function n(t){var n=e.style.width;e.style.width="0px",e.offsetWidth,e.style.width=n,v=t,f&&(e.style.overflowY=t),r()}function o(e){for(var t=[];e&&e.parentNode&&e.parentNode instanceof Element;)e.parentNode.scrollTop&&t.push({node:e.parentNode,scrollTop:e.parentNode.scrollTop}),e=e.parentNode;return t}function r(){var t=e.style.height,n=o(e),r=document.documentElement&&document.documentElement.scrollTop;e.style.height="auto";var i=e.scrollHeight+p;return 0===e.scrollHeight?void(e.style.height=t):(e.style.height=i+"px",h=e.clientWidth,n.forEach(function(e){e.node.scrollTop=e.scrollTop}),void(r&&(document.documentElement.scrollTop=r)))}function s(){var t=e.style.height;r();var o=window.getComputedStyle(e,null);if(o.height!==e.style.height?"visible"!==v&&n("visible"):"hidden"!==v&&n("hidden"),t!==e.style.height){var i=d("autosize:resized");e.dispatchEvent(i)}}var l=void 0===arguments[1]?{}:arguments[1],a=l.setOverflowX,u=void 0===a?!0:a,c=l.setOverflowY,f=void 0===c?!0:c;if(e&&e.nodeName&&"TEXTAREA"===e.nodeName&&!i.has(e)){var p=null,v=null,h=e.clientWidth,y=function(){e.clientWidth!==h&&s()},m=function(t){window.removeEventListener("resize",y,!1),e.removeEventListener("input",s,!1),e.removeEventListener("keyup",s,!1),e.removeEventListener("autosize:destroy",m,!1),e.removeEventListener("autosize:update",s,!1),i["delete"](e),Object.keys(t).forEach(function(n){e.style[n]=t[n]})}.bind(e,{height:e.style.height,resize:e.style.resize,overflowY:e.style.overflowY,overflowX:e.style.overflowX,wordWrap:e.style.wordWrap});e.addEventListener("autosize:destroy",m,!1),"onpropertychange"in e&&"oninput"in e&&e.addEventListener("keyup",s,!1),window.addEventListener("resize",y,!1),e.addEventListener("input",s,!1),e.addEventListener("autosize:update",s,!1),i.add(e),u&&(e.style.overflowX="hidden",e.style.wordWrap="break-word"),t()}}function o(e){if(e&&e.nodeName&&"TEXTAREA"===e.nodeName){var t=d("autosize:destroy");e.dispatchEvent(t)}}function r(e){if(e&&e.nodeName&&"TEXTAREA"===e.nodeName){var t=d("autosize:update");e.dispatchEvent(t)}}var i="function"==typeof Set?new Set:function(){var e=[];return{has:function(t){return Boolean(e.indexOf(t)>-1)},add:function(t){e.push(t)},"delete":function(t){e.splice(e.indexOf(t),1)}}}(),d=function(e){return new Event(e)};try{new Event("test")}catch(s){d=function(e){var t=document.createEvent("Event");return t.initEvent(e,!0,!1),t}}var l=null;"undefined"==typeof window||"function"!=typeof window.getComputedStyle?(l=function(e){return e},l.destroy=function(e){return e},l.update=function(e){return e}):(l=function(e,t){return e&&Array.prototype.forEach.call(e.length?e:[e],function(e){return n(e,t)}),e},l.destroy=function(e){return e&&Array.prototype.forEach.call(e.length?e:[e],o),e},l.update=function(e){return e&&Array.prototype.forEach.call(e.length?e:[e],r),e}),t.exports=l});
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18ef012..65b16b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "autosize",
   "description": "Autosize is a small, stand-alone script to automatically adjust textarea height to fit text.",
-  "version": "3.0.15",
+  "version": "3.0.16",
   "keywords": [
     "textarea",
     "form",
diff --git a/src/autosize.js b/src/autosize.js
index d0e47ce..6fb7368 100644
--- a/src/autosize.js
+++ b/src/autosize.js
@@ -80,10 +80,26 @@ function assign(ta, {setOverflowX = true, setOverflowY = true} = {}) {
 		resize();
 	}
 
+	function getParentOverflows(el) {
+		const arr = [];
+
+		while (el && el.parentNode && el.parentNode instanceof Element) {
+			if (el.parentNode.scrollTop) {
+				arr.push({
+					node: el.parentNode,
+					scrollTop: el.parentNode.scrollTop,
+				})
+			}
+			el = el.parentNode;
+		}
+
+		return arr;
+	}
+
 	function resize() {
-		const htmlTop = window.pageYOffset;
-		const bodyTop = document.body.scrollTop;
 		const originalHeight = ta.style.height;
+		const overflows = getParentOverflows(ta);
+		const docTop = document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop; // Needed for Mobile IE (ticket #240)
 
 		ta.style.height = 'auto';
 
@@ -101,8 +117,13 @@ function assign(ta, {setOverflowX = true, setOverflowY = true} = {}) {
 		clientWidth = ta.clientWidth;
 
 		// prevents scroll-position jumping
-		document.documentElement.scrollTop = htmlTop;
-		document.body.scrollTop = bodyTop;
+		overflows.forEach(el => {
+			el.node.scrollTop = el.scrollTop
+		});
+
+		if (docTop) {
+			document.documentElement.scrollTop = docTop;
+		}
 	}
 
 	function update() {