diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99d84ed..e5ac756 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 node_modules
 bower_components
 /dist
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c979960..403d319 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ But, they're all very trivial and there is nothing to worry about.
 The following requirements should meet.
 
 * the container must have a 'position' css style.
-* the container must have an 'overflow:hidden' css style.
 
 The following requirements are included in the basic CSS, but please
 keep in mind when you'd like to change the CSS files.
 
+* the container must have an 'overflow:hidden' css style.
 * the scrollbar's position must be 'absolute'.
 * the scrollbar-x must have a 'bottom' css style, and the scrollbar-y
   must have a 'right' css style.
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ requirements.
   #container {
     position: relative;
     height: 100%; /* Or whatever you want (eg. 400px) */
-    overflow: hidden;
   }
 </style>
 ```
diff --git a/examples/always-visible.html b/examples/always-visible.html
index 0142fca..4c4b757 100644
--- a/examples/always-visible.html
+++ b/examples/always-visible.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
       h1 { text-align: center; }
-      .container { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .container { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .container .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
     </style>
     <style>
diff --git a/examples/iframe-content.html b/examples/iframe-content.html
index 3b6ff21..c2e8950 100644
--- a/examples/iframe-content.html
+++ b/examples/iframe-content.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <title>perfect-scrollbar example</title>
       <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
       <style>
-        .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+        .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px;}
         .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
         .spacer { text-align:center }
       </style>
diff --git a/examples/jquery.html b/examples/jquery.html
index 3badd6a..afdfae5 100644
--- a/examples/jquery.html
+++ b/examples/jquery.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.jquery.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
     </style>
diff --git a/examples/options-default.html b/examples/options-default.html
index fb0e679..3cf6bf2 100644
--- a/examples/options-default.html
+++ b/examples/options-default.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
     </style>
diff --git a/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html b/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html
index 6cf2861..88e782e 100644
--- a/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html
+++ b/examples/options-minScrollbarLength.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 640px; height: 360px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 640px; height: 360px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 12800px; height: 7200px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
     </style>
diff --git a/examples/options-suppressScrollAxis.html b/examples/options-suppressScrollAxis.html
index 4d1378f..0bc1a02 100644
--- a/examples/options-suppressScrollAxis.html
+++ b/examples/options-suppressScrollAxis.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
       h2 { text-align: center; }
diff --git a/examples/options-useBothWheelAxes.html b/examples/options-useBothWheelAxes.html
index 46e1d37..a786ebc 100644
--- a/examples/options-useBothWheelAxes.html
+++ b/examples/options-useBothWheelAxes.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 640px; height: 360px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 640px; height: 360px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content-x { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1920px; height: 360px; }
       .contentHolder .content-y { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 640px; height: 1080px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center; }
diff --git a/examples/options-wheelPropagation.html b/examples/options-wheelPropagation.html
index 3326791..6997bd8 100644
--- a/examples/options-wheelPropagation.html
+++ b/examples/options-wheelPropagation.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
     </style>
diff --git a/examples/options-wheelSpeed.html b/examples/options-wheelSpeed.html
index 6e1230c..b1f9b1d 100644
--- a/examples/options-wheelSpeed.html
+++ b/examples/options-wheelSpeed.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
     </style>
diff --git a/examples/reach-the-end-callback.html b/examples/reach-the-end-callback.html
index 124a1e0..1dcc702 100644
--- a/examples/reach-the-end-callback.html
+++ b/examples/reach-the-end-callback.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         border: 1px solid gray;
         height:150px;
         width: 400px;
-        overflow: hidden;
+        overflow: auto;
         position: relative;
       }
       #status { color: red; }
diff --git a/examples/removable-list-element.html b/examples/removable-list-element.html
index d034757..4db76f0 100644
--- a/examples/removable-list-element.html
+++ b/examples/removable-list-element.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         border: 1px solid gray;
         max-height: 300px;
         width: 400px;
-        overflow: hidden;
+        overflow: auto;
         position: relative;
       }
       #test .element {
diff --git a/examples/rtl.html b/examples/rtl.html
index d774fce..b236166 100644
--- a/examples/rtl.html
+++ b/examples/rtl.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
 
diff --git a/examples/scrollbars-on-the-opposite-side.html b/examples/scrollbars-on-the-opposite-side.html
index b2083db..453e23d 100644
--- a/examples/scrollbars-on-the-opposite-side.html
+++ b/examples/scrollbars-on-the-opposite-side.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
 
diff --git a/examples/scrollbars-with-margin.html b/examples/scrollbars-with-margin.html
index cc8f692..df50767 100644
--- a/examples/scrollbars-with-margin.html
+++ b/examples/scrollbars-with-margin.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link href="../dist/css/perfect-scrollbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <script src="../dist/js/perfect-scrollbar.js"></script>
     <style>
-      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: hidden; }
+      .contentHolder { position:relative; margin:0px auto; padding:0px; width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; }
       .contentHolder .content { background-image: url('./azusa.jpg'); width: 1280px; height: 720px; }
       .spacer { text-align:center }
 
diff --git a/examples/table-content.html b/examples/table-content.html
index eea3c1f..ca04a8b 100644
--- a/examples/table-content.html
+++ b/examples/table-content.html
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
       }
       #table tbody {
         height: 100px;
-        overflow-y: hidden;
+        overflow-y: auto;
+        overflow-x:hidden;
         position: relative;
       }
       #table tbody td, #table thead th {
diff --git a/examples/text-content.html b/examples/text-content.html
index 9f13042..3fe192c 100644
--- a/examples/text-content.html
+++ b/examples/text-content.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         border: 1px solid gray;
         height:150px;
         width: 400px;
-        overflow: hidden;
+        overflow: auto;
         position: relative;
       }
     </style>
diff --git a/src/css/main.scss b/src/css/main.scss
index b19474f..16e1f7e 100644
--- a/src/css/main.scss
+++ b/src/css/main.scss
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ $ps-bar-hover: #999;
 }
 
 .ps-container {
+  overflow: hidden !important;
+
   &.ps-active-x > .ps-scrollbar-x-rail,
   &.ps-active-y > .ps-scrollbar-y-rail {
     display: block;