diff --git a/src/dropdown/dropdown.js b/src/dropdown/dropdown.js
index 2560e282e8..72aa4c0f17 100644
--- a/src/dropdown/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/dropdown/dropdown.js
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.dropdown', ['ui.bootstrap.multiMap', 'ui.bootstrap.
         css.left = 'auto';
         scrollbarPadding = $position.scrollbarPadding(appendTo);
 
-        if (scrollbarPadding.heightOverflow && scrollbarPadding.scrollbarWidth) {
+        if (scrollbarPadding.rightScrollbar && scrollbarPadding.scrollbarWidth) {
           scrollbarWidth = scrollbarPadding.scrollbarWidth;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/position/position.js b/src/position/position.js
index 3ab066abb5..685c0211de 100644
--- a/src/position/position.js
+++ b/src/position/position.js
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.position', [])
           originalRight: paddingRight,
           heightOverflow: scrollParent.scrollHeight > scrollParent.clientHeight,
           bottom: paddingBottom + scrollbarWidth,
-          originalBottom: paddingBottom
+          originalBottom: paddingBottom,
+          bottomScrollbar: (elemStyle.overflowX == 'auto' || elemStyle.overflowX == 'visible' && elem.nodeName == 'BODY')
+            && scrollParent.scrollWidth > scrollParent.clientWidth || elemStyle.overflowX == 'scroll',
+          rightScrollbar: (elemStyle.overflowY == 'auto' || elemStyle.overflowY == 'visible' && elem.nodeName == 'BODY')
+            && scrollParent.scrollHeight > scrollParent.clientHeight || elemStyle.overflowY == 'scroll'
          };
       },