diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba8de94..fff627b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ A boolean to determine whether the `translate3d` CSS property should be used for
 positioning instead of the default `translate`. This can help performance on
 mobile devices, but is supported by fewer browsers.
 
+#### useStaticScrollParent (defaults to `false`)
+
+Set to `true` if the scroll parent will never change. This is an opt-in optimization that will only search for the scroll parent (or call scrollParentGetter) once for the duration of the component's life.
+
 ## Methods
 
 ##### scrollTo(index)
diff --git a/react-list.es6 b/react-list.es6
index 7e68f85..c6d3692 100644
--- a/react-list.es6
+++ b/react-list.es6
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ module.exports = class ReactList extends Component {
     threshold: PropTypes.number,
     type: PropTypes.oneOf(['simple', 'variable', 'uniform']),
     useStaticSize: PropTypes.bool,
-    useTranslate3d: PropTypes.bool
+    useTranslate3d: PropTypes.bool,
+    useStaticScrollParent: PropTypes.bool
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ module.exports = class ReactList extends Component {
     threshold: 100,
     type: 'simple',
     useStaticSize: false,
-    useTranslate3d: false
+    useTranslate3d: false,
+    useStaticScrollParent: false
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -257,6 +259,9 @@ module.exports = class ReactList extends Component {
 
   updateScrollParent() {
     const prev = this.scrollParent;
+    if (prev && this.props.useStaticScrollParent) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.scrollParent = this.getScrollParent();
     if (prev === this.scrollParent) return;
     if (prev) {
diff --git a/react-list.js b/react-list.js
index 7eff7c1..75740df 100644
--- a/react-list.js
+++ b/react-list.js
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@
       key: 'updateScrollParent',
       value: function updateScrollParent() {
         var prev = this.scrollParent;
+        if (prev && this.props.useStaticScrollParent) {
+          return;
+        }
         this.scrollParent = this.getScrollParent();
         if (prev === this.scrollParent) return;
         if (prev) {
@@ -660,7 +663,8 @@
     threshold: _propTypes2.default.number,
     type: _propTypes2.default.oneOf(['simple', 'variable', 'uniform']),
     useStaticSize: _propTypes2.default.bool,
-    useTranslate3d: _propTypes2.default.bool
+    useTranslate3d: _propTypes2.default.bool,
+    useStaticScrollParent: _propTypes2.default.bool
   }, _class.defaultProps = {
     axis: 'y',
     itemRenderer: function itemRenderer(index, key) {
@@ -683,6 +687,7 @@
     threshold: 100,
     type: 'simple',
     useStaticSize: false,
-    useTranslate3d: false
+    useTranslate3d: false,
+    useStaticScrollParent: false
   }, _temp);
 });