diff --git a/src/js/hopscotch.js b/src/js/hopscotch.js
index 63616bfd..b485b091 100644
--- a/src/js/hopscotch.js
+++ b/src/js/hopscotch.js
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ utils = {
   },
 
   /**
-   * Helper function to get a single target DOM element. We will try to
+   * Helper function to find a DOM element with an identifier. We will try to
    * locate the DOM element through several ways, in the following order:
    *
    * 1) Passing the string into document.querySelector
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ utils = {
    *
    * @private
    */
-  getStepTargetHelper: function(target){
+  getElementByIdentifier: function(target) {
     var result = document.getElementById(target);
 
     //Backwards compatibility: assume the string is an id
@@ -370,6 +370,23 @@ utils = {
     return null;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the container DOM element where bubble elements will be added
+   * as children. The container element can be specified by tourOpt.container
+   * as either a string identifier (ID/selector) or directly as a JavaScript
+   * DOM element. By default, or if the specified string identifier does not
+   * match an element, the document's body is used.
+   *
+   * @private
+   */
+  getContainer: function(tourOpt) {
+    if (tourOpt.container) {
+      return typeof tourOpt.container === 'string' ? utils.getElementByIdentifier(tourOpt.container) || document.body : tourOpt.container;
+    }
+
+    return document.body;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Given a step, returns the target DOM element associated with it. It is
    * recommended to only assign one target per step. However, there are
@@ -389,7 +406,7 @@ utils = {
 
     if (typeof step.target === 'string') {
       //Just one target to test. Check and return its results.
-      return utils.getStepTargetHelper(step.target);
+      return utils.getElementByIdentifier(step.target);
     }
     else if (Array.isArray(step.target)) {
       // Multiple items to check. Check each and return the first success.
@@ -399,7 +416,7 @@ utils = {
 
       for (i = 0, len = step.target.length; i < len; i++){
         if (typeof step.target[i] === 'string') {
-          queriedTarget = utils.getStepTargetHelper(step.target[i]);
+          queriedTarget = utils.getElementByIdentifier(step.target[i]);
 
           if (queriedTarget) {
             return queriedTarget;
@@ -596,6 +613,7 @@ HopscotchBubble.prototype = {
         left,
         arrowOffset,
         verticalLeftPosition,
+        containerElementOffset,
         targetEl     = utils.getStepTarget(step),
         el           = this.element,
         arrowEl      = this.arrowEl,
@@ -610,7 +628,6 @@ HopscotchBubble.prototype = {
 
     // SET POSITION
     boundingRect = targetEl.getBoundingClientRect();
-
     verticalLeftPosition = step.isRtl ? boundingRect.right - bubbleBoundingWidth : boundingRect.left;
 
     if (step.placement === 'top') {
@@ -672,6 +689,7 @@ HopscotchBubble.prototype = {
     else {
       left += utils.getPixelValue(step.xOffset);
     }
+
     // VERTICAL OFFSET
     if (step.yOffset === 'center') {
       top = (boundingRect.top + targetEl.offsetHeight/2) - (bubbleBoundingHeight / 2);
@@ -686,6 +704,20 @@ HopscotchBubble.prototype = {
       left += utils.getScrollLeft();
     }
 
+    // CONVERT TO CONTAINER COORDINATES
+    el.style.top = '0';
+    el.style.left = '0';
+
+    containerElementOffset = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    top -= containerElementOffset.top;
+    left -= containerElementOffset.left;
+
+    if (!this.opt.fixedContainer) {
+      top -= utils.getScrollTop();
+      left -= utils.getScrollLeft();
+    }
+
     // ACCOUNT FOR FIXED POSITION ELEMENTS
     el.style.position = (step.fixedElement ? 'fixed' : 'absolute');
 
@@ -1048,7 +1080,7 @@ HopscotchBubble.prototype = {
         self            = this,
         resizeCooldown  = false, // for updating after window resize
         onWinResize,
-        appendToBody,
+        appendToContainer,
         children,
         numChildren,
         node,
@@ -1117,18 +1149,18 @@ HopscotchBubble.prototype = {
     //Hide the bubble by default
     this.hide();
 
-    //Finally, append our new bubble to body once the DOM is ready.
+    //Finally, append our new bubble to the container once the DOM is ready.
+
     if (utils.documentIsReady()) {
-      document.body.appendChild(el);
+      utils.getContainer(opt).appendChild(el);
     }
     else {
       // Moz, webkit, Opera
       if (document.addEventListener) {
-        appendToBody = function() {
-          document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', appendToBody);
-          window.removeEventListener('load', appendToBody);
-
-          document.body.appendChild(el);
+        appendToContainer = function() {
+          document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', appendToContainer);
+          window.removeEventListener('load', appendToContainer);
+          utils.getContainer(opt).appendChild(el);
         };
 
         document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', appendToBody, false);
@@ -1386,26 +1418,28 @@ Hopscotch = function(initOptions) {
   adjustWindowScroll = function(cb) {
     var bubble         = getBubble(),
 
+        // Calculate the current viewport top and bottom
+        windowTop      = utils.getScrollTop(),
+        windowBottom   = windowTop + utils.getWindowHeight(),
+
+        containerTop   = utils.getContainer(opt).getBoundingClientRect().top + windowTop,
+
         // Calculate the bubble element top and bottom position
         bubbleEl       = bubble.element,
-        bubbleTop      = utils.getPixelValue(bubbleEl.style.top),
+        bubbleTop      = utils.getPixelValue(bubbleEl.style.top) + containerTop,
         bubbleBottom   = bubbleTop + utils.getPixelValue(bubbleEl.offsetHeight),
 
         // Calculate the target element top and bottom position
         targetEl       = utils.getStepTarget(getCurrStep()),
         targetBounds   = targetEl.getBoundingClientRect(),
-        targetElTop    = targetBounds.top + utils.getScrollTop(),
-        targetElBottom = targetBounds.bottom + utils.getScrollTop(),
+        targetElTop    = targetBounds.top + windowTop,
+        targetElBottom = targetBounds.bottom + windowTop,
 
         // The higher of the two: bubble or target
         targetTop      = (bubbleTop < targetElTop) ? bubbleTop : targetElTop,
         // The lower of the two: bubble or target
         targetBottom   = (bubbleBottom > targetElBottom) ? bubbleBottom : targetElBottom,
 
-        // Calculate the current viewport top and bottom
-        windowTop      = utils.getScrollTop(),
-        windowBottom   = windowTop + utils.getWindowHeight(),
-
         // This is our final target scroll value.
         scrollToVal    = targetTop - getOption('scrollTopMargin'),
 
@@ -1414,7 +1448,6 @@ Hopscotch = function(initOptions) {
         yuiEase,
         direction,
         scrollIncr,
-        scrollTimeout,
         scrollTimeoutFn;
 
     // Target and bubble are both visible in viewport
@@ -1763,7 +1796,7 @@ Hopscotch = function(initOptions) {
 
     bubble.render(step, stepNum, function(adjustScroll) {
       // when done adjusting window scroll, call showBubble helper fn
-      if (adjustScroll) {
+      if (adjustScroll && !getOption('fixedContainer')) {
         adjustWindowScroll(showBubble);
       }
       else {
@@ -2421,4 +2454,4 @@ winHopscotch = new Hopscotch();
 // @@include('../../tmp/js/hopscotch_templates.js') //
 }.call(winHopscotch));
 
-export default winHopscotch;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default winHopscotch;
diff --git a/test/js/test.hopscotch.js b/test/js/test.hopscotch.js
index 3365febd..23371a36 100644
--- a/test/js/test.hopscotch.js
+++ b/test/js/test.hopscotch.js
@@ -138,6 +138,62 @@ describe('Hopscotch', function() {
       hopscotch.endTour();
     });
 
+    it('should create a div for the HopscotchBubble and append to the specified container element', function() {
+      var containerEl = document.createElement('div');
+      document.body.appendChild(containerEl);
+      hopscotch.startTour({
+        id: 'hopscotch-test-tour',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            target: 'shopping-list',
+            placement: 'left',
+            title: 'Shopping List',
+            content: 'It\'s a shopping list'
+          }
+        ],
+        container: containerEl
+      });
+      expect(document.querySelector('.hopscotch-bubble').parentElement).toEqual(containerEl);
+      hopscotch.endTour();
+    });
+
+    it('should create a div for the HopscotchBubble and append to the container element specified by ID', function() {
+      var containerEl = document.createElement('div');
+      containerEl.id = 'container-element';
+      document.body.appendChild(containerEl);
+      hopscotch.startTour({
+        id: 'hopscotch-test-tour',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            target: 'shopping-list',
+            placement: 'left',
+            title: 'Shopping List',
+            content: 'It\'s a shopping list'
+          }
+        ],
+        container: 'container-element'
+      });
+      expect(document.querySelector('.hopscotch-bubble').parentElement).toEqual(containerEl);
+      hopscotch.endTour();
+    });
+
+    it('should create a div for the HopscotchBubble and append to body, as the specified container element does not exist', function() {
+      hopscotch.startTour({
+        id: 'hopscotch-test-tour',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            target: 'shopping-list',
+            placement: 'left',
+            title: 'Shopping List',
+            content: 'It\'s a shopping list'
+          }
+        ],
+        container: 'no-element'
+      });
+      expect(document.querySelector('.hopscotch-bubble').parentElement).toEqual(document.body);
+      hopscotch.endTour();
+    });
+
     it('should start the tour at the specified step when a step number is supplied as an argument', function() {
       hopscotch.startTour({
         id: 'hopscotch-test-tour',