diff --git a/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs b/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
index 0514fdfa..985a31ea 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ pub struct ScrollArea {
     max_size: Vec2,
     always_show_scroll: bool,
     id_source: Option<Id>,
-    offset: Option<Vec2>,
+    offset_x: Option<f32>,
+    offset_y: Option<f32>,
     /// If false, we ignore scroll events.
     scrolling_enabled: bool,
 
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ impl ScrollArea {
             max_size: Vec2::INFINITY,
             always_show_scroll: false,
             id_source: None,
-            offset: None,
+            offset_x: None,
+            offset_y: None,
             scrolling_enabled: true,
             stick_to_end: [false; 2],
         }
@@ -147,12 +149,32 @@ impl ScrollArea {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set the horizontal and vertical scroll offset position.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::vertical_scroll_offset`], [`Self::horizontal_scroll_offset`],
+    /// [`Ui::scroll_to_cursor`](crate::ui::Ui::scroll_to_cursor) and
+    /// [`Response::scroll_to_me`](crate::Response::scroll_to_me)
+    pub fn scroll_offset(mut self, offset: Vec2) -> Self {
+        self.offset_x = Some(offset.x);
+        self.offset_y = Some(offset.y);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set the vertical scroll offset position.
     ///
-    /// See also: [`Ui::scroll_to_cursor`](crate::ui::Ui::scroll_to_cursor) and
+    /// See also: [`Self::scroll_offset`], [`Ui::scroll_to_cursor`](crate::ui::Ui::scroll_to_cursor) and
     /// [`Response::scroll_to_me`](crate::Response::scroll_to_me)
-    pub fn scroll_offset(mut self, offset: f32) -> Self {
-        self.offset = Some(Vec2::new(0.0, offset));
+    pub fn vertical_scroll_offset(mut self, offset: f32) -> Self {
+        self.offset_y = Some(offset);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Set the horizontal scroll offset position.
+    ///
+    /// See also: [`Self::scroll_offset`], [`Ui::scroll_to_cursor`](crate::ui::Ui::scroll_to_cursor) and
+    /// [`Response::scroll_to_me`](crate::Response::scroll_to_me)
+    pub fn horizontal_scroll_offset(mut self, offset: f32) -> Self {
+        self.offset_x = Some(offset);
         self
     }
 
@@ -251,7 +273,8 @@ impl ScrollArea {
             max_size,
             always_show_scroll,
             id_source,
-            offset,
+            offset_x,
+            offset_y,
             scrolling_enabled,
             stick_to_end,
         } = self;
@@ -262,9 +285,8 @@ impl ScrollArea {
         let id = ui.make_persistent_id(id_source);
         let mut state = State::load(&ctx, id).unwrap_or_default();
 
-        if let Some(offset) = offset {
-            state.offset = offset;
-        }
+        state.offset.x = offset_x.unwrap_or(state.offset.x);
+        state.offset.y = offset_y.unwrap_or(state.offset.y);
 
         let max_scroll_bar_width = max_scroll_bar_width_with_margin(ui);
 
diff --git a/egui_demo_lib/src/apps/demo/scrolling.rs b/egui_demo_lib/src/apps/demo/scrolling.rs
index 11882caf..97d0a7fe 100644
--- a/egui_demo_lib/src/apps/demo/scrolling.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_lib/src/apps/demo/scrolling.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl super::View for ScrollTo {
             .max_height(200.0)
             .auto_shrink([false; 2]);
         if go_to_scroll_offset {
-            scroll_area = scroll_area.scroll_offset(self.offset);
+            scroll_area = scroll_area.vertical_scroll_offset(self.offset);
         }
 
         ui.separator();