diff --git a/fancySelect.coffee b/fancySelect.coffee
index 5596599..300f1ab 100644
--- a/fancySelect.coffee
+++ b/fancySelect.coffee
@@ -43,10 +43,23 @@ $.fn.fancySelect = (opts) ->
       #TODO change to `[selected]`? is this reliable?
       trigger.text sel.find(':selected').text()
 
+    # deal with scrolling long option lists
+    scrollFlag = false
+    scrollTimeout = false
+    options.on 'scroll', ->
+      scrollFlag = true
+      if scrollTimeout
+        clearTimeout(scrollTimeout)
+      scrollTimeout = setTimeout ->
+        scrollFlag = false
+        sel.focus()
+      , 120
+
     sel.on 'blur', ->
       if trigger.hasClass 'open'
         setTimeout ->
-          trigger.trigger 'close'
+          if scrollFlag == false
+            trigger.trigger 'close'
         , 120
 
     trigger.on 'close', ->
diff --git a/fancySelect.js b/fancySelect.js
index 86142a1..b0c9ef8 100644
--- a/fancySelect.js
+++ b/fancySelect.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     }, opts);
     isiOS = !!navigator.userAgent.match(/iP(hone|od|ad)/i);
     return this.each(function() {
-      var copyOptionsToList, disabled, options, sel, trigger, updateTriggerText, wrapper;
+      var copyOptionsToList, disabled, options, scrollFlag, scrollTimeout, sel, trigger, updateTriggerText, wrapper;
       sel = $(this);
       if (sel.hasClass('fancified') || sel[0].tagName !== 'SELECT') {
         return;
@@ -44,11 +44,25 @@
       updateTriggerText = function() {
         return trigger.text(sel.find(':selected').text());
       };
+      scrollFlag = false;
+      scrollTimeout = false;
+      options.on('scroll', function() {
+        scrollFlag = true;
+        if (scrollTimeout) {
+          clearTimeout(scrollTimeout);
+        }
+        return scrollTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+          scrollFlag = false;
+          return sel.focus();
+        }, 120);
+      });
       sel.on('blur', function() {
         if (trigger.hasClass('open')) {
           return setTimeout(function() {
-            return trigger.trigger('close');
-          }, 120);
+            if (scrollFlag === false) {
+              return trigger.trigger('close');
+            }
+          }, 333);
         }
       });
       trigger.on('close', function() {