<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body onload="loaded()"> <div style="position: relative; top: 100px; overflow: scroll; width: 100px; height: 100px;"> <div style="height: 200px">foo</div></div> <script> function loaded() { var insPoint = document.querySelector("div"); insPoint.scrollTop = 50; var div = document.createElement("div"); div.style.position = "absolute"; div.style.top = 0; div.appendChild(document.createTextNode("abs")); insPoint.insertBefore(div, insPoint.firstChild); } </script> </body> </html>