diff --git a/src/javascripts/jquery.tipsy.js b/src/javascripts/jquery.tipsy.js
index f95c063..6556bb6 100644
--- a/src/javascripts/jquery.tipsy.js
+++ b/src/javascripts/jquery.tipsy.js
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
                     width: this.$element[0].offsetWidth,
                     height: this.$element[0].offsetHeight
                 });
+
+                var inFixedContainer = this.$element.css("position") === "fixed"
+                    || this.$element.parents().filter(function(i) { return $(this).css("position") === "fixed"; }).length ? true : false;
+                if (inFixedContainer) {
+                    pos.top -= $(window).scrollTop();
+                    pos.left -= $(window).scrollLeft();
+                    $tip.css("position", "fixed");
+                }
                 
                 var actualWidth = $tip[0].offsetWidth,
                     actualHeight = $tip[0].offsetHeight,
@@ -240,19 +248,19 @@
      *        component.
      */
      $.fn.tipsy.autoBounds = function(margin, prefer) {
-		return function() {
-			var dir = {ns: prefer[0], ew: (prefer.length > 1 ? prefer[1] : false)},
-			    boundTop = $(document).scrollTop() + margin,
-			    boundLeft = $(document).scrollLeft() + margin,
-			    $this = $(this);
+        return function() {
+            var dir = {ns: prefer[0], ew: (prefer.length > 1 ? prefer[1] : false)},
+                boundTop = $(document).scrollTop() + margin,
+                boundLeft = $(document).scrollLeft() + margin,
+                $this = $(this);
 
-			if ($this.offset().top < boundTop) dir.ns = 'n';
-			if ($this.offset().left < boundLeft) dir.ew = 'w';
-			if ($(window).width() + $(document).scrollLeft() - $this.offset().left < margin) dir.ew = 'e';
-			if ($(window).height() + $(document).scrollTop() - $this.offset().top < margin) dir.ns = 's';
+            if ($this.offset().top < boundTop) dir.ns = 'n';
+            if ($this.offset().left < boundLeft) dir.ew = 'w';
+            if ($(window).width() + $(document).scrollLeft() - $this.offset().left < margin) dir.ew = 'e';
+            if ($(window).height() + $(document).scrollTop() - $this.offset().top < margin) dir.ns = 's';
 
-			return dir.ns + (dir.ew ? dir.ew : '');
-		}
-	};
+            return dir.ns + (dir.ew ? dir.ew : '');
+        }
+    };
     
 })(jQuery);