diff --git a/src/offset.js b/src/offset.js
index 95177434c..31f2503a4 100644
--- a/src/offset.js
+++ b/src/offset.js
@@ -261,29 +261,16 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 jQuery.each( ["Left", "Top"], function( i, name ) {
 	var method = "scroll" + name;
 
-	jQuery.fn[ method ] = function(val) {
-		var elem = this[0], win;
+	jQuery.fn[ method ] = function( val ) {
+		var elem, win;
 
-		if ( !elem ) {
-			return null;
-		}
+		if ( val === undefined ) {
+			elem = this[ 0 ];
 
-		if ( val !== undefined ) {
-			// Set the scroll offset
-			return this.each(function() {
-				win = getWindow( this );
+			if ( !elem ) {
+				return null;
+			}
 
-				if ( win ) {
-					win.scrollTo(
-						!i ? val : jQuery(win).scrollLeft(),
-						i ? val : jQuery(win).scrollTop()
-					);
-
-				} else {
-					this[ method ] = val;
-				}
-			});
-		} else {
 			win = getWindow( elem );
 
 			// Return the scroll offset
@@ -292,6 +279,21 @@ jQuery.each( ["Left", "Top"], function( i, name ) {
 					win.document.body[ method ] :
 				elem[ method ];
 		}
+
+		// Set the scroll offset
+		return this.each(function() {
+			win = getWindow( this );
+
+			if ( win ) {
+				win.scrollTo(
+					!i ? val : jQuery( win ).scrollLeft(),
+					 i ? val : jQuery( win ).scrollTop()
+				);
+
+			} else {
+				this[ method ] = val;
+			}
+		});
 	};
 });
 
diff --git a/test/unit/offset.js b/test/unit/offset.js
index f7bda29be..ea1a49332 100644
--- a/test/unit/offset.js
+++ b/test/unit/offset.js
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ testoffset("table", function( jQuery ) {
 });
 
 testoffset("scroll", function( jQuery, win ) {
-	expect(16);
+	expect(22);
 
 	var ie = jQuery.browser.msie && parseInt( jQuery.browser.version, 10 ) < 8;
 
@@ -390,6 +390,14 @@ testoffset("scroll", function( jQuery, win ) {
 	equals( jQuery(window).scrollLeft(), 0, "jQuery(window).scrollLeft() other window" );
 	equals( jQuery(document).scrollTop(), 0, "jQuery(window).scrollTop() other document" );
 	equals( jQuery(document).scrollLeft(), 0, "jQuery(window).scrollLeft() other document" );
+	
+	// Tests scrollTop/Left with empty jquery objects
+	notEqual( jQuery().scrollTop(100), null, "jQuery().scrollTop(100) testing setter on empty jquery object" );
+	notEqual( jQuery().scrollLeft(100), null, "jQuery().scrollLeft(100) testing setter on empty jquery object" );
+	notEqual( jQuery().scrollTop(null), null, "jQuery().scrollTop(null) testing setter on empty jquery object" );
+	notEqual( jQuery().scrollLeft(null), null, "jQuery().scrollLeft(null) testing setter on empty jquery object" );
+	strictEqual( jQuery().scrollTop(), null, "jQuery().scrollTop(100) testing setter on empty jquery object" );
+	strictEqual( jQuery().scrollLeft(), null, "jQuery().scrollLeft(100) testing setter on empty jquery object" );
 });
 
 testoffset("body", function( jQuery ) {