diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2535baa..6d70eb2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ Do you already have a fixed horizontal header on the page? Offset stick 'em by t
 **start: 0**<br>
 If your sticky item isn't at the top of the container, tell it where it should start being sticky.
 
+**stickAlways: false**<br>
+Controls whether the item is sticky when its height is larger than the browser window height: false: do not stick, true: always stick the item, regardless of its size.
+
 **onStick: null**<br>
 You can create a callback function that fires when an item gets "stuck". The item gets passed back.
 
diff --git a/jquery.stickem.js b/jquery.stickem.js
index df80958..ebf5276 100644
--- a/jquery.stickem.js
+++ b/jquery.stickem.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 			endStickClass: 'stickit-end',
 			offset: 0,
 			start: 0,
+			stickAlways: false,
 			onStick: null,
 			onUnstick: null
 		},
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@
 				isStuck: false
 			};
 
-			//If the element is smaller than the window
-			if(_self.windowHeight > item.elemHeight) {
+			//Stick always or if the element is smaller than the window
+			if(_self.config.stickAlways || _self.windowHeight > item.elemHeight) {
 				item.containerHeight = item.$container.outerHeight();
 				item.containerInner = {
 					border: {