diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index f40b1b0..2c9cd91 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-parallax",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/brettdonohoo/angular-parallax",
   "authors": [
     "Brett Donohoo <brett.donohoo@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 48589ed..f0c0f54 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div ng-controller="ParallaxExampleCtrl">
       <h1 parallax parallax-ratio="1.22" parallax-vertical-offset="10" parallax-horizontal-offset="600" style="position:absolute;">Angular Parallax</h1>
       <div parallax-background class="photo nature" parallax-ratio="0.5"><span style="font-size:1em;">Nature</span></div>
-      <div parallax-background class="photo food" parallax-ratio="0.8"><span style="font-size:4em;">Food</span></div>
+      <div parallax-background class="photo food" parallax-background-position="center" parallax-ratio="0.8"><span style="font-size:4em;">Food</span></div>
       <div parallax-background class="photo animals" parallax-ratio="0.7">Animals</div>
       <div parallax-background class="photo cats" parallax-ratio="1">Cats</div>
       <img parallax parallax-ratio="1.88" parallax-vertical-offset="100" parallax-horizontal-offset="40" style="position:absolute;" src="images/muther.jpg" />
diff --git a/scripts/angular-parallax.js b/scripts/angular-parallax.js
index 6ec39e8..a666b04 100644
--- a/scripts/angular-parallax.js
+++ b/scripts/angular-parallax.js
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ angular.module('angular-parallax', [
     template: '<div ng-transclude></div>',
     scope: {
       parallaxRatio: '@',
+      parallaxBackgroundPosition: '@'
     },
     link: function($scope, elem, attrs) {
       var setPosition = function () {
         var calcValY = (elem.prop('offsetTop') - $window.pageYOffset) * ($scope.parallaxRatio ? $scope.parallaxRatio : 1.1 );
+        if($scope.parallaxPosition === 'center') {
+          calcValY -= elem[0].offsetHeight / 2;
+        }
+
         // horizontal positioning
         elem.css('background-position', "50% " + calcValY + "px");
       };