diff --git a/widget/src/scrollable.rs b/widget/src/scrollable.rs
index 6dd593cb..9ba8c39b 100644
--- a/widget/src/scrollable.rs
+++ b/widget/src/scrollable.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,20 @@ where
     /// Creates a new vertical [`Scrollable`].
     pub fn new(
         content: impl Into<Element<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self::with_direction(content, Direction::default())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new vertical [`Scrollable`].
+    pub fn with_direction(
+        content: impl Into<Element<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>>,
+        direction: impl Into<Direction>,
     ) -> Self {
         Scrollable {
             id: None,
             width: Length::Shrink,
             height: Length::Shrink,
-            direction: Direction::default(),
+            direction: direction.into(),
             content: content.into(),
             on_scroll: None,
             class: Theme::default(),