diff --git a/Sortable.js b/Sortable.js
index 52b2d2dd41272e2fd67dd0187c8082bca9dd2e0d..5bf9680acb18fc12beadca1c51ad7fc2fa30f4a3 100644
--- a/Sortable.js
+++ b/Sortable.js
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@
 			forceFallback: false,
 			fallbackClass: 'sortable-fallback',
 			fallbackOnBody: false,
-			fallbackTolerance: 0
+			fallbackTolerance: 0,
+			fallbackOffset: {x: 0, y: 0}
 		};
 
 
@@ -513,8 +514,8 @@
 				var	options = this.options,
 					fallbackTolerance = options.fallbackTolerance,
 					touch = evt.touches ? evt.touches[0] : evt,
-					dx = touch.clientX - tapEvt.clientX,
-					dy = touch.clientY - tapEvt.clientY,
+					dx = (touch.clientX - tapEvt.clientX) + this.options.fallbackOffset.x,
+					dy = (touch.clientY - tapEvt.clientY) + this.options.fallbackOffset.y,
 					translate3d = evt.touches ? 'translate3d(' + dx + 'px,' + dy + 'px,0)' : 'translate(' + dx + 'px,' + dy + 'px)';
 
 				// only set the status to dragging, when we are actually dragging