diff --git a/packages/list/index.js b/packages/list/index.js
index b4cc67d31..186877695 100644
--- a/packages/list/index.js
+++ b/packages/list/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import { use } from '../utils';
 import Loading from '../loading';
 import { BindEventMixin } from '../mixins/bind-event';
-import {
-  getScrollTop,
-  getElementTop,
-  getVisibleHeight,
-  getScrollEventTarget
-} from '../utils/dom/scroll';
+import { getScrollEventTarget } from '../utils/dom/scroll';
 
 const [sfc, bem, t] = use('list');
 
@@ -68,9 +63,19 @@ export default sfc({
         return;
       }
 
-      const el = this.$el;
-      const { scroller } = this;
-      const scrollerHeight = getVisibleHeight(scroller);
+      const { $el: el, scroller, offset, direction } = this;
+      let scrollerRect;
+
+      if (scroller.getBoundingClientRect) {
+        scrollerRect = scroller.getBoundingClientRect();
+      } else {
+        scrollerRect = {
+          top: 0,
+          bottom: scroller.innerHeight
+        };
+      }
+
+      const scrollerHeight = scrollerRect.bottom - scrollerRect.top;
 
       /* istanbul ignore next */
       if (
@@ -78,32 +83,19 @@ export default sfc({
         window.getComputedStyle(el).display === 'none' ||
         el.offsetParent === null
       ) {
-        return;
+        return false;
       }
 
-      const { offset, direction } = this;
+      let isReachEdge = false;
+      const placeholderRect = this.$refs.placeholder.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      function isReachEdge() {
-        if (el === scroller) {
-          const scrollTop = getScrollTop(el);
-
-          if (direction === 'up') {
-            return scrollTop <= offset;
-          }
-
-          const targetBottom = scrollTop + scrollerHeight;
-          return scroller.scrollHeight - targetBottom <= offset;
-        }
-
-        if (direction === 'up') {
-          return getScrollTop(scroller) - getElementTop(el) <= offset;
-        }
-
-        const elBottom = getElementTop(el) + getVisibleHeight(el) - getElementTop(scroller);
-        return elBottom - scrollerHeight <= offset;
+      if (direction === 'up') {
+        isReachEdge = placeholderRect.top - scrollerRect.top <= offset;
+      } else {
+        isReachEdge = placeholderRect.bottom - scrollerRect.bottom <= offset;
       }
 
-      if (isReachEdge()) {
+      if (isReachEdge) {
         this.$emit('input', true);
         this.$emit('load');
       }
@@ -116,9 +108,11 @@ export default sfc({
   },
 
   render(h) {
+    const placeholder = <div ref="placeholder" class={bem('placeholder')}/>;
+
     return (
       <div class={bem()} role="feed" aria-busy={this.loading}>
-        {this.direction === 'down' && this.slots()}
+        {this.direction === 'down' ? this.slots() : placeholder}
         {this.loading && (
           <div class={bem('loading')} key="loading">
             {this.slots('loading') || (
@@ -134,7 +128,7 @@ export default sfc({
             {this.errorText}
           </div>
         )}
-        {this.direction === 'up' && this.slots()}
+        {this.direction === 'up' ? this.slots() : placeholder}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/list/index.less b/packages/list/index.less
index a300f20fd..7bbd55326 100644
--- a/packages/list/index.less
+++ b/packages/list/index.less
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@
     line-height: @list-text-line-height;
     text-align: center;
   }
+
+  &__placeholder {
+    height: 0;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/list/test/__snapshots__/demo.spec.js.snap b/packages/list/test/__snapshots__/demo.spec.js.snap
index 109fb9d1e..d0b791185 100644
--- a/packages/list/test/__snapshots__/demo.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/list/test/__snapshots__/demo.spec.js.snap
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ exports[`renders demo correctly 1`] = `
         <div class="van-pull-refresh">
           <div class="van-pull-refresh__track" style="transition: 0ms;">
             <div class="van-pull-refresh__head"></div>
-            <div role="feed" class="van-list"></div>
+            <div role="feed" class="van-list">
+              <div class="van-list__placeholder"></div>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/list/test/index.spec.js b/packages/list/test/index.spec.js
index e9c5d4df4..dfb5e2f1a 100644
--- a/packages/list/test/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/list/test/index.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import List from '..';
-import { mount, later } from '../../../test/utils';
+import { mount, later, mockGetBoundingClientRect } from '../../../test/utils';
 
 function mockOffsetParent(el) {
   Object.defineProperty(el, 'offsetParent', {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test('error loaded, click error-text and reload', async () => {
   const wrapper = mount(List, {
     propsData: {
       errorText: 'Request failed. Click to reload...',
-      error: true
+      error: true,
     }
   });
 
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ test('error loaded, click error-text and reload', async () => {
   expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toBeFalsy();
 
   // 模拟点击error-text的行为
-  wrapper.setProps({
-    error: false
+  wrapper.vm.$on('update:error', val => {
+    wrapper.setProps({
+      error: val
+    });
   });
-  wrapper.vm.$emit('input', true);
-  wrapper.vm.$emit('load');
+
+  wrapper.find('.van-list__error-text').trigger('click');
+
+  await later();
 
   expect(wrapper.vm.$props.error).toBeFalsy();
   expect(wrapper.emitted('load')).toBeTruthy();
@@ -61,7 +65,8 @@ test('error loaded, click error-text and reload', async () => {
 test('finished', async () => {
   const wrapper = mount(List, {
     propsData: {
-      finished: true
+      finished: true,
+      finishedText: 'Finished'
     }
   });
 
@@ -70,11 +75,13 @@ test('finished', async () => {
   await later();
   expect(wrapper.emitted('load')).toBeFalsy();
   expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(wrapper.contains('.van-list__finished-text')).toBeTruthy();
   wrapper.vm.finished = false;
 
   await later();
   expect(wrapper.emitted('load')).toBeTruthy();
   expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(wrapper.contains('.van-list__finished-text')).toBeFalsy();
 });
 
 test('immediate check false', async () => {
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ test('immediate check false', async () => {
   expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toBeFalsy();
 });
 
-test('keey-alive live cycle', () => {
+test('keep-alive live cycle', () => {
   const wrapper = mount(
     {
       template: `
@@ -111,3 +118,59 @@ test('keey-alive live cycle', () => {
   wrapper.vm.show = false;
   expect(wrapper.vm.el).toBeFalsy();
 });
+
+test('check the case that scroller is not window', async () => {
+  const restoreMock = mockGetBoundingClientRect({
+    top: 0,
+    bottom: 200
+  });
+
+  const wrapper = mount({
+    template: `
+      <div style="overflow-y: scroll;">
+        <list ref="list"/>
+      </div>
+    `,
+    components: { List }
+  });
+
+  const listRef = wrapper.find({
+    ref: 'list'
+  });
+  mockOffsetParent(listRef.vm.$el);
+
+  await later();
+  expect(listRef.emitted('load')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(listRef.emitted('input')).toBeTruthy();
+
+  restoreMock();
+});
+
+test('check the direction props', async () => {
+  const wrapper = mount(List, {
+    slots: {
+      default: '<div class="list-item">list item</div>'
+    },
+    propsData: {
+      direction: 'up'
+    }
+  });
+
+  mockOffsetParent(wrapper.vm.$el);
+
+  await later();
+
+  let children = wrapper.findAll('.van-list > div');
+  expect(children.at(0).is('.van-list__placeholder')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(children.at(1).is('.list-item')).toBeTruthy();
+
+  // change the direction's value
+  wrapper.setProps({
+    direction: 'down'
+  });
+
+  await later();
+  children = wrapper.findAll('.van-list > div');
+  expect(children.at(0).is('.list-item')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(children.at(1).is('.van-list__placeholder')).toBeTruthy();
+});