diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollBar.qml b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollBar.qml
index 2457a5ff3..f9323acf5 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollBar.qml
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollBar.qml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Item {
     property bool interactive
 
     // Plasma API
-    property int orientation: Qt.Horizontal
+    property int orientation: Qt.Vertical
     property bool animated: true
     property bool inverted: false
     property bool updateValueWhileDragging: true
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ Item {
 
     visible: flickableItem && handle.width < contents.width
 
+    anchors {
+        right: flickableItem.right
+        left: (orientation == Qt.Vertical) ? undefined : flickableItem.left 
+        top: (orientation == Qt.Vertical) ? flickableItem.top : undefined
+        bottom: flickableItem.bottom
+    }
+
     function incrementValue(increment) {
         if (!flickableItem)
             return;
diff --git a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollDecorator.qml b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollDecorator.qml
index 61025fe87..74d555cb8 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollDecorator.qml
+++ b/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/ScrollDecorator.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Item {
     property Flickable flickableItem
 
     // Plasma API
-    property int orientation: Qt.Horizontal
+    property int orientation: Qt.Vertical
     property bool inverted: false
 
     // Convinience API
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ Item {
 
     visible: flickableItem && handle.width < contents.width
 
+    anchors {
+        right: flickableItem.right
+        left: (orientation == Qt.Vertical) ? undefined : flickableItem.left 
+        top: (orientation == Qt.Vertical) ? flickableItem.top : undefined
+        bottom: flickableItem.bottom
+    }
+
     Item {
         width: _isVertical ? scrollDecorator.height : scrollDecorator.width
         height: _isVertical ? scrollDecorator.width : scrollDecorator.height