diff --git a/components/compositing/compositor.rs b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
index cec9c2b7419..316efce8c37 100644
--- a/components/compositing/compositor.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ use layers::rendergl::RenderContext;
 use layers::scene::Scene;
 use opengles::gl2;
 use png;
-use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{Blank, Epoch, FixedPosition, FinishedLoading, IdleRenderState};
-use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{LayerId, ReadyState, RenderingRenderState, RenderState};
+use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{Blank, Epoch, FinishedLoading, IdleRenderState, LayerId};
+use servo_msg::compositor_msg::{ReadyState, RenderingRenderState, RenderState, Scrollable};
 use servo_msg::constellation_msg::{ConstellationChan, ExitMsg, LoadUrlMsg, NavigateMsg};
 use servo_msg::constellation_msg::{PipelineId, ResizedWindowMsg, WindowSizeData};
 use servo_msg::constellation_msg;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ impl IOCompositor {
             id: LayerId::null(),
             rect: Rect::zero(),
             background_color: azure_hl::Color::new(0., 0., 0., 0.),
-            scroll_policy: FixedPosition,
+            scroll_policy: Scrollable,
         };
         let root_layer = CompositorData::new_layer(frame_tree.pipeline.clone(),
                                                    layer_properties,
diff --git a/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs b/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
index 17ce34aab12..1abb88fbdb3 100644
--- a/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/compositor_data.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ impl CompositorData {
 
     pub fn update_layer(layer: Rc<Layer<CompositorData>>, layer_properties: LayerProperties) {
         layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().epoch = layer_properties.epoch;
+        layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().scroll_policy = layer_properties.scroll_policy;
         layer.extra_data.borrow_mut().background_color = layer_properties.background_color;
 
         let size: TypedSize2D<DevicePixel, f32> = Size2D::from_untyped(&layer_properties.rect.size);