diff --git a/jquery.appear.js b/jquery.appear.js
index 00b722a..2d790ac 100644
--- a/jquery.appear.js
+++ b/jquery.appear.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     var left = offset.left;
     var top = offset.top;
 
-    if (top + $element.height() >= window_top &&
+    if (top + $element.height() >= window_top + ($element.data('appear-bottom-offset') || 0) &&
         top - ($element.data('appear-top-offset') || 0) <= window_top + $window.height() &&
         left + $element.width() >= window_left &&
         left - ($element.data('appear-left-offset') || 0) <= window_left + $window.width()) {