diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/scrollable.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/scrollable.dart
index 35ca49d92f..c655ffe530 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/scrollable.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/scrollable.dart
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ abstract class ScrollableState<T extends Scrollable> extends State<T> {
     setState(() {
       _scrollOffset = newScrollOffset;
     });
-    if (config.onScroll != null)
-      config.onScroll(_scrollOffset);
+    dispatchOnScroll();
   }
 
   Future scrollTo(double newScrollOffset, { Duration duration, Curve curve: ease }) {
@@ -200,6 +199,12 @@ abstract class ScrollableState<T extends Scrollable> extends State<T> {
     return _startToEndAnimation();
   }
 
+  // Derived classes can override this method and call super.dispatchOnScroll()
+  void dispatchOnScroll() {
+    if (config.onScroll != null)
+      config.onScroll(_scrollOffset);
+  }
+
   double _scrollVelocity(ui.Offset velocity) {
     double scrollVelocity = config.scrollDirection == ScrollDirection.horizontal
       ? -velocity.dx