diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.js b/app/assets/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.js
index c75779109..da1129742 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
     var $el = el.$fixedEl;
     var $scrollArea = $el.closest('.sticky-scroll-area');
 
-    $scrollArea = $scrollArea.length ? $scrollArea : $el.parent();
+    if($scrollArea.length === 0) {
+      $scrollArea = $el.parent();
+      $scrollArea.addClass('sticky-scroll-area');
+    }
 
     this._els = [el];
     this.edge = edge;
@@ -46,11 +49,11 @@
 
       return focused;
     },
-    forCaret: function (evt) {
-      var textarea = evt.target;
+    forCaret: function ($textarea) {
+      var textarea = $textarea.get(0);
       var caretCoordinates = window.getCaretCoordinates(textarea, textarea.selectionEnd);
       var focused = {
-        'top': $(textarea).offset().top + caretCoordinates.top,
+        'top': $textarea.offset().top + caretCoordinates.top,
         'height': caretCoordinates.height,
         'type': 'caret'
       };
@@ -61,21 +64,23 @@
     }
   };
   ScrollArea.prototype.focusHandler = function (e) {
-    var $focusedElement = $(document.activeElement);
-    var nodeName = $focusedElement.get(0).nodeName.toLowerCase();
+    this.scrollToRevealElement($(document.activeElement));
+  };
+  ScrollArea.prototype.scrollToRevealElement = function ($el) {
+    var nodeName = $el.get(0).nodeName.toLowerCase();
     var endOfFurthestEl = focusOverlap.endOfFurthestEl(this._els, this.edge);
     var isInSticky = function () {
-      return $focusedElement.closest(this.selector).length > 0;
+      return $el.closest(this.selector).length > 0;
     }.bind(this);
     var focused;
     var overlap;
 
     // if textarea is focused, we care about checking the caret, not the whole element
     if (nodeName === 'textarea') {
-      focused = this.getFocusedDetails.forCaret(e);
+      focused = this.getFocusedDetails.forCaret($el);
     } else {
       if (isInSticky()) { return; }
-      focused = this.getFocusedDetails.forElement($focusedElement);
+      focused = this.getFocusedDetails.forElement($el);
     }
 
     overlap = focusOverlap.getOverlap(focused, this.edge, endOfFurthestEl);
@@ -586,6 +591,18 @@
 
     this.syncWithDOM(onSyncComplete);
   };
+  // Public method to scroll so an element isn't covered by the sticky nav
+  Sticky.prototype.scrollToRevealElement = function (el) {
+    var $el = $(el);
+    var scrollAreaNode = $el.closest('.sticky-scroll-area').get(0);
+    var matches = $.grep(scrollAreas._scrollAreas, function (scrollArea) {
+      return scrollArea.node === scrollAreaNode;
+    });
+
+    if (matches.length) {
+      matches[0].scrollToRevealElement($el);
+    }
+  };
   Sticky.prototype.setElWidth = function (el) {
     var $el = el.$fixedEl;
     var scrollArea = scrollAreas.getAreaByEl(el);
diff --git a/tests/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.test.js b/tests/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.test.js
index 5b6314a58..f94a220f9 100644
--- a/tests/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.test.js
+++ b/tests/javascripts/stick-to-window-when-scrolling.test.js
@@ -292,6 +292,61 @@ describe("Stick to top/bottom of window when scrolling", () => {
 
     });
 
+    describe("if scrollToRevealElement is called with an element", () => {
+
+      let link;
+      let linkBottom;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+
+        const inputFormBottom = getScreenItemBottomPosition(inputForm);
+
+        inputForm.insertAdjacentHTML('afterEnd', '<a href="" id="formatting-options">Formatting options</a>');
+        link = document.querySelector('#formatting-options');
+
+        screenMock.mockPositionAndDimension('link', link, {
+          offsetHeight: 25, // 143px smaller than the sticky
+          offsetWidth: 727,
+          offsetTop: inputFormBottom
+        });
+
+        linkBottom = getScreenItemBottomPosition(link);
+
+        // move the sticky over the link. It's 168px high so this position will cause it to overlap.
+        screenMock.scrollTo(link.offsetTop - 140);
+
+        window.GOVUK.stickAtTopWhenScrolling.init();
+
+      });
+
+      afterEach(() => {
+
+        screenMock.window.spies.window.scrollTo.mockClear();
+
+      });
+
+      test("the window should scroll so the element is revealed", () => {
+
+        // update inputForm position as DOM normally would
+        inputForm.offsetTop = screenMock.window.top;
+
+        let stickyPosition = getStickyGroupPosition(screenMock, { stickyEls: [inputForm], edge: 'top' });
+
+        // sticky position should overlap link position
+        expect(stickyPosition.top).toBeLessThanOrEqual(link.offsetTop);
+        expect(stickyPosition.bottom).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(linkBottom);
+
+        window.GOVUK.stickAtTopWhenScrolling.scrollToRevealElement(link);
+
+        stickyPosition = getStickyGroupPosition(screenMock, { stickyEls: [inputForm], edge: 'top' });
+
+        // the bottom of the sticky element should be at the top of the link
+        expect(screenMock.window.spies.window.scrollTo.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([0, link.offsetTop - stickyPosition.height]);
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe("if element is made sticky and another element underneath it is focused", () => {
 
       let checkbox;
@@ -904,6 +959,61 @@ describe("Stick to top/bottom of window when scrolling", () => {
 
     });
 
+    describe("if scrollToRevealElement is called with an element", () => {
+
+      let link;
+      let linkBottom;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+
+        const contentBottom = getScreenItemBottomPosition(content);
+
+        content.insertAdjacentHTML('afterEnd', '<a href="" id="formatting-options">Formatting options</a>');
+        link = document.querySelector('#formatting-options');
+
+        screenMock.mockPositionAndDimension('link', link, {
+          offsetHeight: 25, // 25px smaller than the sticky
+          offsetWidth: 727,
+          offsetTop: contentBottom
+        });
+
+        linkBottom = getScreenItemBottomPosition(link);
+
+        // move the sticky over the link. It's 50px high so this position will cause it to overlap.
+        screenMock.scrollTo((linkBottom - windowHeight) + 5);
+
+        window.GOVUK.stickAtBottomWhenScrolling.init();
+
+      });
+
+      afterEach(() => {
+
+        screenMock.window.spies.window.scrollTo.mockClear();
+
+      });
+
+      test("the window should scroll so the element is revealed", () => {
+
+        // update inputForm position as DOM normally would
+        pageFooter.offsetTop = screenMock.window.bottom - pageFooter.offsetHeight;
+
+        let stickyPosition = getStickyGroupPosition(screenMock, { stickyEls: [pageFooter], edge: 'bottom' });
+
+        // sticky position should overlap link position
+        expect(stickyPosition.top).toBeLessThanOrEqual(link.offsetTop);
+        expect(stickyPosition.bottom).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(linkBottom);
+
+        window.GOVUK.stickAtBottomWhenScrolling.scrollToRevealElement(link)
+
+        stickyPosition = getStickyGroupPosition(screenMock, { stickyEls: [pageFooter], edge: 'bottom' });
+
+        // the top of the sticky element should be at the bottom of the link
+        expect(screenMock.window.spies.window.scrollTo.mock.calls[0]).toEqual([0, (linkBottom + pageFooter.offsetHeight) - windowHeight]);
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe("if viewport bottom starts above element bottom", () => {
 
       let pageFooterBottom;