//The way I solved this problem is to adjust the contentOffset according to the contentInset in the //UITableViewControllerDelegate (extends UIScrollViewDelegate) like this: - (void)scrollViewDidScroll:(UIScrollView *)scrollView { CGFloat sectionHeaderHeight = 40; if (scrollView.contentOffset.y<=sectionHeaderHeight&&scrollView.contentOffset.y>=0) { scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-scrollView.contentOffset.y, 0, 0, 0); } else if (scrollView.contentOffset.y>=sectionHeaderHeight) { scrollView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-sectionHeaderHeight, 0, 0, 0); } }