diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe266f6cd6..894e9c2cdc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ You can find its changes [documented below](#070---2021-01-01).
 ### Highlights
 
 ### Added
+- Add `scroll()` method in WidgetExt ([#1600] by [@totsteps])
 - `write!` for `RichTextBuilder` ([#1596] by [@Maan2003])
 - Sub windows: Allow opening windows that share state with arbitrary parts of the widget hierarchy ([#1254] by [@rjwittams])
 - WindowCloseRequested/WindowDisconnected event when a window is closing ([#1254] by [@rjwittams])
@@ -619,6 +620,7 @@ Last release without a changelog :(
 [#1562]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1562
 [#1592]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1592
 [#1596]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1596
+[#1600]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1600
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/compare/v0.6.0...master
 [0.6.0]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0
diff --git a/druid/examples/scroll.rs b/druid/examples/scroll.rs
index cd6d932962..0e98e31b39 100644
--- a/druid/examples/scroll.rs
+++ b/druid/examples/scroll.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 use druid::kurbo::Circle;
 use druid::piet::RadialGradient;
 use druid::widget::prelude::*;
-use druid::widget::{Flex, Padding, Scroll};
-use druid::{AppLauncher, Data, Insets, LocalizedString, Rect, WindowDesc};
+use druid::widget::{Flex, Padding};
+use druid::{AppLauncher, Data, Insets, LocalizedString, Rect, WidgetExt, WindowDesc};
 
 pub fn main() {
     let window = WindowDesc::new(build_widget())
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn build_widget() -> impl Widget<u32> {
     for i in 0..30 {
         col.add_child(Padding::new(3.0, OverPainter(i)));
     }
-    Scroll::new(col)
+    col.scroll()
 }
 
 /// A widget that paints outside of its bounds.
diff --git a/druid/src/widget/widget_ext.rs b/druid/src/widget/widget_ext.rs
index 4aca8bc8bc..ff33c5318e 100644
--- a/druid/src/widget/widget_ext.rs
+++ b/druid/src/widget/widget_ext.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use super::{
     Added, Align, BackgroundBrush, Click, Container, Controller, ControllerHost, EnvScope,
     IdentityWrapper, LensWrap, Padding, Parse, SizedBox, WidgetId,
 };
+use crate::widget::Scroll;
 use crate::{
     Color, Data, Env, EventCtx, Insets, KeyOrValue, Lens, LifeCycleCtx, UnitPoint, Widget,
 };
@@ -262,6 +263,13 @@ pub trait WidgetExt<T: Data>: Widget<T> + Sized + 'static {
     fn boxed(self) -> Box<dyn Widget<T>> {
         Box::new(self)
     }
+
+    /// Wrap this widget in a [`Scroll`] widget.
+    ///
+    /// [`Scroll`]: widget/struct.Scroll.html
+    fn scroll(self) -> Scroll<T, Self> {
+        Scroll::new(self)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: Data, W: Widget<T> + 'static> WidgetExt<T> for W {}