diff --git a/src/client/app/router.ts b/src/client/app/router.ts
index 4cbb7af6..5f656b83 100644
--- a/src/client/app/router.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/router.ts
@@ -267,15 +267,20 @@ export function scrollTo(el: Element, hash: string, smooth = false) {
   }
 
   if (target) {
-    const scrollOffset = siteDataRef.value.scrollOffset
-    let offset: number = 0
+    let scrollOffset = siteDataRef.value.scrollOffset
+    let offset = 0
+    let padding = 24
+    if (typeof scrollOffset === 'object' && 'padding' in scrollOffset) {
+      padding = scrollOffset.padding
+      scrollOffset = scrollOffset.selector
+    }
     if (typeof scrollOffset === 'number') {
       offset = scrollOffset
     } else if (typeof scrollOffset === 'string') {
-      offset = tryOffsetSelector(scrollOffset)
+      offset = tryOffsetSelector(scrollOffset, padding)
     } else if (Array.isArray(scrollOffset)) {
       for (const selector of scrollOffset) {
-        const res = tryOffsetSelector(selector)
+        const res = tryOffsetSelector(selector, padding)
         if (res) {
           offset = res
           break
@@ -301,12 +306,12 @@ export function scrollTo(el: Element, hash: string, smooth = false) {
   }
 }
 
-function tryOffsetSelector(selector: string): number {
+function tryOffsetSelector(selector: string, padding: number): number {
   const el = document.querySelector(selector)
   if (!el) return 0
   const bot = el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom
   if (bot < 0) return 0
-  return bot + 24
+  return bot + padding
 }
 
 function handleHMR(route: Route): void {
diff --git a/src/node/siteConfig.ts b/src/node/siteConfig.ts
index ae6d976f..402fb608 100644
--- a/src/node/siteConfig.ts
+++ b/src/node/siteConfig.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ export interface UserConfig<ThemeConfig = any>
    * selector if a selector fails to match, or the matched element is not
    * currently visible in viewport.
    */
-  scrollOffset?: number | string | string[]
+  scrollOffset?:
+    | number
+    | string
+    | string[]
+    | { selector: string | string[]; padding: number }
 
   /**
    * Enable MPA / zero-JS mode.
diff --git a/types/shared.d.ts b/types/shared.d.ts
index 3cb48065..b3dc4cdc 100644
--- a/types/shared.d.ts
+++ b/types/shared.d.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ export interface SiteData<ThemeConfig = any> {
   head: HeadConfig[]
   appearance: boolean | 'dark'
   themeConfig: ThemeConfig
-  scrollOffset: number | string | string[]
+  scrollOffset:
+    | number
+    | string
+    | string[]
+    | { selector: string | string[]; padding: number }
   locales: LocaleConfig<ThemeConfig>
   localeIndex?: string
   contentProps?: Record<string, any>