diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 4bfaf8d6..6fb37ac7 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -2970,11 +2970,20 @@
 				nScrollFootTable.style.marginLeft = "0";
 			}
 			
-			/* Move any caption elements from the body to the header */
-			var nCaptions = $(oSettings.nTable).children('caption');
-			for ( var i=0, iLen=nCaptions.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
+			/* Move caption elements from the body to the header, footer or leave where it is
+			 * depending on the configuration. Note that the DTD says there can be only one caption */
+			var nCaption = $(oSettings.nTable).children('caption');
+			if ( nCaption.length > 0 )
 			{
-				nScrollHeadTable.appendChild( nCaptions[i] );
+				nCaption = nCaption[0];
+				if ( nCaption._captionSide === "top" )
+				{
+					nScrollHeadTable.appendChild( nCaption );
+				}
+				else if ( nCaption._captionSide === "bottom" && nTfoot )
+				{
+					nScrollFootTable.appendChild( nCaption );
+				}
 			}
 			
 			/*
@@ -6508,6 +6517,12 @@
 			 * Final init
 			 * Cache the header, body and footer as required, creating them if needed
 			 */
+			
+			// Work around for Webkit bug 83867 - store the caption-side before removing from doc
+			var captions = $(this).children('caption').each( function () {
+				this._captionSide = $(this).css('caption-side');
+			} );
+			
 			var thead = $(this).children('thead');
 			if ( thead.length === 0 )
 			{
@@ -6528,6 +6543,14 @@
 			oSettings.nTBody.setAttribute( "aria-relevant", "all" );
 			
 			var tfoot = $(this).children('tfoot');
+			if ( tfoot.length === 0 && captions.length > 0 && (oSettings.oScroll.sX !== "" || oSettings.oScroll.sY !== "") )
+			{
+				// If we are a scrolling table, and no footer has been given, then we need to create
+				// a tfoot element for the caption element to be appended to
+				tfoot = [ document.createElement( 'tfoot' ) ];
+				this.appendChild( tfoot[0] );
+			}
+			
 			if ( tfoot.length > 0 )
 			{
 				oSettings.nTFoot = tfoot[0];
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.constructor.js b/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
index 10e47e97..ed0756d9 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ _fnSortingClasses( oSettings );
  * Final init
  * Cache the header, body and footer as required, creating them if needed
  */
+
+// Work around for Webkit bug 83867 - store the caption-side before removing from doc
+var captions = $(this).children('caption').each( function () {
+	this._captionSide = $(this).css('caption-side');
+} );
+
 var thead = $(this).children('thead');
 if ( thead.length === 0 )
 {
@@ -390,6 +396,14 @@ oSettings.nTBody.setAttribute( "aria-live", "polite" );
 oSettings.nTBody.setAttribute( "aria-relevant", "all" );
 
 var tfoot = $(this).children('tfoot');
+if ( tfoot.length === 0 && captions.length > 0 && (oSettings.oScroll.sX !== "" || oSettings.oScroll.sY !== "") )
+{
+	// If we are a scrolling table, and no footer has been given, then we need to create
+	// a tfoot element for the caption element to be appended to
+	tfoot = [ document.createElement( 'tfoot' ) ];
+	this.appendChild( tfoot[0] );
+}
+
 if ( tfoot.length > 0 )
 {
 	oSettings.nTFoot = tfoot[0];
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
index 429888c9..1889fd9f 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.scrolling.js
@@ -89,11 +89,20 @@ function _fnFeatureHtmlTable ( oSettings )
 		nScrollFootTable.style.marginLeft = "0";
 	}
 	
-	/* Move any caption elements from the body to the header */
-	var nCaptions = $(oSettings.nTable).children('caption');
-	for ( var i=0, iLen=nCaptions.length ; i<iLen ; i++ )
+	/* Move caption elements from the body to the header, footer or leave where it is
+	 * depending on the configuration. Note that the DTD says there can be only one caption */
+	var nCaption = $(oSettings.nTable).children('caption');
+	if ( nCaption.length > 0 )
 	{
-		nScrollHeadTable.appendChild( nCaptions[i] );
+		nCaption = nCaption[0];
+		if ( nCaption._captionSide === "top" )
+		{
+			nScrollHeadTable.appendChild( nCaption );
+		}
+		else if ( nCaption._captionSide === "bottom" && nTfoot )
+		{
+			nScrollFootTable.appendChild( nCaption );
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/*