diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-melons-admire.md b/.changeset/mighty-melons-admire.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8572e80f
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/virtual-core': patch
+---
+
+fix(virtual-core): set `useScrollendEvent` default to false for bette…
diff --git a/docs/api/virtualizer.md b/docs/api/virtualizer.md
index 09f91f4c..2a92c7e5 100644
--- a/docs/api/virtualizer.md
+++ b/docs/api/virtualizer.md
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ The implementation of this option is driven by the need for a reliable mechanism
 useScrollendEvent: boolean
 ```
 
-This option allows you to switch to use debounced fallback to reset the isScrolling instance property after `isScrollingResetDelay` milliseconds. The default value is `true`. 
+Determines whether to use the native scrollend event to detect when scrolling has stopped. If set to false, a debounced fallback is used to reset the isScrolling instance property after isScrollingResetDelay milliseconds. The default value is `false`. 
 
 The implementation of this option is driven by the need for a reliable mechanism to handle scrolling behavior across different browsers. Until all browsers uniformly support the scrollEnd event.
 
diff --git a/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts b/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
index d35427db..438c9592 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ export class Virtualizer<
       isScrollingResetDelay: 150,
       enabled: true,
       isRtl: false,
-      useScrollendEvent: true,
+      useScrollendEvent: false,
       useAnimationFrameWithResizeObserver: false,
       ...opts,
     }