diff --git a/packages/dialog/src/Dialog.ts b/packages/dialog/src/Dialog.ts
index 6befd575f4..21365e88c2 100644
--- a/packages/dialog/src/Dialog.ts
+++ b/packages/dialog/src/Dialog.ts
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ export class Dialog extends FocusVisiblePolyfillMixin(
     protected onContentSlotChange({
         target,
     }: Event & { target: HTMLSlotElement }): void {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            // Content must be available _AND_ styles must be applied.
+            this.shouldManageTabOrderForScrolling();
+        });
         if (this.conditionDescribedby) {
             this.conditionDescribedby();
             delete this.conditionDescribedby;
diff --git a/packages/dialog/stories/dialog.stories.ts b/packages/dialog/stories/dialog.stories.ts
index 70a4b11d22..a6932bea58 100644
--- a/packages/dialog/stories/dialog.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/dialog/stories/dialog.stories.ts
@@ -493,3 +493,44 @@ export const fullscreenTakeover = (): TemplateResult => {
         </sp-dialog>
     `;
 };
+
+export const forcedScrolling = (): TemplateResult => html`
+    <style>
+        .container {
+            max-height: 300px;
+            border: 1px solid white;
+        }
+    </style>
+    <div class="container">
+        <sp-dialog size="m">
+            <h2 slot="heading">Disclaimer</h2>
+            <div class="contents">
+                The contents of this dialog is specifically prepared to force
+                scrolling, allowing us to test whether the scroll bar is
+                appopriately activated in this context.
+                <span style="color: red;">
+                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed
+                    do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+                    aliqua. Auctor augue mauris augue neque gravida. Libero
+                    volutpat sed ornare arcu. Quisque egestas diam in arcu
+                    cursus euismod quis viverra.
+                </span>
+                <span style="color: green;">
+                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed
+                    do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+                    aliqua. Auctor augue mauris augue neque gravida. Libero
+                    volutpat sed ornare arcu. Quisque egestas diam in arcu
+                    cursus euismod quis viverra.
+                </span>
+                <span style="color: blue;">
+                    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed
+                    do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
+                    aliqua. Auctor augue mauris augue neque gravida. Libero
+                    volutpat sed ornare arcu. Quisque egestas diam in arcu
+                    cursus euismod quis viverra.
+                </span>
+            </div>
+            <sp-button slot="button">Footer button</sp-button>
+        </sp-dialog>
+    </div>
+`;