diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-socks-bow.md b/.changeset/chatty-socks-bow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a10422bc1806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-socks-bow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@gradio/dataframe": patch
+"gradio": patch
+---
+
+fix:ensure dataframe doesn't scroll unless needed
diff --git a/js/dataframe/shared/VirtualTable.svelte b/js/dataframe/shared/VirtualTable.svelte
index 8baf24f7f0d8..7b2e5d8e5051 100644
--- a/js/dataframe/shared/VirtualTable.svelte
+++ b/js/dataframe/shared/VirtualTable.svelte
@@ -103,11 +103,14 @@
 			return "forwards";
 		}
 
+		const { top: viewport_top } = viewport.getBoundingClientRect();
 		const { top, bottom } = current.getBoundingClientRect();
-		if (top < 37) {
+
+		if (top - viewport_top < 37) {
 			return "back";
 		}
-		if (bottom > viewport_height) {
+
+		if (bottom - viewport_top > viewport_height) {
 			return "forwards";
 		}