diff --git a/examples/react/dynamic/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/dynamic/src/main.tsx
index 36b1173c8..ee73d276e 100644
--- a/examples/react/dynamic/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/dynamic/src/main.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ const sentences = new Array(10000)
 function RowVirtualizerDynamic() {
   const parentRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
+  const count = sentences.length
   const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
-    count: sentences.length,
+    count,
     getScrollElement: () => parentRef.current,
     estimateSize: () => 45,
   })
@@ -25,40 +26,65 @@ function RowVirtualizerDynamic() {
   const items = virtualizer.getVirtualItems()
 
   return (
-    <div
-      ref={parentRef}
-      className="List"
-      style={{ height: 400, width: 400, overflowY: 'auto' }}
-    >
+    <div>
+      <button
+        onClick={() => {
+          virtualizer.scrollToIndex(count / 2)
+        }}
+      >
+        scroll to the middle
+      </button>
+      <span style={{ padding: '0 4px' }} />
+      <button
+        onClick={() => {
+          virtualizer.scrollToIndex(count - 1)
+        }}
+      >
+        scroll to the last
+      </button>
+      <hr />
       <div
+        ref={parentRef}
+        className="List"
         style={{
-          height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
-          width: '100%',
-          position: 'relative',
+          height: 400,
+          width: 400,
+          overflowY: 'auto',
+          contain: 'strict',
         }}
       >
         <div
           style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            top: 0,
-            left: 0,
+            height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
             width: '100%',
-            transform: `translateY(${items[0].start}px)`,
+            position: 'relative',
           }}
         >
-          {items.map((virtualRow) => (
-            <div
-              key={virtualRow.key}
-              data-index={virtualRow.index}
-              ref={virtualizer.measureElement}
-              className={virtualRow.index % 2 ? 'ListItemOdd' : 'ListItemEven'}
-            >
-              <div style={{ padding: '10px 0' }}>
-                <div>Row {virtualRow.index}</div>
-                <div>{sentences[virtualRow.index]}</div>
+          <div
+            style={{
+              position: 'absolute',
+              top: 0,
+              left: 0,
+              width: '100%',
+              transform: `translateY(${items[0].start}px)`,
+            }}
+          >
+            {items.map((virtualRow) => (
+              <div
+                key={virtualRow.key}
+                data-index={virtualRow.index}
+                ref={virtualizer.measureElement}
+                className={
+                  virtualRow.index % 2 ? 'ListItemOdd' : 'ListItemEven'
+                }
+              >
+                <div style={{ padding: '10px 0' }}>
+                  <div>Row {virtualRow.index}</div>
+                  <div>{sentences[virtualRow.index]}</div>
+                </div>
               </div>
-            </div>
-          ))}
+            ))}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/react-virtual/__tests__/index.test.tsx b/packages/react-virtual/__tests__/index.test.tsx
index 923bd8286..2c63e2a24 100644
--- a/packages/react-virtual/__tests__/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-virtual/__tests__/index.test.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ function List({
     rangeExtractor,
   })
 
+  const measureElement = dynamic ? rowVirtualizer.measureElement : undefined
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={parentRef}
@@ -58,9 +60,7 @@ function List({
             data-testid={`item-${virtualRow.key}`}
             key={virtualRow.key}
             data-index={virtualRow.index}
-            ref={(el) =>
-              dynamic ? rowVirtualizer.measureElement(el) : undefined
-            }
+            ref={measureElement}
             style={{
               position: 'absolute',
               top: 0,
diff --git a/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts b/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
index d12c29994..7bfbc79c2 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ export class Virtualizer<
   scrollElement: TScrollElement | null = null
   isScrolling: boolean = false
   private isScrollingTimeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+  private scrollToIndexTimeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
   measurementsCache: VirtualItem[] = []
   private itemSizeCache: Record<Key, number> = {}
   private pendingMeasuredCacheIndexes: number[] = []
@@ -296,7 +297,6 @@ export class Virtualizer<
   scrollDirection: ScrollDirection | null = null
   private scrollAdjustments: number = 0
   private measureElementCache: Record<Key, TItemElement> = {}
-  private pendingScrollToIndexCallback: (() => void) | null = null
   private getResizeObserver = (() => {
     let _ro: ResizeObserver | null = null
 
@@ -380,8 +380,6 @@ export class Virtualizer<
   }
 
   _willUpdate = () => {
-    this.pendingScrollToIndexCallback?.()
-
     const scrollElement = this.options.getScrollElement()
 
     if (this.scrollElement !== scrollElement) {
@@ -579,11 +577,7 @@ export class Virtualizer<
     const delta = measuredItemSize - itemSize
 
     if (delta !== 0) {
-      if (
-        item.start < this.scrollOffset &&
-        this.isScrolling &&
-        this.scrollDirection === 'backward'
-      ) {
+      if (item.start < this.scrollOffset) {
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' && this.options.debug) {
           console.info('correction', delta)
         }
@@ -659,6 +653,15 @@ export class Virtualizer<
     toOffset: number,
     { align = 'start', behavior }: ScrollToOffsetOptions = {},
   ) => {
+    const isDynamic = Object.keys(this.measureElementCache).length > 0
+
+    if (isDynamic && behavior === 'smooth') {
+      console.warn(
+        'The `smooth` scroll behavior is not supported with dynamic size.',
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
     const options = {
       adjustments: undefined,
       behavior,
@@ -671,25 +674,43 @@ export class Virtualizer<
     index: number,
     { align = 'auto', behavior }: ScrollToIndexOptions = {},
   ) => {
-    this.pendingScrollToIndexCallback = null
+    if (this.scrollToIndexTimeoutId !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(this.scrollToIndexTimeoutId)
+      this.scrollToIndexTimeoutId = null
+    }
 
-    const offset = this.scrollOffset
-    const size = this.getSize()
-    const { count } = this.options
+    const isDynamic = Object.keys(this.measureElementCache).length > 0
+
+    if (isDynamic && behavior === 'smooth') {
+      console.warn(
+        'The `smooth` scroll behavior is not supported with dynamic size.',
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    const getMeasurement = () => {
+      const measurements = this.getMeasurements()
+      const measurement =
+        measurements[Math.max(0, Math.min(index, this.options.count - 1))]
 
-    const measurements = this.getMeasurements()
-    const measurement = measurements[Math.max(0, Math.min(index, count - 1))]
+      if (!measurement) {
+        throw new Error(`VirtualItem not found for index = ${index}`)
+      }
 
-    if (!measurement) {
-      throw new Error(`VirtualItem not found for index = ${index}`)
+      return measurement
     }
 
+    const measurement = getMeasurement()
+
     if (align === 'auto') {
-      if (measurement.end >= offset + size - this.options.scrollPaddingEnd) {
+      if (
+        measurement.end >=
+        this.scrollOffset + this.getSize() - this.options.scrollPaddingEnd
+      ) {
         align = 'end'
       } else if (
         measurement.start <=
-        offset + this.options.scrollPaddingStart
+        this.scrollOffset + this.options.scrollPaddingStart
       ) {
         align = 'start'
       } else {
@@ -703,34 +724,61 @@ export class Virtualizer<
           ? measurement.end + this.options.scrollPaddingEnd
           : measurement.start - this.options.scrollPaddingStart
 
-      return this.getOffsetForAlignment(toOffset, align)
-    }
+      const sizeProp = this.options.horizontal ? 'scrollWidth' : 'scrollHeight'
+      const scrollSize = this.scrollElement
+        ? 'document' in this.scrollElement
+          ? this.scrollElement.document.documentElement[sizeProp]
+          : this.scrollElement[sizeProp]
+        : 0
 
-    const toOffset = getOffsetForIndexAndAlignment(measurement)
+      const maxOffset = scrollSize - this.getSize()
 
-    if (toOffset === offset) {
-      return
+      return Math.min(maxOffset, this.getOffsetForAlignment(toOffset, align))
     }
 
+    const toOffset = getOffsetForIndexAndAlignment(measurement)
+
     const options = {
       adjustments: undefined,
       behavior,
     }
     this._scrollToOffset(toOffset, options)
 
-    const isDynamic = Object.keys(this.measureElementCache).length > 0
+    const approxEqual = (a: number, b: number) => Math.abs(a - b) < 1
 
     if (isDynamic) {
-      this.pendingScrollToIndexCallback = () => {
-        this.scrollToIndex(index, { align, behavior })
-      }
+      this.scrollToIndexTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+        this.scrollToIndexTimeoutId = null
+
+        const elementInDOM =
+          !!this.measureElementCache[this.options.getItemKey(index)]
+
+        if (elementInDOM) {
+          const toOffset = getOffsetForIndexAndAlignment(getMeasurement())
+
+          if (!approxEqual(toOffset, this.scrollOffset)) {
+            this.scrollToIndex(index, { align, behavior })
+          }
+        } else {
+          this.scrollToIndex(index, { align, behavior })
+        }
+      })
     }
   }
 
-  scrollBy = (adjustments: number, options?: { behavior: ScrollBehavior }) => {
-    this._scrollToOffset(this.scrollOffset, {
-      adjustments,
-      behavior: options?.behavior,
+  scrollBy = (delta: number, { behavior }: ScrollToOffsetOptions = {}) => {
+    const isDynamic = Object.keys(this.measureElementCache).length > 0
+
+    if (isDynamic && behavior === 'smooth') {
+      console.warn(
+        'The `smooth` scroll behavior is not supported with dynamic size.',
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    this._scrollToOffset(this.scrollOffset + delta, {
+      adjustments: undefined,
+      behavior,
     })
   }