diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/containers/GridRootStyles.ts b/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/containers/GridRootStyles.ts
index d9b859d0a59f8..f359f1163c685 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/containers/GridRootStyles.ts
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/components/containers/GridRootStyles.ts
@@ -183,9 +183,12 @@ export const GridRootStyles = styled('div', {
     minHeight: 0,
     flexDirection: 'column',
     overflow: 'hidden',
-    overflowAnchor: 'none', // Keep the same scrolling position
     transform: 'translate(0, 0)', // Create a stacking context to keep scrollbars from showing on top
 
+    [`& .${c.virtualScroller}`]: {
+      overflowAnchor: 'none', // Keep the same scrolling position
+    },
+
     [`.${c.main} > *:first-child${ignoreSsrWarning}`]: {
       borderTopLeftRadius: 'var(--unstable_DataGrid-radius)',
       borderTopRightRadius: 'var(--unstable_DataGrid-radius)',