diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/VirtualizingStackPanel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/VirtualizingStackPanel.cs
index 9893c81acc..cae0d0a15d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/VirtualizingStackPanel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/VirtualizingStackPanel.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 // We handle horizontal and vertical layouts here so X and Y are abstracted to:
                 // - Horizontal layouts: U = horizontal, V = vertical
                 // - Vertical layouts: U = vertical, V = horizontal
-                var viewport = CalculateMeasureViewport(items);
+                var viewport = CalculateMeasureViewport(orientation, items);
 
                 // If the viewport is disjunct then we can recycle everything.
                 if (viewport.viewportIsDisjunct)
@@ -449,15 +449,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             return _realizedElements?.Elements ?? Array.Empty<Control>();
         }
 
-        private MeasureViewport CalculateMeasureViewport(IReadOnlyList<object?> items)
+        private MeasureViewport CalculateMeasureViewport(Orientation orientation, IReadOnlyList<object?> items)
         {
             Debug.Assert(_realizedElements is not null);
 
             var viewport = _viewport;
 
             // Get the viewport in the orientation direction.
-            var viewportStart = Orientation == Orientation.Horizontal ? viewport.X : viewport.Y;
-            var viewportEnd = Orientation == Orientation.Horizontal ? viewport.Right : viewport.Bottom;
+            var viewportStart = orientation == Orientation.Horizontal ? viewport.X : viewport.Y;
+            var viewportEnd = orientation == Orientation.Horizontal ? viewport.Right : viewport.Bottom;
 
             // Get or estimate the anchor element from which to start realization. If we are
             // scrolling to an element, use that as the anchor element. Otherwise, estimate the
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             if (_scrollToIndex >= 0 && _scrollToElement is not null)
             {
                 anchorIndex = _scrollToIndex;
-                anchorU = _scrollToElement.Bounds.Top;
+                anchorU = orientation == Orientation.Horizontal ? _scrollToElement.Bounds.Left : _scrollToElement.Bounds.Top;
             }
             else
             {