diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs
index 7bf8d3bb68..0b22042652 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TreeView.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to automatically scroll to newly selected items.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This property is of limited use with <see cref="TreeView"/> as it will only scroll
+        /// to realized items. To scroll to a non-expanded item, you need to ensure that its
+        /// ancestors are expanded.
+        /// </remarks>
         public bool AutoScrollToSelectedItem
         {
             get => GetValue(AutoScrollToSelectedItemProperty);
@@ -531,6 +536,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             // The IsSelected property is not set on the container: update the container
             // selection based on the current selection as understood by this control.
             MarkContainerSelected(container, SelectedItems.Contains(item));
+
+            // If the newly realized container is the selected container, scroll to it after layout.
+            if (AutoScrollToSelectedItem && SelectedItem == item)
+            {
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(container.BringIntoView, DispatcherPriority.Loaded);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>