diff --git a/widget/gridwrap.go b/widget/gridwrap.go
index feecccb952..612adc7ab4 100644
--- a/widget/gridwrap.go
+++ b/widget/gridwrap.go
@@ -220,8 +220,13 @@ func (l *GridWrap) ScrollToOffset(offset float32) {
 	}
 	if offset < 0 {
 		offset = 0
-	} else if contentH := l.contentMinSize().Height; offset > contentH {
-		offset = contentH
+	}
+	contentHeight := l.contentMinSize().Height
+	if l.Size().Height >= contentHeight {
+		return // content fully visible - no need to scroll
+	}
+	if offset > contentHeight {
+		offset = contentHeight
 	}
 	l.scroller.Offset.Y = offset
 	l.offsetUpdated(l.scroller.Offset)
diff --git a/widget/gridwrap_test.go b/widget/gridwrap_test.go
index ec2d01f80b..29dd28f060 100644
--- a/widget/gridwrap_test.go
+++ b/widget/gridwrap_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func TestGridWrap_ScrollTo(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGridWrap_ScrollToOffset(t *testing.T) {
 	g := createGridWrap(10)
+	g.Resize(fyne.NewSize(10, 10))
 
 	g.ScrollToOffset(2)
 	assert.Equal(t, float32(2), g.GetScrollOffset())
@@ -109,7 +110,12 @@ func TestGridWrap_ScrollToOffset(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, float32(0), g.GetScrollOffset())
 
 	g.ScrollToOffset(10000)
-	assert.LessOrEqual(t, g.GetScrollOffset(), float32(50) /*upper bound on content height*/)
+	assert.LessOrEqual(t, g.GetScrollOffset(), float32(500) /*upper bound on content height*/)
+
+	// GridWrap viewport is larger than content size
+	g.Resize(fyne.NewSize(50, 250))
+	g.ScrollToOffset(20)
+	assert.Equal(t, float32(0), g.GetScrollOffset()) // doesn't scroll
 }
 
 func TestGridWrap_ScrollToTop(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/widget/list.go b/widget/list.go
index f0479addec..105e17a407 100644
--- a/widget/list.go
+++ b/widget/list.go
@@ -266,8 +266,13 @@ func (l *List) ScrollToOffset(offset float32) {
 	}
 	if offset < 0 {
 		offset = 0
-	} else if h := l.contentMinSize().Height; offset > h {
-		offset = h
+	}
+	contentHeight := l.contentMinSize().Height
+	if l.Size().Height >= contentHeight {
+		return // content fully visible - no need to scroll
+	}
+	if offset > contentHeight {
+		offset = contentHeight
 	}
 	l.scroller.Offset.Y = offset
 	l.offsetUpdated(l.scroller.Offset)
diff --git a/widget/list_test.go b/widget/list_test.go
index 3c2f814b1c..74f2019ece 100644
--- a/widget/list_test.go
+++ b/widget/list_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ func TestList_ScrollToTop(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestList_ScrollOffset(t *testing.T) {
 	list := createList(10)
+	list.Resize(fyne.NewSize(20, 15))
 
 	offset := float32(25)
 	list.ScrollToOffset(25)
@@ -252,6 +253,11 @@ func TestList_ScrollOffset(t *testing.T) {
 
 	list.ScrollToOffset(1000)
 	assert.LessOrEqual(t, list.GetScrollOffset(), float32(500) /*upper bound on content height*/)
+
+	// list viewport is larger than content size
+	list.Resize(fyne.NewSize(100, 500))
+	list.ScrollToOffset(20)
+	assert.Equal(t, float32(0), list.GetScrollOffset()) // doesn't scroll
 }
 
 func TestList_Selection(t *testing.T) {