diff --git a/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-selection-mixin.js b/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-selection-mixin.js
index f372e745f9..496867cdf5 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-selection-mixin.js
+++ b/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-selection-mixin.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export const SelectionMixin = (superClass) =>
       } else {
         this.removeAttribute('tabindex');
       }
-      this.$.focusexit.hidden = !isFocusable || !this.contains(this.__getActiveElement());
+      this.$.focusexit.hidden = !isFocusable;
     }
 
     /** @private */
@@ -352,10 +352,7 @@ export const SelectionMixin = (superClass) =>
       } else {
         // Focus the focus exit element when tabbing so the focus actually ends up on
         // the next element in the tab order after the virtual list instead of some focusable child on another row.
-        // Focusing the focus exit element causes scroll top to get reset, so we need to save and restore it
-        const scrollTop = this.scrollTop;
         this.$.focusexit.focus();
-        this.scrollTop = scrollTop;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-styles.js b/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-styles.js
index b899d4940f..06ffca1f53 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-styles.js
+++ b/packages/virtual-list/src/vaadin-virtual-list-styles.js
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ export const virtualListStyles = css`
   #items {
     position: relative;
   }
+
+  #focusexit {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+  }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/virtual-list/test/virtual-list-selection.common.ts b/packages/virtual-list/test/virtual-list-selection.common.ts
index 8ad8b3b2c1..da63b114b8 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-list/test/virtual-list-selection.common.ts
+++ b/packages/virtual-list/test/virtual-list-selection.common.ts
@@ -642,6 +642,13 @@ describe('selection', () => {
         await nextFrame();
         expect(list.hasAttribute('navigating')).to.be.false;
       });
+
+      it('should shift tab to an item from outside', async () => {
+        afterButton.focus();
+        await shiftTab();
+
+        expect(document.activeElement).to.equal(getRenderedItem(0));
+      });
     });
   });