diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap
index 31506860e0da..6dd4f321d508 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ exports[`EuiDataGridCell renders 1`] = `
   data-gridcell-visible-row-index="0"
   data-test-subj="dataGridRowCell"
   role="gridcell"
-  style="top:0"
   tabindex="-1"
 >
   <div
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx
index b201b4555586..4a00e6ea4e8b 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
     };
 
     cellProps.style = {
-      ...style, // from react-window
-      top: 0, // The cell's row will handle top positioning
+      ...style, // set by react-window or the custom renderer
+      top: style?.top ? 0 : undefined, // The cell's row will handle top positioning
       width, // column width, can be undefined
       lineHeight: rowHeightsOptions?.lineHeight ?? undefined, // lineHeight configuration
       ...cellPropsStyle, // apply anything from setCellProps({ style })