diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
index 0a02fb1ef1567f..77b69cd72ac976 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
           // we'll wipe out the initialNumToRender rendered elements starting at initialScrollIndex.
           // So let's wait until we've scrolled the view to the right place. And until then,
           // we will trust the initialScrollIndex suggestion.
-          if (!this.props.initialScrollIndex || this._scrollMetrics.offset) {
+          if (!this.props.initialScrollIndex || this._hasDoneInitialScroll) {
             newState = computeWindowedRenderLimits(
               this.props.data,
               this.props.getItemCount,
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js
index a7589992564214..9f902f180c7fbc 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/VirtualizedList-test.js
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ it('does not adjust render area until content area layed out', () => {
   expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
-it('does not adjust render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex until scrolled', () => {
+it('adjusts render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex', () => {
   const items = generateItems(20);
   const ITEM_HEIGHT = 10;
 
@@ -885,18 +885,17 @@ it('does not adjust render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex until scrolled'
       viewport: {width: 10, height: 50},
       content: {width: 10, height: 200},
     });
+
     performAllBatches();
   });
 
-  // Layout information from before the time we scroll to initial index may not
-  // correspond to the area "initialScrollIndex" points to. Expect only the 5
-  // initial items (starting at initialScrollIndex) to be rendered after
-  // processing all batch work, even though the windowSize allows for more.
+  // We should expand the render area after receiving a message indcating we
+  // arrived at initialScrollIndex.
   expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
-it('adjusts render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex after scrolled', () => {
-  const items = generateItems(20);
+it('renders new items when data is updated with non-zero initialScrollIndex', () => {
+  const items = generateItems(2);
   const ITEM_HEIGHT = 10;
 
   let component;
@@ -918,13 +917,29 @@ it('adjusts render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex after scrolled', () =>
       viewport: {width: 10, height: 50},
       content: {width: 10, height: 200},
     });
+    performAllBatches();
+  });
+
+  const newItems = generateItems(4);
 
-    simulateScroll(component, {x: 0, y: 10});
+  ReactTestRenderer.act(() => {
+    component.update(
+      <VirtualizedList
+        initialNumToRender={5}
+        initialScrollIndex={1}
+        windowSize={10}
+        maxToRenderPerBatch={10}
+        {...baseItemProps(newItems)}
+        {...fixedHeightItemLayoutProps(ITEM_HEIGHT)}
+      />,
+    );
+  });
+
+  ReactTestRenderer.act(() => {
     performAllBatches();
   });
 
-  // We should expand the render area after receiving a message indcating we
-  // arrived at initialScrollIndex.
+  // We expect all the items to be rendered
   expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap
index ad93703101b2ad..7c8cbb8edd6f5f 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedList-test.js.snap
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ exports[`VirtualizedList warns if both renderItem or ListItemComponent are speci
 </RCTScrollView>
 `;
 
-exports[`adjusts render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex after scrolled 1`] = `
+exports[`adjusts render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex 1`] = `
 <RCTScrollView
   data={
     Array [
@@ -2207,144 +2207,6 @@ exports[`does not adjust render area until content area layed out 1`] = `
 </RCTScrollView>
 `;
 
-exports[`does not adjust render area with non-zero initialScrollIndex until scrolled 1`] = `
-<RCTScrollView
-  data={
-    Array [
-      Object {
-        "key": 0,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 1,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 2,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 3,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 4,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 5,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 6,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 7,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 8,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 9,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 10,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 11,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 12,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 13,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 14,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 15,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 16,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 17,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 18,
-      },
-      Object {
-        "key": 19,
-      },
-    ]
-  }
-  getItem={[Function]}
-  getItemCount={[Function]}
-  getItemLayout={[Function]}
-  initialNumToRender={5}
-  initialScrollIndex={1}
-  maxToRenderPerBatch={10}
-  onContentSizeChange={[Function]}
-  onLayout={[Function]}
-  onMomentumScrollBegin={[Function]}
-  onMomentumScrollEnd={[Function]}
-  onScroll={[Function]}
-  onScrollBeginDrag={[Function]}
-  onScrollEndDrag={[Function]}
-  renderItem={[Function]}
-  scrollEventThrottle={50}
-  stickyHeaderIndices={Array []}
-  windowSize={10}
->
-  <View>
-    <View
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "height": 10,
-        }
-      }
-    />
-    <View
-      style={null}
-    >
-      <MockCellItem
-        value={1}
-      />
-    </View>
-    <View
-      style={null}
-    >
-      <MockCellItem
-        value={2}
-      />
-    </View>
-    <View
-      style={null}
-    >
-      <MockCellItem
-        value={3}
-      />
-    </View>
-    <View
-      style={null}
-    >
-      <MockCellItem
-        value={4}
-      />
-    </View>
-    <View
-      style={null}
-    >
-      <MockCellItem
-        value={5}
-      />
-    </View>
-    <View
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "height": 140,
-        }
-      }
-    />
-  </View>
-</RCTScrollView>
-`;
-
 exports[`does not over-render when there is less than initialNumToRender cells 1`] = `
 <RCTScrollView
   data={
@@ -3250,6 +3112,75 @@ exports[`renders items before initialScrollIndex on first batch tick when virtua
 </RCTScrollView>
 `;
 
+exports[`renders new items when data is updated with non-zero initialScrollIndex 1`] = `
+<RCTScrollView
+  data={
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "key": 0,
+      },
+      Object {
+        "key": 1,
+      },
+      Object {
+        "key": 2,
+      },
+      Object {
+        "key": 3,
+      },
+    ]
+  }
+  getItem={[Function]}
+  getItemCount={[Function]}
+  getItemLayout={[Function]}
+  initialNumToRender={5}
+  initialScrollIndex={1}
+  maxToRenderPerBatch={10}
+  onContentSizeChange={[Function]}
+  onLayout={[Function]}
+  onMomentumScrollBegin={[Function]}
+  onMomentumScrollEnd={[Function]}
+  onScroll={[Function]}
+  onScrollBeginDrag={[Function]}
+  onScrollEndDrag={[Function]}
+  renderItem={[Function]}
+  scrollEventThrottle={50}
+  stickyHeaderIndices={Array []}
+  windowSize={10}
+>
+  <View>
+    <View
+      style={null}
+    >
+      <MockCellItem
+        value={0}
+      />
+    </View>
+    <View
+      style={null}
+    >
+      <MockCellItem
+        value={1}
+      />
+    </View>
+    <View
+      style={null}
+    >
+      <MockCellItem
+        value={2}
+      />
+    </View>
+    <View
+      style={null}
+    >
+      <MockCellItem
+        value={3}
+      />
+    </View>
+  </View>
+</RCTScrollView>
+`;
+
 exports[`renders no spacers up to initialScrollIndex on first render when virtualization disabled 1`] = `
 <RCTScrollView
   data={