diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/ColumnList.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/ColumnList.cs
index 6393108c..73d8b5be 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/ColumnList.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/ColumnList.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,73 @@ public Size CellMeasured(int columnIndex, int rowIndex, Size size)
             return (-1, -1);
         }
 
+        public (int index, double position) GetOrEstimateColumnAt(double viewportStartU, double viewportEndU, int itemCount, double startU, int firstIndex, ref double estimatedElementSizeU)
+        {
+            // We have no elements, nothing to do here.
+            if (itemCount <= 0)
+                return (-1, 0);
+
+            // If we're at 0 then display the first item.
+            if (MathUtilities.IsZero(viewportStartU))
+                return (0, 0);
+
+            var u = startU;
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < Count; ++i)
+            {
+                var size = this[i].ActualWidth;
+
+                if (double.IsNaN(size))
+                    break;
+
+                var endU = u + size;
+
+                if (endU > viewportStartU && u < viewportEndU)
+                    return (firstIndex + i, u);
+
+                u = endU;
+            }
+
+            // We don't have any realized elements in the requested viewport, or can't rely on
+            // StartU being valid. Estimate the index using only the estimated size. First,
+            // estimate the element size, using defaultElementSizeU if we don't have any realized
+            // elements.
+            var estimatedSize = EstimateElementSizeU() switch
+            {
+                -1 => estimatedElementSizeU,
+                var v => v,
+            };
+
+            // Store the estimated size for the next layout pass.
+            estimatedElementSizeU = estimatedSize;
+
+            // Estimate the element at the start of the viewport.
+            var index = Math.Min((int)(viewportStartU / estimatedSize), itemCount - 1);
+            return (index, index * estimatedSize);
+        }
+        
+        public double EstimateElementSizeU()
+        {
+            var total = 0.0;
+            var divisor = 0.0;
+
+            // Average the size of the realized elements.
+            foreach (var column in this)
+            {
+                var size = column.ActualWidth;
+                if (double.IsNaN(size))
+                    continue;
+                total += size;
+                ++divisor;
+            }
+
+            // We don't have any elements on which to base our estimate.
+            if (divisor == 0 || total == 0)
+                return -1;
+
+            return total / divisor;
+        }
+
         public double GetEstimatedWidth(double constraint)
         {
             var hasStar = false;
@@ -102,7 +169,7 @@ public void SetColumnWidth(int columnIndex, GridLength width)
 
         public void ViewportChanged(Rect viewport)
         {
-            if (_viewportWidth != viewport.Width)
+            if (!MathUtilities.AreClose(_viewportWidth, viewport.Width))
             {
                 _viewportWidth = viewport.Width;
                 if (_initialized)
@@ -138,7 +205,6 @@ private void UpdateColumnSizes()
             {
                 // Size the star columns.
                 var starWidthWasConstrained = false;
-                var used = 0.0;
 
                 availableSpace = Math.Max(0, availableSpace);
 
@@ -150,7 +216,6 @@ private void UpdateColumnSizes()
                     if (column.Width.IsStar)
                     {
                         column.CalculateStarWidth(availableSpace, totalStars);
-                        used += NotNaN(column.ActualWidth);
                         starWidthWasConstrained |= column.StarWidthWasConstrained;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/IColumns.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/IColumns.cs
index b54d2bd0..e3963abd 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/IColumns.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Models/TreeDataGrid/IColumns.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public interface IColumns : IReadOnlyList<IColumn>, INotifyCollectionChanged
         /// </returns>
         (int index, double x) GetColumnAt(double x);
 
+        public (int index, double position) GetOrEstimateColumnAt(double viewportStartU, double viewportEndU, int itemCount, double startU, int firstIndex, ref double estimatedElementSizeU);
+
+        public double EstimateElementSizeU();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the estimated total width of all columns.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridColumnarPresenterBase.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridColumnarPresenterBase.cs
index 6e1129e5..c8d11c00 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridColumnarPresenterBase.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridColumnarPresenterBase.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
     /// </remarks>
     public abstract class TreeDataGridColumnarPresenterBase<TItem> : TreeDataGridPresenterBase<TItem> 
     {
+        private double _lastEstimatedElementSizeU = 25;
+        
         protected IColumns? Columns => Items as IColumns;
 
         protected sealed override Size GetInitialConstraint(Control element, int index, Size availableSize)
@@ -28,11 +30,27 @@ protected override (int index, double position) GetOrEstimateAnchorElementForVie
             double viewportEnd,
             int itemCount)
         {
-            if (Columns?.GetColumnAt(viewportStart) is var (index, position) && index >= 0)
+            if (Columns?.GetColumnAt(viewportStart) is (var index and >= 0, var position))
                 return (index, position);
+            
+            if (Columns?.GetOrEstimateColumnAt(viewportStart, viewportEnd, itemCount, StartU,  FirstIndex, ref _lastEstimatedElementSizeU) is { index: >= 0 } res)
+                return res;
+            
             return base.GetOrEstimateAnchorElementForViewport(viewportStart, viewportEnd, itemCount);
         }
 
+        protected override double EstimateElementSizeU()
+        {
+            if (Columns is null)
+                return _lastEstimatedElementSizeU;
+
+            var result = Columns.EstimateElementSizeU();
+            if (result >= 0)
+                _lastEstimatedElementSizeU = result;
+            
+            return _lastEstimatedElementSizeU;
+        }
+
         protected sealed override bool NeedsFinalMeasurePass(int firstIndex, IReadOnlyList<Control?> elements)
         {
             var columns = Columns!;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridPresenterBase.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridPresenterBase.cs
index b95dd152..16455c2d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridPresenterBase.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.TreeDataGrid/Primitives/TreeDataGridPresenterBase.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ public IReadOnlyList<TItem>? Items
 
         protected abstract Orientation Orientation { get; }
         protected Rect Viewport { get; private set; } = s_invalidViewport;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the position of the first realized element on the primary axis.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected double StartU => _realizedElements?.StartU ?? 0;
+        
+        protected int FirstIndex => _realizedElements?.FirstIndex ?? 0;
 
         public Control? BringIntoView(int index, Rect? rect = null)
         {
@@ -641,7 +648,7 @@ private Control GetRecycledOrCreateElement(IReadOnlyList<TItem> items, int index
             return e;
         }
 
-        private double EstimateElementSizeU()
+        protected virtual double EstimateElementSizeU()
         {
             if (_realizedElements is null)
                 return _lastEstimatedElementSizeU;