diff --git a/src/actions/enter.ts b/src/actions/enter.ts
index f721b9a0..10c1f791 100644
--- a/src/actions/enter.ts
+++ b/src/actions/enter.ts
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ export class EnterAction {
 
     workspace.setResizesEnabled(true);
 
-    getFocusManager().focusTree(workspace);
-    workspace.getCursor()?.setCurNode(newBlock);
     this.mover.startMove(workspace, newBlock, insertStartPoint);
 
     const isStartBlock =
diff --git a/src/actions/mover.ts b/src/actions/mover.ts
index 979664f6..c2e5d1a2 100644
--- a/src/actions/mover.ts
+++ b/src/actions/mover.ts
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ export class Mover {
     dragger.onDragStart(info.fakePointerEvent('pointerdown'));
     info.updateTotalDelta();
     // In case the block is detached, ensure that it still retains focus
-    // (otherwise dragging will break).
-    getFocusManager().focusNode(block);
+    // (otherwise dragging will break). This is also the point a new block's
+    // initial insert position is scrolled into view.
+    workspace.getCursor()?.setCurNode(block);
     block.getFocusableElement().addEventListener('blur', blurListener);
 
     // Register a keyboard shortcut under the key combos of all existing
diff --git a/test/webdriverio/test/scroll_test.ts b/test/webdriverio/test/scroll_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c198ff1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/webdriverio/test/scroll_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import * as Blockly from 'blockly';
+import * as chai from 'chai';
+import {Key} from 'webdriverio';
+import {
+  keyDown,
+  keyRight,
+  PAUSE_TIME,
+  tabNavigateToWorkspace,
+  testFileLocations,
+  testSetup,
+} from './test_setup.js';
+
+suite('Scrolling into view', function () {
+  // Setting timeout to unlimited as these tests take longer time to run
+  this.timeout(0);
+
+  // Clear the workspace and load start blocks
+  setup(async function () {
+    this.browser = await testSetup(testFileLocations.BASE);
+    // Predictable small window size for scrolling.
+    this.browser.setWindowSize(800, 600);
+    await this.browser.pause(PAUSE_TIME);
+  });
+
+  test('Insert scrolls new block into view', async function () {
+    await tabNavigateToWorkspace(this.browser);
+
+    // Separate the two top-level blocks by moving p5_draw_1 further down.
+    await keyDown(this.browser, 3);
+    await this.browser.keys('m');
+    await this.browser.keys([Key.Alt, ...new Array(25).fill(Key.ArrowDown)]);
+    await this.browser.keys(Key.Enter);
+    // Scroll back up, leaving cursor on the draw block out of the viewport.
+    await this.browser.execute(() => {
+      const workspace = Blockly.getMainWorkspace() as Blockly.WorkspaceSvg;
+      workspace.scrollBoundsIntoView(
+        (
+          workspace.getTopBlocks(true)[0] as Blockly.BlockSvg
+        ).getBoundingRectangleWithoutChildren(),
+      );
+    });
+
+    // Insert and confirm the test block which should be scrolled into view.
+    await this.browser.keys('t');
+    await keyRight(this.browser);
+    await this.browser.keys(Key.Enter);
+    await this.browser.keys(Key.Enter);
+
+    // Assert new block has been scrolled into the viewport.
+    await this.browser.pause(PAUSE_TIME);
+    const inViewport = await this.browser.execute(() => {
+      const workspace = Blockly.getMainWorkspace() as Blockly.WorkspaceSvg;
+      const block = workspace.getBlocksByType(
+        'controls_if',
+      )[0] as Blockly.BlockSvg;
+      const blockBounds = block.getBoundingRectangleWithoutChildren();
+      const rawViewport = workspace.getMetricsManager().getViewMetrics(true);
+      const viewport = new Blockly.utils.Rect(
+        rawViewport.top,
+        rawViewport.top + rawViewport.height,
+        rawViewport.left,
+        rawViewport.left + rawViewport.width,
+      );
+      return viewport.contains(blockBounds.left, blockBounds.top);
+    });
+    chai.assert.isTrue(inViewport);
+  });
+});