diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java
index 289f4d2caf4..114aa88d7e4 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.editors/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControl.java
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ private void addSourceViewerListeners() {
 		controlListener= new ControlListener() {
 			@Override
 			public void controlResized(ControlEvent e) {
+				if (areStickyLinesOutDated(textWidget)) {
+					return;
+				}
 				limitVisibleStickyLinesToTextWidgetHeight(textWidget);
 				layoutStickyLines();
 				if (stickyScrollingHandler != null) {
@@ -422,6 +425,24 @@ public void controlMoved(ControlEvent e) {
 		textWidget.addControlListener(controlListener);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the sticky lines are out dated. Specifically, it verifies that the
+	 * line number of the last sticky line does not exceed the total line count of
+	 * the source viewer.
+	 * 
+	 * This situation can occur, for example, when an editor is opened via the
+	 * search view and "reuse editor" is enabled. In such cases, the text in the
+	 * source viewer is replaced, but the out dated sticky lines associated with the
+	 * previous source code remain in the first call.
+	 */
+	private boolean areStickyLinesOutDated(StyledText textWidget) {
+		if (stickyLines.size() > 0) {
+			int lastStickyLineNumber = stickyLines.get(stickyLines.size() - 1).getLineNumber();
+			return lastStickyLineNumber > textWidget.getLineCount();
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	private void limitVisibleStickyLinesToTextWidgetHeight(StyledText textWidget) {
 		int lineHeight= textWidget.getLineHeight() + textWidget.getLineSpacing();
 		int textWidgetHeight= textWidget.getBounds().height;
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java
index 4b8e63506de..04fdfd18012 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.editors.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/texteditor/stickyscroll/StickyScrollingControlTest.java
@@ -252,6 +252,25 @@ public void testLayoutStickyLinesCanvasOnResize() {
 		assertEquals(boundsAfterResize.height, boundsBeforeResize.height);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testDontLayoutOutDatedStickyLinesOnResize() {
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 200, 200);
+
+		List<IStickyLine> stickyLines = List.of(new StickyLineStub("line 10", 10));
+		stickyScrollingControl.setStickyLines(stickyLines);
+
+		Canvas stickyControlCanvas = getStickyControlCanvas(shell);
+		Rectangle boundsBeforeResize = stickyControlCanvas.getBounds();
+
+		sourceViewer.getTextWidget().setBounds(0, 0, 150, 200);
+
+		stickyControlCanvas = getStickyControlCanvas(shell);
+		Rectangle boundsAfterResize = stickyControlCanvas.getBounds();
+
+		// No IllegalArgumentException: Index out of bounds
+		assertEquals(boundsAfterResize, boundsBeforeResize);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testNavigateToStickyLine() {
 		String text = """