diff --git a/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts b/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
index 4a7838ab39b..3b606aa1821 100644
--- a/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
+++ b/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-scroll.ts
@@ -610,6 +610,11 @@ export class VirtualScroll implements DoCheck, OnChanges, AfterContentInit, OnDe
       return;
     }
 
+    // check if component is rendered in the dom currently
+    if (this._elementRef.nativeElement.offsetParent === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     console.debug('virtual-scroll', 'resized window');
     this.calcDimensions();
     this.writeUpdate(false);