diff --git a/src/components/content/content.ts b/src/components/content/content.ts
index 8de56b998fc..1c48a55595b 100644
--- a/src/components/content/content.ts
+++ b/src/components/content/content.ts
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ export class Content extends Ion implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     let cacheHeaderHeight = this._hdrHeight;
     let cacheFooterHeight = this._ftrHeight;
     let cacheTabsPlacement = this._tabsPlacement;
+    let scrollEvent: ScrollEvent;
     let tabsTop = 0;
     this._pTop = 0;
     this._pRight = 0;
@@ -617,7 +618,11 @@ export class Content extends Ion implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
     this._fTop = 0;
     this._fBottom = 0;
 
-    const scrollEvent = this._scroll.ev;
+    // In certain cases this._scroll is undefined
+    // if that is the case then we should just return
+    if (!this._scroll) return;
+
+    scrollEvent = this._scroll.ev;
 
     let ele: HTMLElement = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
     if (!ele) {