diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
index c37ae0f0b072c6..3cfc63bcf43865 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ export default class VirtualizedList extends StateSafePureComponent<
     const onEndReachedThreshold = onEndReachedThresholdOrDefault(
       props.onEndReachedThreshold,
     );
-    this._updateViewableItems(props, cellsAroundViewport);
 
     const {contentLength, offset, visibleLength} = this._scrollMetrics;
     const distanceFromEnd = contentLength - visibleLength - offset;
@@ -1125,7 +1124,7 @@ export default class VirtualizedList extends StateSafePureComponent<
     }
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props, prevState: State) {
     const {data, extraData} = this.props;
     if (data !== prevProps.data || extraData !== prevProps.extraData) {
       // clear the viewableIndices cache to also trigger
@@ -1147,6 +1146,15 @@ export default class VirtualizedList extends StateSafePureComponent<
     if (hiPriInProgress) {
       this._hiPriInProgress = false;
     }
+
+    // Make sure to cancel any pending updates if maintainVisibleContentPositionAdjustment
+    // changed since they are now invalid.
+    if (
+      prevState.maintainVisibleContentPositionAdjustment !==
+      this.state.maintainVisibleContentPositionAdjustment
+    ) {
+      this._updateCellsToRenderBatcher.dispose({abort: true});
+    }
   }
 
   _averageCellLength = 0;
@@ -1787,6 +1795,8 @@ export default class VirtualizedList extends StateSafePureComponent<
   };
 
   _updateCellsToRender = () => {
+    this._updateViewableItems(this.props, this.state.cellsAroundViewport);
+
     this.setState((state, props) => {
       const cellsAroundViewport = this._adjustCellsAroundViewport(
         props,