diff --git a/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue b/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue
index 69523da94..da87769d0 100755
--- a/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             </template>
         </DTPaginator>
         <div class="p-datatable-wrapper" :style="{ maxHeight: virtualScrollerDisabled ? scrollHeight : '' }">
-            <DTVirtualScroller v-bind="virtualScrollerOptions" :items="processedData" :columns="columns" :style="{ height: scrollHeight }" :disabled="virtualScrollerDisabled" loaderDisabled :showSpacer="false">
+            <DTVirtualScroller ref="virtualScroller" v-bind="virtualScrollerOptions" :items="processedData" :columns="columns" :style="{ height: scrollHeight }" :disabled="virtualScrollerDisabled" loaderDisabled :showSpacer="false">
                 <template #content="slotProps">
                     <table ref="table" role="table" :class="[tableClass, 'p-datatable-table']" :style="[tableStyle, slotProps.spacerStyle]">
                         <DTTableHeader :columnGroup="headerColumnGroup" :columns="slotProps.columns" :rowGroupMode="rowGroupMode"
@@ -1780,6 +1780,9 @@ export default {
             }
 
             return _data;
+        },
+        getVirtualScrollerRef() {
+            return this.$refs.virtualScroller;
         }
     },
     computed: {