diff --git a/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp b/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp
index 3d5a52e04b..7fd52b101c 100644
--- a/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ Size2 ScrollContainer::get_minimum_size() const {
 			min_size.x += v_scroll->get_minimum_size().x;
 		}
 	}
-
-	min_size += theme_cache.panel_style->get_minimum_size();
+	if (!ignore_panel_min_size) {
+		min_size += theme_cache.panel_style->get_minimum_size();
+	}
 	return min_size;
 }
 
@@ -548,6 +549,15 @@ bool ScrollContainer::is_ignoring_scroll_bar_min_size() const {
 	return ignore_scroll_bar_min_size;
 }
 
+void ScrollContainer::set_ignore_panel_min_size(bool p_ignore) {
+	ignore_panel_min_size = p_ignore;
+	update_minimum_size();
+}
+
+bool ScrollContainer::is_ignoring_panel_min_size() const {
+	return ignore_panel_min_size;
+}
+
 PackedStringArray ScrollContainer::get_configuration_warnings() const {
 	PackedStringArray warnings = Container::get_configuration_warnings();
 
@@ -613,6 +623,9 @@ void ScrollContainer::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_ignore_scroll_bar_min_size", "ignore"), &ScrollContainer::set_ignore_scroll_bar_min_size);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_ignoring_scroll_bar_min_size"), &ScrollContainer::is_ignoring_scroll_bar_min_size);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_ignore_panel_min_size", "ignore"), &ScrollContainer::set_ignore_panel_min_size);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_ignoring_panel_min_size"), &ScrollContainer::is_ignoring_panel_min_size);
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_h_scroll_bar"), &ScrollContainer::get_h_scroll_bar);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_v_scroll_bar"), &ScrollContainer::get_v_scroll_bar);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("ensure_control_visible", "control"), &ScrollContainer::ensure_control_visible);
@@ -622,6 +635,7 @@ void ScrollContainer::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "follow_focus"), "set_follow_focus", "is_following_focus");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "ignore_scroll_bar_min_size"), "set_ignore_scroll_bar_min_size", "is_ignoring_scroll_bar_min_size");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "ignore_panel_min_size"), "set_ignore_panel_min_size", "is_ignoring_panel_min_size");
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Scroll", "scroll_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "scroll_horizontal", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "suffix:px"), "set_h_scroll", "get_h_scroll");
diff --git a/scene/gui/scroll_container.h b/scene/gui/scroll_container.h
index c742179d15..db861d7e4a 100644
--- a/scene/gui/scroll_container.h
+++ b/scene/gui/scroll_container.h
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ class ScrollContainer : public Container {
 	ScrollMode vertical_scroll_mode = SCROLL_MODE_AUTO;
 
 	int deadzone = 0;
-	bool follow_focus = false;
+	bool follow_focus = true;
 	bool ignore_scroll_bar_min_size = true;
+	bool ignore_panel_min_size = true;
 
 	struct ThemeCache {
 		Ref<StyleBox> panel_style;
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ class ScrollContainer : public Container {
 	void set_ignore_scroll_bar_min_size(bool p_ignore);
 	bool is_ignoring_scroll_bar_min_size() const;
 
+	void set_ignore_panel_min_size(bool p_ignore);
+	bool is_ignoring_panel_min_size() const;
+
 	HScrollBar *get_h_scroll_bar();
 	VScrollBar *get_v_scroll_bar();
 	void ensure_control_visible(Control *p_control);