diff --git a/packages/a11y-base/src/focus-restoration-controller.js b/packages/a11y-base/src/focus-restoration-controller.js
index bc509f1138..5dc787632f 100644
--- a/packages/a11y-base/src/focus-restoration-controller.js
+++ b/packages/a11y-base/src/focus-restoration-controller.js
@@ -23,20 +23,22 @@ export class FocusRestorationController {
   /**
    * Restores focus to the target node that was saved previously with `saveFocus()`.
    */
-  restoreFocus() {
+  restoreFocus(options) {
     const focusNode = this.focusNode;
     if (!focusNode) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const preventScroll = options ? options.preventScroll : false;
+
     if (getDeepActiveElement() === document.body) {
       // In Firefox and Safari, focusing the node synchronously
       // doesn't work as expected when the overlay is closing on outside click.
       // These browsers force focus to move to the body element and retain it
       // there until the next event loop iteration.
-      setTimeout(() => focusNode.focus());
+      setTimeout(() => focusNode.focus({ preventScroll }));
     } else {
-      focusNode.focus();
+      focusNode.focus({ preventScroll });
     }
 
     this.focusNode = null;
diff --git a/packages/a11y-base/test/focus-restoration-controller.test.js b/packages/a11y-base/test/focus-restoration-controller.test.js
index 44c380aa15..39d41d7fd6 100644
--- a/packages/a11y-base/test/focus-restoration-controller.test.js
+++ b/packages/a11y-base/test/focus-restoration-controller.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from '@esm-bundle/chai';
 import { aTimeout, fixtureSync, outsideClick } from '@vaadin/testing-helpers';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { FocusRestorationController } from '../src/focus-restoration-controller.js';
 import { getDeepActiveElement } from '../src/focus-utils.js';
 
@@ -58,4 +59,44 @@ describe('focus-restoration-controller', () => {
     controller.restoreFocus();
     expect(getDeepActiveElement()).to.equal(button2);
   });
+
+  it('should not prevent scroll when restoring focus synchronously by default', () => {
+    button1.focus();
+    const spy = sinon.spy(button2, 'focus');
+    controller.saveFocus(button2);
+    controller.restoreFocus();
+    expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
+    expect(spy.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({ preventScroll: false });
+  });
+
+  it('should prevent scroll when restoring focus synchronously with preventScroll', () => {
+    button1.focus();
+    const spy = sinon.spy(button2, 'focus');
+    controller.saveFocus(button2);
+    controller.restoreFocus({ preventScroll: true });
+    expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
+    expect(spy.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({ preventScroll: true });
+  });
+
+  it('should not prevent scroll when restoring focus asynchronously by default', async () => {
+    button1.focus();
+    const spy = sinon.spy(button2, 'focus');
+    controller.saveFocus(button2);
+    outsideClick();
+    controller.restoreFocus();
+    await aTimeout(0);
+    expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
+    expect(spy.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({ preventScroll: false });
+  });
+
+  it('should prevent scroll when restoring focus asynchronously with preventScroll', async () => {
+    button1.focus();
+    const spy = sinon.spy(button2, 'focus');
+    controller.saveFocus(button2);
+    outsideClick();
+    controller.restoreFocus({ preventScroll: true });
+    await aTimeout(0);
+    expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
+    expect(spy.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({ preventScroll: true });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/overlay/src/vaadin-overlay-focus-mixin.js b/packages/overlay/src/vaadin-overlay-focus-mixin.js
index d0c62d3e12..dd60f949b6 100644
--- a/packages/overlay/src/vaadin-overlay-focus-mixin.js
+++ b/packages/overlay/src/vaadin-overlay-focus-mixin.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { AriaModalController } from '@vaadin/a11y-base/src/aria-modal-controller.js';
 import { FocusRestorationController } from '@vaadin/a11y-base/src/focus-restoration-controller.js';
 import { FocusTrapController } from '@vaadin/a11y-base/src/focus-trap-controller.js';
-import { getDeepActiveElement } from '@vaadin/a11y-base/src/focus-utils.js';
+import { getDeepActiveElement, isKeyboardActive } from '@vaadin/a11y-base/src/focus-utils.js';
 import { ControllerMixin } from '@vaadin/component-base/src/controller-mixin.js';
 
 /**
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ export const OverlayFocusMixin = (superClass) =>
       }
 
       if (this.restoreFocusOnClose && this._shouldRestoreFocus()) {
-        this.__focusRestorationController.restoreFocus();
+        const preventScroll = !isKeyboardActive();
+        this.__focusRestorationController.restoreFocus({ preventScroll });
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/overlay/test/restore-focus.common.js b/packages/overlay/test/restore-focus.common.js
index a0b6a40b11..71d6f49c88 100644
--- a/packages/overlay/test/restore-focus.common.js
+++ b/packages/overlay/test/restore-focus.common.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from '@esm-bundle/chai';
-import { fixtureSync, nextRender } from '@vaadin/testing-helpers';
+import { escKeyDown, fixtureSync, mousedown, nextRender } from '@vaadin/testing-helpers';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { html, PolymerElement } from '@polymer/polymer/polymer-element.js';
 import { getDeepActiveElement } from '@vaadin/a11y-base/src/focus-utils.js';
 
@@ -142,6 +143,32 @@ describe('restore focus', () => {
           expect(getDeepActiveElement()).to.equal(focusInput);
         });
       });
+
+      describe('prevent scroll', () => {
+        it('should prevent scroll when restoring focus on close after mousedown', async () => {
+          focusable.focus();
+          overlay.opened = true;
+          await nextRender();
+          const spy = sinon.spy(focusable, 'focus');
+          mousedown(document.body);
+          overlay.opened = false;
+          await nextRender();
+          expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
+          expect(spy.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({ preventScroll: true });
+        });
+
+        it('should not prevent scroll when restoring focus on close after keydown', async () => {
+          focusable.focus();
+          overlay.opened = true;
+          await nextRender();
+          const spy = sinon.spy(focusable, 'focus');
+          escKeyDown(document.body);
+          overlay.opened = false;
+          await nextRender();
+          expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
+          expect(spy.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({ preventScroll: false });
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 });