diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/ExpandGridView.qml b/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/ExpandGridView.qml
index 0755986897452896aa599ad3622f9b3166829fc3..80cccf30a8f5a24782a7eb81de9efb61d435a4df 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/ExpandGridView.qml
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/widgets/qml/ExpandGridView.qml
@@ -375,7 +375,13 @@ FocusScope {
         const dirty = (Date.now() - _anchoredIdxUpdate) > VLCStyle.duration_veryLong
 
         if (dirty || (_anchoredIdx < 0) || (_anchoredIdx >= _count)) {
-            _anchoredIdx = _currentRange?.[0] ?? 0
+            const range = _currentRange || [0, 0]
+
+            if (expandIndex >= range[0] && expandIndex < range[1])
+                _anchoredIdx = expandIndex
+            else
+                _anchoredIdx = range[0]
+
             const item = _getItem(_anchoredIdx)
             _anchoredIdxFraction = (item.y - flickable.contentY) / cellHeight
         }