diff --git a/core/src/utils/status-tap.ts b/core/src/utils/status-tap.ts
index fbfe4f93c9..cc25d851c3 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/status-tap.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/status-tap.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,21 @@ export const startStatusTap = () => {
       const contentEl = el.closest('ion-content');
       if (contentEl) {
         new Promise(resolve => componentOnReady(contentEl, resolve)).then(() => {
-          writeTask(() => contentEl.scrollToTop(300));
+          writeTask(async () => {
+
+            /**
+             * If scrolling and user taps status bar,
+             * only calling scrollToTop is not enough
+             * as engines like WebKit will jump the
+             * scroll position back down and complete
+             * any in-progress momentum scrolling.
+             */
+            contentEl.style.setProperty('--overflow', 'hidden');
+
+            await contentEl.scrollToTop(300);
+
+            contentEl.style.removeProperty('--overflow');
+          });
         });
       }
     });