diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/pagination/useGridPaginationModel.ts b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/pagination/useGridPaginationModel.ts
index b24a73e314b70..d6efed247c3b4 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/pagination/useGridPaginationModel.ts
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/pagination/useGridPaginationModel.ts
@@ -264,8 +264,20 @@ export const useGridPaginationModel = (
     [apiRef],
   );
 
-  const handleSortModelChange = React.useCallback(() => {
-    apiRef.current.setPage(0);
+  /**
+   * Goes to the first row of the grid
+   */
+  const navigateToStart = React.useCallback(() => {
+    const paginationModel = gridPaginationModelSelector(apiRef);
+    if (paginationModel.page !== 0) {
+      apiRef.current.setPage(0);
+    }
+
+    // If the page was not changed it might be needed to scroll to the top
+    const scrollPosition = apiRef.current.getScrollPosition();
+    if (scrollPosition.top !== 0) {
+      apiRef.current.scroll({ top: 0 });
+    }
   }, [apiRef]);
 
   /**
@@ -276,7 +288,6 @@ export const useGridPaginationModel = (
    */
   const handleFilterModelChange = React.useCallback<GridEventListener<'filterModelChange'>>(
     (filterModel) => {
-      const paginationModel = gridPaginationModelSelector(apiRef);
       const currentActiveFilters = {
         ...filterModel,
         // replace items with the active items
@@ -288,12 +299,9 @@ export const useGridPaginationModel = (
       }
 
       previousFilterModel.current = currentActiveFilters;
-
-      if (paginationModel.page !== 0) {
-        apiRef.current.setPage(0);
-      }
+      navigateToStart();
     },
-    [apiRef],
+    [apiRef, navigateToStart],
   );
 
   useGridApiEventHandler(apiRef, 'viewportInnerSizeChange', handleUpdateAutoPageSize);
@@ -302,7 +310,7 @@ export const useGridPaginationModel = (
   useGridApiEventHandler(
     apiRef,
     'sortModelChange',
-    runIf(props.resetPageOnSortFilter, handleSortModelChange),
+    runIf(props.resetPageOnSortFilter, navigateToStart),
   );
   useGridApiEventHandler(
     apiRef,
diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/tests/pagination.DataGrid.test.tsx b/packages/x-data-grid/src/tests/pagination.DataGrid.test.tsx
index 7f6fa62d97597..65a26af462ac8 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/tests/pagination.DataGrid.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/tests/pagination.DataGrid.test.tsx
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ const isJSDOM = /jsdom/.test(window.navigator.userAgent);
 
 describe('<DataGrid /> - Pagination', () => {
   const { render } = createRenderer();
-  let apiRef: RefObject<GridApi | null>;
+  let apiRef: RefObject<GridApi>;
 
   function BaselineTestCase(props: Omit<DataGridProps, 'rows' | 'columns'> & { height?: number }) {
     const { height = 300, ...other } = props;
 
     apiRef = useGridApiRef();
-    const basicData = useBasicDemoData(20, 2);
+    const basicData = useBasicDemoData(100, 2);
 
     return (
       <div style={{ width: 300, height }}>
@@ -632,18 +632,22 @@ describe('<DataGrid /> - Pagination', () => {
   });
 
   describe('resetPageOnSortFilter prop', () => {
-    it('should reset page to 0 if sort or filter is applied and `resetPageOnSortFilter` is `true`', () => {
+    it('should reset page to 0 and scroll to top if sort or filter is applied and `resetPageOnSortFilter` is `true`', () => {
       const { setProps } = render(
         <BaselineTestCase
-          initialState={{ pagination: { paginationModel: { page: 0, pageSize: 5 }, rowCount: 0 } }}
-          pageSizeOptions={[5]}
+          initialState={{ pagination: { paginationModel: { page: 0, pageSize: 50 }, rowCount: 0 } }}
+          pageSizeOptions={[50]}
         />,
       );
 
+      const randomScrollTopPostion = 500;
+
       act(() => {
         apiRef.current?.setPage(1);
+        apiRef.current!.scroll({ top: randomScrollTopPostion });
       });
       expect(apiRef.current!.state.pagination.paginationModel.page).to.equal(1);
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(randomScrollTopPostion);
 
       act(() => {
         apiRef.current?.sortColumn('id', 'desc');
@@ -658,8 +662,9 @@ describe('<DataGrid /> - Pagination', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      // page stays the same after sorting and filtering
+      // page and the scroll position stays the same after sorting and filtering
       expect(apiRef.current!.state.pagination.paginationModel.page).to.equal(1);
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(randomScrollTopPostion);
 
       // enable reset
       setProps({
@@ -671,12 +676,26 @@ describe('<DataGrid /> - Pagination', () => {
       });
       // page is reset to 0 after sorting
       expect(apiRef.current!.state.pagination.paginationModel.page).to.equal(0);
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(0);
+
+      // scroll but stay on the same page
+      act(() => {
+        apiRef.current!.scroll({ top: randomScrollTopPostion });
+      });
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(randomScrollTopPostion);
+
+      act(() => {
+        apiRef.current!.sortColumn('id', 'desc');
+      });
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(0);
 
-      // move to the next page again
+      // move to the next page again and scroll
       act(() => {
         apiRef.current?.setPage(1);
+        apiRef.current!.scroll({ top: randomScrollTopPostion });
       });
       expect(apiRef.current!.state.pagination.paginationModel.page).to.equal(1);
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(randomScrollTopPostion);
 
       act(() => {
         apiRef.current?.setFilterModel({
@@ -690,8 +709,9 @@ describe('<DataGrid /> - Pagination', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      // page is reset to 0 after filtering
+      // page and scroll position are reset filtering
       expect(apiRef.current!.state.pagination.paginationModel.page).to.equal(0);
+      expect(apiRef.current!.getScrollPosition().top).to.equal(0);
     });
   });