diff --git a/web/base_viewer.js b/web/base_viewer.js
index fbacf361c..fdfb7857e 100644
--- a/web/base_viewer.js
+++ b/web/base_viewer.js
@@ -1361,10 +1361,12 @@ class BaseViewer {
     return promise;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   */
-  get _scrollAhead() {
+  #getScrollAhead(views) {
+    if (views.first.id === 1) {
+      return true;
+    } else if (views.last.id === this.pagesCount) {
+      return false;
+    }
     switch (this._scrollMode) {
       case ScrollMode.PAGE:
         return this._scrollModePageState.scrollDown;
@@ -1376,7 +1378,7 @@ class BaseViewer {
 
   forceRendering(currentlyVisiblePages) {
     const visiblePages = currentlyVisiblePages || this._getVisiblePages();
-    const scrollAhead = this._scrollAhead;
+    const scrollAhead = this.#getScrollAhead(visiblePages);
     const preRenderExtra =
       this._spreadMode !== SpreadMode.NONE &&
       this._scrollMode !== ScrollMode.HORIZONTAL;
diff --git a/web/pdf_thumbnail_viewer.js b/web/pdf_thumbnail_viewer.js
index 36d2e6bd6..350b1a820 100644
--- a/web/pdf_thumbnail_viewer.js
+++ b/web/pdf_thumbnail_viewer.js
@@ -295,12 +295,22 @@ class PDFThumbnailViewer {
     return promise;
   }
 
+  #getScrollAhead(views) {
+    if (views.first.id === 1) {
+      return true;
+    } else if (views.last.id === this._thumbnails.length) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.scroll.down;
+  }
+
   forceRendering() {
     const visibleThumbs = this._getVisibleThumbs();
+    const scrollAhead = this.#getScrollAhead(visibleThumbs);
     const thumbView = this.renderingQueue.getHighestPriority(
       visibleThumbs,
       this._thumbnails,
-      this.scroll.down
+      scrollAhead
     );
     if (thumbView) {
       this._ensurePdfPageLoaded(thumbView).then(() => {