diff --git a/js/src/scrollspy.js b/js/src/scrollspy.js
index f4a8cb30b24a..86879fda27ba 100644
--- a/js/src/scrollspy.js
+++ b/js/src/scrollspy.js
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class ScrollSpy extends BaseComponent {
     this._rootElement = getComputedStyle(this._element).overflowY === 'visible' ? null : this._element
     this._activeTarget = null
     this._observer = null
+    // Sometimes scrolling to the section isn't enough to trigger a observation callback.
+    // Scroll to up to 2px to make sure it triggers.
+    this._scrollOffset = 2
     this.refresh() // initialize
   }
 
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ class ScrollSpy extends BaseComponent {
       if (observableSection) {
         event.preventDefault()
         const root = this._rootElement || window
-        const height = observableSection.offsetTop - this._element.offsetTop
+
+        const height = observableSection.offsetTop - this._element.offsetTop - this._scrollOffset
         if (root.scrollTo) {
           root.scrollTo({ top: height, behavior: scrollBehavior })
           return
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.spec.js b/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.spec.js
index 7dc9f44cc803..7947c0ef6f1b 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.spec.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.spec.js
@@ -858,9 +858,9 @@ describe('ScrollSpy', () => {
 
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (div.scrollTo) {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop, behavior: 'auto' })
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset, behavior: 'auto' })
         } else {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop)
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset)
         }
 
         done()
@@ -883,9 +883,9 @@ describe('ScrollSpy', () => {
 
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (div.scrollTo) {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop, behavior: 'smooth' })
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset, behavior: 'smooth' })
         } else {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop)
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset)
         }
 
         done()
@@ -943,17 +943,17 @@ describe('ScrollSpy', () => {
       const link = fixtureEl.querySelector('[href="#div-jsm-1"]')
       const observable = fixtureEl.querySelector('#div-jsm-1')
       const clickSpy = getElementScrollSpy(div)
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
-      new ScrollSpy(div, {
+
+      const scrollSpy = new ScrollSpy(div, {
         offset: 1,
         smoothScroll: true
       })
 
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (div.scrollTo) {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop, behavior: 'smooth' })
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset, behavior: 'smooth' })
         } else {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop)
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset)
         }
 
         done()
@@ -977,17 +977,17 @@ describe('ScrollSpy', () => {
       const link = fixtureEl.querySelector('[href="#présentation"]')
       const observable = fixtureEl.querySelector('#présentation')
       const clickSpy = getElementScrollSpy(div)
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
-      new ScrollSpy(div, {
+
+      const scrollSpy = new ScrollSpy(div, {
         offset: 1,
         smoothScroll: true
       })
 
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (div.scrollTo) {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop, behavior: 'smooth' })
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ top: observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset, behavior: 'smooth' })
         } else {
-          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop)
+          expect(clickSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(observable.offsetTop - div.offsetTop - scrollSpy._scrollOffset)
         }
 
         done()