diff --git a/platform/apple/Sources/LUIAppleBackend/LUISparseScrollProbe.swift b/platform/apple/Sources/LUIAppleBackend/LUISparseScrollProbe.swift
index 5081416c..66151cd6 100644
--- a/platform/apple/Sources/LUIAppleBackend/LUISparseScrollProbe.swift
+++ b/platform/apple/Sources/LUIAppleBackend/LUISparseScrollProbe.swift
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ import SwiftUI
         }
         if let responder, responder.isDescendant(of: document) {
           let id: Int?
-          if responder === focusedView {
-            id = focusedRow.flatMap { state?.contains($0) == true ? $0 : nil }
+          if responder === focusedView, let row = focusedRow, state?.contains(row) == true {
+            id = row
           } else {
             let frame = responder.convert(responder.bounds, to: document)
             id = state?.row(at: frame.midY)
diff --git a/platform/apple/Tests/LUIAppleBackendTests/LUISparseVirtualBridgeTests.swift b/platform/apple/Tests/LUIAppleBackendTests/LUISparseVirtualBridgeTests.swift
index 29f577c0..23bb5db6 100644
--- a/platform/apple/Tests/LUIAppleBackendTests/LUISparseVirtualBridgeTests.swift
+++ b/platform/apple/Tests/LUIAppleBackendTests/LUISparseVirtualBridgeTests.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
       }
       let native = try #require(field(window.contentView!))
       native.selectText(nil)
+      let editor = try #require(native.currentEditor() as? NSTextView)
+      try #require(window.firstResponder === editor)
       while !sparseWirePayloads.contains(where: { $0.0 == 20 && $0.2.contains("\(row)") })
         && ContinuousClock.now < deadline
       {