diff --git a/lib/grouped_list.dart b/lib/grouped_list.dart
index 354dad6..f09f342 100644
--- a/lib/grouped_list.dart
+++ b/lib/grouped_list.dart
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ class _GroupedListViewState<T, E> extends State<GroupedListView<T, E>> {
   /// is not required since the group headers are displayed inside the lists and
   /// do not need to be always in the visible frame.
   void _scrollListener() {
+    if (_sortedElements.isEmpty) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
     _listBox ??= _key.currentContext?.findRenderObject() as RenderBox?;
     var listPos = _listBox?.localToGlobal(Offset.zero).dy ?? 0;
     _headerBox ??=