diff --git a/src/app/components/emoji-board/EmojiBoard.tsx b/src/app/components/emoji-board/EmojiBoard.tsx
index 5785d657..97e4155e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/emoji-board/EmojiBoard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/emoji-board/EmojiBoard.tsx
@@ -2,27 +2,28 @@ import React, {
   ChangeEventHandler,
   FocusEventHandler,
   MouseEventHandler,
-  UIEventHandler,
+  ReactNode,
+  RefObject,
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
   useMemo,
   useRef,
 } from 'react';
-import { Box, Icons, Scroll } from 'folds';
+import { Box, config, Icons, Scroll } from 'folds';
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { isKeyHotkey } from 'is-hotkey';
-import { MatrixClient, Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
-import { Atom, atom, useAtomValue, useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
-
-import { IEmoji, IEmojiGroup, emojiGroups, emojis } from '../../plugins/emoji';
-import { IEmojiGroupLabels, useEmojiGroupLabels } from './useEmojiGroupLabels';
-import { IEmojiGroupIcons, useEmojiGroupIcons } from './useEmojiGroupIcons';
+import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { atom, PrimitiveAtom, useAtom, useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';
+import { IEmoji, emojiGroups, emojis } from '../../plugins/emoji';
+import { useEmojiGroupLabels } from './useEmojiGroupLabels';
+import { useEmojiGroupIcons } from './useEmojiGroupIcons';
 import { preventScrollWithArrowKey, stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { useRelevantImagePacks } from '../../hooks/useImagePacks';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRecentEmoji } from '../../hooks/useRecentEmoji';
 import { isUserId, mxcUrlToHttp } from '../../utils/matrix';
-import { editableActiveElement, isIntersectingScrollView, targetFromEvent } from '../../utils/dom';
+import { editableActiveElement, targetFromEvent } from '../../utils/dom';
 import { useAsyncSearch, UseAsyncSearchOptions } from '../../hooks/useAsyncSearch';
 import { useDebounce } from '../../hooks/useDebounce';
 import { useThrottle } from '../../hooks/useThrottle';
@@ -46,36 +47,141 @@ import {
   ImageGroupIcon,
   GroupIcon,
   getEmojiItemInfo,
-  getDOMGroupId,
   EmojiGroup,
   EmojiBoardLayout,
 } from './components';
 import { EmojiBoardTab, EmojiType } from './types';
+import { VirtualTile } from '../virtualizer';
 
 const RECENT_GROUP_ID = 'recent_group';
 const SEARCH_GROUP_ID = 'search_group';
 
-type EmojiSidebarProps = {
-  activeGroupAtom: Atom<string | undefined>;
-  handleOpenGroup: (groupId: string) => void;
-  packs: ImagePack[];
-  groups: IEmojiGroup[];
-  icons: IEmojiGroupIcons;
-  labels: IEmojiGroupLabels;
+type EmojiGroupItem = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  items: Array<IEmoji | PackImageReader>;
 };
-function EmojiSidebar({
-  activeGroupAtom,
-  handleOpenGroup,
-  packs,
-  groups,
-  icons,
-  labels,
-}: EmojiSidebarProps) {
+type StickerGroupItem = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  items: Array<PackImageReader>;
+};
+
+const useGroups = (
+  tab: EmojiBoardTab,
+  imagePacks: ImagePack[]
+): [EmojiGroupItem[], StickerGroupItem[]] => {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+
+  const recentEmojis = useRecentEmoji(mx, 21);
+  const labels = useEmojiGroupLabels();
+
+  const emojiGroupItems = useMemo(() => {
+    const g: EmojiGroupItem[] = [];
+    if (tab !== EmojiBoardTab.Emoji) return g;
+
+    g.push({
+      id: RECENT_GROUP_ID,
+      name: 'Recent',
+      items: recentEmojis,
+    });
+
+    imagePacks.forEach((pack) => {
+      let label = pack.meta.name;
+      if (!label) label = isUserId(pack.id) ? 'Personal Pack' : mx.getRoom(pack.id)?.name;
+
+      g.push({
+        id: pack.id,
+        name: label ?? 'Unknown',
+        items: pack
+          .getImages(ImageUsage.Emoticon)
+          .sort((a, b) => a.shortcode.localeCompare(b.shortcode)),
+      });
+    });
+
+    emojiGroups.forEach((group) => {
+      g.push({
+        id: group.id,
+        name: labels[group.id],
+        items: group.emojis,
+      });
+    });
+
+    return g;
+  }, [mx, recentEmojis, labels, imagePacks, tab]);
+
+  const stickerGroupItems = useMemo(() => {
+    const g: StickerGroupItem[] = [];
+    if (tab !== EmojiBoardTab.Sticker) return g;
+
+    imagePacks.forEach((pack) => {
+      let label = pack.meta.name;
+      if (!label) label = isUserId(pack.id) ? 'Personal Pack' : mx.getRoom(pack.id)?.name;
+
+      g.push({
+        id: pack.id,
+        name: label ?? 'Unknown',
+        items: pack
+          .getImages(ImageUsage.Sticker)
+          .sort((a, b) => a.shortcode.localeCompare(b.shortcode)),
+      });
+    });
+
+    return g;
+  }, [mx, imagePacks, tab]);
+
+  return [emojiGroupItems, stickerGroupItems];
+};
+
+const useItemRenderer = (tab: EmojiBoardTab) => {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
 
-  const activeGroupId = useAtomValue(activeGroupAtom);
+  const renderItem = (emoji: IEmoji | PackImageReader, index: number) => {
+    if ('unicode' in emoji) {
+      return <EmojiItem key={emoji.unicode + index} emoji={emoji} />;
+    }
+    if (tab === EmojiBoardTab.Sticker) {
+      return (
+        <StickerItem
+          key={emoji.shortcode + index}
+          mx={mx}
+          useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
+          image={emoji}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+    return (
+      <CustomEmojiItem
+        key={emoji.shortcode + index}
+        mx={mx}
+        useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
+        image={emoji}
+      />
+    );
+  };
+
+  return renderItem;
+};
+
+type EmojiSidebarProps = {
+  activeGroupAtom: PrimitiveAtom<string | undefined>;
+  packs: ImagePack[];
+  onScrollToGroup: (groupId: string) => void;
+};
+function EmojiSidebar({ activeGroupAtom, packs, onScrollToGroup }: EmojiSidebarProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+
+  const [activeGroupId, setActiveGroupId] = useAtom(activeGroupAtom);
   const usage = ImageUsage.Emoticon;
+  const labels = useEmojiGroupLabels();
+  const icons = useEmojiGroupIcons();
+
+  const handleScrollToGroup = (groupId: string) => {
+    setActiveGroupId(groupId);
+    onScrollToGroup(groupId);
+  };
 
   return (
     <Sidebar>
@@ -85,7 +191,7 @@ function EmojiSidebar({
           id={RECENT_GROUP_ID}
           label="Recent"
           icon={Icons.RecentClock}
-          onClick={handleOpenGroup}
+          onClick={handleScrollToGroup}
         />
       </SidebarStack>
       {packs.length > 0 && (
@@ -106,7 +212,7 @@ function EmojiSidebar({
                 id={pack.id}
                 label={label ?? 'Unknown Pack'}
                 url={url}
-                onClick={handleOpenGroup}
+                onClick={handleScrollToGroup}
               />
             );
           })}
@@ -120,14 +226,14 @@ function EmojiSidebar({
         }}
       >
         <SidebarDivider />
-        {groups.map((group) => (
+        {emojiGroups.map((group) => (
           <GroupIcon
             key={group.id}
             active={activeGroupId === group.id}
             id={group.id}
             label={labels[group.id]}
             icon={icons[group.id]}
-            onClick={handleOpenGroup}
+            onClick={handleScrollToGroup}
           />
         ))}
       </SidebarStack>
@@ -136,21 +242,25 @@ function EmojiSidebar({
 }
 
 type StickerSidebarProps = {
-  activeGroupAtom: Atom<string | undefined>;
-  handleOpenGroup: (groupId: string) => void;
+  activeGroupAtom: PrimitiveAtom<string | undefined>;
   packs: ImagePack[];
+  onScrollToGroup: (groupId: string) => void;
 };
-function StickerSidebar({ activeGroupAtom, handleOpenGroup, packs }: StickerSidebarProps) {
+function StickerSidebar({ activeGroupAtom, packs, onScrollToGroup }: StickerSidebarProps) {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
 
-  const activeGroupId = useAtomValue(activeGroupAtom);
+  const [activeGroupId, setActiveGroupId] = useAtom(activeGroupAtom);
   const usage = ImageUsage.Sticker;
 
+  const handleScrollToGroup = (groupId: string) => {
+    setActiveGroupId(groupId);
+    onScrollToGroup(groupId);
+  };
+
   return (
     <Sidebar>
       <SidebarStack>
-        <SidebarDivider />
         {packs.map((pack) => {
           let label = pack.meta.name;
           if (!label) label = isUserId(pack.id) ? 'Personal Pack' : mx.getRoom(pack.id)?.name;
@@ -165,7 +275,7 @@ function StickerSidebar({ activeGroupAtom, handleOpenGroup, packs }: StickerSide
               id={pack.id}
               label={label ?? 'Unknown Pack'}
               url={url}
-              onClick={handleOpenGroup}
+              onClick={handleScrollToGroup}
             />
           );
         })}
@@ -174,248 +284,19 @@ function StickerSidebar({ activeGroupAtom, handleOpenGroup, packs }: StickerSide
   );
 }
 
-export function SearchGroup({
-  mx,
-  tab,
-  label,
-  id,
-  emojis: searchResult,
-  useAuthentication,
-}: {
-  mx: MatrixClient;
-  tab: EmojiBoardTab;
-  label: string;
-  id: string;
-  emojis: Array<PackImageReader | IEmoji>;
-  useAuthentication?: boolean;
-}) {
-  return (
-    <EmojiGroup key={id} id={id} label={label}>
-      {searchResult.map((emoji) => {
-        if ('unicode' in emoji) {
-          return <EmojiItem key={emoji.unicode} emoji={emoji} />;
-        }
-        if (tab === EmojiBoardTab.Sticker) {
-          return (
-            <StickerItem
-              key={emoji.shortcode}
-              mx={mx}
-              useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
-              image={emoji}
-            />
-          );
-        }
-        return (
-          <CustomEmojiItem
-            key={emoji.shortcode}
-            mx={mx}
-            useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
-            image={emoji}
-          />
-        );
-      })}
-    </EmojiGroup>
-  );
-}
-
-type StickerGroupsProps = {
-  packs: ImagePack[];
+type EmojiGroupHolderProps = {
+  contentScrollRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+  previewAtom: PrimitiveAtom<PreviewData | undefined>;
+  children?: ReactNode;
+  onGroupItemClick: MouseEventHandler;
 };
-function StickerGroups({ packs }: StickerGroupsProps) {
-  const mx = useMatrixClient();
-  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
-
-  if (packs.length === 0) {
-    return <NoStickerPacks />;
-  }
-  return packs.map((pack) => (
-    <EmojiGroup key={pack.id} id={pack.id} label={pack.meta.name || 'Unknown'}>
-      {pack
-        .getImages(ImageUsage.Sticker)
-        .sort((a, b) => a.shortcode.localeCompare(b.shortcode))
-        .map((image) => (
-          <StickerItem
-            key={image.shortcode}
-            mx={mx}
-            useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
-            image={image}
-          />
-        ))}
-    </EmojiGroup>
-  ));
-}
-
-type EmojiGroupsProps = {
-  recentEmojis: IEmoji[];
-  packs: ImagePack[];
-  groups: IEmojiGroup[];
-  labels: IEmojiGroupLabels;
-};
-export function EmojiGroups({ recentEmojis, packs, groups, labels }: EmojiGroupsProps) {
-  const mx = useMatrixClient();
-  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <EmojiGroup id={RECENT_GROUP_ID} label="Recent">
-        {recentEmojis.map((emoji) => (
-          <EmojiItem key={emoji.shortcode} emoji={emoji} />
-        ))}
-      </EmojiGroup>
-      {packs.map((pack) => (
-        <EmojiGroup key={pack.id} id={pack.id} label={pack.meta.name || 'Unknown'}>
-          {pack
-            .getImages(ImageUsage.Emoticon)
-            .sort((a, b) => a.shortcode.localeCompare(b.shortcode))
-            .map((image) => (
-              <CustomEmojiItem
-                key={image.shortcode}
-                mx={mx}
-                useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
-                image={image}
-              />
-            ))}
-        </EmojiGroup>
-      ))}
-      {groups.map((emojiGroup) => (
-        <EmojiGroup key={emojiGroup.id} id={emojiGroup.id} label={labels[emojiGroup.id]}>
-          {emojiGroup.emojis.map((emoji) => (
-            <EmojiItem key={emoji.unicode} emoji={emoji} />
-          ))}
-        </EmojiGroup>
-      ))}
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-const DefaultEmojiPreview: PreviewData = { key: '🙂', shortcode: 'slight_smile' };
-
-const SEARCH_OPTIONS: UseAsyncSearchOptions = {
-  limit: 1000,
-  matchOptions: {
-    contain: true,
-  },
-};
-
-type EmojiBoardProps = {
-  tab?: EmojiBoardTab;
-  onTabChange?: (tab: EmojiBoardTab) => void;
-  imagePackRooms: Room[];
-  requestClose: () => void;
-  returnFocusOnDeactivate?: boolean;
-  onEmojiSelect?: (unicode: string, shortcode: string) => void;
-  onCustomEmojiSelect?: (mxc: string, shortcode: string) => void;
-  onStickerSelect?: (mxc: string, shortcode: string, label: string) => void;
-  allowTextCustomEmoji?: boolean;
-  addToRecentEmoji?: boolean;
-};
-
-export function EmojiBoard({
-  tab = EmojiBoardTab.Emoji,
-  onTabChange,
-  imagePackRooms,
-  requestClose,
-  returnFocusOnDeactivate,
-  onEmojiSelect,
-  onCustomEmojiSelect,
-  onStickerSelect,
-  allowTextCustomEmoji,
-  addToRecentEmoji = true,
-}: EmojiBoardProps) {
-  const emojiTab = tab === EmojiBoardTab.Emoji;
-  const usage = emojiTab ? ImageUsage.Emoticon : ImageUsage.Sticker;
-
-  const previewAtom = useMemo(
-    () => createPreviewDataAtom(emojiTab ? DefaultEmojiPreview : undefined),
-    [emojiTab]
-  );
+function EmojiGroupHolder({
+  contentScrollRef,
+  previewAtom,
+  onGroupItemClick,
+  children,
+}: EmojiGroupHolderProps) {
   const setPreviewData = useSetAtom(previewAtom);
-  const activeGroupIdAtom = useMemo(() => atom<string | undefined>(undefined), []);
-  const setActiveGroupId = useSetAtom(activeGroupIdAtom);
-
-  const mx = useMatrixClient();
-  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
-  const emojiGroupLabels = useEmojiGroupLabels();
-  const emojiGroupIcons = useEmojiGroupIcons();
-  const imagePacks = useRelevantImagePacks(usage, imagePackRooms);
-  const recentEmojis = useRecentEmoji(mx, 21);
-
-  const contentScrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
-  const searchList = useMemo(() => {
-    let list: Array<PackImageReader | IEmoji> = [];
-    list = list.concat(imagePacks.flatMap((pack) => pack.getImages(usage)));
-    if (emojiTab) list = list.concat(emojis);
-    return list;
-  }, [emojiTab, usage, imagePacks]);
-
-  const [result, search, resetSearch] = useAsyncSearch(
-    searchList,
-    getEmoticonSearchStr,
-    SEARCH_OPTIONS
-  );
-
-  const searchedItems = result?.items.slice(0, 100);
-
-  const handleOnChange: ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement> = useDebounce(
-    useCallback(
-      (evt) => {
-        const term = evt.target.value;
-        if (term) search(term);
-        else resetSearch();
-      },
-      [search, resetSearch]
-    ),
-    { wait: 200 }
-  );
-
-  const syncActiveGroupId = useCallback(() => {
-    const targetEl = contentScrollRef.current;
-    if (!targetEl) return;
-    const groupEls = Array.from(targetEl.querySelectorAll('div[data-group-id]')) as HTMLElement[];
-    const groupEl = groupEls.find((el) => isIntersectingScrollView(targetEl, el));
-    const groupId = groupEl?.getAttribute('data-group-id') ?? undefined;
-    setActiveGroupId(groupId);
-  }, [setActiveGroupId]);
-
-  const handleOnScroll: UIEventHandler<HTMLDivElement> = useThrottle(syncActiveGroupId, {
-    wait: 500,
-  });
-
-  const handleScrollToGroup = (groupId: string) => {
-    setActiveGroupId(groupId);
-    const groupElement = document.getElementById(getDOMGroupId(groupId));
-    groupElement?.scrollIntoView();
-  };
-
-  const handleEmojiClick: MouseEventHandler = (evt) => {
-    const targetEl = targetFromEvent(evt.nativeEvent, 'button');
-    if (!targetEl) return;
-    const emojiInfo = getEmojiItemInfo(targetEl);
-    if (!emojiInfo) return;
-    if (emojiInfo.type === EmojiType.Emoji) {
-      onEmojiSelect?.(emojiInfo.data, emojiInfo.shortcode);
-      if (!evt.altKey && !evt.shiftKey) {
-        if (addToRecentEmoji) {
-          addRecentEmoji(mx, emojiInfo.data);
-        }
-        requestClose();
-      }
-    }
-    if (emojiInfo.type === EmojiType.CustomEmoji) {
-      onCustomEmojiSelect?.(emojiInfo.data, emojiInfo.shortcode);
-      if (!evt.altKey && !evt.shiftKey) requestClose();
-    }
-    if (emojiInfo.type === EmojiType.Sticker) {
-      onStickerSelect?.(emojiInfo.data, emojiInfo.shortcode, emojiInfo.label);
-      if (!evt.altKey && !evt.shiftKey) requestClose();
-    }
-  };
-
-  const handleTextCustomEmojiSelect = (textEmoji: string) => {
-    onCustomEmojiSelect?.(textEmoji, textEmoji);
-    requestClose();
-  };
 
   const handleEmojiPreview = useCallback(
     (element: HTMLButtonElement) => {
@@ -446,13 +327,166 @@ export function EmojiBoard({
     handleEmojiPreview(targetEl);
   };
 
-  // Reset scroll top on search and tab change
+  return (
+    <Scroll ref={contentScrollRef} size="400" onKeyDown={preventScrollWithArrowKey} hideTrack>
+      <Box
+        onClick={onGroupItemClick}
+        onMouseMove={handleEmojiHover}
+        onFocus={handleEmojiFocus}
+        direction="Column"
+      >
+        {children}
+      </Box>
+    </Scroll>
+  );
+}
+
+const DefaultEmojiPreview: PreviewData = { key: '🙂', shortcode: 'slight_smile' };
+
+const SEARCH_OPTIONS: UseAsyncSearchOptions = {
+  limit: 1000,
+  matchOptions: {
+    contain: true,
+  },
+};
+
+const VIRTUAL_OVER_SCAN = 2;
+
+type EmojiBoardProps = {
+  tab?: EmojiBoardTab;
+  onTabChange?: (tab: EmojiBoardTab) => void;
+  imagePackRooms: Room[];
+  requestClose: () => void;
+  returnFocusOnDeactivate?: boolean;
+  onEmojiSelect?: (unicode: string, shortcode: string) => void;
+  onCustomEmojiSelect?: (mxc: string, shortcode: string) => void;
+  onStickerSelect?: (mxc: string, shortcode: string, label: string) => void;
+  allowTextCustomEmoji?: boolean;
+  addToRecentEmoji?: boolean;
+};
+
+export function EmojiBoard({
+  tab = EmojiBoardTab.Emoji,
+  onTabChange,
+  imagePackRooms,
+  requestClose,
+  returnFocusOnDeactivate,
+  onEmojiSelect,
+  onCustomEmojiSelect,
+  onStickerSelect,
+  allowTextCustomEmoji,
+  addToRecentEmoji = true,
+}: EmojiBoardProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+
+  const emojiTab = tab === EmojiBoardTab.Emoji;
+  const usage = emojiTab ? ImageUsage.Emoticon : ImageUsage.Sticker;
+
+  const previewAtom = useMemo(
+    () => createPreviewDataAtom(emojiTab ? DefaultEmojiPreview : undefined),
+    [emojiTab]
+  );
+  const activeGroupIdAtom = useMemo(() => atom<string | undefined>(undefined), []);
+  const setActiveGroupId = useSetAtom(activeGroupIdAtom);
+  const imagePacks = useRelevantImagePacks(usage, imagePackRooms);
+  const [emojiGroupItems, stickerGroupItems] = useGroups(tab, imagePacks);
+  const groups = emojiTab ? emojiGroupItems : stickerGroupItems;
+  const renderItem = useItemRenderer(tab);
+
+  const searchList = useMemo(() => {
+    let list: Array<PackImageReader | IEmoji> = [];
+    list = list.concat(imagePacks.flatMap((pack) => pack.getImages(usage)));
+    if (emojiTab) list = list.concat(emojis);
+    return list;
+  }, [emojiTab, usage, imagePacks]);
+
+  const [result, search, resetSearch] = useAsyncSearch(
+    searchList,
+    getEmoticonSearchStr,
+    SEARCH_OPTIONS
+  );
+
+  const searchedItems = result?.items.slice(0, 100);
+
+  const handleOnChange: ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement> = useDebounce(
+    useCallback(
+      (evt) => {
+        const term = evt.target.value;
+        if (term) search(term);
+        else resetSearch();
+      },
+      [search, resetSearch]
+    ),
+    { wait: 200 }
+  );
+
+  const contentScrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const virtualBaseRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
+    count: groups.length,
+    getScrollElement: () => contentScrollRef.current,
+    estimateSize: () => 40,
+    overscan: VIRTUAL_OVER_SCAN,
+  });
+  const vItems = virtualizer.getVirtualItems();
+
+  const handleGroupItemClick: MouseEventHandler = (evt) => {
+    const targetEl = targetFromEvent(evt.nativeEvent, 'button');
+    const emojiInfo = targetEl && getEmojiItemInfo(targetEl);
+    if (!emojiInfo) return;
+
+    if (emojiInfo.type === EmojiType.Emoji) {
+      onEmojiSelect?.(emojiInfo.data, emojiInfo.shortcode);
+      if (!evt.altKey && !evt.shiftKey && addToRecentEmoji) {
+        addRecentEmoji(mx, emojiInfo.data);
+      }
+    }
+    if (emojiInfo.type === EmojiType.CustomEmoji) {
+      onCustomEmojiSelect?.(emojiInfo.data, emojiInfo.shortcode);
+    }
+    if (emojiInfo.type === EmojiType.Sticker) {
+      onStickerSelect?.(emojiInfo.data, emojiInfo.shortcode, emojiInfo.label);
+    }
+    if (!evt.altKey && !evt.shiftKey) requestClose();
+  };
+
+  const handleTextCustomEmojiSelect = (textEmoji: string) => {
+    onCustomEmojiSelect?.(textEmoji, textEmoji);
+    requestClose();
+  };
+
+  const handleScrollToGroup = (groupId: string) => {
+    const groupIndex = groups.findIndex((group) => group.id === groupId);
+    virtualizer.scrollToIndex(groupIndex);
+  };
+
+  // sync active sidebar tab with scroll
   useEffect(() => {
-    syncActiveGroupId();
-    contentScrollRef.current?.scrollTo({
-      top: 0,
-    });
-  }, [result, emojiTab, syncActiveGroupId]);
+    const scrollElement = contentScrollRef.current;
+    if (scrollElement) {
+      const scrollTop = scrollElement.offsetTop + scrollElement.scrollTop;
+      const offsetTop = virtualBaseRef.current?.offsetTop ?? 0;
+      const inViewVItem = vItems.find((vItem) => scrollTop < offsetTop + vItem.end);
+
+      const group = inViewVItem ? groups[inViewVItem?.index] : undefined;
+      setActiveGroupId(group?.id);
+    }
+  }, [vItems, groups, setActiveGroupId, result?.query]);
+
+  // reset scroll position on search
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const scrollElement = contentScrollRef.current;
+    if (scrollElement) {
+      scrollElement.scrollTo({ top: 0 });
+    }
+  }, [result?.query]);
+
+  // reset scroll position on tab change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (groups.length > 0) {
+      virtualizer.scrollToIndex(0);
+    }
+  }, [tab, virtualizer, groups]);
 
   return (
     <FocusTrap
@@ -474,6 +508,7 @@ export function EmojiBoard({
           <Box direction="Column" gap="200">
             {onTabChange && <EmojiBoardTabs tab={tab} onTabChange={onTabChange} />}
             <SearchInput
+              key={tab}
               query={result?.query}
               onChange={handleOnChange}
               allowTextCustomEmoji={allowTextCustomEmoji}
@@ -485,58 +520,59 @@ export function EmojiBoard({
           emojiTab ? (
             <EmojiSidebar
               activeGroupAtom={activeGroupIdAtom}
-              handleOpenGroup={handleScrollToGroup}
               packs={imagePacks}
-              groups={emojiGroups}
-              icons={emojiGroupIcons}
-              labels={emojiGroupLabels}
+              onScrollToGroup={handleScrollToGroup}
             />
           ) : (
             <StickerSidebar
               activeGroupAtom={activeGroupIdAtom}
-              handleOpenGroup={handleScrollToGroup}
               packs={imagePacks}
+              onScrollToGroup={handleScrollToGroup}
             />
           )
         }
       >
         <Box grow="Yes">
-          <Scroll
-            ref={contentScrollRef}
-            size="400"
-            onScroll={handleOnScroll}
-            onKeyDown={preventScrollWithArrowKey}
-            hideTrack
+          <EmojiGroupHolder
+            key={tab}
+            contentScrollRef={contentScrollRef}
+            previewAtom={previewAtom}
+            onGroupItemClick={handleGroupItemClick}
           >
-            <Box
-              onClick={handleEmojiClick}
-              onMouseMove={handleEmojiHover}
-              onFocus={handleEmojiFocus}
-              direction="Column"
-              gap="200"
+            {searchedItems && (
+              <EmojiGroup
+                id={SEARCH_GROUP_ID}
+                label={searchedItems.length ? 'Search Results' : 'No Results found'}
+              >
+                {searchedItems.map(renderItem)}
+              </EmojiGroup>
+            )}
+            <div
+              ref={virtualBaseRef}
+              style={{
+                position: 'relative',
+                height: virtualizer.getTotalSize(),
+              }}
             >
-              {searchedItems && (
-                <SearchGroup
-                  mx={mx}
-                  tab={tab}
-                  id={SEARCH_GROUP_ID}
-                  label={searchedItems.length ? 'Search Results' : 'No Results found'}
-                  emojis={searchedItems}
-                  useAuthentication={useAuthentication}
-                />
-              )}
-              {emojiTab ? (
-                <EmojiGroups
-                  recentEmojis={recentEmojis}
-                  packs={imagePacks}
-                  groups={emojiGroups}
-                  labels={emojiGroupLabels}
-                />
-              ) : (
-                <StickerGroups packs={imagePacks} />
-              )}
-            </Box>
-          </Scroll>
+              {vItems.map((vItem) => {
+                const group = groups[vItem.index];
+
+                return (
+                  <VirtualTile
+                    virtualItem={vItem}
+                    style={{ paddingTop: config.space.S200 }}
+                    ref={virtualizer.measureElement}
+                    key={vItem.index}
+                  >
+                    <EmojiGroup key={group.id} id={group.id} label={group.name}>
+                      {group.items.map(renderItem)}
+                    </EmojiGroup>
+                  </VirtualTile>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+            {tab === EmojiBoardTab.Sticker && groups.length === 0 && <NoStickerPacks />}
+          </EmojiGroupHolder>
         </Box>
         <Preview previewAtom={previewAtom} />
       </EmojiBoardLayout>