diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd28386fd5..cdd8bd1d4c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
  - `link-hover-background` renamed to `link-background-hover`
  - `link-hover-color` renamed to `link-color-hover`
  - `link-hover-style` renamed to `link-style-hover`
+- `Tree` now forces a scroll when `scroll_to_node` is called https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/3786
 - Brought rxvt's use of shift-numpad keys in line with most other terminals https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/3769
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py b/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py
index c95fb9c792..5a4ca1f9b7 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_tree.py
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ def scroll_to_line(self, line: int, animate: bool = True) -> None:
         """
         region = self._get_label_region(line)
         if region is not None:
-            self.scroll_to_region(region, animate=animate)
+            self.scroll_to_region(region, animate=animate, force=True)
 
     def scroll_to_node(
         self, node: TreeNode[TreeDataType], animate: bool = True