diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/scroll.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/scroll.cpp
index 5c8660060..c861738e7 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/scroll.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/scroll.cpp
@@ -1023,6 +1023,55 @@ TEST_CASE(testScrollingViewBehaviourMoveFocusInGroupFollowFocusTrue) {
     }
 }
 
+TEST_CASE(testScrollingViewBehaviourScheduledPropRefresh) {
+
+    /*
+     Scheduled prop refresh must not move scrolling viewport.
+     The reason a prop refresh was queued is not saved, therefore it is not possible to clearly tell when and when not to move scrolling viewport
+     In this test, we test this by setting a workspace rule, which schedules a prop refresh
+     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("r/eval hl.config({ general = { layout = 'scrolling' } })"));
+
+    // ensure variables are correctly set for the test
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("/eval hl.config({scrolling = {follow_focus = false}})"));
+
+    if (!Tests::spawnKitty("a")) {
+        FAIL_TEST("Could not spawn kitty with win class `a`");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.layout('colresize 0.8')"));
+
+    if (!Tests::spawnKitty("b")) {
+        FAIL_TEST("Could not spawn kitty with win class `b`");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // since follow_focus = false, viewport does not move
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ window = 'class:a' })"));
+
+    // setting a workspace rule queues a doLater() call in the Event Loop Manager
+    OK(getFromSocket("/eval hl.workspace_rule({workspace = hl.get_active_workspace().id,gaps_in = 0})"));
+
+    // Check that the workspace rule is set
+    ASSERT_CONTAINS(getFromSocket("/workspacerules"), "gapsIn: 0 0 0 0");
+
+    // The viewport must not have moved: left corner cords of window should be < 0
+    const std::string currentWindowPos  = Tests::getAttribute(getFromSocket("/activewindow"), "at");
+    const std::string currentWindowPosX = currentWindowPos.substr(0, currentWindowPos.find(','));
+    // test pass
+    if (std::stoi(currentWindowPosX) < 0) {
+        NLog ::log("{}Passed: {}window of class 'a' has negative x coordinates for its position: {}", Colors ::GREEN, Colors::RESET, currentWindowPosX);
+    }
+    // test fail
+    else {
+        FAIL_TEST("{}Failed: {}window of class 'a' does not have negative x coordinates for its position: {}", Colors::RED, Colors::RESET, currentWindowPosX);
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_CASE(testScrollInhibitor) {
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp b/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp
index a214b2a7f..837aa7677 100644
--- a/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp
+++ b/src/config/supplementary/propRefresher/PropRefresher.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void CPropRefresher::scheduleRefresh(PropRefreshBits prop) {
                     if (!m)
                         continue;
 
-                    g_layoutManager->recalculateMonitor(m);
+                    g_layoutManager->recalculateMonitor(m, Layout::CLayoutManager::RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_PROP_REFRESH);
                 }
 
                 g_pCompositor->ensurePersistentWorkspacesPresent();
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void CPropRefresher::scheduleRefresh(PropRefreshBits prop) {
                 Layout::Supplementary::algoMatcher()->updateWorkspaceLayouts();
 
                 for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_monitors) {
-                    g_layoutManager->recalculateMonitor(m);
+                    g_layoutManager->recalculateMonitor(m, Layout::CLayoutManager::RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_PROP_REFRESH);
                     g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/layout/LayoutManager.hpp b/src/layout/LayoutManager.hpp
index 1e509586f..bd8d31100 100644
--- a/src/layout/LayoutManager.hpp
+++ b/src/layout/LayoutManager.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Layout {
 
         enum eRecalculateMonitorReason : uint8_t {
             RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_UNKNOWN, // when the recalculate monitor reason is unknown or not important to preserve
+            RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_PROP_REFRESH,
             RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_WORKSPACE_CHANGE,
             RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_TOGGLE_SPECIAL_WORKSPACE,
             RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN,
diff --git a/src/layout/space/Space.cpp b/src/layout/space/Space.cpp
index 6c55c97bc..f05665db9 100644
--- a/src/layout/space/Space.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/space/Space.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CSpace::CSpace(PHLWORKSPACE parent) : m_parent(parent) {
         recheckWorkArea();
 
         if (m_algorithm)
-            m_algorithm->recalculate();
+            m_algorithm->recalculate(RECALCULATE_REASON_CREATE_SPACE);
     });
 }
 
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ SP<ITarget> CSpace::getNextCandidate(SP<ITarget> old) {
 }
 
 bool Layout::isHardRecalculateReason(eRecalculateReason reason) {
-    return reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_WORKSPACE_CHANGE && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_TOGGLE &&
-        reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_TOGGLE_LAYOUT_HANDLED_FULLSCREEN && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_TOGGLE_DEFAULT_HANDLED_FULLSCREEN &&
-        reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_INVALIDATE_MONITOR_GEOMETRIES && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_RENDER_MOINTOR;
+    return reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_CREATE_SPACE && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_PROP_REFRESH && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_WORKSPACE_CHANGE &&
+        reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_TOGGLE && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_TOGGLE_LAYOUT_HANDLED_FULLSCREEN &&
+        reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_TOGGLE_DEFAULT_HANDLED_FULLSCREEN && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_INVALIDATE_MONITOR_GEOMETRIES && reason != RECALCULATE_REASON_RENDER_MOINTOR;
 }
 
 const std::vector<WP<ITarget>>& CSpace::targets() const {
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ eRecalculateReason Layout::recalcMonitorReasonToRecalcReason(CLayoutManager::eRe
         case CLayoutManager::RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_TOGGLE_SPECIAL_WORKSPACE: return RECALCULATE_REASON_SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_TOGGLE;
         case CLayoutManager::RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_WORKSPACE_CHANGE: return RECALCULATE_REASON_WORKSPACE_CHANGE;
         case CLayoutManager::RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN: return RECALCULATE_REASON_TOGGLE_DEFAULT_HANDLED_FULLSCREEN;
+        case CLayoutManager::RECALCULATE_MONITOR_REASON_PROP_REFRESH: return RECALCULATE_REASON_PROP_REFRESH;
         default: return RECALCULATE_REASON_UNKNOWN;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/layout/space/Space.hpp b/src/layout/space/Space.hpp
index 1d0ea575f..ce0d1af76 100644
--- a/src/layout/space/Space.hpp
+++ b/src/layout/space/Space.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Layout {
 
     enum eRecalculateReason : uint8_t {
         RECALCULATE_REASON_UNKNOWN, // when the recalculate reason is unknown or not important to preserve
+        RECALCULATE_REASON_PROP_REFRESH,
+        RECALCULATE_REASON_CREATE_SPACE,
         RECALCULATE_REASON_WORKSPACE_CHANGE,
         RECALCULATE_REASON_SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_TOGGLE,
         RECALCULATE_REASON_TOGGLE_DEFAULT_HANDLED_FULLSCREEN,