diff --git a/spec/dd-simple-integration-spec.ts b/spec/dd-simple-integration-spec.ts
index 7af0cfa31..cd8c04d7f 100644
--- a/spec/dd-simple-integration-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/dd-simple-integration-spec.ts
@@ -233,16 +233,90 @@ describe('DD Integration Tests', () => {
     it('should support event listeners on DDElement', () => {
       const ddElement = DDElement.init(element);
       const callback = vi.fn();
-      
+
       ddElement.setupDraggable({});
       ddElement.on('dragstart', callback);
       ddElement.off('dragstart');
-      
+
       // Should not throw
       expect(typeof ddElement.on).toBe('function');
       expect(typeof ddElement.off).toBe('function');
-      
+
       ddElement.cleanDraggable();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('DDDraggable._getClipping autoscroll', () => {
+    let draggable: DDDraggable;
+    let helper: HTMLElement;
+    let scrollEl: HTMLElement;
+
+    // Helper to mock getBoundingClientRect on an element
+    const mockRect = (el: HTMLElement, rect: Partial<DOMRect>) => {
+      vi.spyOn(el, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockReturnValue({
+        top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0, width: 0, height: 0, x: 0, y: 0,
+        toJSON: () => ({}),
+        ...rect,
+      } as DOMRect);
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      draggable = new DDDraggable(element);
+      helper = document.createElement('div');
+      scrollEl = document.createElement('div');
+      document.body.appendChild(helper);
+      document.body.appendChild(scrollEl);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      draggable.destroy();
+      helper.remove();
+      scrollEl.remove();
+    });
+
+    it('returns 0 when helper is fully inside scroll container', () => {
+      mockRect(helper,   { top: 100, bottom: 200 });
+      mockRect(scrollEl, { top:   0, bottom: 600 });
+      expect((draggable as any)._getClipping(helper, scrollEl)).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it('returns negative value when helper is clipped above scroll container', () => {
+      mockRect(helper,   { top: -50, bottom: 50 });
+      mockRect(scrollEl, { top:   0, bottom: 600 });
+      const clip = (draggable as any)._getClipping(helper, scrollEl);
+      expect(clip).toBeLessThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('returns positive value when helper is clipped below scroll container', () => {
+      mockRect(helper,   { top: 550, bottom: 650 });
+      mockRect(scrollEl, { top:   0, bottom: 600 });
+      const clip = (draggable as any)._getClipping(helper, scrollEl);
+      expect(clip).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('returns 0 when helper is fully outside a nested (non-root) scroll container — stops nested scroll', () => {
+      // helper is entirely above the nested container
+      mockRect(helper,   { top: -200, bottom: -50 });
+      mockRect(scrollEl, { top:    0, bottom: 600 });
+      // scrollEl is NOT the document root, so fully-outside should stop scrolling
+      expect((draggable as any)._getClipping(helper, scrollEl)).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it('continues scrolling when helper is fully above the root scroll container', () => {
+      const rootEl = document.scrollingElement as HTMLElement || document.documentElement;
+      mockRect(helper, { top: -200, bottom: -50 });
+      mockRect(rootEl, { top:    0, bottom: 600 });
+      // For the root container, fully-outside-above should still return a negative clipping value
+      const clip = (draggable as any)._getClipping(helper, rootEl);
+      expect(clip).toBeLessThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('continues scrolling when helper is fully below the root scroll container', () => {
+      const rootEl = document.scrollingElement as HTMLElement || document.documentElement;
+      mockRect(helper, { top: 700, bottom: 850 });
+      mockRect(rootEl, { top:   0, bottom: 600 });
+      const clip = (draggable as any)._getClipping(helper, rootEl);
+      expect(clip).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/dd-draggable.ts b/src/dd-draggable.ts
index a52ecb52f..fbba3779e 100644
--- a/src/dd-draggable.ts
+++ b/src/dd-draggable.ts
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ export class DDDraggable extends DDBaseImplement implements HTMLElementExtendOpt
     const elRect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
     const scrollRect = scrollEl.getBoundingClientRect();
     const viewportH = window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight;
-    if (elRect.bottom < scrollRect.top || elRect.top > scrollRect.bottom) return 0; // fully outside
+    const isRoot = scrollEl === (document.scrollingElement || document.documentElement);
+    if (!isRoot && (elRect.bottom < scrollRect.top || elRect.top > scrollRect.bottom)) return 0; // fully outside nested container
     const clippedBelow = elRect.bottom - Math.min(scrollRect.bottom, viewportH);
     const clippedAbove = elRect.top - Math.max(scrollRect.top, 0);
     if (clippedAbove < 0) return clippedAbove;