diff --git a/aio/src/app/shared/scroll.service.ts b/aio/src/app/shared/scroll.service.ts
index ab5f299b66e7c..57dc5a77ec53b 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/shared/scroll.service.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/shared/scroll.service.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class ScrollService implements OnDestroy {
   poppedStateScrollPosition: ScrollPosition|null = null;
   // Whether the browser supports the necessary features for manual scroll restoration.
   supportManualScrollRestoration: boolean = !!window && ('scrollTo' in window) &&
-      ('scrollX' in window) && ('scrollY' in window) && isScrollRestorationWritable();
+      ('pageXOffset' in window) && ('pageYOffset' in window) && isScrollRestorationWritable();
 
   // Offset from the top of the document to bottom of any static elements
   // at the top (e.g. toolbar) + some margin
diff --git a/packages/common/src/viewport_scroller.ts b/packages/common/src/viewport_scroller.ts
index a7c9093426938..5becb84f7c1ef 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/viewport_scroller.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/viewport_scroller.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class BrowserViewportScroller implements ViewportScroller {
    */
   getScrollPosition(): [number, number] {
     if (this.supportsScrolling()) {
-      return [this.window.scrollX, this.window.scrollY];
+      return [this.window.pageXOffset, this.window.pageYOffset];
     } else {
       return [0, 0];
     }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class BrowserViewportScroller implements ViewportScroller {
    */
   private supportScrollRestoration(): boolean {
     try {
-      if (!this.window || !this.window.scrollTo) {
+      if (!this.supportsScrolling()) {
         return false;
       }
       // The `scrollRestoration` property could be on the `history` instance or its prototype.
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ export class BrowserViewportScroller implements ViewportScroller {
 
   private supportsScrolling(): boolean {
     try {
-      return !!this.window.scrollTo;
+      return !!this.window && !!this.window.scrollTo && !!this.window.pageXOffset &&
+          !!this.window.pageYOffset;
     } catch {
       return false;
     }