diff --git a/app/controllers/work_package_children_controller.rb b/app/controllers/work_package_children_controller.rb
index 2c95e3cc8a39..a302af0fc4e9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/work_package_children_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/work_package_children_controller.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def create
       component = WorkPackageRelationsTab::IndexComponent.new(
         work_package: @work_package,
         relations: @relations,
-        children: @children
+        children: @children,
+        scroll_target_id: target_work_package_id
       )
       replace_via_turbo_stream(component:)
       update_flash_message_via_turbo_stream(
diff --git a/app/controllers/work_package_relations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/work_package_relations_controller.rb
index 38095515fae5..6815f7c97e7e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/work_package_relations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/work_package_relations_controller.rb
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ def create
                                              .call(create_relation_params)
 
     if service_result.success?
+      target_work_package_id = params[:relation][:to_id]
       @work_package.reload
       component = WorkPackageRelationsTab::IndexComponent.new(work_package: @work_package,
                                                               relations: @work_package.relations,
-                                                              children: @work_package.children)
+                                                              children: @work_package.children,
+                                                              scroll_target_id: target_work_package_id)
       replace_via_turbo_stream(component:)
       respond_with_turbo_streams
     else
diff --git a/frontend/src/stimulus/controllers/dynamic/work-packages/relations-tab/scroll.controller.ts b/frontend/src/stimulus/controllers/dynamic/work-packages/relations-tab/scroll.controller.ts
index 264732e1b6ee..4aa1aba25378 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stimulus/controllers/dynamic/work-packages/relations-tab/scroll.controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stimulus/controllers/dynamic/work-packages/relations-tab/scroll.controller.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export default class ScrollController extends Controller {
   declare targetIdValue:string;
 
   connect() {
+    // Wait to ensure DOM is fully loaded
     setTimeout(() => {
       if (this.targetIdValue) {
          const element = document.querySelector(`[data-test-selector='op-relation-row-${this.targetIdValue}']`) as HTMLElement;