diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
index 36e5f3640671fe..ec03040dc8b88a 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedList.js
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (this._scrollRef.scrollTo == null) {
+      console.warn(
+        'No scrollTo method provided. This may be because you have two nested ' +
+          'VirtualizedLists with the same orientation, or because you are ' +
+          'using a custom component that does not implement scrollTo.',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     this._scrollRef.scrollTo(
       this.props.horizontal ? {x: offset, animated} : {y: offset, animated},
     );
@@ -437,6 +446,15 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (this._scrollRef.scrollTo == null) {
+      console.warn(
+        'No scrollTo method provided. This may be because you have two nested ' +
+          'VirtualizedLists with the same orientation, or because you are ' +
+          'using a custom component that does not implement scrollTo.',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     this._scrollRef.scrollTo(
       horizontal ? {x: offset, animated} : {y: offset, animated},
     );
@@ -478,6 +496,15 @@ class VirtualizedList extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (this._scrollRef.scrollTo == null) {
+      console.warn(
+        'No scrollTo method provided. This may be because you have two nested ' +
+          'VirtualizedLists with the same orientation, or because you are ' +
+          'using a custom component that does not implement scrollTo.',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     this._scrollRef.scrollTo(
       this.props.horizontal ? {x: offset, animated} : {y: offset, animated},
     );