diff --git a/crates/forms/src/author/edit.rs b/crates/forms/src/author/edit.rs
index 9e810c6709..01780ce6b5 100644
--- a/crates/forms/src/author/edit.rs
+++ b/crates/forms/src/author/edit.rs
@@ -235,15 +235,7 @@ pub fn set_props(doc: &mut Document, name: &str, props: &FieldProps) -> Result<S
         if let Some(exports) = &new_exports
             && matches!(f.kind, FieldKind::Combo | FieldKind::List)
         {
-            let picked = repoint_selection(d, &f.value, exports);
-            // A list box scrolls, as for a new value, so its first row is still an option and
-            // the selection is in view.
-            if let Some((old, new)) = crate::values::list_scroll(&f, &picked, exports.len())
-                && old != new
-            {
-                d.set(b"TI".to_vec(), Object::Int(i64::try_from(new).unwrap_or(0)));
-            }
-            list_picked = Some((picked, exports.len()));
+            list_picked = Some((repoint_selection(d, &f.value, exports), exports.len()));
         }
         if let Some(q) = props.quadding {
             d.set(b"Q".to_vec(), Object::Int(q));
@@ -261,9 +253,6 @@ pub fn set_props(doc: &mut Document, name: &str, props: &FieldProps) -> Result<S
             d.set(b"DA".to_vec(), PdfString::literal(new_da.clone().into_bytes()));
         }
     })?;
-    if let Some((picked, count)) = list_picked {
-        crate::values::scroll_widgets(doc, &f, &picked, count)?;
-    }
     if props.appearance.is_some() || (props.font_size.is_some() && props.look.is_none()) {
         let patch = &props.appearance.unwrap_or_default();
         for w in &f.widgets {
@@ -421,6 +410,18 @@ pub fn set_props(doc: &mut Document, name: &str, props: &FieldProps) -> Result<S
     }
     // A label-only edit must not replace another widget's custom appearances.
     let only = props.caption.as_ref().filter(|_| *props == (FieldProps { caption: props.caption.clone(), ..Default::default() })).map(|(wi, _)| *wi);
+    // A list box scrolls, as for a new value, so its first row is still an option and the
+    // selection is in view. Its rows are measured with the edited font size and rectangle.
+    if let Some((picked, count)) = list_picked
+        && let Some(g) = fields(doc).into_iter().find(|g| g.obj == f.obj)
+    {
+        if let Some((old, new)) = crate::values::list_scroll(&g, &picked, count)
+            && old != new
+        {
+            doc.update_dict(f.obj, |d| d.set(b"TI".to_vec(), Object::Int(i64::try_from(new).unwrap_or(0))))?;
+        }
+        crate::values::scroll_widgets(doc, &g, &picked, count)?;
+    }
     redraw_widgets(doc, &new_name, only)?;
     if props.calculate.is_some() {
         crate::recalculate(doc)?;
diff --git a/crates/forms/src/tests.rs b/crates/forms/src/tests.rs
index 89232c9c94..50349f2f2d 100644
--- a/crates/forms/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/forms/src/tests.rs
@@ -4663,6 +4663,28 @@ fn each_widget_with_its_own_top_row_scrolls_by_itself() {
     assert_eq!(top_row(&reopen(&doc), other), Some(0), "value: the other widget scrolls to A");
 }
 
+/// A list box's top row is chosen with the font size set in the same edit: at the larger size
+/// fewer rows fit, so it scrolls further to keep the selection in view.
+#[test]
+fn a_list_boxs_top_row_follows_a_font_size_changed_with_its_items() {
+    let mut doc = document(&[
+        "<< /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R /AcroForm 4 0 R >>".into(),
+        "<< /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 /MediaBox [0 0 600 800] >>".into(),
+        "<< /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /Annots [6 0 R] >>".into(),
+        "<< /Fields [6 0 R] /DA (/Helv 10 Tf 0 g) /DR << /Font << /Helv 5 0 R >> >> >>".into(),
+        "<< /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >>".into(),
+        "<< /FT /Ch /T (pick) /Opt [(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)] /V (C) /I [2] /Type /Annot /Subtype /Widget /Rect [50 700 250 740] /P 3 0 R >>".into(),
+    ]);
+    let items = ["Z", "A", "B", "C", "D"].map(String::from).to_vec();
+    set_props(&mut doc, "pick", &FieldProps { options: Some(items), font_size: Some(20.0), ..FieldProps::default() }).unwrap();
+    let doc = reopen(&doc);
+    let g = field(&fields(&doc), "pick").clone();
+    let w = &g.widgets[0];
+    let rows = w.list.unwrap();
+    let shown = rows.top..rows.top + rows.visible(w.rect[3] - w.rect[1]);
+    assert!(shown.contains(&3), "C is row 3; rows {shown:?} show");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn sorting_a_combo_boxs_items_repoints_its_selected_index() {
     let mut doc = one_page();
diff --git a/parity/acrobat-features.toml b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
index dae9ece479..4be45105b6 100644
--- a/parity/acrobat-features.toml
+++ b/parity/acrobat-features.toml
@@ -4991,7 +4991,7 @@ milestone = "M6"
 status = "shipped"
 commands = ["form.field.properties"]
 tools = ["form_set_props"]
-evidence = ["crates/forms/src/tests.rs::button_caption_preserves_other_widgets_and_shared_dictionaries", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::a_button_caption_is_drawn_in_its_fields_font_size_and_color", "crates/ui-egui/tests/it/prepare.rs::button_label_is_editable_without_renaming_the_field", "crates/automation/tests/it/button_caption.rs::button_caption_can_be_changed_after_creation", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::properties_rename_and_delete", "crates/automation/tests/it/automation.rs::preparing_a_form_through_tools", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::options_tab_flags_alignment_and_defaults", "crates/ui-egui/tests/it/prepare.rs::options_tab_sets_flags_alignment_and_defaults", "crates/automation/tests/it/form_bulk.rs::bulk_options_apply_per_field_and_refuse_an_invalid_comb_atomically", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::changing_a_lists_options_repoints_its_selected_indices", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::shrinking_a_lists_options_scrolls_a_widget_with_its_own_top_row", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::each_widget_with_its_own_top_row_scrolls_by_itself", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::sorting_a_combo_boxs_items_repoints_its_selected_index", "crates/automation/tests/it/automation.rs::changing_a_lists_options_through_tools_keeps_its_saved_selection_on_the_same_items"]
+evidence = ["crates/forms/src/tests.rs::button_caption_preserves_other_widgets_and_shared_dictionaries", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::a_button_caption_is_drawn_in_its_fields_font_size_and_color", "crates/ui-egui/tests/it/prepare.rs::button_label_is_editable_without_renaming_the_field", "crates/automation/tests/it/button_caption.rs::button_caption_can_be_changed_after_creation", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::properties_rename_and_delete", "crates/automation/tests/it/automation.rs::preparing_a_form_through_tools", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::options_tab_flags_alignment_and_defaults", "crates/ui-egui/tests/it/prepare.rs::options_tab_sets_flags_alignment_and_defaults", "crates/automation/tests/it/form_bulk.rs::bulk_options_apply_per_field_and_refuse_an_invalid_comb_atomically", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::changing_a_lists_options_repoints_its_selected_indices", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::shrinking_a_lists_options_scrolls_a_widget_with_its_own_top_row", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::each_widget_with_its_own_top_row_scrolls_by_itself", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::a_list_boxs_top_row_follows_a_font_size_changed_with_its_items", "crates/forms/src/tests.rs::sorting_a_combo_boxs_items_repoints_its_selected_index", "crates/automation/tests/it/automation.rs::changing_a_lists_options_through_tools_keeps_its_saved_selection_on_the_same_items"]
 notes = "push buttons: per-widget normal label independent of the field name, including clearing and save/reopen, drawn in the font, size and color of the button's /DA (the form's /DR font, else Helvetica; an automatic size fits the button) and centered by Helvetica's widths; icon-only layout retained, rollover/down labels and icon layout editing remain unavailable; text: alignment, default, multi-line, scroll, rich text flag, limit, password, file selection, spell check, comb; choices: items (the selected indices /I follow their items when the list is edited or sorted), default, sort, custom text, multiple selection, commit immediately; check boxes and radios: checked by default, radios in unison. Shared GUI offers applicable text/choice flags, alignment, text limits and check styles; choices/defaults remain individual GUI edits"
 
 [[feature]]