diff --git a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html
index 63a0a5553..6c2eac5a3 100644
--- a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html
+++ b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         <core-context-menu-item [priority]="1800" [content]="'core.course.coursesummary' | translate" (action)="openCourseSummary()" iconAction="fa-graduation-cap"></core-context-menu-item>
                     </core-context-menu>
                 </core-navbar-buttons>
-                <ion-content>
+                <ion-content #courseSectionContent>
                     <ion-refresher [enabled]="dataLoaded && displayRefresher" (ionRefresh)="doRefresh($event)">
                         <ion-refresher-content pullingText="{{ 'core.pulltorefresh' | translate }}"></ion-refresher-content>
                     </ion-refresher>
diff --git a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts
index f236ae11f..020741e74 100644
--- a/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/pages/section/section.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { CoreTabsComponent } from '@components/tabs/tabs';
     templateUrl: 'section.html',
 })
 export class CoreCourseSectionPage implements OnDestroy {
-    @ViewChild(Content) content: Content;
+    @ViewChild('courseSectionContent') content: Content;
     @ViewChild(CoreCourseFormatComponent) formatComponent: CoreCourseFormatComponent;
     @ViewChild(CoreTabsComponent) tabsComponent: CoreTabsComponent;
 
@@ -304,7 +304,11 @@ export class CoreCourseSectionPage implements OnDestroy {
 
         this.loadData().finally(() => {
             this.dataLoaded = true;
-            this.content.scrollTo(scrollLeft, scrollTop);
+
+            // Wait for new content height to be calculated and scroll without animation.
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                this.content.scrollTo(scrollLeft, scrollTop, 0);
+            });
         });
     }