diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
index 5e0c69936..0fa4bba0c 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
@@ -753,7 +753,12 @@ impl ScrollArea {
             ctx.animate_bool_responsive(id.with("v"), show_bars[1]),
         );
 
-        let current_bar_use = show_bars_factor.yx() * ui.spacing().scroll.allocated_width();
+        let scroll_style = ui.spacing().scroll;
+        let current_bar_use = if scroll_style.floating {
+            show_bars.to_vec2().yx() * scroll_style.allocated_width()
+        } else {
+            show_bars_factor.yx() * scroll_style.allocated_width()
+        };
 
         let available_outer = ui.available_rect_before_wrap();
 
@@ -1187,9 +1192,15 @@ impl Prepared {
 
         let outer_rect = Rect::from_min_size(inner_rect.min, inner_rect.size() + current_bar_use);
 
+        let limit_rect = if ui.spacing().scroll.floating {
+            outer_rect
+        } else {
+            inner_rect
+        };
+
         let content_is_too_large = Vec2b::new(
-            direction_enabled[0] && inner_rect.width() < content_size.x,
-            direction_enabled[1] && inner_rect.height() < content_size.y,
+            direction_enabled[0] && (limit_rect.width().ceil() < content_size.x),
+            direction_enabled[1] && (limit_rect.height().ceil() < content_size.y),
         );
 
         let max_offset = content_size - inner_rect.size();