diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp
index 5500851c8c..3bd8067a8f 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistcontainer.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ void KItemListContainer::updateScrollOffsetScrollBar()
         smoothScroller = m_verticalSmoothScroller;
         scrollOffsetScrollBar = verticalScrollBar();
         singleStep = view->itemSize().height();
-        pageStep = view->size().height();
+        // We cannot use view->size().height() because this height might
+        // include the header widget, which is not part of the scrolled area.
+        pageStep = view->verticalPageStep();
     } else {
         smoothScroller = m_horizontalSmoothScroller;
         scrollOffsetScrollBar = horizontalScrollBar();
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
index 6a68ae7989..9ebad7f8bd 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -388,6 +388,15 @@ void KItemListView::setGeometry(const QRectF& rect)
     }
 }
 
+qreal KItemListView::verticalPageStep() const
+{
+    qreal headerHeight = 0;
+    if (m_headerWidget->isVisible()) {
+        headerHeight = m_headerWidget->size().height();
+    }
+    return size().height() - headerHeight;
+}
+
 int KItemListView::itemAt(const QPointF& pos) const
 {
     QHashIterator<int, KItemListWidget*> it(m_visibleItems);
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
index 2baf20c940..cd59ddcb53 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ public:
     /** @reimp */
     virtual void setGeometry(const QRectF& rect);
 
+    /**
+     * @return The page step which should be used by the vertical scroll bar.
+     *         This is the height of the view except for the header widget.
+     */
+    qreal verticalPageStep() const;
+
     /**
      * @return Index of the item that is below the point \a pos.
      *         The position is relative to the upper right of