diff --git a/src/MenuList.tsx b/src/MenuList.tsx
index 350928a..0eece20 100644
--- a/src/MenuList.tsx
+++ b/src/MenuList.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ function MenuList (props) {
 
   const { classNamePrefix, isMulti } = selectProps || {};
   const list = React.useRef<List>(null);
+  const scrollOffsetRef = React.useRef<number>(0);
 
   React.useEffect(
     () => {
@@ -120,10 +121,16 @@ function MenuList (props) {
   React.useEffect(
     () => {
       /**
-       * enables scrolling on key down arrow
+       * For multi-select, preserve the scroll position when options are
+       * selected/deselected so the menu doesn't jump back to the top.
+       * For single-select, scroll to the focused item on keyboard navigation.
        */
-      if (currentIndex >= 0 && list.current !== null) {
-        list.current.scrollToItem(currentIndex);
+      if (list.current !== null) {
+        if (isMulti && scrollOffsetRef.current > 0) {
+          list.current.scrollTo(scrollOffsetRef.current);
+        } else if (currentIndex >= 0) {
+          list.current.scrollToItem(currentIndex);
+        }
       }
     },
     [currentIndex, children, list]
@@ -151,6 +158,7 @@ function MenuList (props) {
       itemCount={itemCount}
       itemData={children}
       itemSize={index => measuredHeights[index] || heights[index]}
+      onScroll={({ scrollOffset }) => { scrollOffsetRef.current = scrollOffset; }}
     >
     {({ data, index, style}: ListChildProps) => {
       return (