diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index fef43b8..1423aaa 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -4118,11 +4118,15 @@ Clay_ScrollContainerData Clay_GetScrollContainerData(Clay_ElementId id) {
     for (int32_t i = 0; i < context->scrollContainerDatas.length; ++i) {
         Clay__ScrollContainerDataInternal *scrollContainerData = Clay__ScrollContainerDataInternalArray_Get(&context->scrollContainerDatas, i);
         if (scrollContainerData->elementId == id.id) {
+            Clay_ScrollElementConfig *scrollElementConfig = Clay__FindElementConfigWithType(scrollContainerData->layoutElement, CLAY__ELEMENT_CONFIG_TYPE_SCROLL).scrollElementConfig;
+            if (!scrollElementConfig) { // This can happen on the first frame before a scroll container is declared
+                return CLAY__INIT(Clay_ScrollContainerData) CLAY__DEFAULT_STRUCT;
+            }
             return CLAY__INIT(Clay_ScrollContainerData) {
                 .scrollPosition = &scrollContainerData->scrollPosition,
                 .scrollContainerDimensions = { scrollContainerData->boundingBox.width, scrollContainerData->boundingBox.height },
                 .contentDimensions = scrollContainerData->contentSize,
-                .config = *Clay__FindElementConfigWithType(scrollContainerData->layoutElement, CLAY__ELEMENT_CONFIG_TYPE_SCROLL).scrollElementConfig,
+                .config = *scrollElementConfig,
                 .found = true
             };
         }