diff --git a/.changeset/funny-mirrors-cough.md b/.changeset/funny-mirrors-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f86771670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-mirrors-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+Fixes #5900
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index 8e8a6c41e..3774a8334 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -1941,6 +1941,26 @@ const defaultScrollSelectionIntoView = (
       (editor.selection && Range.isCollapsed(editor.selection)))
   ) {
     const leafEl = domRange.startContainer.parentElement!
+
+    // COMPAT: In Chrome, domRange.getBoundingClientRect() can return zero dimensions for valid ranges (e.g. line breaks).
+    // When this happens, do not scroll like most editors do.
+    const domRect = domRange.getBoundingClientRect()
+    const isZeroDimensionRect =
+      domRect.width === 0 &&
+      domRect.height === 0 &&
+      domRect.x === 0 &&
+      domRect.y === 0
+
+    if (isZeroDimensionRect) {
+      const leafRect = leafEl.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const leafHasDimensions = leafRect.width > 0 || leafRect.height > 0
+
+      if (leafHasDimensions) {
+        return
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Default behavior: use domRange's getBoundingClientRect
     leafEl.getBoundingClientRect = domRange.getBoundingClientRect.bind(domRange)
     scrollIntoView(leafEl, {
       scrollMode: 'if-needed',