diff --git a/js/tests/unit/modal.js b/js/tests/unit/modal.js
index 9b7fb0aa66..f14ef3290a 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/modal.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/modal.js
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ $(function () {
 
     var $modalBody = $('.modal-body')
     $modalBody.scrollTop(100)
-    assert.strictEqual($modalBody.scrollTop(), 100)
+    assert.ok($modalBody.scrollTop() > 95 && $modalBody.scrollTop() <= 100)
 
     $modal.on('shown.bs.modal', function () {
       assert.strictEqual($modalBody.scrollTop(), 0, 'modal body scrollTop should be 0 when opened')
diff --git a/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js b/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js
index 1337e585d4..dc55af6863 100644
--- a/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js
+++ b/js/tests/unit/scrollspy.js
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ $(function () {
     var done = assert.async()
     var testElementIsActiveAfterScroll = function (element, target) {
       var deferred = $.Deferred()
-      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top)
+      // add top padding to fix Chrome on Android failures
+      var paddingTop = 5
+      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top) + paddingTop
       $content.one('scroll', function () {
         assert.ok($(element).hasClass('active'), 'target:' + target + ', element' + element)
         deferred.resolve()
@@ -245,7 +247,9 @@ $(function () {
     var done = assert.async()
     var testElementIsActiveAfterScroll = function (element, target) {
       var deferred = $.Deferred()
-      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top)
+      // add top padding to fix Chrome on Android failures
+      var paddingTop = 5
+      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top) + paddingTop
       $content.one('scroll', function () {
         assert.ok($(element).hasClass('active'), 'target:' + target + ', element' + element)
         deferred.resolve()
@@ -289,7 +293,9 @@ $(function () {
     var done = assert.async()
     var testElementIsActiveAfterScroll = function (element, target) {
       var deferred = $.Deferred()
-      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top)
+      // add top padding to fix Chrome on Android failures
+      var paddingTop = 5
+      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top) + paddingTop
       $content.one('scroll', function () {
         assert.ok($(element).hasClass('active'), 'target:' + target + ', element' + element)
         deferred.resolve()
@@ -604,7 +610,9 @@ $(function () {
 
     var testElementIsActiveAfterScroll = function (element, target) {
       var deferred = $.Deferred()
-      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top)
+      // add top padding to fix Chrome on Android failures
+      var paddingTop = 5
+      var scrollHeight = Math.ceil($content.scrollTop() + $(target).position().top) + paddingTop
       $content.one('scroll', function () {
         assert.ok($(element).hasClass('active'), 'target:' + target + ', element: ' + element)
         deferred.resolve()