diff --git a/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.html b/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.html
index b204a55a2..a6104f788 100644
--- a/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.html
+++ b/src/vaadin-grid-data-provider-mixin.html
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@
                 .forEach(row => {
                   const cachedItem = this._cache.getItemForIndex(row.index);
                   if (cachedItem) {
-                    this._toggleAttribute('loading', false, row);
-                    this._updateItem(row, cachedItem);
+                    this._getItem(row.index, row);
                   }
                 });
 
diff --git a/test/data-provider.html b/test/data-provider.html
index 1866eb1a1..d545dd2cd 100644
--- a/test/data-provider.html
+++ b/test/data-provider.html
@@ -303,6 +303,20 @@
             expect(grid.dataProvider.getCall(0).args[0].parentItem).to.be.undefined;
           });
 
+          it('should request items when scrolled to an expanded parent', done => {
+            grid.size = 51;
+            grid.dataProvider = sinon.spy(infiniteDataProvider);
+            grid.itemIdPath = 'value';
+            grid.expandedItems = [{value: 'foo50'}];
+            flushGrid(grid);
+            animationFrameFlush(() => {
+              grid.$.table.scrollTop = 10000;
+              flushGrid(grid);
+              expect(grid.dataProvider.lastCall.args[0].parentItem).to.be.ok;
+              done();
+            });
+          });
+
           it('should request pages from 0', () => {
             expect(grid.dataProvider.getCall(0).args[0].page).to.equal(0);
             expect(grid.dataProvider.getCall(1).args[0].page).to.equal(1);