diff --git a/src/cdk/clipboard/pending-copy.ts b/src/cdk/clipboard/pending-copy.ts
index 0250999b0c7b..9db67feb66d7 100644
--- a/src/cdk/clipboard/pending-copy.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/clipboard/pending-copy.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ export class PendingCopy {
     const textarea = this._textarea = this._document.createElement('textarea');
     const styles = textarea.style;
 
-    // Hide the element for display and accessibility. Set an
-    // absolute position so the page layout isn't affected.
-    styles.opacity = '0';
-    styles.position = 'absolute';
-    styles.left = styles.top = '-999em';
+    // Hide the element for display and accessibility. Set a fixed position so the page layout
+    // isn't affected. We use `fixed` with `top: 0`, because focus is moved into the textarea
+    // for a split second and if it's off-screen, some browsers will attempt to scroll it into view.
+    styles.position = 'fixed';
+    styles.top = styles.opacity = '0';
+    styles.left = '-999em';
     textarea.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
     textarea.value = text;
     this._document.body.appendChild(textarea);