diff --git a/src/textual/_compositor.py b/src/textual/_compositor.py
index fc294f490..67a9d7576 100644
--- a/src/textual/_compositor.py
+++ b/src/textual/_compositor.py
@@ -607,12 +607,7 @@ class Compositor:
         def is_visible(widget: Widget) -> bool:
             """Return True if the widget is (literally) visible by examining various
             properties which affect whether it can be seen or not."""
-            return (
-                widget.styles.visibility != "hidden"
-                and not widget.is_scrollable
-                and widget.styles.background.is_transparent
-                and widget.styles.opacity > 0
-            )
+            return widget.styles.visibility != "hidden" and widget.styles.opacity > 0
 
         if self.map:
             if crop: