diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/RelationInput.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/RelationInput.js
index 0172cc5a06..7b1b5a7a6d 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/RelationInput.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/RelationInput.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { RelationItem } from './components/RelationItem';
 import { RelationList } from './components/RelationList';
 import { Option } from './components/Option';
 import { RELATION_ITEM_HEIGHT } from './constants';
+import { usePrev } from '../../hooks';
 
 const LinkEllipsis = styled(Link)`
   white-space: nowrap;
@@ -204,6 +205,31 @@ const RelationInput = ({
     onSearch();
   };
 
+  const previewRelationsLength = usePrev(relations.length);
+  /**
+   * @type {React.MutableRefObject<'onChange' | 'loadMore'>}
+   */
+  const updatedRelationsWith = useRef();
+
+  const handleLoadMore = () => {
+    updatedRelationsWith.current = 'loadMore';
+    onRelationLoadMore();
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      updatedRelationsWith.current === 'onChange' &&
+      relations.length !== previewRelationsLength
+    ) {
+      listRef.current.scrollToItem(relations.length, 'end');
+    } else if (
+      updatedRelationsWith.current === 'loadMore' &&
+      relations.length !== previewRelationsLength
+    ) {
+      listRef.current.scrollToItem(0, 'start');
+    }
+  }, [previewRelationsLength, relations]);
+
   return (
     <Field error={error} name={name} hint={description} id={id}>
       <Relation
@@ -231,13 +257,7 @@ const RelationInput = ({
               onChange={(relation) => {
                 setValue(null);
                 onRelationConnect(relation);
-
-                // scroll to the end of the list
-                if (relations.length > 0) {
-                  setTimeout(() => {
-                    listRef.current.scrollToItem(relations.length, 'end');
-                  });
-                }
+                updatedRelationsWith.current = 'onChange';
               }}
               onInputChange={(value) => {
                 setValue(value);
@@ -262,7 +282,7 @@ const RelationInput = ({
           shouldDisplayLoadMoreButton && (
             <TextButton
               disabled={paginatedRelations.isLoading || paginatedRelations.isFetchingNextPage}
-              onClick={() => onRelationLoadMore()}
+              onClick={handleLoadMore}
               loading={paginatedRelations.isLoading || paginatedRelations.isFetchingNextPage}
               startIcon={<Refresh />}
             >
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/tests/RelationInput.test.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/tests/RelationInput.test.js
index 072468c4b0..199e108ee5 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/tests/RelationInput.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInput/tests/RelationInput.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { ThemeProvider, lightTheme } from '@strapi/design-system';
 
 import { RelationInput } from '../index';
@@ -45,40 +45,41 @@ const FIXTURES_SEARCH = {
   isSuccess: true,
 };
 
-const setup = (props) =>
-  render(
-    <MemoryRouter>
-      <ThemeProvider theme={lightTheme}>
-        <IntlProvider locale="en">
-          <RelationInput
-            description="this is a description"
-            id="1"
-            name="some-relation-1"
-            label="Some Relation"
-            labelLoadMore="Load more"
-            loadingMessage="Relations are loading"
-            labelDisconnectRelation="Remove"
-            numberOfRelationsToDisplay={5}
-            noRelationsMessage="No relations available"
-            onRelationConnect={() => jest.fn()}
-            onRelationDisconnect={() => jest.fn()}
-            onRelationLoadMore={() => jest.fn()}
-            onSearch={() => jest.fn()}
-            onSearchNextPage={() => jest.fn()}
-            placeholder="Select..."
-            publicationStateTranslations={{
-              draft: 'Draft',
-              published: 'Published',
-            }}
-            relations={FIXTURES_RELATIONS}
-            searchResults={FIXTURES_SEARCH}
-            size={8}
-            {...props}
-          />
-        </IntlProvider>
-      </ThemeProvider>
-    </MemoryRouter>
-  );
+const Component = (props) => (
+  <MemoryRouter>
+    <ThemeProvider theme={lightTheme}>
+      <IntlProvider locale="en">
+        <RelationInput
+          description="this is a description"
+          id="1"
+          name="some-relation-1"
+          label="Some Relation"
+          labelLoadMore="Load more"
+          loadingMessage="Relations are loading"
+          labelDisconnectRelation="Remove"
+          numberOfRelationsToDisplay={5}
+          noRelationsMessage="No relations available"
+          onRelationConnect={() => jest.fn()}
+          onRelationDisconnect={() => jest.fn()}
+          onRelationLoadMore={() => jest.fn()}
+          onSearch={() => jest.fn()}
+          onSearchNextPage={() => jest.fn()}
+          placeholder="Select..."
+          publicationStateTranslations={{
+            draft: 'Draft',
+            published: 'Published',
+          }}
+          relations={FIXTURES_RELATIONS}
+          searchResults={FIXTURES_SEARCH}
+          size={8}
+          {...props}
+        />
+      </IntlProvider>
+    </ThemeProvider>
+  </MemoryRouter>
+);
+
+const setup = (props) => render(<Component {...props} />);
 
 describe('Content-Manager || RelationInput', () => {
   test('should render and match snapshot', () => {
@@ -146,6 +147,65 @@ describe('Content-Manager || RelationInput', () => {
       expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    test('should scroll to the bottom when a new relation has been added & scroll to the top when load more is clicked', async () => {
+      const data = [
+        ...FIXTURES_RELATIONS.data,
+        { id: 4, mainField: 'Relation 4', publicationState: 'draft' },
+        { id: 5, mainField: 'Relation 5', publicationState: 'draft' },
+      ];
+
+      const newRelation = { id: 6, mainField: 'Relation 6', publicationState: 'draft' };
+
+      const { rerender } = setup({
+        relations: {
+          ...FIXTURES_RELATIONS,
+          data,
+        },
+        searchResults: {
+          ...FIXTURES_SEARCH,
+          data: [newRelation],
+        },
+      });
+
+      const el = screen.getByRole('list');
+
+      expect(el.parentNode.scrollTop).toBe(0);
+
+      fireEvent.mouseDown(screen.getByText(/select\.\.\./i));
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText('Relation 6')).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Relation 6'));
+
+      rerender(
+        <Component
+          relations={{
+            ...FIXTURES_RELATIONS,
+            data: [...data, newRelation],
+          }}
+        />
+      );
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(el.parentNode.scrollTop).toBeGreaterThan(0));
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Load more'));
+
+      rerender(
+        <Component
+          relations={{
+            ...FIXTURES_RELATIONS,
+            data: [
+              { id: 7, mainField: 'Relation 7', publicationState: false },
+              ...data,
+              newRelation,
+            ],
+          }}
+        />
+      );
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(el.parentNode.scrollTop).toBe(0));
+    });
+
     // TODO: check if it is possible to fire scroll event here
     // test.only('should call onSearchNextPage', () => {
     //   const spy = jest.fn();
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInputDataManager/RelationInputDataManager.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInputDataManager/RelationInputDataManager.js
index a8b0883abc..91004b657a 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInputDataManager/RelationInputDataManager.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/components/RelationInputDataManager/RelationInputDataManager.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const RelationInputDataManager = ({
 
   const relationsFromModifiedData = get(modifiedData, name) ?? [];
 
-  const currentLastPage = Math.ceil(relationsFromModifiedData.length / RELATIONS_TO_DISPLAY);
+  const currentLastPage = Math.ceil(get(initialData, name, []).length / RELATIONS_TO_DISPLAY);
 
   const { relations, search, searchFor } = useRelation(`${slug}-${name}-${initialData?.id ?? ''}`, {
     name,
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/__test__/usePrev.test.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/__test__/usePrev.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f1a38bdf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/__test__/usePrev.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
+
+import { usePrev } from '../usePrev';
+
+describe('usePrev', () => {
+  const setup = () => renderHook(({ state }) => usePrev(state), { initialProps: { state: 0 } });
+
+  it('should return undefined on initial render', () => {
+    const { result } = setup();
+
+    expect(result.current).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should always return previous state after each update', () => {
+    const { result, rerender } = setup();
+
+    rerender({ state: 2 });
+    expect(result.current).toBe(0);
+
+    rerender({ state: 4 });
+    expect(result.current).toBe(2);
+
+    rerender({ state: 6 });
+    expect(result.current).toBe(4);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/index.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/index.js
index 7f6072b948..38f451b46a 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/index.js
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ export { default as useLayoutDnd } from './useLayoutDnd';
 export { default as usePluginsQueryParams } from './usePluginsQueryParams';
 export { default as useSyncRbac } from './useSyncRbac';
 export { default as useWysiwyg } from './useWysiwyg';
+export { usePrev } from './usePrev';
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/usePrev.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/usePrev.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac15552d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/usePrev.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * @type {<T>(value: T) => T | undefined}
+ */
+export const usePrev = (value) => {
+  const ref = useRef();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    ref.current = value;
+  }, [value]);
+
+  return ref.current;
+};