diff --git a/src/blocks/carousel/__tests__/viewport-edit.test.tsx b/src/blocks/carousel/__tests__/viewport-edit.test.tsx
index cc3605c..687f1d2 100644
--- a/src/blocks/carousel/__tests__/viewport-edit.test.tsx
+++ b/src/blocks/carousel/__tests__/viewport-edit.test.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,23 @@
 
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { createBlock } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
 import Edit from '../viewport/edit';
 import { EditorCarouselContext } from '../editor-context';
 
 const mockInsertBlock = jest.fn();
+const mockBlockEditorState: {
+	slideClientIds: string[];
+	selectedBlockClientId: string | null;
+} = {
+	slideClientIds: [],
+	selectedBlockClientId: null,
+};
+const mockScrollTo = jest.fn();
+const mockSelectedScrollSnap = jest.fn( () => 0 );
+const mockSlideRegistry: number[][] = [];
 
 jest.mock( '@wordpress/block-editor', () => ( {
 	useBlockProps: jest.fn( ( props = {} ) => props ),
@@ -65,13 +75,29 @@ jest.mock( '@wordpress/data', () => ( {
 	useDispatch: jest.fn( () => ( { insertBlock: mockInsertBlock } ) ),
 	useSelect: jest.fn( ( selector ) =>
 		selector( () => ( {
-			getBlocks: () => [],
-			getSelectedBlockClientId: () => null,
+			getBlocks: () =>
+				mockBlockEditorState.slideClientIds.map( ( clientId ) => ( { clientId } ) ),
+			getSelectedBlockClientId: () => mockBlockEditorState.selectedBlockClientId,
 			getBlockParents: () => [],
 		} ) ),
 	),
 } ) );
 
+jest.mock( 'embla-carousel', () => ( {
+	__esModule: true,
+	default: jest.fn( () => ( {
+		canScrollPrev: jest.fn( () => false ),
+		canScrollNext: jest.fn( () => false ),
+		scrollTo: mockScrollTo,
+		selectedScrollSnap: mockSelectedScrollSnap,
+		internalEngine: () => ( { slideRegistry: mockSlideRegistry } ),
+		on: jest.fn(),
+		off: jest.fn(),
+		destroy: jest.fn(),
+		reInit: jest.fn(),
+	} ) ),
+} ) );
+
 jest.mock( '@wordpress/blocks', () => ( {
 	createBlock: jest.fn( ( name: string, attributes = {}, innerBlocks = [] ) => ( {
 		name,
@@ -88,7 +114,10 @@ jest.mock( '../hooks/useCarouselObservers', () => ( {
 	useCarouselObservers: jest.fn(),
 } ) );
 
-const renderViewportEdit = () =>
+const renderViewportEdit = ( {
+	slideCount = 0,
+	slidesToScroll = 1,
+}: { slideCount?: number; slidesToScroll?: number } = {} ) =>
 	render(
 		<EditorCarouselContext.Provider
 			value={ {
@@ -103,7 +132,7 @@ const renderViewportEdit = () =>
 				selectedIndex: 0,
 				setSelectedIndex: jest.fn(),
 				scrollSnaps: [],
-				slideCount: 0,
+				slideCount,
 				carouselOptions: {
 					loop: false,
 					dragFree: false,
@@ -111,7 +140,7 @@ const renderViewportEdit = () =>
 					axis: 'x',
 					align: 'start',
 					direction: 'ltr',
-					slidesToScroll: 1,
+					slidesToScroll,
 				},
 			} }
 		>
@@ -197,3 +226,81 @@ describe( 'Carousel Viewport Edit', () => {
 		);
 	} );
 } );
+
+describe( 'Carousel Viewport Edit - selection scroll mapping', () => {
+	// `requestAnimationFrame` is faked manually (not via jest fake timers) so the
+	// selection-scroll effect's callback runs on a deterministic, single flush.
+	let rafCallbacks: FrameRequestCallback[];
+	let rafSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+	let cafSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+
+	beforeEach( () => {
+		mockBlockEditorState.slideClientIds = [];
+		mockBlockEditorState.selectedBlockClientId = null;
+		mockSlideRegistry.length = 0;
+		mockScrollTo.mockClear();
+		mockSelectedScrollSnap.mockReset();
+		mockSelectedScrollSnap.mockReturnValue( 0 );
+
+		rafCallbacks = [];
+		rafSpy = jest
+			.spyOn( window, 'requestAnimationFrame' )
+			.mockImplementation( ( callback ) => {
+				rafCallbacks.push( callback );
+				return rafCallbacks.length;
+			} );
+		cafSpy = jest.spyOn( window, 'cancelAnimationFrame' ).mockImplementation( () => {} );
+	} );
+
+	afterEach( () => {
+		rafSpy.mockRestore();
+		cafSpy.mockRestore();
+	} );
+
+	const flushRaf = () => {
+		const callbacks = rafCallbacks;
+		rafCallbacks = [];
+		act( () => {
+			callbacks.forEach( ( callback ) => callback( 0 ) );
+		} );
+	};
+
+	it( 'does not scroll away when the selected slide is already in the current snap', () => {
+		// slidesToScroll: 2, slides 0/1 and 2/3 each share a snap.
+		mockBlockEditorState.slideClientIds = [ 'slide-0', 'slide-1', 'slide-2', 'slide-3' ];
+		mockBlockEditorState.selectedBlockClientId = 'slide-1';
+		mockSlideRegistry.push( [ 0, 1 ], [ 2, 3 ] );
+		mockSelectedScrollSnap.mockReturnValue( 0 ); // Already showing the [0, 1] snap.
+
+		renderViewportEdit( { slideCount: 4, slidesToScroll: 2 } );
+		flushRaf();
+
+		expect( mockScrollTo ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'scrolls to the snap containing the selected slide, not the raw slide index', () => {
+		mockBlockEditorState.slideClientIds = [ 'slide-0', 'slide-1', 'slide-2', 'slide-3' ];
+		mockBlockEditorState.selectedBlockClientId = 'slide-3';
+		mockSlideRegistry.push( [ 0, 1 ], [ 2, 3 ] );
+		mockSelectedScrollSnap.mockReturnValue( 0 ); // Currently on the first snap.
+
+		renderViewportEdit( { slideCount: 4, slidesToScroll: 2 } );
+		flushRaf();
+
+		// Slide index 3 must resolve to snap 1 ([2, 3]), never scroll to raw index 3.
+		expect( mockScrollTo ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( 1 );
+		expect( mockScrollTo ).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith( 3 );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'still scrolls by slide index when each snap holds a single slide (slidesToScroll: 1)', () => {
+		mockBlockEditorState.slideClientIds = [ 'slide-0', 'slide-1', 'slide-2' ];
+		mockBlockEditorState.selectedBlockClientId = 'slide-2';
+		mockSlideRegistry.push( [ 0 ], [ 1 ], [ 2 ] );
+		mockSelectedScrollSnap.mockReturnValue( 0 );
+
+		renderViewportEdit( { slideCount: 3, slidesToScroll: 1 } );
+		flushRaf();
+
+		expect( mockScrollTo ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( 2 );
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/src/blocks/carousel/viewport/edit.tsx b/src/blocks/carousel/viewport/edit.tsx
index ea55c80..4c9d2e1 100644
--- a/src/blocks/carousel/viewport/edit.tsx
+++ b/src/blocks/carousel/viewport/edit.tsx
@@ -188,8 +188,16 @@ export default function Edit( {
 		}
 		const id = requestAnimationFrame( () => {
 			const api = emblaApiRef.current;
-			if ( api && api.selectedScrollSnap() !== selectedSlideIndex ) {
-				api.scrollTo( selectedSlideIndex );
+			if ( ! api ) {
+				return;
+			}
+			// scrollTo()/selectedScrollSnap() use snap indexes; with slidesToScroll > 1
+			// one snap holds several slides, so map the slide to its snap first.
+			const snapIndex = api
+				.internalEngine()
+				.slideRegistry.findIndex( ( slides ) => slides.includes( selectedSlideIndex ) );
+			if ( snapIndex > -1 && api.selectedScrollSnap() !== snapIndex ) {
+				api.scrollTo( snapIndex );
 			}
 		} );
 		return () => cancelAnimationFrame( id );