diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-rows-wait.md b/.changeset/quiet-rows-wait.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14f9b9ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-rows-wait.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/virtual-core': patch
+---
+
+Reattach observers when a scroll element's window changes, so Solid lists created inside a suspended `<Suspense>` or with a signal ref render their rows after insertion.
diff --git a/packages/solid-virtual/tests/suspense.test.tsx b/packages/solid-virtual/tests/suspense.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9df97a59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/solid-virtual/tests/suspense.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { beforeEach, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { For, Suspense, createResource } from 'solid-js'
+import { render } from 'solid-js/web'
+
+import { createVirtualizer } from '../src/index'
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  Object.defineProperties(HTMLElement.prototype, {
+    clientHeight: {
+      configurable: true,
+      get: () => 200,
+    },
+  })
+})
+
+test('renders rows once a suspended list resolves', async () => {
+  let resolve!: (count: number) => void
+  const pending = new Promise<number>((r) => (resolve = r))
+
+  function List() {
+    const [count] = createResource(() => pending)
+    let parentRef!: HTMLDivElement
+
+    const virtualizer = createVirtualizer({
+      get count() {
+        return count() ?? 0
+      },
+      getScrollElement: () => parentRef,
+      estimateSize: () => 50,
+      overscan: 0,
+    })
+
+    return (
+      <div ref={parentRef}>
+        <For each={virtualizer.getVirtualItems()}>
+          {(row) => <div>Row {row.index}</div>}
+        </For>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.appendChild(container)
+  const dispose = render(
+    () => (
+      <Suspense fallback="Loading...">
+        <List />
+      </Suspense>
+    ),
+    container,
+  )
+
+  expect(container.textContent).toBe('Loading...')
+
+  resolve(100)
+  await pending
+  await Promise.resolve()
+
+  expect(
+    Array.from(container.firstElementChild!.children, (el) => el.textContent),
+  ).toEqual(['Row 0', 'Row 1', 'Row 2', 'Row 3'])
+
+  dispose()
+  container.remove()
+})
diff --git a/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts b/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
index b0ad7f222..9cb2304ff 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
@@ -1075,7 +1075,16 @@ export class Virtualizer<
       ? this.options.getScrollElement()
       : null
 
-    if (this.scrollElement !== scrollElement) {
+    // Solid can create the scroll element in a template document without a
+    // window while Suspense is pending (#1011). Once inserted, the element
+    // is the same but its window has changed, so the built-in observers
+    // need to be attached again.
+    if (
+      this.scrollElement !== scrollElement ||
+      (scrollElement &&
+        'ownerDocument' in scrollElement &&
+        this.targetWindow !== scrollElement.ownerDocument.defaultView)
+    ) {
       this.cleanup()
 
       if (!scrollElement) {
diff --git a/packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts b/packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts
index 8056d57a9..11a36f200 100644
--- a/packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,37 @@ test('cleanup resets the scroll flags on unmount', () => {
   expect(virtualizer.scrollDirection).toBe(null)
 })
 
+test('renders items after the scroll element is inserted from a template', () => {
+  // Solid clones nodes from a <template>; a suspended <Suspense> keeps them
+  // in the template's document, which has no window (#1011).
+  const template = document.createElement('template')
+  template.innerHTML = '<div></div>'
+  const el = template.content.firstElementChild!.cloneNode() as HTMLDivElement
+  Object.defineProperties(el, {
+    clientWidth: { value: 400 },
+    clientHeight: { value: 600 },
+  })
+
+  const virtualizer = new Virtualizer({
+    count: 100,
+    estimateSize: () => 50,
+    getScrollElement: () => el,
+    scrollToFn: elementScroll,
+    observeElementRect,
+    observeElementOffset,
+  })
+
+  virtualizer._willUpdate()
+  expect(virtualizer.getVirtualItems()).toHaveLength(0)
+
+  document.body.appendChild(el)
+  virtualizer._willUpdate()
+
+  expect(virtualizer.getVirtualItems()).toHaveLength(13)
+  virtualizer._didMount()()
+  el.remove()
+})
+
 test('observeElementOffset: cleanup drops the queued isScrolling reset', () => {
   vi.useFakeTimers()
   try {