diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookBrowser.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookBrowser.ts
index c3aa3836e7f..c7ef680fd2b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookBrowser.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookBrowser.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export interface INotebookEditor {
 	/**
 	 * Layout the cell with a new height
 	 */
-	layoutNotebookCell(cell: ICellViewModel, height: number): void;
+	layoutNotebookCell(cell: ICellViewModel, height: number): Promise<void>;
 
 	/**
 	 * Render the output in webview layer
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts
index c82f940b614..4d27b7d0c4a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebookEditor.ts
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ export class NotebookEditor extends BaseEditor implements INotebookEditor {
 	//#endregion
 
 	//#region Cell operations
-	layoutNotebookCell(cell: ICellViewModel, height: number) {
+	async layoutNotebookCell(cell: ICellViewModel, height: number): Promise<void> {
 		let relayout = (cell: ICellViewModel, height: number) => {
 			let index = this.notebookViewModel!.getViewCellIndex(cell);
 			if (index >= 0) {
@@ -572,9 +572,13 @@ export class NotebookEditor extends BaseEditor implements INotebookEditor {
 			}
 		};
 
+		let r: () => void;
 		DOM.scheduleAtNextAnimationFrame(() => {
 			relayout(cell, height);
+			r();
 		});
+
+		return new Promise(resolve => { r = resolve; });
 	}
 
 	async insertNotebookCell(cell: ICellViewModel, type: CellKind, direction: 'above' | 'below', initialText: string = ''): Promise<void> {
@@ -589,9 +593,13 @@ export class NotebookEditor extends BaseEditor implements INotebookEditor {
 			newCell.editState = CellEditState.Editing;
 		}
 
+		let r: () => void;
 		DOM.scheduleAtNextAnimationFrame(() => {
 			this.list?.revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport(insertIndex);
+			r();
 		});
+
+		return new Promise(resolve => { r = resolve; });
 	}
 
 	async deleteNotebookCell(cell: ICellViewModel): Promise<void> {
@@ -600,26 +608,30 @@ export class NotebookEditor extends BaseEditor implements INotebookEditor {
 		this.notebookViewModel!.deleteCell(index, true);
 	}
 
-	moveCellDown(cell: ICellViewModel): void {
+	async moveCellDown(cell: ICellViewModel): Promise<void> {
 		const index = this.notebookViewModel!.getViewCellIndex(cell);
 		const newIdx = index + 1;
-		this.moveCellToIndex(index, newIdx);
+		return this.moveCellToIndex(index, newIdx);
 	}
 
-	moveCellUp(cell: ICellViewModel): void {
+	async moveCellUp(cell: ICellViewModel): Promise<void> {
 		const index = this.notebookViewModel!.getViewCellIndex(cell);
 		const newIdx = index - 1;
-		this.moveCellToIndex(index, newIdx);
+		return this.moveCellToIndex(index, newIdx);
 	}
 
-	private moveCellToIndex(index: number, newIdx: number): void {
+	private async moveCellToIndex(index: number, newIdx: number): Promise<void> {
 		if (!this.notebookViewModel!.moveCellToIdx(index, newIdx, true)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		let r: () => void;
 		DOM.scheduleAtNextAnimationFrame(() => {
 			this.list?.revealInCenterIfOutsideViewport(index + 1);
+			r();
 		});
+
+		return new Promise(resolve => { r = resolve; });
 	}
 
 	editNotebookCell(cell: CellViewModel): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/notebookCellList.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/notebookCellList.ts
index 53f4be826a2..f79674c0484 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/notebookCellList.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/notebookCellList.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ export class NotebookCellList extends WorkbenchList<CellViewModel> implements ID
 	}
 
 	private _revealInternal(index: number, ignoreIfInsideViewport: boolean, revealPosition: CellRevealPosition) {
+		if (index >= this.view.length) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const scrollTop = this.view.getScrollTop();
 		const wrapperBottom = scrollTop + this.view.renderHeight;
 		const elementTop = this.view.elementTop(index);