diff --git a/.changeset/soft-forks-cough.md b/.changeset/soft-forks-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cd2304adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-forks-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-router-dom": patch
+---
+
+Log a warning and fail gracefully in `ScrollRestoration` when `sessionStorage` is unavailable
diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index 5cba918a57..bcd3da3977 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 - danielberndt
 - daniilguit
 - dauletbaev
+- david-bezero
 - david-crespo
 - decadentsavant
 - DigitalNaut
diff --git a/packages/react-router-dom/__tests__/scroll-restoration-test.tsx b/packages/react-router-dom/__tests__/scroll-restoration-test.tsx
index d4309caacc..42e2231c86 100644
--- a/packages/react-router-dom/__tests__/scroll-restoration-test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router-dom/__tests__/scroll-restoration-test.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,63 @@ import {
 import getHtml from "../../react-router/__tests__/utils/getHtml";
 
 describe(`ScrollRestoration`, () => {
+  it("restores the scroll position for a page when re-visited", () => {
+    const consoleWarnMock = jest
+      .spyOn(console, "warn")
+      .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    let testWindow = getWindowImpl("/base");
+    const mockScroll = jest.fn();
+    window.scrollTo = mockScroll;
+
+    let router = createBrowserRouter(
+      [
+        {
+          path: "/",
+          Component() {
+            return (
+              <>
+                <Outlet />
+                <ScrollRestoration
+                  getKey={(location) => "test1-" + location.pathname}
+                />
+              </>
+            );
+          },
+          children: testPages,
+        },
+      ],
+      { basename: "/base", window: testWindow }
+    );
+    let { container } = render(<RouterProvider router={router} />);
+
+    expect(getHtml(container)).toMatch("On page 1");
+
+    // simulate scrolling
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "scrollY", { writable: true, value: 100 });
+
+    // leave page
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event("pagehide"));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Go to page 2"));
+    expect(getHtml(container)).toMatch("On page 2");
+
+    // return to page
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event("pagehide"));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Go to page 1"));
+
+    expect(getHtml(container)).toMatch("On page 1");
+
+    // check scroll activity
+    expect(mockScroll.mock.calls).toEqual([
+      [0, 0],
+      [0, 0],
+      [0, 100], // restored
+    ]);
+
+    expect(consoleWarnMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    consoleWarnMock.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it("removes the basename from the location provided to getKey", () => {
     let getKey = jest.fn(() => "mykey");
     let testWindow = getWindowImpl("/base");
@@ -64,8 +121,99 @@ describe(`ScrollRestoration`, () => {
     // @ts-expect-error
     expect(getKey.mock.calls[2][0].pathname).toBe("/page"); // restore
   });
+
+  it("fails gracefully if sessionStorage is not available", () => {
+    const consoleWarnMock = jest
+      .spyOn(console, "warn")
+      .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    let testWindow = getWindowImpl("/base");
+    const mockScroll = jest.fn();
+    window.scrollTo = mockScroll;
+
+    jest.spyOn(window, "sessionStorage", "get").mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("denied");
+    });
+
+    let router = createBrowserRouter(
+      [
+        {
+          path: "/",
+          Component() {
+            return (
+              <>
+                <Outlet />
+                <ScrollRestoration
+                  getKey={(location) => "test2-" + location.pathname}
+                />
+              </>
+            );
+          },
+          children: testPages,
+        },
+      ],
+      { basename: "/base", window: testWindow }
+    );
+    let { container } = render(<RouterProvider router={router} />);
+
+    expect(getHtml(container)).toMatch("On page 1");
+
+    // simulate scrolling
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "scrollY", { writable: true, value: 100 });
+
+    // leave page
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event("pagehide"));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Go to page 2"));
+    expect(getHtml(container)).toMatch("On page 2");
+
+    // return to page
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event("pagehide"));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Go to page 1"));
+
+    expect(getHtml(container)).toMatch("On page 1");
+
+    // check scroll activity
+    expect(mockScroll.mock.calls).toEqual([
+      [0, 0],
+      [0, 0],
+      [0, 100], // restored (still possible because the user hasn't left the page)
+    ]);
+
+    expect(consoleWarnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(
+        "Failed to save scroll positions in sessionStorage"
+      )
+    );
+
+    consoleWarnMock.mockRestore();
+  });
 });
 
+const testPages = [
+  {
+    index: true,
+    Component() {
+      return (
+        <p>
+          On page 1<br />
+          <Link to="/page">Go to page 2</Link>
+        </p>
+      );
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    path: "page",
+    Component() {
+      return (
+        <p>
+          On page 2<br />
+          <Link to="/">Go to page 1</Link>
+        </p>
+      );
+    },
+  },
+];
+
 function getWindowImpl(initialUrl: string): Window {
   // Need to use our own custom DOM in order to get a working history
   const dom = new JSDOM(`<!DOCTYPE html>`, { url: "http://localhost/" });
diff --git a/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx b/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx
index e60e754e72..08b8e4cede 100644
--- a/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx
@@ -1323,10 +1323,17 @@ function useScrollRestoration({
         let key = (getKey ? getKey(location, matches) : null) || location.key;
         savedScrollPositions[key] = window.scrollY;
       }
-      sessionStorage.setItem(
-        storageKey || SCROLL_RESTORATION_STORAGE_KEY,
-        JSON.stringify(savedScrollPositions)
-      );
+      try {
+        sessionStorage.setItem(
+          storageKey || SCROLL_RESTORATION_STORAGE_KEY,
+          JSON.stringify(savedScrollPositions)
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        warning(
+          false,
+          `Failed to save scroll positions in sessionStorage, <ScrollRestoration /> will not work properly (${error}).`
+        );
+      }
       window.history.scrollRestoration = "auto";
     }, [storageKey, getKey, navigation.state, location, matches])
   );