Enable Sticky Grid Headers

Updated on Jan 27, 2026

Environment

Product

Grid for Blazor, TreeList for Blazor

Description

This KB also answers the following questions:

• How to lock (freeze) the Grid header row, so that it remains at the top of the browser viewport during page scrolling?
• How to set a position:sticky style to the Grid header row?
• How to make the Grid header stick and persist (always show) at the top of the page while scrolling without a fixed Grid height?

Solution

Sticky Grid headers require custom CSS. The Grid and TreeList components use very similar HTML rendering, so the approach for both components is the same.

The solution prevents you from setting a Grid Height. This should not be a problem, as the idea is users to scroll the whole web page, rather than the Grid.

1. Set the Grid Class to some custom CSS class.
2. Use the custom CSS class to apply position:sticky style to .k-grid-header and reset the overflow styles of all Grid elements that have this style set to hidden or scroll.

Enable sticky Grid headers

<label class="k-checkbox-label">
    <TelerikCheckBox @bind-Value="@StickMasterHeader" />
    Sticky Master Grid Header
</label>

<label class="k-checkbox-label">
    <TelerikCheckBox @bind-Value="@StickDetailHeader" />
    Sticky Detail Grid Header
</label>

<TelerikGrid Data="@CategoryData"
             Class="@( StickMasterHeader ? "sticky-header" : "" )"
             TItem="@Category"
             OnStateInit="@OnMasterGridStateInit">
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field="@nameof(Category.Name)"
                    Title="Category Name" />
    </GridColumns>
    <DetailTemplate>
        <TelerikGrid Data="@ProductData.Where(x => x.CategoryId == context.Id)"
                     Class="@( StickDetailHeader ? "sticky-header" : "" )">
            <GridColumns>
                <GridColumn Field="@nameof(Product.Name)"
                            Title="@( $"Product Name for Category {context.Id}" )" />
            </GridColumns>
        </TelerikGrid>
    </DetailTemplate>
</TelerikGrid>

<style>
    .sticky-header > .k-grid-aria-root,
    .k-grid-aria-root:has(.sticky-header),
    .k-grid-container:has(.sticky-header),
    .k-grid-content:has(.sticky-header) {
        overflow: visible;
        height: auto;
    }

    .k-detail-cell:has(.sticky-header) {
        overflow: visible;
    }

    .sticky-header .k-grid-header {
        position: sticky;
        top: 0;
        z-index: 10;
    }
</style>

@code {
    private List<Category> CategoryData { get; set; } = new();
    private List<Product> ProductData { get; set; } = new();

    private bool StickMasterHeader { get; set; } = true;
    private bool StickDetailHeader { get; set; } = true;

    private int LastId { get; set; }

    private void OnMasterGridStateInit(GridStateEventArgs<Category> args)
    {
        args.GridState.ExpandedItems = CategoryData;
    }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        var rnd = Random.Shared;

        for (int i = 1; i <= 15; i++)
        {
            CategoryData.Add(new Category()
            {
                Id = i,
                Name = $"Category Name {i} {(char)rnd.Next(65, 91)}{(char)rnd.Next(65, 91)}"
            });

            for (int j = 1; j <= 5; j++)
            {
                int productId = ++LastId;
                ProductData.Add(new Product()
                {
                    Id = productId,
                    CategoryId = i,
                    Name = $"Product Name {productId} {(char)rnd.Next(65, 91)}{(char)rnd.Next(65, 91)}"
                });
            }
        }
    }

    public class Category
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    }

    public class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public int CategoryId { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    }
}

See Also

• Grid Overview
• TreeList Overview