diff --git a/packages/documentation-framework/hooks/useIsStuck.js b/packages/documentation-framework/hooks/useIsStuck.js
index 20e3f0f47f..429eb6292c 100644
--- a/packages/documentation-framework/hooks/useIsStuck.js
+++ b/packages/documentation-framework/hooks/useIsStuck.js
@@ -1,33 +1,44 @@
-import { useState, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+// The prerenderer provides a partial document shim but no createElement.
+const useIsomorphicLayoutEffect =
+  typeof document !== 'undefined' && typeof document.createElement === 'function'
+    ? useLayoutEffect
+    : useEffect;
 
 export const useIsStuck = (stickyElementId) => {
   const [isStuck, setIsStuck] = useState(false);
   const prevIsStuck = useRef(false);
 
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+  useIsomorphicLayoutEffect(() => {
     const scrollElement = document.getElementById('ws-page-main');
     const stickyElement = document.getElementById(stickyElementId);
 
     if (!scrollElement || !stickyElement) {
-      if (prevIsStuck.current !== false) {
-        setIsStuck(false);
-        prevIsStuck.current = false;
-      }
+      prevIsStuck.current = false;
+      setIsStuck(false);
       return;
     }
 
     const syncFromScroll = () => {
-      const newIsStuck = scrollElement.scrollTop >= stickyElement.offsetTop;
-      // Only update state if the value actually changed
+      // Compare rendered positions: offsetTop may be relative to a different
+      // ancestor than the scrolling page container.
+      const scrollportTop = scrollElement.getBoundingClientRect().top + scrollElement.clientTop;
+      const stickyTop = stickyElement.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+      const newIsStuck = stickyTop <= scrollportTop + 1;
       if (prevIsStuck.current !== newIsStuck) {
-        setIsStuck(newIsStuck);
         prevIsStuck.current = newIsStuck;
+        setIsStuck(newIsStuck);
       }
     };
 
     syncFromScroll();
     scrollElement.addEventListener('scroll', syncFromScroll, { passive: true });
-    return () => scrollElement.removeEventListener('scroll', syncFromScroll);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', syncFromScroll);
+    return () => {
+      scrollElement.removeEventListener('scroll', syncFromScroll);
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', syncFromScroll);
+    };
   }, [stickyElementId]);
 
   return isStuck;