diff --git a/sw/source/core/inc/pagefrm.hxx b/sw/source/core/inc/pagefrm.hxx
index d97df16d8361..df6155e2aaaf 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/inc/pagefrm.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/inc/pagefrm.hxx
@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@ public:
     */
     Color GetDrawBackgroundColor() const;
 
+    /** SwPageFrame::IsTransparent
+
+        determine transparency to force paint of margin area to clear
+        the screen during scrolling also in the browse mode (Web View),
+        if the page has transparent background color or image
+
+        @return true, if the background is transparent
+    */
+    bool IsTransparent() const;
+
     /** paint margin area of a page
 
         implement paint of margin area; margin area will be painted for a
diff --git a/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx b/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
index 8c20533fd19c..6aba6542c894 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
@@ -6327,7 +6327,13 @@ void SwPageFrame::PaintBaselineGrid(OutputDevice& rOututDevice) const
 void SwPageFrame::PaintMarginArea( const SwRect& _rOutputRect,
                                  SwViewShell const * _pViewShell ) const
 {
-    if (  !_pViewShell->GetWin() || _pViewShell->GetViewOptions()->getBrowseMode() )
+    if (  !_pViewShell->GetWin() )
+        return;
+
+    // no need for page margin in browse mode, except in the case of
+    // (scrolling with) transparent page background color or
+    // transparent page background image
+    if ( _pViewShell->GetViewOptions()->getBrowseMode() && !IsTransparent() )
         return;
 
     // Simplified paint with DrawingLayer FillStyle
@@ -7885,6 +7891,27 @@ Color SwPageFrame::GetDrawBackgroundColor() const
     return aGlobalRetoucheColor;
 }
 
+/**
+ * For tdf#98598 and tdf#172186 (Web View scrolling regressions)
+ *
+ * @return isTransparent()
+ */
+bool SwPageFrame::IsTransparent() const
+{
+    const SvxBrushItem* pBrushItem;
+    std::optional<Color> xDummyColor;
+    SwRect aDummyRect;
+    drawinglayer::attribute::SdrAllFillAttributesHelperPtr aFillAttributes;
+
+    if ( GetBackgroundBrush( aFillAttributes, pBrushItem, xDummyColor, aDummyRect, true, /*bConsiderTextBox=*/false) )
+    {
+        if ( aFillAttributes && aFillAttributes->isUsed() )
+            return aFillAttributes->isTransparent();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 /// create/return font used to paint the "empty page" string
 const vcl::Font& SwPageFrame::GetEmptyPageFont()
 {