diff --git a/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/etalons/T1240079.png b/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/etalons/T1240079.png
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diff --git a/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/scrolling.ts b/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/scrolling.ts
index c1b3d23f7604..ea69ee19cba6 100644
--- a/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/scrolling.ts
+++ b/e2e/testcafe-devextreme/tests/dataGrid/scrolling.ts
@@ -1720,3 +1720,47 @@ test('The row alternation should display correctly when grouping and virtual scr
   grouping: { autoExpandAll: true },
   scrolling: { mode: 'virtual', useNative: false },
 })));
+
+test('DataGrid - Gray boxes appear when the push method is used to remove rows in infinite scrolling mode (T1240079)', async (t) => {
+  const dataGrid = new DataGrid('#container');
+  const { takeScreenshot, compareResults } = createScreenshotsComparer(t);
+  const data = [
+    { id: 1, text: 'text 1' },
+    { id: 2, text: 'text 2' },
+  ];
+  const changes = data.map((item) => ({
+    type: 'remove',
+    key: item.id,
+  }));
+
+  await dataGrid.apiPush(changes);
+  await t
+    .expect(await takeScreenshot('T1240079', dataGrid.element))
+    .ok()
+    .expect(compareResults.isValid())
+    .ok(compareResults.errorMessages());
+}).before(async () => {
+  await createWidget('dxDataGrid', () => {
+    const data = [
+      { id: 1, text: 'text 1' },
+      { id: 2, text: 'text 2' },
+    ];
+    const dataSource = {
+      reshapeOnPush: true,
+      store: new (window as any).DevExpress.data.CustomStore({
+        key: 'id',
+        loadMode: 'raw',
+        load: () => Promise.resolve(data),
+      }),
+    };
+
+    return {
+      dataSource,
+      showBorders: true,
+      scrolling: {
+        mode: 'infinite',
+      },
+      height: 300,
+    };
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/virtual_scrolling/m_virtual_scrolling.ts b/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/virtual_scrolling/m_virtual_scrolling.ts
index fdbe2605c990..e4253eea2839 100644
--- a/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/virtual_scrolling/m_virtual_scrolling.ts
+++ b/packages/devextreme/js/__internal/grids/grid_core/virtual_scrolling/m_virtual_scrolling.ts
@@ -1613,6 +1613,11 @@ export const rowsView = (Base: ModuleType<RowsView>) => class VirtualScrollingRo
       .viewportItemSize(rowHeight);
 
     if (isVirtualMode(this) || gridCoreUtils.isVirtualRowRendering(this)) {
+      const isEmptyRows = this._dataController.isEmpty();
+      if (isEmptyRows) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (!isRender) {
         this._updateContentItemSizes();
       }