[data grid][question] MUI X DataGrid incorrectly reports 0px height inside tab with fixed height

[huyxvd]

The problem in depth

When using DataGridPremium inside a tabbed layout, the following warning appears in the console:

MUI X: useResizeContainer - The parent DOM element of the Data Grid has an empty height.
Please make sure that this element has an intrinsic height.
The grid displays with a height of 0px.

This happens even though the container div does have an explicit height set (e.g., 350px).

• Sandbox(with latest packages): StackBlitz Editor
• Replicated on: bolt.new/~/directory-website-gnrrahhy
• Live Demo: Deployed App

Steps:

1. Open the app and open DevTools → Console.
2. Switch between tabs.
3. Observe the warning and layout rendering issue.

Expected Behavior
DataGrid should detect the container's height and not display a warning when height is explicitly set.

Your environment

`npx @mui/envinfo` & using chome

System:
    OS: Windows 11 10.0.26100
  Binaries:
    Node: 22.15.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 10.9.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
    pnpm: Not Found
  Browsers:
    Chrome: Not Found
    Edge: Chromium (135.0.3179.85)
  npmPackages:
    @emotion/react: ^11.14.0 => 11.14.0
    @emotion/styled: ^11.13.0 => 11.14.1
    @mui/core-downloads-tracker:  6.4.12
    @mui/material: ^6.4.7 => 6.4.12
    @mui/private-theming:  6.4.9
    @mui/styled-engine:  6.4.11
    @mui/system:  6.4.12
    @mui/types:  7.2.24
    @mui/utils:  6.4.9
    @mui/x-data-grid: 7.27.3 => 7.27.3
    @mui/x-data-grid-premium: 7.27.3 => 7.27.3
    @mui/x-data-grid-pro:  7.27.3
    @mui/x-date-pickers: ^7.27.3 => 7.29.4
    @mui/x-internals:  7.26.0
    @mui/x-license:  7.26.0
    @types/react:  19.1.8
    react: ^19.1.0 => 19.1.0
    react-dom: ^19.1.0 => 19.1.0
    typescript:  4.9.5

Search keywords: useResizeContainer - The parent DOM element of the Data Grid has an empty height.

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[cbn-falias]

Facing a very similar issue with the use of react-reverse-portal where the component shouldn't get unmounted but only hidden from the actual DOM.

Without investigating it any further I guess the useResizeContainer (or a related hook / listener) has to distinct between:

• Rendered in DOM + Height 0 => valid error
• Not rendered in DOM => ignore & do nothing

[MBilalShafi]

Thanks for reporting this! This is a common issue when using Data Grid in tabs.
The warning appears because when you hide tabs with display: 'none', the browser sees the container as having 0 height. Data Grid detects this and shows the warning to help catch layout issues. The warning is actually helpful - it catches real layout problems.

As a solution, I'd recommend using conditional rendering instead of display: 'none':

<div style={{ height: 350 }}>
  {tab === 0 && <DataGridPremium ... />}
  {tab === 1 && <DataGridPremium ... />}
</div>

You can see this solution in action here: StackBlitz Demo

If conditional rendering isn't an option, an alternate approach could be to use visibility attribute instead of display: 'none'.
Here's an example: https://stackblitz.com/edit/dkc2jsu5-gxnkbmyq?file=src%2FDemo.tsx

Let me know if it works out for you.

[huyxvd]

Thanks for the response, @MBilalShafi!

Could you help me with a follow-up?

Our DataGridPremium is quite large, so re-rendering it every time we switch tabs isn't ideal in terms of performance.
Option 2 seems promising --- I'll give it a try.

If you have any other ideas or suggestions, please don't hesitate to share.
Thanks again!

[MBilalShafi]

Could you help me with a follow-up?

Sure, keep me posted with how the visibility: hidden approach goes.