diff --git a/native2/Sources/DesktopMac/Elements.swift b/native2/Sources/DesktopMac/Elements.swift
index 4fb5b1c..8b4f073 100644
--- a/native2/Sources/DesktopMac/Elements.swift
+++ b/native2/Sources/DesktopMac/Elements.swift
@@ -299,11 +299,14 @@ private struct Walk {
 		return (result, false)
 	}
 
-	mutating func process(_ element: AXUIElement, depth: Int) {
-		guard ContinuousClock.now < deadline else { tree.deadlineReached = true; return }
-		guard depth < budget.maxDepth else { tree.maxDepthReached = true; return }
-		guard tree.elements.count < budget.maxElements else { tree.maxElementCountReached = true; return }
-		guard !visited.contains(where: { CFEqual($0, element) }) else { return }
+	/// Reads one element and its subtree. Returns false when it lay off screen and was skipped, so it doesn't count
+	/// toward its parent's child cap.
+	@discardableResult
+	mutating func process(_ element: AXUIElement, depth: Int) -> Bool {
+		guard ContinuousClock.now < deadline else { tree.deadlineReached = true; return true }
+		guard depth < budget.maxDepth else { tree.maxDepthReached = true; return true }
+		guard tree.elements.count < budget.maxElements else { tree.maxElementCountReached = true; return true }
+		guard !visited.contains(where: { CFEqual($0, element) }) else { return true }
 		visited.append(element)
 		AXUIElementSetMessagingTimeout(element, timeout() ?? 0.01)
 
@@ -313,13 +316,14 @@ private struct Walk {
 		   descriptor.isFocused != true
 		{
 			tree.offscreenSkipped += 1
-			return
+			return false
 		}
 		if let descriptor = read, !incomplete { emit(descriptor, element, depth: depth) }
 		let outer = clip
 		if let descriptor = read, !incomplete { clip = VisibleClip.narrowed(clip, role: descriptor.role, frame: descriptor.frame) }
 		processChildren(element, depth: depth)
 		clip = outer
+		return true
 	}
 
 	mutating func emit(_ descriptor: Descriptor, _ element: AXUIElement, depth: Int) {
@@ -385,14 +389,19 @@ private struct Walk {
 	mutating func processChildren(_ element: AXUIElement, depth: Int) {
 		let read = children(element)
 		if read.incomplete { tree.incompleteAccessibilityRead = true }
-		if read.elements.count > budget.maxChildren { tree.maxChildrenPerNodeReached = true }
-		let limited = read.elements.prefix(budget.maxChildren)
-		for (index, child) in limited.enumerated() {
-			process(child, depth: depth + 1)
-			guard index < limited.count - 1 else { break }
+		// A visible-only walk doesn't count children it skipped as off screen toward the cap, so a long list scrolled to
+		// its middle still lists the rows on screen (#249). It reads at most ten times the cap, since each skipped
+		// child still costs a read.
+		let scanned = read.elements.prefix(clip == nil ? budget.maxChildren : budget.maxChildren * 10)
+		var counted = 0
+		for (index, child) in scanned.enumerated() {
+			if counted == budget.maxChildren { tree.maxChildrenPerNodeReached = true; return }
+			if process(child, depth: depth + 1) { counted += 1 }
+			guard index < scanned.count - 1 else { break }
 			if tree.elements.count >= budget.maxElements { tree.maxElementCountReached = true; return }
 			if ContinuousClock.now >= deadline { tree.deadlineReached = true; return }
 		}
+		if read.elements.count > scanned.count { tree.maxChildrenPerNodeReached = true }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/native2/fixture/longlist.swift b/native2/fixture/longlist.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..681a5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native2/fixture/longlist.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import AppKit
+// The long list fixture (#249): a scroll area whose content is a stack of 400 rows, every one of them an
+// Accessibility child of the stack whether or not it is scrolled into view, scrolled at launch past its first 190
+// rows (the stack's spacing puts about row 209 at the top). An inspection must list the rows on screen though
+// hundreds of off-screen siblings come before them. Build it with `swiftc -O native2/fixture/longlist.swift -o native2/.build/longlist`; pass a row number to scroll elsewhere.
+
+let app = NSApplication.shared
+app.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
+let menu = NSMenu()
+let appItem = NSMenuItem()
+appItem.submenu = NSMenu(title: "longlist")
+appItem.submenu!.addItem(withTitle: "Quit longlist", action: #selector(NSApplication.terminate(_:)), keyEquivalent: "q")
+menu.addItem(appItem)
+app.mainMenu = menu
+
+let window = NSWindow(contentRect: NSRect(x: 240, y: 240, width: 360, height: 420), styleMask: [.titled, .closable, .resizable], backing: .buffered, defer: false)
+window.title = "Long List"
+let stack = NSStackView()
+stack.orientation = .vertical
+stack.alignment = .leading
+stack.spacing = 0
+stack.edgeInsets = NSEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 12, bottom: 0, right: 12)
+let rowHeight: CGFloat = 28
+for index in 0..<400 {
+	let row = NSButton(title: "Row \(index)", target: nil, action: nil)
+	row.bezelStyle = .inline
+	row.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+	row.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: rowHeight - 4).isActive = true
+	stack.addArrangedSubview(row)
+	stack.setCustomSpacing(4, after: row)
+}
+let flipped = FlippedView()
+flipped.addSubview(stack)
+stack.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+	stack.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: flipped.topAnchor), stack.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: flipped.leadingAnchor),
+	stack.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: flipped.trailingAnchor), stack.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: flipped.bottomAnchor),
+])
+let scroll = NSScrollView(frame: window.contentView!.bounds)
+scroll.autoresizingMask = [.width, .height]
+scroll.hasVerticalScroller = true
+scroll.documentView = flipped
+flipped.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+flipped.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: scroll.contentView.widthAnchor).isActive = true
+window.contentView!.addSubview(scroll)
+window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+window.layoutIfNeeded()
+
+let top = CommandLine.arguments.dropFirst().first.flatMap(Int.init) ?? 190
+if let target = stack.arrangedSubviews.dropFirst(top).first {
+	scroll.contentView.scroll(to: NSPoint(x: 0, y: target.frame.minY))
+	scroll.reflectScrolledClipView(scroll.contentView)
+}
+print("ready, row \(top) at the top")
+fflush(stdout)
+app.run()
+
+final class FlippedView: NSView {
+	override var isFlipped: Bool { true }
+}