diff --git a/Sources/SheetController/SheetContainerViewController.swift b/Sources/SheetController/SheetContainerViewController.swift
index 88509b0..5423a03 100644
--- a/Sources/SheetController/SheetContainerViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/SheetController/SheetContainerViewController.swift
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ open class SheetContainerViewController: UIViewController {
             if scrollViewIsMovingSheet {
                 if initialScrollViewContentOffset == nil {
                     initialScrollViewContentOffset = scrollView.contentOffset
+                    
+                    // if the sheet begins moving part way through the gesture, we need to ignore any translation
+                    // that's already taken place, otherwise the sheet will jump when it starts moving
+                    recognizer.setTranslation(.zero, in: scrollView)
                 }
                 scrollView.setContentOffset(initialScrollViewContentOffset!, animated: false)