To reproduce: public RadForm1() { InitializeComponent(); radVirtualGrid1.CellValueNeeded += RadVirtualGrid1_CellValueNeeded; radVirtualGrid1.ColumnCount = 100; radVirtualGrid1.RowCount = 50; radVirtualGrid1.AutoSizeColumnsMode = Telerik.WinControls.UI.VirtualGridAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill; radVirtualGrid1.SelectionMode = Telerik.WinControls.UI.VirtualGridSelectionMode.CellSelect; } private void RadVirtualGrid1_CellValueNeeded(object sender, Telerik.WinControls.UI.VirtualGridCellValueNeededEventArgs e) { e.Value = string.Format("Col {0} Row{1}", e.ColumnIndex, e.RowIndex); }