diff --git a/.changeset/tangy-squids-film.md b/.changeset/tangy-squids-film.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acb5546031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tangy-squids-film.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react': patch
+---
+
+Fix scaffolder task log stream not having a minimum height
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskLogStream/TaskLogStream.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskLogStream/TaskLogStream.tsx
index a0c4ce94cd..b88d96510e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskLogStream/TaskLogStream.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskLogStream/TaskLogStream.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
     width: '100%',
     height: '100%',
     position: 'relative',
+    minHeight: 240,
   },
 });