diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-hounds-know.md b/.changeset/twelve-hounds-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c95c71ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-hounds-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react': minor
+---
+
+Use more distinguishable icons for link (`Link`) and text output (`Description`).
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/LinkOutputs.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/LinkOutputs.tsx
index d172aa9cb3..7877653197 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/LinkOutputs.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/LinkOutputs.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { IconComponent, useApp, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { entityRouteRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { Button, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import React from 'react';
-import WebIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Web';
+import LinkIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Link';
 import { parseEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Link } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { ScaffolderTaskOutput } from '../../../api';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const LinkOutputs = (props: { output: ScaffolderTaskOutput }) => {
   const entityRoute = useRouteRef(entityRouteRef);
 
   const iconResolver = (key?: string): IconComponent =>
-    app.getSystemIcon(key!) ?? WebIcon;
+    app.getSystemIcon(key!) ?? LinkIcon;
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/TextOutputs.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/TextOutputs.tsx
index 8f61aa6a30..74a5eabb8f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/TextOutputs.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TemplateOutputs/TextOutputs.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 import { IconComponent, useApp } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
-import WebIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Web';
+import DescriptionIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Description';
 import React from 'react';
 import { ScaffolderTaskOutput } from '../../../api';
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const TextOutputs = (props: {
   const app = useApp();
 
   const iconResolver = (key?: string): IconComponent =>
-    app.getSystemIcon(key!) ?? WebIcon;
+    app.getSystemIcon(key!) ?? DescriptionIcon;
 
   return (
     <>