diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.test.ts
index c53caff018..6b7ad8816f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os from 'os';
 import { Writable } from 'stream';
 import { createDebugLogAction } from './log';
 import { join } from 'path';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
 
 describe('debug:log', () => {
   const logStream = {
@@ -91,4 +92,43 @@ describe('debug:log', () => {
       expect.stringContaining('Hello Backstage!'),
     );
   });
+
+  it('should log the workspace content from an example, if active', async () => {
+    const example = action.examples?.find(
+      sample => sample.description === 'List the workspace directory',
+    )?.example as string;
+    expect(typeof example).toEqual('string');
+    const context = {
+      ...mockContext,
+      ...yaml.parse(example).steps[0],
+    };
+
+    await action.handler(context);
+
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining('README.md'),
+    );
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(join('a-directory', 'index.md')),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should log message from an example', async () => {
+    const example = action.examples?.find(
+      sample => sample.description === 'Write a debug message',
+    )?.example as string;
+
+    const context = {
+      ...mockContext,
+      ...yaml.parse(example).steps[0],
+    };
+
+    await action.handler(context);
+
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(logStream.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining('Hello Backstage!'),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.ts
index 79e555eb05..fe16e4759c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/debug/log.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,22 @@ const examples = [
           id: 'write-debug-line',
           name: 'Write log line',
           input: {
-            message: 'Hello, there',
+            message: 'Hello Backstage!',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'List the workspace directory',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: id,
+          id: 'write-debug-line',
+          name: 'Write log line',
+          input: {
+            listWorkspace: true,
           },
         },
       ],