diff --git a/.changeset/beige-dots-bathe.md b/.changeset/beige-dots-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d8f34f1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-dots-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
+---
+
+Fixes review mask in `MultistepJsonForm` to work as documented. `show: true` no longer needed when mask is set.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.test.tsx
index 5f7091832f..21540a4895 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.test.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ describe('MultistepJsonForm', () => {
             type: 'string',
             'ui:backstage': {
               review: {
-                show: true,
                 mask: '******',
               },
             },
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.tsx
index 33e274934e..43e12ae85f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/MultistepJsonForm/MultistepJsonForm.tsx
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ export function getReviewData(formData: Record<string, any>, steps: Step[]) {
       }
 
       const review = uiSchema['ui:backstage'].review as JsonObject;
-      if (!review.show) {
+      if (review.mask) {
+        reviewData[key] = review.mask;
         continue;
       }
 
-      if (review.mask) {
-        reviewData[key] = review.mask;
+      if (!review.show) {
         continue;
       }
       reviewData[key] = formData[key];