diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-students-double.md b/.changeset/nasty-students-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d552fdf91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-students-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Added the ability to tail the `LogViewer` logs
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskBorder.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskBorder.tsx
index 1bf09bf207..ada4db1240 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskBorder.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskBorder.tsx
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ export const TaskBorder = ({
     return <LinearProgress variant="indeterminate" />;
   }
 
-  if (isError) {
-    return (
-      <LinearProgress variant="determinate" classes={{ bar: styles.failed }} />
-    );
-  }
-
   return (
-    <LinearProgress variant="determinate" classes={{ bar: styles.success }} />
+    <LinearProgress
+      variant="determinate"
+      classes={{ bar: isError ? styles.failed : styles.success }}
+      value={100}
+    />
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskLogStream.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskLogStream.tsx
index 0060a9c9be..d587f47f17 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskLogStream.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/TaskLogStream.tsx
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ export const TaskLogStream = (opts: { logs: { [k: string]: string[] } }) => {
   return (
     <div className={styles.root}>
       <LogViewer
+        tail
         text={Object.values(opts.logs)
+
           .map(l => l.join('\n'))
+          .filter(Boolean)
+
           .join('\n')}
       />
     </div>