diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index a0a6419328..b7774ee1b6 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ const routes = (
         path="/create"
         element={
           <NextScaffolderPage
+            logs={{ autoOpen: true }}
             groups={[
               {
                 title: 'Recommended',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/OngoingTask.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/OngoingTask.tsx
index 91c04897d9..b6517808be 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/OngoingTask.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/OngoingTask/OngoingTask.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export const OngoingTask = (props: {
   TemplateOutputsComponent?: React.ComponentType<{
     output?: ScaffolderTaskOutput;
   }>;
+  logs?: {
+    autoOpen?: boolean;
+  };
 }) => {
   // todo(blam): check that task Id actually exists, and that it's valid. otherwise redirect to something more useful.
   const { taskId } = useParams();
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ export const OngoingTask = (props: {
     [taskStream],
   );
 
-  const [logsVisible, setLogVisibleState] = useState(false);
+  const [logsVisible, setLogVisibleState] = useState(props.logs?.autoOpen);
   const [buttonBarVisible, setButtonBarVisibleState] = useState(true);
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/Router/Router.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/Router/Router.tsx
index 2061cd1243..12193ac48b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/Router/Router.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/next/Router/Router.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export type NextRouterProps = {
     TemplateListPageComponent?: React.ComponentType<TemplateListPageProps>;
     TemplateWizardPageComponent?: React.ComponentType<TemplateWizardPageProps>;
   };
+  logs?: {
+    autoOpen?: boolean;
+  };
   groups?: TemplateGroupFilter[];
   templateFilter?: (entity: TemplateEntityV1beta3) => boolean;
   // todo(blam): rename this to formProps
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ export const Router = (props: PropsWithChildren<NextRouterProps>) => {
         path={scaffolderTaskRouteRef.path}
         element={
           <TaskPageComponent
+            logs={props.logs}
             TemplateOutputsComponent={TemplateOutputsComponent}
           />
         }