diff --git a/packages/notebook-extension/style/base.css b/packages/notebook-extension/style/base.css
index 58bce83363..806c5f63b8 100644
--- a/packages/notebook-extension/style/base.css
+++ b/packages/notebook-extension/style/base.css
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ body[data-notebook='notebooks'] .jp-Notebook {
 
 body[data-notebook='notebooks'] .jp-Notebook.jp-mod-scrollPastEnd::after {
   background: var(--jp-layout-color0);
+  min-height: var(--jp-notebook-padding);
 }
 
 /* ---- */
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts-snapshots/notebook-chromium-linux.png b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts-snapshots/notebook-chromium-linux.png
index 56943b8fc1..7b2b0ad72b 100644
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diff --git a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts-snapshots/notebook-firefox-linux.png b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts-snapshots/notebook-firefox-linux.png
index 897d849513..527cd0a0db 100644
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