diff --git a/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp b/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp
index 118fdad..f1955dc 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/console_tab.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,21 @@ void ConsoleTab::render(ConsoleCommandExecutor& exec)
                                          (row.rowIndex % 2 == 0) ? lightCol : darkCol);
                 }
             }
+            // Continue the banding into any empty space below the last text row (the bottom
+            // fade padding, or when the content is shorter than the panel) so the zebra fills
+            // the whole panel instead of stopping short.
+            if (!scanline_rows_.empty()) {
+                const auto& last = scanline_rows_.back();
+                int parity = (last.rowIndex + 1) & 1;
+                for (float y = last.yBot; y < outPanelMax.y; y += textLineH) {
+                    float yTop = std::max(y, outPanelMin.y);
+                    float yBot = std::min(y + textLineH, outPanelMax.y);
+                    if (yTop < yBot)
+                        dlOut->AddRectFilled(ImVec2(outPanelMin.x, yTop), ImVec2(outPanelMax.x, yBot),
+                                             (parity == 0) ? lightCol : darkCol);
+                    parity ^= 1;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         float panelH = outPanelMax.y - outPanelMin.y;