diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index 945e0e524..c5a8900aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 
 === Changed
 
+- Improved **RIDE Log** and **Parser Log** windows to allow Zoom In/Out with ``Ctrl-Mouse Wheel``
 - Hide continuation markers in Project Tree
 - Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type
 - Improved file changes detection to only consider valid formats
diff --git a/src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html b/src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html
index 03b5e8fce..df139036d 100644
--- a/src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Added support for JSON variables, by using the installed Robot Framework import method
 </li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_fixed"></a>1.2. Fixed</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
-<li class="listitem">Hide continuation markers in Project Tree
-</li><li class="listitem">Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type
-</li><li class="listitem">Fixed resource files dissapearing from Project tree on Windows
+<li class="listitem">Fixed resource files dissapearing from Project tree on Windows
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Fixed missing indication of link for User Keyword, when pressing ``Ctrl`` in Grid Editor
 </li><li class="listitem">
@@ -28,8 +26,11 @@
 Position of cursor in Text Editor auto-suggestions when line contains multibyte characters
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Drag and drop of variables defined with comments between resource files
-</li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_changed"></a>1.3. Changed</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
-Improved file changes detection to only consider valid formats
+</li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_changed"></a>1.3. Changed</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; ">
+<li class="listitem">Improved RIDE Log and Parser Log windows to allow Zoom In/Out with ``Ctrl-Mouse Wheel``
+</li><li class="listitem">Hide continuation markers in Project Tree
+</li><li class="listitem">Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type
+</li><li class="listitem">Improved file changes detection to only consider valid formats
 </li><li class="listitem">
 Improved keyword ``Find Usages`` to return more matches. Fails to find mixed spaces and ``_``
 </li><li class="listitem">
diff --git a/src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py b/src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py
index df43956ce..4c467fcc6 100644
--- a/src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py
+++ b/src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 </ul>
 <p><strong>New Features and Fixes Highlights</strong></p>
 <ul class="simple">
+<li>Improved <b>RIDE Log</b> and <b>Parser Log</b> windows to allow Zoom In/Out with <b>Ctrl-Mouse Wheel</b></li>
 <li>Hide continuation markers in Project Tree</li>
 <li>Improved content assistance in Text Editor by allowing to filter list as we type</li>
 <li>Fixed resource files dissapearing from Project tree on Windows</li>
@@ -241,6 +242,6 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <pre class="literal-block">
 python -m robotide.postinstall -install
 </pre>
-<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 6/Oct/2023.</p>
+<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 7/Oct/2023.</p>
 </div>
 """
diff --git a/src/robotide/log/logwindow.py b/src/robotide/log/logwindow.py
index 86654d509..b34f28608 100644
--- a/src/robotide/log/logwindow.py
+++ b/src/robotide/log/logwindow.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from .. import widgets
 from ..widgets import RIDEDialog
+from wx.stc import StyledTextCtrl
 
 
 def message_to_string(msg, parserlog=False):
@@ -32,9 +33,13 @@ def __init__(self, notebook, title, log):
         self.dlg = RIDEDialog()
         self.title = title
         self._removetabs = self.title == 'Parser Log'
-        self._output = wx.TextCtrl(self, style=wx.TE_READONLY | wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.TE_NOHIDESEL)
-        self._output.SetBackgroundColour(Colour(self.dlg.color_background))
-        self._output.SetForegroundColour(Colour(self.dlg.color_foreground))
+        self._output = StyledTextCtrl(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.TE_READONLY | wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.TE_NOHIDESEL)
+        fore = self.dlg.color_foreground
+        backg = self.dlg.color_background
+        self._output.SetBackgroundColour(Colour(backg))
+        self._output.SetForegroundColour(Colour(fore))
+        self._output.StyleSetSpec(wx.stc.STC_STYLE_DEFAULT, f"fore:{fore}, back:{backg}")
+        self._output.StyleSetBackground(wx.stc.STC_STYLE_DEFAULT, backg)
         self._output.Bind(wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN, self.on_key_down)
         self._log = log
         self._add_to_notebook(notebook)
@@ -51,10 +56,17 @@ def _add_to_notebook(self, notebook):
         self._output.SetSize(self.Size)
 
     def close(self, notebook):
+        self._output.Close()
         notebook.delete_tab(self)
 
     def update_log(self):
-        self._output.SetValue(self._decode_log(self._log))
+        content = self._decode_log(self._log)
+        text_size = len(content)
+        self._output.SetReadOnly(False)
+        self._output.SetText(content)
+        self._output.SetStyling(text_size, wx.stc.STC_STYLE_DEFAULT)
+        self._output.SetReadOnly(True)
+        self._output.Refresh()
 
     def _decode_log(self, log):
         result = ''
diff --git a/src/robotide/version.py b/src/robotide/version.py
index d932c29b5..3aa8ad401 100644
--- a/src/robotide/version.py
+++ b/src/robotide/version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 #  limitations under the License.
 #
 # Automatically generated by `tasks.py`.
-VERSION = 'v2.0.8dev17'
+VERSION = 'v2.0.8dev18'