diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/components/PrebuildLogs.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/components/PrebuildLogs.tsx
index 408280ec981548..97bd20ddab2ab6 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/components/PrebuildLogs.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/components/PrebuildLogs.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import EventEmitter from "events";
-import React, { Suspense, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { Suspense, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import {
     DisposableCollection,
     WorkspaceImageBuild,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function PrebuildLogs(props: PrebuildLogsProps) {
         | undefined
     >();
     const [error, setError] = useState<Error | undefined>();
-    const [logsEmitter] = useState(new EventEmitter());
+    const logsEmitter = useMemo(() => new EventEmitter(), []);
     const [prebuild, setPrebuild] = useState<Prebuild | undefined>();
 
     const handlePrebuildUpdate = useCallback(
diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/components/WorkspaceLogs.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/components/WorkspaceLogs.tsx
index ad7807ec1a0780..5d0ccd172a81b6 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/components/WorkspaceLogs.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/components/WorkspaceLogs.tsx
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ const lightTheme: ITheme = {
     selectionBackground: "#add6ff80", // https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-vscode-theme/blob/6fb17ba8915fcd68fde3055b4bc60642ce5eed14/themes/gitpod-light-color-theme.json#L15
 };
 
-export interface WorkspaceLogsProps {
+export interface Props {
     logsEmitter: EventEmitter;
     errorMessage?: string;
     classes?: string;
     xtermClasses?: string;
 }
 
-export default function WorkspaceLogs(props: WorkspaceLogsProps) {
+const MAX_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 4; // 4KB
+
+export default function WorkspaceLogs({ logsEmitter, errorMessage, classes, xtermClasses }: Props) {
     const xTermParentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const terminalRef = useRef<Terminal>();
     const fitAddon = useMemo(() => new FitAddon(), []);
@@ -54,17 +56,37 @@ export default function WorkspaceLogs(props: WorkspaceLogsProps) {
         terminal.loadAddon(fitAddon);
         terminal.open(xTermParentRef.current);
 
-        const logListener = (logs: string) => {
-            if (terminal && logs) {
-                terminal.write(logs);
+        let logBuffer = "";
+        let isWriting = false;
+
+        const processNextLog = () => {
+            if (isWriting || logBuffer.length === 0) return;
+
+            const logs = logBuffer.slice(0, MAX_CHUNK_SIZE);
+            logBuffer = logBuffer.slice(logs.length);
+            if (logs) {
+                isWriting = true;
+                terminal.write(logs, () => {
+                    isWriting = false;
+                    processNextLog();
+                });
             }
         };
 
+        const logListener = (logs: string) => {
+            if (!logs) return;
+
+            logBuffer += logs;
+            processNextLog();
+        };
+
         const resetListener = () => {
             terminal.clear();
+            logBuffer = "";
+            isWriting = false;
         };
 
-        const emitter = props.logsEmitter.on("logs", logListener);
+        const emitter = logsEmitter.on("logs", logListener);
         emitter.on("reset", resetListener);
         fitAddon.fit();
 
@@ -74,7 +96,7 @@ export default function WorkspaceLogs(props: WorkspaceLogsProps) {
             emitter.removeListener("reset", resetListener);
         };
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    }, [props.logsEmitter]);
+    }, [logsEmitter]);
 
     const resizeDebounced = debounce(
         () => {
@@ -95,11 +117,11 @@ export default function WorkspaceLogs(props: WorkspaceLogsProps) {
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (terminalRef.current && props.errorMessage) {
-            terminalRef.current.write(`\r\n\u001b[38;5;196m${props.errorMessage}\u001b[0m\r\n`);
+        if (terminalRef.current && errorMessage) {
+            terminalRef.current.write(`\r\n\u001b[38;5;196m${errorMessage}\u001b[0m\r\n`);
         }
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    }, [terminalRef.current, props.errorMessage]);
+    }, [terminalRef.current, errorMessage]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!terminalRef.current) {
@@ -112,12 +134,12 @@ export default function WorkspaceLogs(props: WorkspaceLogsProps) {
     return (
         <div
             className={cn(
-                props.classes || "mt-6 h-72 w-11/12 lg:w-3/5 rounded-xl overflow-hidden",
+                classes || "mt-6 h-72 w-11/12 lg:w-3/5 rounded-xl overflow-hidden",
                 "bg-pk-surface-secondary relative text-left",
             )}
         >
             <div
-                className={cn(props.xtermClasses || "absolute top-0 left-0 bottom-0 right-0 m-6")}
+                className={cn(xtermClasses || "absolute top-0 left-0 bottom-0 right-0 m-6")}
                 ref={xTermParentRef}
             ></div>
         </div>
diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx
index df2bd08c91cf53..2311ae718bc409 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { IDEOptions } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/ide-protocol";
 import { ErrorCodes } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol/lib/messaging/error";
 import EventEmitter from "events";
 import * as queryString from "query-string";
-import React, { Suspense, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { Suspense, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 import Arrow from "../components/Arrow";
 import ContextMenu from "../components/ContextMenu";
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ interface ImageBuildViewProps {
 }
 
 function ImageBuildView(props: ImageBuildViewProps) {
-    const [logsEmitter] = useState(new EventEmitter());
+    const logsEmitter = useMemo(() => new EventEmitter(), []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         let registered = false;
diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/utils.ts b/components/dashboard/src/utils.ts
index 426c515200f9f3..489dbc6fd16a1d 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/utils.ts
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/utils.ts
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ export class ReplayableEventEmitter<EventTypes extends EventMap> extends EventEm
     on<K extends keyof EventTypes>(event: K, listener: (...args: EventTypes[K]) => void): this;
     on(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this {
         const eventName = event as keyof EventTypes;
-        if (this.eventLog[eventName]) {
-            for (const args of this.eventLog[eventName]!) {
+        const eventLog = this.eventLog[eventName];
+        if (eventLog) {
+            for (const args of eventLog) {
                 listener(...args);
             }
         }
@@ -186,8 +187,9 @@ export class ReplayableEventEmitter<EventTypes extends EventMap> extends EventEm
     once<K extends keyof EventTypes>(event: K, listener: (...args: EventTypes[K]) => void): this;
     once(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this {
         const eventName = event as keyof EventTypes;
-        if (this.eventLog[eventName]) {
-            for (const args of this.eventLog[eventName]!) {
+        const eventLog = this.eventLog[eventName];
+        if (eventLog) {
+            for (const args of eventLog) {
                 listener(...args);
             }
         }