diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2da64815b..06e98145ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ ui-tests/playwright-report
 ui-tests/.yarn/*
 ui-tests/.pnp.*
 
+# keep potential upstream patches
+!.yarn/patches
+
 # generated html
 notebook/templates/*.html
 
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 9d23d56540..99df4c46c5 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "@jupyterlab/imageviewer-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/javascript-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/json-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
+    "@jupyterlab/logconsole-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/lsp": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/lsp-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/mainmenu": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
@@ -107,18 +108,18 @@
     "@jupyterlab/vega5-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@lezer/common": "~1.2.1",
     "@lezer/highlight": "~1.2.0",
-    "@lumino/algorithm": "~2.0.2",
-    "@lumino/application": "~2.4.2",
-    "@lumino/commands": "~2.3.1",
-    "@lumino/coreutils": "~2.2.0",
-    "@lumino/disposable": "~2.1.3",
-    "@lumino/domutils": "~2.0.2",
-    "@lumino/dragdrop": "~2.1.5",
-    "@lumino/messaging": "~2.0.2",
-    "@lumino/properties": "~2.0.2",
-    "@lumino/signaling": "~2.1.3",
-    "@lumino/virtualdom": "~2.0.2",
-    "@lumino/widgets": "~2.6.0",
+    "@lumino/algorithm": "~2.0.3",
+    "@lumino/application": "~2.4.3",
+    "@lumino/commands": "~2.3.2",
+    "@lumino/coreutils": "~2.2.1",
+    "@lumino/disposable": "~2.1.4",
+    "@lumino/domutils": "~2.0.3",
+    "@lumino/dragdrop": "~2.1.6",
+    "@lumino/messaging": "~2.0.3",
+    "@lumino/properties": "~2.0.3",
+    "@lumino/signaling": "~2.1.4",
+    "@lumino/virtualdom": "~2.0.3",
+    "@lumino/widgets": "~2.7.0",
     "react": "~18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "~18.2.0",
     "yjs": "~13.6.8"
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@
     "@jupyterlab/imageviewer-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/javascript-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/json-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
+    "@jupyterlab/logconsole-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/lsp": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/lsp-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
     "@jupyterlab/mainmenu-extension": "~4.4.0-rc.1",
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@
           "@jupyterlab/debugger-extension:sidebar",
           "@jupyterlab/debugger-extension:sources"
         ],
+        "@jupyterlab/logconsole-extension": true,
         "@jupyterlab/metadataform-extension": true,
         "@jupyterlab/notebook-extension": [
           "@jupyterlab/notebook-extension:active-cell-tool",
diff --git a/packages/application/src/shell.ts b/packages/application/src/shell.ts
index aa8b52e7e1..65a7159c14 100644
--- a/packages/application/src/shell.ts
+++ b/packages/application/src/shell.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ import {
   FocusTracker,
   Panel,
   SplitPanel,
+  TabPanel,
   Widget,
 } from '@lumino/widgets';
 import { PanelHandler, SidePanelHandler } from './panelhandler';
+import { TabPanelSvg } from '@jupyterlab/ui-components';
 
 /**
  * The Jupyter Notebook application shell token.
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ export namespace INotebookShell {
   /**
    * The areas of the application shell where widgets can reside.
    */
-  export type Area = 'main' | 'top' | 'menu' | 'left' | 'right';
+  export type Area = 'main' | 'top' | 'menu' | 'left' | 'right' | 'down';
 
   /**
    * Widget position
@@ -134,6 +136,18 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
     middlePanel.addWidget(this._spacer_bottom);
     middlePanel.layout = middleLayout;
 
+    const vsplitPanel = new SplitPanel();
+    vsplitPanel.id = 'jp-main-vsplit-panel';
+    vsplitPanel.spacing = 1;
+    vsplitPanel.orientation = 'vertical';
+    SplitPanel.setStretch(vsplitPanel, 1);
+
+    const downPanel = new TabPanelSvg({
+      tabsMovable: true,
+    });
+    this._downPanel = downPanel;
+    this._downPanel.id = 'jp-down-stack';
+
     // TODO: Consider storing this as an attribute this._hsplitPanel if saving/restoring layout needed
     const hsplitPanel = new SplitPanel();
     hsplitPanel.id = 'main-split-panel';
@@ -153,8 +167,21 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
     // panel.
     hsplitPanel.setRelativeSizes([1, 2.5, 1]);
 
+    vsplitPanel.addWidget(hsplitPanel);
+    vsplitPanel.addWidget(downPanel);
+
     rootLayout.spacing = 0;
-    rootLayout.addWidget(hsplitPanel);
+    rootLayout.addWidget(vsplitPanel);
+
+    // initially hiding the down panel
+    this._downPanel.hide();
+
+    // Connect down panel change listeners
+    this._downPanel.tabBar.tabMoved.connect(this._onTabPanelChanged, this);
+    this._downPanel.stackedPanel.widgetRemoved.connect(
+      this._onTabPanelChanged,
+      this
+    );
 
     this.layout = rootLayout;
 
@@ -267,7 +294,7 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
    */
   activateById(id: string): void {
     // Search all areas that can have widgets for this widget, starting with main.
-    for (const area of ['main', 'top', 'left', 'right', 'menu']) {
+    for (const area of ['main', 'top', 'left', 'right', 'menu', 'down']) {
       const widget = find(
         this.widgets(area as INotebookShell.Area),
         (w) => w.id === id
@@ -277,6 +304,9 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
           this.expandLeft(id);
         } else if (area === 'right') {
           this.expandRight(id);
+        } else if (area === 'down') {
+          this._downPanel.show();
+          widget.activate();
         } else {
           widget.activate();
         }
@@ -342,6 +372,8 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
         return this._leftHandler.addWidget(widget, rank);
       case 'right':
         return this._rightHandler.addWidget(widget, rank);
+      case 'down':
+        return this._downPanel.addWidget(widget);
       default:
         console.warn(`Cannot add widget to area: ${area}`);
     }
@@ -385,6 +417,9 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
       case 'right':
         yield* this._rightHandler.widgets;
         return;
+      case 'down':
+        yield* this._downPanel.widgets;
+        return;
       default:
         console.error(`This shell has no area called "${area}"`);
         return;
@@ -432,6 +467,15 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
     this._userLayout = configuration;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Handle a change on the down panel widgets
+   */
+  private _onTabPanelChanged(): void {
+    if (this._downPanel.stackedPanel.widgets.length === 0) {
+      this._downPanel.hide();
+    }
+  }
+
   private _topWrapper: Panel;
   private _topHandler: PanelHandler;
   private _menuWrapper: Panel;
@@ -442,6 +486,7 @@ export class NotebookShell extends Widget implements JupyterFrontEnd.IShell {
   private _spacer_bottom: Widget;
   private _skipLinkWidgetHandler: Private.SkipLinkWidgetHandler;
   private _main: Panel;
+  private _downPanel: TabPanel;
   private _translator: ITranslator = nullTranslator;
   private _currentChanged = new Signal<this, FocusTracker.IChangedArgs<Widget>>(
     this
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-chromium-linux.png b/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-chromium-linux.png
index dd2a993c7d..580f322ed5 100644
Binary files a/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-chromium-linux.png and b/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-chromium-linux.png differ
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-firefox-linux.png b/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-firefox-linux.png
index 8c2b352ce2..115770b9eb 100644
Binary files a/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-firefox-linux.png and b/ui-tests/test/menus.spec.ts-snapshots/opened-menu-view-firefox-linux.png differ
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/notebook.spec.ts b/ui-tests/test/notebook.spec.ts
index 4a7c2bcf9f..9ecab41844 100644
--- a/ui-tests/test/notebook.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/test/notebook.spec.ts
@@ -206,4 +206,21 @@ test.describe('Notebook', () => {
     await page.menu.clickMenuItem(menuPath);
     await expect(notebookPanel).not.toHaveClass(/jp-mod-fullwidth/);
   });
+
+  test('Open the log console widget in the down area', async ({
+    page,
+    tmpPath,
+  }) => {
+    const notebook = 'simple.ipynb';
+    await page.contents.uploadFile(
+      path.resolve(__dirname, `./notebooks/${notebook}`),
+      `${tmpPath}/${notebook}`
+    );
+    await page.goto(`notebooks/${tmpPath}/${notebook}`);
+
+    const menuPath = 'View>Show Log Console';
+    await page.menu.clickMenuItem(menuPath);
+
+    await expect(page.locator('.jp-LogConsole')).toBeVisible();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e6af74f4db..ab51d6a9f7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2167,6 +2167,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@jupyterlab/imageviewer-extension": ~4.4.0-rc.1
     "@jupyterlab/javascript-extension": ~4.4.0-rc.1
     "@jupyterlab/json-extension": ~4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/logconsole-extension": ~4.4.0-rc.1
     "@jupyterlab/lsp": ~4.4.0-rc.1
     "@jupyterlab/lsp-extension": ~4.4.0-rc.1
     "@jupyterlab/mainmenu-extension": ~4.4.0-rc.1
@@ -3832,6 +3833,28 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@jupyterlab/logconsole-extension@npm:~4.4.0-rc.1":
+  version: 4.4.0-rc.1
+  resolution: "@jupyterlab/logconsole-extension@npm:4.4.0-rc.1"
+  dependencies:
+    "@jupyterlab/application": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/apputils": ^4.5.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/coreutils": ^6.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/docregistry": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/logconsole": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/rendermime": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/settingregistry": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/statusbar": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/translation": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@jupyterlab/ui-components": ^4.4.0-rc.1
+    "@lumino/coreutils": ^2.2.1
+    "@lumino/signaling": ^2.1.4
+    "@lumino/widgets": ^2.7.0
+    react: ^18.2.0
+  checksum: b49a7a16162dd612f8e7acb24d505cfaa4540957c82630c53392e5d93be8333795777c5a31cd3a5c3864f89cff0ba725980832a86778baf952a65eacf2659a14
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@jupyterlab/logconsole@npm:^4.4.0-rc.1":
   version: 4.4.0-rc.1
   resolution: "@jupyterlab/logconsole@npm:4.4.0-rc.1"