diff --git a/css/search.css b/css/search.css
index 8ced8c4e..8bf8bbc1 100644
--- a/css/search.css
+++ b/css/search.css
@@ -1017,3 +1017,11 @@ body.dark #syslog_form .syslogSearchPanel {
 .syslogRuleTestCount {
 	font-weight: 600;
 }
+
+/* Legend footer: keeps each legend centered beneath the results in normal
+   document flow, so it never overlays the bottom pagination or final rows. */
+.syslogLegendFooter {
+	display: table;
+	width: 100%;
+	margin: 8px auto 0;
+}
diff --git a/syslog.php b/syslog.php
index 44fbc7d0..00f4bc9d 100644
--- a/syslog.php
+++ b/syslog.php
@@ -2282,7 +2282,9 @@ function syslog_messages(string $tab = 'syslog'): void {
 		}
 
 
+		print '<div class="center syslogLegendFooter">';
 		syslog_syslog_legend();
+		print '</div>';
 		?>
 		<script type='text/javascript'>
 		initSyslogMessagesDisplay();
@@ -2337,7 +2339,9 @@ function syslog_messages(string $tab = 'syslog'): void {
 			print $nav;
 		}
 
+		print '<div class="center syslogLegendFooter">';
 		syslog_log_legend();
+		print '</div>';
 		?>
 		<script type='text/javascript'>
 		initSyslogValueFilters();