diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c4475b5db..d6119d7850 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Fixed `pg_stream` issue with discrepancies between replication and snapshot streaming for `UUID` type (@le-vlad)
+- Fixed `pg_stream` issue with discrepancies between replication and snapshot streaming for `UUID` type. (@le-vlad)
+- Fixed `avro` scanner bug introduced in v4.25.0. (@mihaitodor)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/internal/impl/avro/resources/ocf.avro b/internal/impl/avro/resources/ocf.avro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66a8b71f6c
Binary files /dev/null and b/internal/impl/avro/resources/ocf.avro differ
diff --git a/internal/impl/avro/scanner.go b/internal/impl/avro/scanner.go
index c90f2e8e10..f1a558b64e 100644
--- a/internal/impl/avro/scanner.go
+++ b/internal/impl/avro/scanner.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package avro
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/linkedin/goavro/v2"
@@ -115,14 +116,22 @@ func (c *avroScanner) NextBatch(ctx context.Context) (service.MessageBatch, erro
 		return nil, io.EOF
 	}
 
+	if !c.ocf.Scan() {
+		err := c.ocf.Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan OCF file: %s", err)
+		}
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+
 	datum, err := c.ocf.Read()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read OCF datum: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	jb, err := c.avroCodec.TextualFromNative(nil, datum)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode OCF datum to JSON: %s", err)
 	}
 	return service.MessageBatch{service.NewMessage(jb)}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/impl/avro/scanner_test.go b/internal/impl/avro/scanner_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..729aa7a32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/impl/avro/scanner_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Redpanda Data, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package avro
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/redpanda-data/benthos/v4/public/service"
+)
+
+func TestScanner(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		rawJSON bool
+		output  []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "standard JSON",
+			rawJSON: false,
+			output: []string{
+				`{"Price":{"double":12.32},"OrderDate":{"long.timestamp-millis":1687221496000},"OrderStatus":{"string":"Canceled"},"Email":{"string":"elizabeth.brown@example.com"},"Quantity":{"long":5}}`,
+				`{"Email":{"string":"james.wilson@example.com"},"Quantity":{"long":5},"Price":{"double":12.35},"OrderDate":{"long.timestamp-millis":1702926589000},"OrderStatus":{"string":"Pending"}}`,
+				`{"OrderDate":{"long.timestamp-millis":1708606337000},"OrderStatus":{"string":"Completed"},"Email":{"string":"kristin.walls@example.com"},"Quantity":{"long":6},"Price":{"double":10.3}}`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "AVRO JSON",
+			rawJSON: true,
+			output: []string{
+				`{"Email":"elizabeth.brown@example.com","OrderDate":1.687221496e+12,"OrderStatus":"Canceled","Price":12.32,"Quantity":5}`,
+				`{"Email":"james.wilson@example.com","OrderDate":1.702926589e+12,"OrderStatus":"Pending","Price":12.35,"Quantity":5}`,
+				`{"Email":"kristin.walls@example.com","OrderDate":1.708606337e+12,"OrderStatus":"Completed","Price":10.3,"Quantity":6}`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			confSpec := service.NewConfigSpec().Field(service.NewScannerField("test"))
+			pConf, err := confSpec.ParseYAML(fmt.Sprintf(`
+test:
+  avro:
+    raw_json: %t
+`, test.rawJSON), nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			rdr, err := pConf.FieldScanner("test")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			b, err := os.ReadFile("./resources/ocf.avro")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			buf := bytes.NewReader(b)
+			var acked bool
+			strm, err := rdr.Create(io.NopCloser(buf), func(ctx context.Context, err error) error {
+				acked = true
+				return nil
+			}, service.NewScannerSourceDetails())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			for _, s := range test.output {
+				m, aFn, err := strm.NextBatch(context.Background())
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Len(t, m, 1)
+				mBytes, err := m[0].AsBytes()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.JSONEq(t, s, string(mBytes))
+				require.NoError(t, aFn(context.Background(), nil))
+				assert.False(t, acked)
+			}
+
+			_, _, err = strm.NextBatch(context.Background())
+			require.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
+
+			require.NoError(t, strm.Close(context.Background()))
+			assert.True(t, acked)
+		})
+	}
+}